Connecticut western news., 1912-01-25

lew years ago was manager or Cne Western Union office in Canaan, will be glad to learn that she is recovering from the accident that necessitated her spend ing several weeks in the hospital in Waterbury.
 The Vestry of Christ church meets to. night at Dr. O. W. Camps.
 F. F. Stevens spent Saturday at the poultry exhibition in Waterbury.
 Ensign Yorker, of Winsted was in town Saturday.
 Mrs. L. Charles PixIey and two child. ren, of Great Harrington, have been visiting at Frank Dempsey's.
 Rev, O. B. Laudon, of Ashley Falls, preach ed in the Methodist church Sun day morning, MT. Cornford being con- fined to the house with cold.
 Charles w. Belcher, aged "A years, died at the home of his son, Allston F. Belcher in Torrington, Friday morning. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. James Graney and Miss Mae Belcher, of Ca naan Mrs Charles L.. Hadley, of New London, and Mrs. William Bierce, of Torrington one son. Allston F. The funeral was held Sunday in Torrington. The remains were taken to Pine Plains, N. Y., last Monday for interment.
 Fred E. Eggleston, of Falls Village, was in town Monday.
 William Chopper, of Great Barring ton, was in town on business Monday. A. V. A. Felten was up from Danbury Thursday night to attend the B. M. A. banquet, and called on friends Friday,
 Don't forget the supper to be held with Mrs. A. K. Rhoades next Wednesday evening, January 3l.
 The opening of the remodelled social rooms at the Pilgrim church has been postponed until Wednesday Feb. ', when chicken pie supper will be served.
 The Mission Circle of the Pilgrim church will meet with Mrs. Lyles, Fri day at 2:30.
 Thomas Dooley, of Albany, and his wife were in town for short time, Fri day. MT. Dooley was formerly resi- dent of Canaan and left here more than kthirty years ago. His brother, Michael, is 8 sergeant of the Hartford police. Both will be remembered as unusually tall and straight young men. 1 A limited number of The News "ban- quet extra" edition, in which the menu was printed, for the Canaan B. M. A. banquet Thursday night, are available at this office, and may be had on applica- tion. '..
 O. T. Vosburgh returned Monday from Hudson, where his sister Mrs. w. N. Simmons is severely i'll at the hospital in that city.
 | E. s. Root tells us of receiving letter from his sister, Mrs, D. L. West, who now lives at Superior, Wis. she writes that the weather has been extremely cold, thermometers registering 400 be- low zero.
 Miss Margaret Collins spent sovera days in Hartford last week.
 Charles E. Bills, of Pittsfield, was in town Sunday.
 The Holy Name Society was formed among the male members of the St.. Joseph's church Sunday with the follow ing officers: President, George Heffer- nan vice president, William Morris secretary, Charles O'Connell treasurer, William Reel.
 E. B Merchant, who bas been i'll for a few days, has returned to his duties at the station.
 George V. Wood went to Lime Rock Monday morning to work in the barber shop at that place.
 Miss Grace Rowe, of Glens Falls, N. Y, is visiting her friend Mrs. George M. Bullock.
 Mrs. W. Scott Brown, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. George M. Bullock, returned Friday to her home in Elizabethtown, N. Y.
 Timely Answers.
 "Do you remember how hungry I was at seven-thirty last night?'
 "T should say do."
 Do you know how I appeased my hunger in a half hourY'