Connecticut western news., 1911-04-27
CANAAN

ago preached at Falls Village, occupied the pulpit of the Canaan Methodist church last Sunday morning and even- tug, and preao1ed two interesting ser mons. MT. Belcher is now in charge of Five Point Mission in New York.
 Dan Sweeney, who has been laid up with 8 severe attack of cold, and was threathenedl with pneumonia, last week, is again on duty at Walters market, apparently as good as new.
 Miss Agnes Considine, of Passaic, N. J., is spending few days with her sis ter, Miss Ella Considine, manager of the Canaan telephone exchange. >
 Superintendent Frank H. Wilcox, of the Borden concern, is away on a weeks inspection of various Borden plants. MT. Wilcox is now district superinten- dent of twenty three different plants of the Company, five new ones having been added to his territory this month-those ill Gansevoort, Fort Edward, Whitehall and Granville, N. r., and Poultney, Vt.
 The Canaan Cemetery Associ ation will lold its annual meeting in Town Hall, Saturday afternoon of next week, May 6, at three o'clock.
 Miss Carre Fuller spent few days last week in Torrington.
 Rev. Albert Roraback, of Brooklyn, and Miss Louise Roraback, of New Haven, are visiting their parents. Judge and Mrs. Roraback, for few days.
 Mrs Charles L. Gold, of West Corn wall, was Canaan visitor Tuesday.
 John G. Beckley, who has been en- gagged in newspaper work in Colorado for some months, has returned east and resumed work on the reportorial staff of the Hartford Times, to which he was at- tached up to the time he went West several months ago. He paid visit to /. his mother, Mrs. s. 0. Beokley, in Ca- naan last Saturday and Sunday, and grt eted many of his old friends here.
 John Graves. of the Canaan Mercan. tile Co.'S. store, is on the sick list. Henry H. Soutt, of the same establish ment,also has been confined to his home, victim of grip. Y
 Dr. Ross celebrated his 18th birthday Monday, and few of his friends or ganized little surprise party in honor of the event.
 Will Sweeney, of East Canaan. at present connected with Landlord Bakers West Cornwall hotel, and Miss, Mary Torrant, of Norfolk, were married yes- terday.
 Miss Frances Freeman has returned home after protracted visit in Fredonia, N. Y.
 Rev. Edward Evans, Jr., who is at present recuperating at Cornwall Bridge occupied the pulpit of Pilgrim church last Sunday morning, in the absehce of Rev. E. 0. Gillette, at Atlantic City MT. Evans has been engaged in mission and evangelistic work in the far West, and took for his subject. ''Sky Piloting ill the Sand hills of Nebraska" He en- tertained good-sized congregation with anecdotes, humorous and pathetic, of his experience among the cowboys and rougher people of the West, and gave his hearers an insight into life among the ranchmen, that was not only inter sesting but instructive.
 Miss Farnham of Torrington IS MT. Felten's new stenographer, in the Can- field block. She will board with Mrs. Hanlon.
 Miss Boon. who figured in the Rora- back auto accident, had come from Watertown, N. Y, her home, to visit her friend, Mrs. Roraback, and to rest up after long attendance as nurse, OH a serious case. Since Saturday night, she has been under nurses treatment, her. self.
 Miss Katharine c. Abbe, who has been visiting friends in Brooklyn and New York, has returned.
 A. .Wigglesworth has been appointed chairman of the Business Mems Association committee on fire apparatus headquarters, etc, and he will name his two associates on the committee.
 Rev. T. R. Wallace, former pastor of the Canaan Methodist church, who has been located ill New York, has been transferred to Middletown, N. Y
 Canaan lodge of Odd Fellows worked the third degree Monday evening, and enjoyed a banquet and some fine speak ing, after the close of the lodge.
 Mrs. Jennie B. Bierce went yesterday to Bridgeport, where she will remair for few weeks in the hope that thu change will enable her the more speedil. to recover from the throat trouble witt which she has been afflicted for som . time. Her many friends hope for he early and complete recovery and vii rejoice to see her return to her dutie as school superintendent of music, full.