Connecticut western news., 1913-08-28
CANAAN

ana Laurel OnaptorS, aG aOlShpplo CO6- tage next Friday, Aug. 5, completed their part of the arrangements, and ln- dications indicate an enjoyable success. Young Ronald Carey caught a freak fish. i'll the Housatonic river Tuesday night, that puzzles the experts. 1t IS apparently combination pickerel, eel, bullhead and turtle and measures Is inches in length. Dr. Corwin has iden- tified it as an "eelpout."
 Secretary of State Phillips has suspend ed the chauffeur license of Arthur Bond, who ran into John Adams car, and Tin sgue, the Torrington man who was with Parkinton when he ran into and killed the Thompson horse at East Canaan.
 MT. and Mrs. James McGuire, of Mil lerton, visited friends in town Sunday. Mrs. James Murnane and Mrs. Clar- ence Shove, of Waterbury, were guests of Mrs Mary Corcoran, over Sunday. Miss Margaret Corcoran returned Tuesday from visit with relatives Ill New York.
 Canaan Hose Go. went to New Haven yesterday morning to participate in the firemen's tournament at Savin Rock. Most of them went by automobile, but few by train.
 Mrs. Frank Stanton, of Derby, IS visit ing her father, MT. Frank Dempsey.
 Frank Roberts, of Worcester, Mass, visited his sister, Mrs. 0. E. Badgley lover Sunday.
 Miss Elizabeth O'Brien and Miss Eliza beth Lawton, of Hartford, are visiting Miss Elizabeth Fitzgerald.
 Mrs. Robert Whiting and daughter, of Braintree, Mass, is visiting Mrs. O. B. .Badgley.
 The schools in town will open Monday, September 8 Miss Ruth Manchester, of Winsted, graduate of Gilbert School and Bryn Mawr College is the new High School teacher.
 MT. and Mrs. Moulton, of Pittsfeld, were oyer Sunday guests of A. A. Hub bard.
 C.L. French is visiting relatlyes in Colebrook.
 w. A. Wright is having his residence eon Railroad street repainted. B. A. Brewer and painter are doing the work. Mrs. Mary Pusey, and son Winchell, visited friends in Great Burlington last week
 According to new law the enumera- ftion of school children in the town must now be taken in September instead of October. The school committee will ap- point some cue in each district to carry out the provisions of the law.
 Miss Laura Ferguson, of Rathbone, N. Y, is visiting the Misses Ferguson.
 H. H. Scutt and family spent Sunday in Derby, making the trip in their auto mobile. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rogers ac- companied them as far as Naugatuck.
 The Misses Halliday, of New Haven, are visiting their sister Mrs. O. M. Humphrey.
 .Iohn Flynn, Jr. spent Sunday with friends in Bridgeport.
 Miss Marie Landry, of Hartford, spent Sunday with the Misses Mccormick.
 Mrs. Ellen R. Boinay, of Wlnsted. was in town Monday.
 Michael Kane, son of John Kane, of this village has been appointed agent of the Berkshire Division at Ashley Falls. Mr.
 The Campfire girls are to meet tomor TOW afternoon on the lawn in front of the Town Hall. After the regular meet ing the baseball team will practice for the game to be played with the Lakeville Camp September 6.
 Miss Ebba A. Lindell, of the Mercan- tile Co.'s store, spent part of last week with friends at Lake Buel.
 John Hickman and family, who have been spending their vacation at Mrs. Mary Devine's, have returned to New York
 Mrs. D. W, Manvel, who is at Hill crest Hospital in Pittsfield, underwear. an operation last Saturday. She is very weak but doing as we'll as can be expect ed at this writing.
 Mrs. H. N. Adams has return ed from a visit with relatives in South Norwalk.
 Miss L., H. Bragg is home from a va cation trip to New London and vicinity.
 Miss Janet Griffin, of New York, a former teacher in the Canaan schools, visited Mrs. Walter Hayes the first of the week.
 Mrs. Mary Geikie Adam will start this evening for Toronto, Canada, for two weeks visit with her brother, Dr. W. B.. Geikie.
 Dr. Walter Hoag, of Pittsfeld, visited his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Hoag, Sunday