Connecticut western news., 1911-05-11
Tuesday evening dime social was held in the M. E. church parlors.

mother, who is celebrating her ninetieth birthday anniversary.
 Miss Margaret Hanlon has been spend ing several days with her sister Helen, in Northtield, Mass.
 Mrs. Hanna, of East Canaan, was taken to the Hartford hospital yesterday for treatment.
 MT. and Mrs E. W. Warner spent Monday in Pittsfield.
 Mrs. John Nicoll and daughter Mar jorie visited Pittsfield Monday.
 Mrs Emma T. Rood is visiting her daughter in Torrington.
 Fred Manvel, of P1ttsfeld. made a fly ing call on his parents Saturday after noon.
 Mrs Frances Paet has been spendinga a few days with her son in Bridgeport.
 The Methodist s. s. of this place has TT pupils enrolled and has an average at- tendance of 66.
 MT. Percy Hood, of Chicago, is in town. having been been called on account of the severe illness of his mother, Mrs. Bush. at The Naples.
 A new 216 inch pipeline has been put down. connecting the we'll at the Bor- den plant with the pump, greater sup ply of water being required for the op- eration of the works.
 NF hn Canaan telephone exchange, celebrated her birthday yesterday, and few of her intimate friends conspired and gave her 8 surprise party, at her apartments in the Canfield block last night. A pleasant social time was enjoyed, and there were refreshments and gifts ga lore.
 The Young Peoples Society and Mis- sion Circle of Pilgrim Church have ar ranged for a most enjoyable evenings entertainment, Monday, May 22, As the principal attraction Marion Wilson will give series of character studies in costume. This talented young lady is highly recommended as a clever artist and impersonator, and the Pilgrim la dies are exceedingly fortunate in being able to secure her services for this occa- sion,
 Rev. E. 0. Gillette has been confined to his home with severe attack of tonsilitis. He was unable to occupy his pulpit in Pilgrim Church, Sunday, and l %ho with.
 A. W. Holsaple, of the Canaan Mercantile Co., returned this week, from his protracted western tour, and is now at the store.
 Dr. H. L. Ross and "June" Rhoades will start Sunday morning for Albany, and Monday will find them in the neighborhood of North Creek, in the Adriondacks, casting flies for trout in the streams on the domain of the Ohatiemac Club, of which Dr. Ross is 8 member. They will be absent week.
 Lew Rhoades has a new batch of young chicks on display in his barber shop window. They are Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds, and there are 88 in the brood, matched in an incubator. Of the % chicks that were shown in his window a couple of weeks ago, eighteen were carried off by rats in single night, after they had been taken back to their coop at the Rhoades place.
 The annual meeting of the Canaan Cemetery Association was held at the Town Hall Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. s. Corbit was reelected president for the ensuing year G. Willis Parsons was elected secretary and treasurer to succeed Harry I. Holt, who declined a collection. The new board will appoint sexton to succeed MT. Wolcott, who declines to serve further in that capacity. Charles P. Cowles, of Rye, N. Y, visited his cousins, Mrs. Thomas Abbe, r Miss Whittlesey and Judge Davld 0. l Whittlesey. in Canaan, last week. Fred Allyn has sold his handsome $750 driving horse, Bessie R." to F. H. ShChOJ8 OA NEAOcRu duu u6- livered her to her new owner Friday. Alta special meeting of Esther Chapter, O. E. S., in Masonic Hall. Saturday night. Miss Della E. Graney of Torring- /. ton, was duly installed as Electra" by Grand Patron Horace Holt, Miss Graney having been unable to be present to be , insta1lad into offica with tba roSt of tbo ) officers, after the election.
 W. G. Grannis and Lester R. Dene- l gar, of Litchfeld, both formerly well known hereabouts, motored to Canaan Friday evening with party consisting l of w. D. Gates, wife and child, of Bridgeport; Mrs. B. Roberg, also of a Bridgeport, and H. Payne, of Lltchfeld, t and put up at The Garfield. They had