Connecticut western news., 1911-09-14
CANAAN

by g. large number of people, who gener- ously applauded each selection. The band played we'll, notwithstanding 1t was handicapped by the absence of three of it's best players.
 Canaan High School seniors have elected the following class officers President, Alfred Rood; vice-president. Mary Kegler treasurer, Gertrude Brin- ton. The officers of the Athletic asso- citation are, president, Alfred Rood vice-president, Kenneth Adam treas urer, Howard Egleston.
 Selectman Peirce states that he will immediately have @ man at work re- pairing the disagreeable place in the road at the corner of Railroad and Main streets, where the surface water stands until absorbed or evaporated for lack of a drain tile under the cross walk, which was removed when the new sidewalk was built aronnd the corner.
 Brewers men are painting the wood work on the entire front of the Can field block. Canaan was we'll represented at the State Fair in Hartford on Thursday, the occasion of President Tafts visit. z
 An engagement to make or break, an unexpected guest for which you have not provided-meet these by having a telephone in your home.
 Miss Florence Johnson, of New York, is, visiting her sisters, Mrs. Frank Whit ing and Mrs. John Thurlough:
 John Sheridan, who formerly clerked lt the Garfield Hotel, is visiting in town, aud is being cordially greeted by his old friends. .<.s. ,.t. s Miss Garland. of Albany, and Mrs, James Murnane, of Waterbury, returned home Saturday after spending several days with their sister Mrs. Corcoran.
 Margaret Corcoran visited at Grand mother Garland's in Millerton last week. Miss Helen Hanlon has returned to the Northfield Seminary. Mrs. Mary Beebe, of Norfolk, spent Wednesday afternoon in town, calling on friends.
 Elmer z. Lefingwell, of Parsons 6 Sons store, is back from vacation spent with old friends in Massachusetts. William H. Canfeld was taken to the Wildwood sanitarium yesterday, for treatment for tuberculosis. He has been growing steadily weaker for some time. Miss Minnie Wilcox goes to Albany today, to meet a couple of her aunts who are coming from northern New York state to make her visit.
 Miss Bessie Frein, of Great Barring ton, came down last week to pay visit to her aun6, Mrs Edith Rowe. s. Mrs. A. s. Davis of Falls Village was Canaan visitor, Tuesday.
 Mrs! E. L. Roberts is recovering from a brief but severe attack of illness.
 Miss Emma Kegler returned to the Mrs. Jennie Mcintyre Gardner, of Coxsackie, and son Ivan, came to Ga naan last night en-route from New Ha- ven, where they visited relatives.
 Joseph L. Parsons spent two days of the week in New York, buying for the fall trade.
 In case of sickness, in case of fire, or any other emergency, the quickest route to help is by telephone.
 Al. Wigglesworth has been confined to his home for over week and mar. rowly escaped siege of pneumonia. He is now improving and will soon be able to give his attention to business.
 Canaan lodge of Odd Fellows will give social dance in their room, Fuller block, tomorrow night.
 Henry R. Whitford is entertaining his cousin, MT. Caulkins, his wife and daughter, of Utica, H., who will remain in Canaan for a month or so. MT. Caulk. ins is one of the most extensive farmers in his section of Illinois.
 Mrs. E. o. Gillette and son Gardner are spending couple of weeks in Tal cottville.
 For the first time in the history of the Litchfeld Northwest Association it has just received into membership woman Rev. Grace Edward, pastor of the Con gregational church in Nepaug-whC joined the Association at it's session ir Canaan Tuesday.
 Eastern Star Lodge held it's first meet ing of the season last Wednesday even ing, with good attendance and gratify ing interest manifested
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho dist church gave an egg banquet in the church parlors last evening. Eggs were served in every style-fried eggs, scram bled eggs, boiled eggs, poached eggs bedevilled eggs, bowleggs. eggs on the lf-shell, eggs with and without, and just eggs. Of course there were other