Connecticut western news., 1911-03-02

H. E. Lyles, President
 N. Watson Hardenbergh, Secretary
 Canaan, March |.
 Theophile Toussaint, aged "A, of East Canaan, who died Wednesday night, was buried in Canaan Friday morning, He had recently brought suit for damag- es against Teddy Oassenent of Litchfield for injuries received by being thrown from his wagon as 8 result, he alleged, of Oassenent's reckless auto-driving. Deceased was Frenchman and had a record for gallantry in the French army. r The body of John Norton. who died in Millerton Saturday, aged 79. was buried in Southfield. Tuesday, having been conveyed from the train at Canaan to that place by Undertaken Humphrey
 Miss Bradford, who had been with the Bullock 6 Felten firm for considerable time. retired March 1st.
 Mr. H. B. Stevens apparently closes his series of interesting "reminiscences of old-time Canaan and East Canaan, this week. The manuscript just concluded, however has been in this office for two or three weeks, and in the meantime MT. Stevens started another series deal- ing with other sections of the town. T lis series will begin next week, mak- ilg an unbroken story of local reminis- sct' ice.
 Ash Wednesday services were held in Christ church prayer and address at 1O30 a. m. evening prayer and address at 3:3O D. m. Tomorrow friday morn ing, prayer and litany at 10:30.
 Come out to the Board of Trade meet ing, at the office of The Canfeld, Mon day evening and talk it over.
 Mrs. Grant Shultis of Falls Village from flock ot 25 Barred Plymouth Rock fowls, from about Sept 1st., till March 1st., received 204O eggs. Only about 19 of these were laying up to January 1st.
 The Hawthorne Club will meet today with Mrs. Lyles, instead of Mrs. Adam, as originally planned. .-.
 A delightful luncheon was given by Miss Peirce to a small party of her intl- mate friends, Tuesday afternoon
 Miss Nellie Camp, of Winsted, was a guest of her cousin, Dr..C. W. Camp and family, from Wednesday until Sat- urday. E. ..e ..-. a. Miss Bessie Frein has been guest at the home of her grandfather, H. o. Barnes, the past week. Mrs. Edith Rowe accompanied her to her home in Great Harrington Wednesday, for a few days visit >-
 George 0. Boinay, of New York, spent a few days last week at his home here, returning to New York on Tuesday.
 Mrs. D. D. Walters is seriously i'll with a rheumatic trouble and fever. A train ed nurse is in attendance.
 Robert J. Orr, of Pit5sfeld, was in town yesterday.
 Editor Doty, of the Chatham Courier, whois not altogether stranger to The News readers, made flying trip to Ga naan Saturday. Doty was missed, at the Board of Trade banquet, being one of the original founders of the Board. Y J. Clinton Roraback has returned from business trip to Hartford and New Haven.
 Canaan sent 8 number of people to Great Harrington, Saturday, the oc- casion being bargain day" at the local stores and shops. Which suggests a field for missionary effort for our newly awakened Board of Trade, that ought not to meet with any very strenuous op- position, nor have any insurgency" to overcome.
 Mrs. Corbit made another visit in Amenia last week. but has returned to Canaan, this time to stay:
 The Tuesday Afternoon cornpop of the Elite Cornpop and Sasf 'rilly Association was held at the Rhoades Poppery. Four ;. new members were e1ected-Hen. Ives, Al. Briggs, Al. Hubbard and Dr. Patten. It was voted to hold four semi-annual pops each month during March. Chap lian Herriman will::give the association birthday pop at the Falls Village Inn, in 1915, the occasion of his next birth day.
 Mrs. J. Henry Roraback is on the sick list
 Mrs. H. L. Ross is spending @ week Tn New York, the guest of her sister-in- law, Miss Ruth Ross.
 
 In the Sodom school district the fol- lowing pupils are credited with perfect attendance for February: John Cantele, John Consoline, Frank Copsoline, Ken meth Miller, Floyd Miller, Margaret Pa violo, Philip Rood, Halia Fravezzi, Olga Fravezzi, James Stuart.
 August Boinay. who has been laid up for the past three weeks withinfammaz