Connecticut western news., 1912-12-12

The annual communication of Hou- satonic Lodge. No. 61, F. and A. M. will be held ill Masonic Hall this even ing, when officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
 Two extensive brush fires on Tom s Hill, Tuesday afternoon brought con- siderable force of men and boys to the scene, who extinguished the fires after some hard fighting. Fortunately the fires were confined to several acres of brush land and stubble, and did not ex tend to timber land and no real damage was done. The Boy Scouts went in a body to the fires, after school and did valiant service in fighting the flames, showing the usefulness of the Scouts as an organized force and giving them an experience that will be of value along the right line.
 The Rebekahs' photograph dance will be held in Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow night.
 The Crantord Club meets today with Mrs. E. T. Rowe. The program for the afternoon provides for thre9 readings Life in the Elizabethan Capital SDy Hrs. Rowe, "Marlowe, Sketch" by Mrs. Stevens, "The Ministry of Angels and lode in the Morning of Christ s Nativity" by Miss Manvel. There will be no meeting of the club for the next two weeks.
 Miss Grace M. Roraback arrived at her home ill this village. yesterday morning.
 The Canaan Hose Company yesterday received the $5 prize for winning the LOO yards dash at the Mlllerton fire mans tournament on Labor Day.
 The Litchfield North Association met at Pilgrim Church. Tuesday. Among the features was an address by pr. John c. Adam on "Thel Social Evil in Coun- try Towns"
 Mrs. Frank Stevens spent the first of the week in Hartford, at the office of the State Sunday School Association.
 Miss Lena Blalr has accepted posi- tion in the dry goods store of w. G. Barton, in New Milford. She began her duties yesterday morning.
 Miss Aida Lindell is home from Hart ford for vacation of week.
 President E. o. Gillette, Vice presi dent, R. D. Peirce and Secretary Joseph L. Parsons, of the Canaan Choral Socie- ty, go to New York today to attend the annual business meeting, and dinuer this evening at Delmonico's, rendered by MT. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel of Nor folk.
 Miss Cora Manvel has returned from several weeks visit with friends in Darien.
 A. w. Nicoll, Jr., and family of Great Burlington, were guests of Mrs. Nicoll and Mrs. Carter. Sunday afternoon. John Nicoll, of New York, was with his family here, over Sunday.
 Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Nlcoll are en. larging and enclosing the west veranda of their home. making another sleeping room on the first floor, and more room in the pantry. A. E. Molando is doing the job.
 Christ Church Guild will meet next Tuesday at the rectory. This will be the last meeting until after the holiday season.
 MT. Edward Hall, father of Mrs Edward Smith, of Reed Street, died at the residence of the latter, Tuesday night. He was over 80 years of age and had come to live with. his daughter from Utica, N. Y, about six months ago. Rev. E. 0. Gillette offered a prayer at the house yesterday morning and the body was take to Utica for funeral and interment.
 Telephone service costs but few cents day and earns more than this trif1ing outlay.
 H. B. Ives and wife were among the visitors to the capital city the first of the week.
 A recent addition to the Douglas Library is @ set of twenty volumes of "The Book of Knowledge" the chil- dren's encyclopedia. These books con- tain just the information that the young folks are asking about. They ought to consult them.
 There will be no Thursday evening meeting in Pilgrim Church tonight, Rev. MT. Gillette being in attendance at the Choral Unions business meeting in New York.
 Mrs William Mink, of New Britain, Conn, is visiting at Fred Brewer's
 An institute given by the advisory board of Farmers Institutes in con- junction with the East Canaan Grange, No. 136, will be held in East Canaan. today, beginning at Il a. m. The pro- gram arranged for the occasion includes speaking by F. E. Duffy of West Hart. ford on Developing a Dairy Herd," and a talk by o. E. Phelps of Salisbury on