Connecticut western news., 1912-05-02
CANAAN
Smoker and Lecture Tonight.

ing will be of particular interest. Su perintendent Vogel will give an inter esting lecture on Birds About Home, illustrated with stereopticon pictures appropriately co1ored. assisted by Rev c. W. Hanna, who will operate the Ian tern. There will be business meet. ing, refreshments and cigars.
 Mrs. L. E. Yorker, of Winsted, visited at Mrs. s. w. Hyde's one day last week
 Miss Jennie Ferry was at her home in Ashley Falls Sunday.
 Benjamin, of Winsted, has delivered a Cadillac touring car to H. G. Pratt of Winsted Maxwell car to A. w. Bristol & Jr., of Canton. Roadster to A. F. Such land, of Torrington, Conn. Maxwell touring cars to W. R. Hartigan, of Col linsville and J. O. Hadden, of Sharon. Conn. also Pope Tribune to G. E.. Futile, of Winsted, Conn. The ladies of the Pilgrim parish who have saved old rubber for the Young Peoples society are notified that the boys of the Lincoln class will call on Saturday to collect it. It will be sold and the proceeds will go toward the piano fund.
 E. S. Roberts and E. L. Roberts are attending the democratic state c)nven- tion as delegates from North Canaan.
 The Hawthorne Club will meet, by invitation of Mrs. Hitchcock, with the Cranford Club, at the Hitchcock resi- dence, "Meadowland Farm" this after noon.
 Mrs. H. H. Scutt and children went to Shelton yesterday for two weeks visit at her home there.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. A. L. Higgins, Sunday.
 The Communion of the Lords Supper will be administered at the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning with the reception of new members. The pre-. paratory service will be held Friday af- noon at three o'clock.
 Members of the proposed lodge of Rebeccas are to meet III Odd Fellows hall Friday evening to complete the or ganization.
 W. 0. Bullock is moving from East Main street to the apartments in the Canfield block, recently vacated by A. W. Holsapple.
 Miss Minnie Caldwell has been on the sick list for the past week. For the first time in fifteen years she missed attend ing session of the Methodist Sunday school, or of some school that reported her attendance to her home school.
 0. H. Pease, of Canaan. has an inter. esting three-page. article on New Eng laud snakes, in the May number of Country Life in America, embellished with sixteen pictures from photographs taken by the author, some of which show Fred Scamerhorn handling snakes. The article is we'll written and instruc- tive and shows thorough acquaintance and familiarity with the haunts and habits of the snakes that inhabit this section.
 Mrs. R. D. Peirce entertained small company of friends yesterday in honor or Miss Treblecock Five hundred" was played.
 Farnum's new soda fountain has been installed. It is a large and elaborate af- fair known as the Spalt iceless fountain, and the finest thing of the kind in this section.
 MT. H. E. Lyles spent a couple of days in Easthampton this week
 The new proprietors of the Model Bakery, Casassa & Oehlschlager, have taken possession.
 George w. Ford sold and delivered piano to Fred Burton, Chapinville, Mon day.
 James E. Green is very sick at his home on West Main street.
 Mrs. 0. w. Camp returned Monday from a visit in Providence, R. I.
 John German has established a shoe- shine stand in front of Rhoades barber shop, where he is doing the ''shine 'em up" act in artistic style. John will call for ladies' shoes. shine and deliver them. on request.
 The house on Reed street, owned by George s. Fuller and occupied by Johp Wells, has been sold to Mrs. Howard Rood.
 "Blll" Morris, clerk for the Fuller Hardware Co.,. is at his home in East Canaan, severely ill with measles.
 A delegation from the Odd Fellows lodge attended the funeral of Jacob B. Hanson ill Falls Village yesterday after noon. MT. Hanson was a member of Canaan Lodge.
 MT. and Mrs Arthur P. Freeman re-