Connecticut western news., 1912-04-18

 Horse-owners' banquet at the Hotel Kimball, Springfield, Monday evening.
 A flat, car on the south bound freight train, Monday morning, ran off the track at the Main street switch, and blocked the crossingsfor some time. Roadmas- ter Kilcourse, who happened to be here, took charge of the situation and made short work of the task of replacing the car on the rails.
 John Bianchi spent Monday and Tues day Ill New York.
 Dr. and Mrs. Harry E. Stewart, of Washington, Conn.,, spent the week end with Dr. and Mrs. H. s. Turrell.
 Charles O'Connell spent Monday in Pittsfield.
 Donald J. Coffey and Fred Hoadley, from the state experience station at New Haven, are in town Investigating the matter of gipsy moth eggs, with view to annihilatlng the pest. They will operate in surrounding tOws, including Salisbury and Norfolk, while making their headquarters ill Canaan.
 Mrs. A. H. Wyatt with her son and family and E. L. Bartlett and family are occupying their cottages at Pine Grove.
 Those dainty $1 to $3 Waldorf shirt waists can be had from the Canaan Mercantile Company.
 The Hawthorne Club will take the 1887 train north today, for Great Bar rington, where they will be the guests of Mrs. Marcus Barnes for the afternoon.
 Dr. John G. Adam returned Monday from Hartford, where he underwent an operation about three weeks ago, for appendicitis. He is in fine condition and as glad to get home as his friends are to have him.
 Mrs. Mary O. Corbit returned Tues day from three weeks visit in Sharon.
 George w. Dederick, of Dover Plains, N. Y, has acquired an interest in the Plumtrees Lime company and Monday morning assumed management of the plant. MT, Dederick is an experienced man in the lime business, having been engaged in it, all his life. Previous to coming to Bethel, he was with the Duchess County Lime Co.,, in Dover Plains and previous to that he was for thirteen years with the Canfeld quarry in Canaan, Conn.-Bethel COT.
 Miss Bessie Bonney, of Hartford, is visiting her sister, Mrs. N. E. Storm.
 Miss Catherine H. Roraback went to Wayne, Pa., yesterday for an extended visit.
 A. w. Holsapple has moved from the Garfield block to James Graney's house on Bragg street.
 Rev. Joseph P. Smyth attended a meeting of the Litchfield Archdeaconry in Litchfield Wednesday and Thursday of last week. In connection with the session. the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. s. O. Seymour, of the Episcopal church of Litchfeld, was observed.
 There will be a meeting in the inter- est of the cause of Equal Suffrage in Town Hall, Monday evening. April 29, to which everybody is invited. MT. and Mrs. A. s. c. Taylor, of Norfolk, will be present and deliver addresses, as we'll as other speakers who will be announced | later. It is planned to make this the most notable affair of the kind ever held 1 n Canaan, and a large attendance. of gentlemen as well as ladies, is looked for.
 MT. William W. Nicoll, general man. ager of the New York Blasting Supply Jo., of New York, spent Sunday st the residence of his brother, John NicolI, in own.
 Gay Hallock, aged 37, died at his 1ome in North Goshen, Sunday night, after lingering illness with compli- cation of diseases. He was a son of 'ormer proprietor of the Norfolk Hotel, md some years ago married Frances Bigelow, oldest daughter of Fenn Bige- ow, of Canaan.
 The new dog tags have arrived at Town Clerk Fuller's office. The tag jhis year is Ill the form of square, with 5he corners squarely notched. The new Jag will be adopted May 1, when all dog axes must be paid.
 Miss Ellen Kane is visiting friends in Pittsfeld.
 Misses Emma Kegler and May Devine to New Britain Monday after spending their vacations at their homes lere.
 The special. meeting of Housatonic Lodge F. 6 A. M. that was to be held tonight, is postponed on account of the not being able to be present.
 Judging by the number of tickets sold, he dance to be given by Canaan Citizens Band, in Town Hall tomorrow night, is ,olng to be a fine success, not only so- ially but financially. Those who have lot yet bought tickets should do so-