Connecticut western news., 1912-07-11

Downs, were over Sunday guests of Mrs. Frank Stevens.
 Expressman H. A. Weaver has anoth- CT daughter, born July 6.
 Willis D. Sheldon, D. D. G. M., of the Odd Fellows, went to Torrington with his staff of deputies last night to install the newly elected officers of the local lodge. Tomorrow night MT. Sheldon goes to Collinsville to visit the lodge of that place.
 MT and Mrs. A. A. Lawrence attend ed a reunion July 4th of the descendants of Fredrick North at Arthur Smith S., Grants station, Norfolk. About 50 were present and much enjoyed the picnic in that ideal place. Miss Ida Geer came oyer from Sharon, and also attended the reunion, spending the night with her sister in Canaan.
 The funeral of Mrs. Richard Barnes King, who died last week, was held from her late residence on the Clayton road Friday, Rev. c. W. Hanna officiating. Interment was ln Hillside Cemetery, East Canaan.
 The work of connecting the railroad water tank with the water comIany's mains is nearly completed. Plumber Wigglesworth has laid the pipe from the tank to the flagmans house east of the depot, and the water company are com pleting the line from that point to the main pipe.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen Trafford of Tor rington and MT. and Mrs. Darwin Bru- zie of Waterbury, were guests, during the week of MT. and Mrs, R. T. Shaver. While here they enjoyed good days fishing at Twin Lakes.
 MT. and Mrs. James Walsh, of Bristol, spent Sunday at A. L. Higgins.
 Mrs. John McGuire and daughter Mss Beatrice, returned to sheir home in Waterbury. Sunday, after spending a few days at James McCormick's.
 Mrs. R. O. Ballon, of New York made a visit to her sister, Mrs. Charles Collins. last week
 "Don" Emmons is now driving bran new "Pratt- 40" auto made by the Elk hart Indiana Buggy Co.,, of which he is county agent. His machine IS 8 handsome touring car of five passenger capacity. equipped with all the up-to- date devices.
 Miss May Barnett, of Newtown, daughter of Rev. MT. Barnett, formerly rector of Christ Church, is visiting at George s. Fuller's.
 Mr. Azel Gay, of Rochester, N. Y, is visiting his uncle. Walter King Stone, the artist.
 The suffrage. photo play which was scheduled to be given in Town Hallnext Saturday night, has been indefinitely postponed owing to the extreme heat. Later in the season when the tempera- ture of the hall is more tolerable and there is a reasonable prospect of getting an audience of proportions sufficient to warrant the expense of procuring the films, the play will be produced.
 Rev. E. O. Gillette and wife are visit ing friends in Talcottyille.
 Mr. and Mrs. George M. Seneca from Brooklyn. N. Y. are now visiting Miss L. E. Markham al. Maple Cottage, on the Canfield estate
 Justice George W. Ford, Wednesday married Edgar Giansoldati and Miss Angioletto Bosani, of Great Harrington.
 MT. R. L. Geer of New York and Sharon was the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. A. Lawrence, Friday.
 W. P. Norton of Torrington has pur- chased Cadillac touring car and George B. Calhoun of New Milford has pur- chased one of the R. 0. H." roadsters of Roscoe Benjamin, the Winsted auto merchant, who is moving cars fast these days.
 Miss Fannie Jackson has been spend ing a couple of days at the Holsapple cottage at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs. Freeman Dempsey has been visiting Miss Minnie Edmunds, in Winsted
 MT. and Mrs. D. D. Walter spent the Fourth in Hartford, with Mrs. Walter's daughter.
 At the recent hose run, in practice for the Labor Day tournament in Millerton. the best team in Canaan Hose Go. disconnected a hose coupling and had the nozzle adjusted to the shortened hose, in just 4-5 seconds. This team was composed of Wigglesworth, Higgins and Bill Dempsey.
 Miss Alice Condon has accepted 8 position in Hartford and will begin he1 new duties there soon.
 The engagement of Harold A. Preston son of Mrs. N. A. Preston, to Miss Jessie Goodwin, of East Hartford, Is announced. MT. Preston is connected Al