Connecticut western news., 1911-06-08
CANAAN
Canaan. Cornet Band

zation of a Canaan Cornet Band art invited to meet in the lower room of the Town Hall, Monday evening at 8 o'clock All having band instruments of any description are requested to bring then to the meeting. as it desired to practice music for the Fourth of July Parade.
 Mrs. Nellie Preston will go to Wor cester next week to see her son Harold graduate from Clark College.
 Rats stole 50 chickens from the broodel of Watson HardenberRh Saturday night
 Another touring cara Ford-has been added to the livery service at Bullock's garage, made necessary by the increasing business. -+...
 George H. Brazee's appeal from pro- bate will be heard in superior court at New Milford, next Thursday, J. O. Roraback attorney for apellant; Warner 6 Landon for appellee.
 The case of the Berkshire Grocery Go. vs. Adam A. Roth and John s. Roth, of Danbury, has been assigned for trial next Wednesday, June, IA, before the superior court in New Milford.
 The case of Joseph Ryan. of Sharon, administrator, vs. William H. Brazee will come up for trial in New Milford on Tuesday. #.t ...
 Frank E Blass spent Saturday and Sunday in Hartford.
 Esther Chapter, O. E. S., will hold it's st meeting of the season Wednesday evening, June 21.
 ,Found-Shake well before using" was the legend penned upon card ap- pended to lady's bonnet that hung on the wall at the post-ofice Monday and Tuesday, or until it mysteriously disap- peared. It was modest creation, in black. unimposing in the acreage of its dimensions, and scant in it's adornment of forestry and foliage-hence it was not in tbe fashion, and legitimate object of obloquy and ridicule, notwithstanding it had, at some time or other-if the good sense indicated in it's architecture and establishment may be taken as to- ken-covered head with brains in it. Nobody seemed to know whence it came nor whither it went. But it attracted no little attention while it hung on the wall in the postoff1ce. ..... -
 The new drop curtain for the Town Hall stage, painted by Sleighter, has been hung in place. and caps the climax of the notable Improvements wrought in the hall.
 Mrs. J. H. Strong of West Hartford is spending month with her daughter, Mrs, 0. H. Pease.
 The fire company is circulating a pa- per, with excellent success, to raise a fund for defraying the expense of put ting the fire house into tenable condition and purchasing suitable equipment Cf hose and other accessories.
 The Royal Neighbors will hold social and dance in Odd Fellows hall next Wednesday evening at 8:3O. Ice cream and cake will be served. Admission % cents.
 Miss Ruth Drumm, Of Plttsfeld, for merly of Canaan, is visiting among rela- tives and friends in town.
 Mrs. William Talbot, who has been visiting her brother Joseph Smith, re- turned to her home in Montgomery, N. Y. Tuesday.
 Mrs Nellie Preston attended the fun eral of an aunt, Mrs. Johnson, in An. dover, Monday.
 Miss Marion Roger is supplying tenn porarily as teacher in a school in Mill River.
 Louis Hester has been entertaining his parents, from Hartford.
 Mrs. A. J. Wigglesworth is entertain ing her mother, Mrs. Trewren, of Nauga- tuck
 Mrs. Emerson has opened her summer home on Elm street.
 Mrs. W. D. Lawrence, of Brooklyn, is visiting Mrs. w. D. Hayes. ..
 The Twin Lakes region is beginning to take on it's wonted summer appear ance. Cottagers are beginning to arrive. Miss Whittlesey's two hotels are open, and the families of Henry B. Ives, A. V. A. Felten, Arthur F. Freeman and Henry Setzer, of Bridgeport, are occupy ing their cottages. Inside of another week the Judge Roraback cottage, the Peachin cottage and others will be oc- cupied. Dav1d M. Read, of Bridgeport, and John Alyord, of Torrington, have opened their camps on the Island. A number of cottagers new to the Lakes will soon arrive. The Freeman cottage will be occupied from July 1 to Aug. 1 by family of friend of the Nestells, and the Hardenbergh cottage is rented for part of the summer to the family . of Porto Rican friend of W. A. Miles oe