Connecticut western news., 1912-03-28
CANAAN

first degree. The Harrington lodge gave them 8 warm reception and provided a bountiful banquet that was thoroughly enjoyed. After the degree work a special car brought the local lodge home about o'clock.
 The Hawthorne club meets toduy with Miss o. H. Roraback.
 The public schools will close for the Easter vacation Tuesday, April 9, and reopen Tuesday, April 9.
 Miss Ella Hall is in East Canaan car ing for Mrs. s. M. Hammond who has been ill.
 Andrew Nelson of New Britain. spent Sunday with his brother Charles Nelson.
 George c. Peet of Bridgeport was in town Monday.
 A. J. Wigglesworth spent Wednesday at the Indvstrial Exposition in Pitts field.
 Frank H. Briggs of Ct Harrington was in town Tuesday.
 0. E. Badgfey has rented rooms in h1s block toWilliam Mayham, the new milk inspector at Bordens'.
 Mrs. Eugene Rowe entertained the Thimble Club Monday afternoon.
 Canaan Lodge No. 50, I. o. O. F., will work the initiatory degree at the regular meeting, next Monday night.
 Robert I. Shaver celebrated his '64th birthday anniversary yesterday.
 The Cranford club meets today with Mrs. J. L. Parsons. The program pro- vldes readings by Miss Ferguson, Mrs. Rhoades and Miss Beckley. Quotations to be from Henry VanDyke.
 s. G. Camp has an article in the April Outing on ''Trout Fishing on Opening Day." illustrated by photographs taken by the author. :. .<. ,.-
 Frederick Barnes, of Great Barring ton, has been spending week with his grandmother, Mrs. J. E. Rhoades.
 Matthew Dempsey is home for short vacation from the State Trade School in New Britain.
 Fireman Dennis Foley has been trans ferred from Kelly's engine on the West End local to the Canaan switcher. Fire man Delaney goes to Poughkeepsie.
 Mrs. Victor M. Coe and daughter are spending couple of weeks in Hartford.
 There will be no rehearsal of the Ca- naan Choral Society next week Tuesday evening z..a....... Owing to the illness of Mrs. Hitchcock the Boy Scouts were not entertained at her home last Saturday as was planned. The meeting will be week later, Satur- day, 30. Walter King Stone has promis- ed to be present. ...
 Deputy Sheriff Rhoades gave @ sauer kreat soiree to the charter members of the Cabbageer Cadets, yesterday after noon. ..~r
 Charles s. Adam has had Blaugas outfit installed in his house on Granite avenue. Y ... E.. Mrs. Mary Deyine returned Tuesday from New Britain where she had spent few days with her daughter Miss May Devine.
 The new Spring Millinery has arrived at the Hat Shop. Your inspection is in vited at any time. Easter opening of dress hats April and 3.
 "The Million," at the .Mahaiwe Thea Ire attracted number Of Canaan peo- pie, who were delighted with the pro- ductlon and enthusiastic in their appre- citation of the opportunities which Man ager Hewitt is giving them of enjoying metropolitan attractions without the ex- pense of going to the metropolis to do so.
 Mrs. George B. Burgess, of New Haven, and her little son, have been spending couple of days with her fa- ther, Landlord F. A. Baker, at The Garfield.
 The condition of Henry D. Reed, who is ill at his home, with fever, is reported as comfortable" though he still has high temperature and is very weak. A bIh1u6u hbISC ID HI bUbOuhhACO'
 Miss Mary Finnegan is now at her home in Canaan, caring for her mother who is quite ill. The came here from Hemstead, L. I. 't
 H. H. Lord, of Winsted, wire chief of the s. N. E. T. was in town yesterday.
 Miss Louise Bragg is visiting in New Haven.
 Roy Johnson, formerly with the Canaan telephone exchange is now connected with the Symphony Piano O., at Syra- cuse.
 Mrs. Eugene Rowe last week enter tained Miss Bessie Frein and Mrs. Jules Mignery, of Great Harrington.
 Freeman Dempsey and wife spent last night in Salisbury. MT. Dempsey at