Connecticut western news., 1911-05-25

Mrs. Jennie Remington, of Great Bar rington, visited her sister, Mrs. John VanDusen, fast week.
 Leo Werner is making improvements on his newly acquired property on Foote avenue, by grading, setting out fruit trees. etc.
 A. Linstrom, of College Point, l.. l., was a recent guest at the Wangum. It is significant commentary on the taste and appreciation of the supposedly large number of Canaan music lovers, that the really meritorious and high class performance given by the Boston Festival Orchestral Club, Tuesday after noon virtually went by default, scarcely a corporal's guard being present. The concert was superior in every respect and offered to our people an opportunity not often enjoyed outside the larger cities.
 You can get a genuine Panama Hat from The Canaan Mercantile Go.
 Grove Weaver, who lives on Bragg street and works for Joseph Allyn, in the construction of the new Allyndale lime kilns at East Canaan, was over come by heat while at work Saturday, and had to be taken to the house of his employer. He felt the effects of the strokefor several days
 Joe DeBarberi's fruit wagon horse started from the depot yesterday, where 1t had been left for a moment, and ran up Railroad street, where it was stopped by Henry Scutt. One wheel was slightly damaged.
 Robert D. Peirce has been confined to his home for about week with severe cas of illness.
 The Master Mason's degree will be conferred by Housatonic Lodge on Thurs, day, June 8, instead of 22d as announced.
 Mrs. H.R. Whitford is severely ill in Hartford hsspital where she under went serious operation Monday.
 Miss Cora, Manvel spent last week with friends in Sheffield. uAIS' mCI dE4huus LII hhu6hS, IldS U66u visiting friends in town the past few days.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Henry Roraback and son, and Miss Watson, nurse, went to Pittsfield Friday where the family and nurse will remain for a couple of weeks. MT. Roraback returned Monday.
 Foreman A. J. Wigglesworth, of Ca- naan Hose Go. No. 1, wears a more ex. pansive smile than ever since the stork left the cutest little baby girl at his house last Monday.
 Misses May Kegler and Catherine Mo- Cormick spent Sunday with the Misses May Devine and Emma KegIer in New Britain, and Monday and Tuesday with friends in Hartford, returning home Tuesday evening.
 Ned Roberts is negotiating with city costumer to make display of costumes here for the convenience of those who wish to join the parade of Horribles and Grotesques, without going to the trou- bls of designing their own rigs.
 All the stores will be closed all day next Tuesday, Memorial Day.
 Dr. 0. M. Culver of Albany was in town several days last week. On Fri day be gave the pupils of the high school and of the seventh and eighth grades a most interesting talk on Liberty and Liberality." Dr. Culver was entertained by Mrs. E. D. Bullock
 Michael Kane, of Poughkeepsie, spent Thursday in town.
 Will. R. Hubbell and J. Lee Ensign, Falls Village bankers, were Canaan visitors on Friday.
 E. V. Peachin, of Philadelphia, has been in town for some days. He has been experimenting the carpenter work on his Twin Lakes cottage. MT. Peachin is with the H. K. Mulford drug house.
 Mrs. Jennie B. Bierce returned Mon day from Bridgeport, somewhat better as to her general health, but with her throat trouble not much benefited.
 When it comes to winning smile, President Taft has nothing on George B. Chandler.
 Everybody take hold and make this coming Memorial Day one that the few surviving old soldiers will remember with pleasant emotions, not only for the enthusiasm of its observance, but for the implied assurance that the community is awake to the duty it owes to the vet erans, and Of it's purpose henceforth to cooperate in the observance of the day, as both duty and cherished privilege.
 Those who come into town by team on July 4 are admonished to stand by their horses heads when the Horribles and Grotesques march by - especially the Fairyland Division, in which Hen Ives, Ol1nt Roraback and Lew Rhoades will positively appear, and the Nightmare Brigade headed by the Canaan Suffra-