Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19

Rachel Woodbridge will be pleased to learn of the announcement of her en- qagement to MT. Albert G. Montie. of South Manchester. Miss Woodbridge returned to her home Tuesday. after a visit of few weeks in town.
 Miss Margaret Collins has her milli- nery opening tomorrow and Saturday.
 W. N. Beebe dug up on his farm a few days ago. an old English penny with the date 1749 plainly discernible.
 Mrs. Hotchkiss and daughter returned to their home in St. Paul, Minn., the first of the week.
 The Annual Town Report, of the selectmen and treasurer of North Oa- naan, is in the hands of the printers and will probably be issued during the next week.
 Charles Anderson Souler and Miss Mabel Renfrew, of Pittsfleld, were mar ried Saturday by Rev. E. o. Gillette at the Pilgrim church parsonage.
 The supper given by the Rebekahs at Odd Fellows Hall last Friday afternoon netted $12.
 The recelving vault at the Lower Cemetery is completed. Members of the building committee will meet the executive committee at the cemetery this morning at 1O:30 to inspect the work. All subscriptions made for the building fund should be paid to the treasurer, G. w. Parsons, before the end of the week.
 The Women's Missionary Society of Pilgrim church will meet at the church on Friday afternoon at 2:3O.
 The Mission Circle of Pilgrim church will meet with Miss Smith Friday after noon at 8 o'clock
 Q. L. Streck and wife, of Bridgeport, spent Sunday with his brother L. J. Streck.
 Saturday afternoon there will be an exhibition in the town hall of vegetables, flowers and fruits grown by the scholars of the public schools. A cordial invita- tion is extended to everyone to visit the hall that afternoon.
 Fifty years ago, at the battle of Antietam, MT. R. W. Weddle, commander of David s. Cowles Post, was wounded in the leg.
 Dr. Wells has swapped his old Orient runahout auto with Brewer Brothers, for Mitchell touring car.
 Leon Ernest Feathers, of East Ca- naan, and Miss Amy M. Taylor, of Ca- naan Valley, were married Tuesday by Rev. Harry Cornford, after 8 somewhat romantic courtship.
 Phil Orben attended in Winsted, Tues day, the marriage of MT. Merwin Thsyer and Miss Stella Ford, both of that place.
 MT. George 2. Fuller. president of the local banks, returned Sunday morning from the annual convention of the American Bankers Association, in De- troit, Mich. While in the west he made a trip to Chicago.
 Mrs. F. F. Olemans is having her house repainted. Artist Streck is doing the work.
 Mrs. F. L. Beckley Is visiting her brother in Cornwall Hollow.
 Recent visitors at l.. B. Hester's have been Mrs. Walter Hawver and'daughter of Wappingers Falls. N. Y, Miss Lot tie Hester, of Rhinecliff and Mrs. Hester, of Hartford.
 At the trustee election at the Meth odist church Tuesday evening, A. T. Roraback, G. P. Strong and H. B. Stevens, were reelected for 8 term sf three years each.
 Mrs. Blanche Oles Sothern, of New York, is visiting at A. A. Hubbard's on Granite avenue for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Sothern, who is daughter of the late George Oles, was resident of Ga naan during her girlhood days, and has many friends and acquaintances here.
 UhASS 41SA6u A1du1OA was hOun0 HUH Dantury over Sunday.
 Wm. 0. Bullock returned Saturday morning from western trip.
 Joseph Barnett, of Newtown, son of Rev. F. w. Barnett, is spending the week in camp at Twin Lakes.
 George W. Studley and wife are oc- oupying tn cir house on Barlow street.
 Miss Susie Hatch is visiting her sister Mrs. G. A. Adam.
 John R. Fuller, Clinton Wilcox and Keith Adam left Monday morning for Tllton Academy, Hilton, N. H.
 Mrs. Truman, of Watertown. has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Wig ellsworth.
 A. 0. Cobb, of West Norfolk, was a caller at The News office the past week
 Mrs. J. P. Rains, of South Norwalk, spent Thursday calling on friends in town.
 Voters will be made" for the coming