Connecticut western news., 1912-08-01
CANAAN

 IS, which is promised to be the reddest letter day Ill Winsted since the big fire mems assemblage of nearly thirty years ago. Canaan HoseN Company have re- ceived special invitation, but have taken no action upon it, as yet. William Shelhoos, pr. Camps right hand man, has declared war upon the blackbirds that infest this section in countless numbers and are in the habit of confiscating the grain scattered for the poultry upon the Camp domain. Friday he started an active shotgun campaign upon the black marauders, and killed 37 in the course of the day. At single discharge of the old gun he shot fourteen, and wounded @ number of others. <.
 Miss Alice Grant of Hartford. who has been spending few days with her friend, Miss Gladys DeHart, in Canaan, returned home yesterday. Hon. A Pope Chapman, of Falls Vill- age, was in Canaan on shopping tour yesterday.
 The new Brewer Brothers garage, on Railroad street is making rapid progress toward completion under the hustling direction of MT. E. B. Evans. of the Great Burlington Building Do. Work was begun this week, and already the framework is completed and ready for Mr ic cho nd nf former Canaan lady, Miss Lillie B. Wooster. daughter of the second wife of the late H. H. Cogswen. who, by the way, is living with her daughter, Mrs. Evans, in Great Harrington. .. Mrs. Henry B. Hoag and two children Warren and Jennie of Chatham, N. Y. who have been visiting Mrs. Theodore Adam, have returned home. @. .. Miss Clara Merchant was pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening by party of her friends who remembered her birth day: .-..stt.. ... Mrs. George E. Wood and daughter Mary visited in Newburgh, N. Y, last week. Mrs. Woods sister, Miss Nancy Brookes returned with them. The annual fair to be gigeu by the ladies of the Methodist church will be held on Wednesday, August IA, instead of Tuesday as stated last week.
 W. F. Ensign of New Haven, seSvlce inspector for the Southern New Eng land Telephone Go. was in town yester day
 pair of sorrel horses purchased of G. H Blodgett. Miss Caroline Richardson of New Haven is stopping in Canaan for the month of August. %
 The Odd Fellows are to have socia dance in their hall Saturday evening O. this week. A....
 Cornelius Hines, of New Haven, il spending his vacation at Joseph Kegler's Miss Helen Wood is visiting Mrs Clara Barnes in Great Harrington.
 Miss Florence Hancock, of Franklin street, Danbury, Conn.,, is spending twC weeks vacation at the Girls Friendly 3 Home in Canaan Judge Fred W. Yutzler, of West Corn wall, was in town yesterday. calling or old friends. ..."
 A. R. Jamieson, of New Rochelle, wht is at Twin Lakes, caught bass, Mon i,ot thctG la 1aly 9 ounces.
 Miss Viola Barnes, of Winsted, ha been guest at 5. W. Barnes. Albert T. Hull, of New York, was visitor at 0. S. Adams over Sunday.
 Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur J. Han lon, of Fort Smelling, Minn., are visiting the parental home.
 Miss Elizabeth Lee, daughter of Dr F. H. Lee, spent Sunday with her grand mother in Sheffield.
 E. L. Roberts celebrated his u birthday Tuesday. "Ned" was Gh recipient of four birthday cakes, man. congratulations and special supper il Ills nOnOF.
 The fair and supper given by tn Kensington Club, at the Methods church Friday evening, resulted in a addition of over $50 to the treasury C the club.
 . MT. and Mrs Charles Clemson an daughter of Sharon are visiting at o. 4 Lindell's.
 George M. Bullock, of the Canaa tFireproof Garage, has installed ms .chine for charging storage batteries, an within week after getting it into h. gplant he charged sixteen storage batte ies for autoists.
 If the weather is favorable tomorro' evening the band will give an out-doc concert in front of the Town Hall, frol 8 to o'clock.
 Mrs. M. 0. Corbit spent Sunday wit