Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19

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 A party of Boy Scouts-Gilhert Fitch. Crawford Drum, Hugh Corcoran Joe Killawee and Malcolm Adam-under direction of Scout Commissioner Wal ter King Stone. tramped up into Archie Adams woods, Saturday equipped with axes, and chopped enough wood to run the fire at Scout Headquarters all through the winter, MT Adam having invited them to cut and carry off all they wanted, free. They had about cord and a half cut to stove length, when they finished their work.
 Arthur Howe, of Lakewood, N. J., who was captain of the Yale Varsity football team of 1911, was ill town Monday and called on J. Clinton Rora- back.
 Mrs Mabel Watson Saunders, of Hart ford, who visited Mrs. J. E. Rhoades this week, has taken house in Norfolk for the coming year.
 o. T. Vosburgh went to Hudson. yes' terday, to attend the funeral of his sis- ter.
 The supper and sale, at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon and eyen- ing, was we'll patronized in spite of the unfavorable weather. The fancy arti- cles found ready sale and the supper was all that could be desired,
 At the Methodist Gnu rch next Sunday morning, Rev. H. Oornford will preach a Christmas sermon. In the evening at 7;S0 there will be 8 Christmas song service, the choir being augmented by several members of the Sunday school. Miss Gladys DeHart and H. H. ScutG will sing solos. The program also pro- vides for a duet by Mrs. B. H. Burns and N. E. Lawton- together with special choruses for the full choir.
 Misses Mary and Margaret Collins and Mabel Quinn spent Wednesday in Hartford.
 Mrs. Esther Williams picked dande- lion blossom in her yard, Monday, Dec. 16. She has picked number of dande- lions during the month.
 Canaan merchants report a fine holi. day trade. in spite of the very un- Christ mas-hke weather.
 The many friends of Miss Louise Rora- back rejoice to learn that she is re- ported as making favorable progress toward recovery.
 George L Parsons spent Wednesday at the Waterbury Poultry Exhibition.
 Next Monday evening there will be a Christmas party for the Sunday school, in the dining room of the Methodist church. Gifts for missionary box will be received and Santa Claus will appear with his usual bundle for the members of the school.
 George L. Parsons has pair of Buff Rock fowls, and F. F. Stevens 8 Rhode island Red Oockerel, at the big Water bury Poultry Show.
 John Parmelee has moved his family from the McCarty house on Railroad street, to Great Burlington.
 No meetings of the Oranford and flaw. thorne clubs will be held until after the holidays.
 Some excellent photographs have been taken of the schools in town, and are now on sale Those of district No. 3 show the whole membership Tn one group and also the teachers and pupils of each room in groups.
 Mrs. G. H. Brinton is visiting friends in Winsted.
 The youngest and proudest grandpa in this immediate locality is Charles H. Pease, former manager of The News, who has received the pleasing intelli- gence that a son was born Dec. 10. to his daughter, Mrs. Helen Pease Drawdy. at Merritt, Florida, together with the further gratifying intelligence that mo- ther and son are doing well.
 Mrs. James $. Graney has been visi- ting in Torrington.
 Mrs. George H. Triescbmann has been ill for the past week.
 Miss Susle Main, of Winsted, is visi- ting her sister, Mrs. V. M. Doe.
 MT. Frank Stanton was at his home here over Sunday.
 Miss Aida Llndell returned to Hart ford Sunday.
 Mason Humphrey has added the Hart ford Times to his list of evening paper g.
 A. P. Freeman is spending the week in Fredonia, N. Y.
 Telephone service IS at your command any hour of the day or night. Adv,
 Benjamin. Winsted, Conn delivered two Ford "Torpedoes" to Torringtor parties last week, and @ 1913 Cadillac