Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08

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 Sleighing parties are popular these days, two loads of school children went to Burlington Saturday afternoon, and each evening finds merry party out to enjoy the fine sleighing.
 MT. and Mrs. E. " Nestell are spend ing a.week ln New York. While there they expect to hear Sir Robert Baden Powell speak on the subject of the Boy Scouts," which is so interesting to the people of Canaan at the present time.
 Be prepared. In case of sudden ill- ness or accident the quickest way to re- lief is by telephone.
 1 The Cranford Club meets today with Mrs. Freeman Dempsey. The program for the afternoon includes readings by Mrs. Frank Stevens and Miss Smith Quotations are to be given from Long fellow.
 Bianchi 6 Graves, the new clothiers, are making rapid progress in fitting and stocking their store in the Garfield block and expect to open up about Feb. 15, with Q full stock of clothing, gents furnishings, trunks and bags.
 The third cut of ice from Borden's pond is being housed. This will fill the big ice houses, with fine quality of ice.
 John Lermond of McKeesport, Pa. has been visiting his parents MT. and Mrs. Isaac Lermond the past week.
 Plans are being made by the men of the Methodist Church to give one of their popular suppers in the new dining room at an early date.
 The Hawthorne Club meet this after. noon with Miss Minnie Peirce. The pro- gram concludes the study of Zarathus by Mrs. Nestell.'
 The, next issue of the directory goes to press March 7th.
 The ''early" New York mail, arriy- ing at Canaan by way of Winsted, at 8:3s, will be discontinued, from today, and the old order of things, whereby this mail arrived on the 9:43 tram on the Berkshire division, will be restored. ! Owing to the too frequent failures to make connections at Winsted the ''early'' mail has been irregular and unsatisfactory.
 Samuel Briggs leaves the Eugene Root farn and goes back to his own farm in l Wetaug. : ,., 1.
 Benjamin, at Winsted, offers some bargains in "winter goods" now and will give your moneys worth. ~. ..
 Owing to the indisposition of the pas tor, the talk on Erasmus was not given at the Pilgrim Church last week but will be given this evening at 7:3O. .' Theee will be concert by the Beeman and Hatch, orchestra. of Hartford. be- fore the dancing begins. at the Assem- bly, ball tomorrow evening. This feature will be enjoyed by people who may care nothing for the dance. and tickets for the concert will be sold for 25 cents. The price of the dance tickets is $1.50.
 Miss Ethel Potter spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. N. Watson Hardenbergh in Providence, returning Tuesday with Miss Caroline Camp, who had made protraeted visit there. Mrs. Hsrdenbergh' comes today and MT. Har- denbergh on Saturday to spend a few days, as his business calls him to Pitts field.
 Ben Winn went to Philmont, Sunday to see h1s father, who was reported seriously ill. He returned Monday, the patient having shown indications of rapid recovery. The sick man is also the father of Mrs O. T. Vosburgh.
 The ladies of the Eastern Star Chap ter will give Valentine social and New England supper, in Masonic Hall, Wednesday evening of next week, from 5 to 9:30 o'clock. Supper will be served for l5 cents. There will be a fortune teller in attendance.
 A chicken supper is being served in the newly fitted-up social rooms of Pilgrim Church as The News goes to press.
 Justice George w. Ford s marriage de- l partment has been more than usually busy, since the present year opened Last Friday evening the Justice was called upon to tie the bonds for MT. Frank Franklin and Miss Josephine Johnson, of Sheffield, whom he made one in short order and in expert style
 Dr, Ross has received word of the death of John L. Morehouse, of North Hebron, N. Y, his brother-in-law who died last Friday. Deceased has been a frequent visitor at Dr. Ross's, and was known to number of Canaan people.
 Miss Hazel Kirby, of Sheffield, was a viritor ill Canaan Monday.
 J. Medrick, of Walton, N. Y, con- nected with the Borden Company, paid Superintendent Frank H. Wilcox visit a few days ago.