Connecticut western news., 1912-05-02

prosperity. Yesterday His Honor mar ried MT. Enoch Buttles, aged 70, o1 Barkhamsted, to Miss Betsy Annie Shy der, GA, of Mill River. On Saturday he tied the knot for Luigui Negri and Margherita Lazari, both of Canaan.
 The body of Mrs. Jennie E. Locke was brought to Canaan from Torrington yesterday, and taken by A. P. Briggs, to Mill River, for burial. Deceased was the wife of Edgar A. Locke, of TorrinR- ton, and daughter of the late Jo n Decker, of Canaan Valley, who died about ten years ago.
 At the Catholic church, Sunday morn ing, Alfredo Aquisti and G1ma Artina were married by Rev. Father Lynch.
 E. s. Roberts attended the organiza- ton banquet of the State Democratic Club in New Hoven, last Thursday.
 There will be no rehearsal of the local Choral Union chorus next week. owing to the concerts in Torrington and Win. sted.
 Dr. H. L. Ross is spending a couple of days in New York and New Haven.
 The grand officers of the Eastern Soar visited the local lodge last night.
 Town Clerk Allyn Fuller reports that only 100 dogs had been registered up to May 1, or 25 less than on the same date in 1911. Dog owners who have neglect ed to register by May will be taxed $1 extra, and if the fee is not paid by June 1 Dog Warden Al. Hubbard will get after them.
 Robert J. Orr, president of the cele- brated Bald Head Club. came through Tuesdav-not so much on Bald Head business as to stock up the dealers with Country Life cigars-the brand that every dealer in New England sells, and which keeps up to it's original fine stand ard because the manufacturers insist on not permitting single leaf of inferior tobacco to get into the Country Life make-shop. Nevertheless the president of the Bald Head Club is jealous exc cutive of the organization.
 Miss Emma A. Lawrence and Mrs. E. H. Burns have returned from their trip through the South. Various points of interest in Florida were visited and two weeks were spent in a leisurely trip home.
 Harry E. Pulver and wife, of Dan bury, spent Sunday in Canaan.
 
 The regular bi-monthly Communion service will be held in the Methodist church next Sunday morning.
 Miss Finnegan's dancing class have their reception next week Thursday evening Decker's orchestra furnishes the music and will give a concert pre- ceding the dance. for which 8 charge of twenty-five cents will be made.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Meth odist church meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. W. N. Beete. |.
 Next Monday night the Odd Fellows work the third degree on two candi- dates. Refreshments will be served af- ter the degree work. Members who plan to attend the sessions of the Grand Lodge in New Haven should give their names to V. M. Coe as early as possible.
 Frank Stanton, of Derby, spent Sun- day at his home ill Canaan. Q
 MT. and Mrs George W. Ford attend ed the funeral of Mrs Chauncey Tracey. in Lanesboro Tuesday.
 . Mrs. B. c. Gillette IS spending the week at her old home in Talcottville.
 Mrs. E. A. Bush, of The Naples, has been spending few days in Hartford.
 Miss Charlotte L. Beckley attended the funeral of a cousin, David L. Smith, in West Cornwall Tuesday.
 A public meeting in the interest of education will be held at the Town Hall Tuesday. May 2, at 8 o'clock, p. m.. Speaker, MT. Frank L. Glynn; subject, "The work of the State Trade Schools" MT. Glynn IS principal of the State Trade School at Bridgeport.
 The annual meeting of the Cemetery Association was held at the probate office last Saturday afternoon. The board of directors elected for the next year is composed of Mrs. M. o. Corbit, Miss s. W. Adam, Miss K M Granger, D. L. Peirce and G. l.. Parsons. Mrs. Corbit was reelected president and G. W. Parsons secretary and treasurer. A plan for the proposed receiving vault was shown and after discussion, a com mittee of two, Mrs J. c. Richmond and Mrs. E. s. Pease. were chosen to solicit funds for the erection of the vault. The Association has about $70O in available funds to be used for the purpose.
 The young peoples meetings of Pill grim church will hereafter be held at 6:45 Sunday evenings.
 The eleventh meeting of the Boy Scouts was held Saturday evening,