Connecticut western news., 1913-12-18

I Charles Butcher, last week, were printed wrong. The bearers were Frederioi Gillette, Eugene s. Root, R. H. Whit ford and 5. Wolcott.
 Miss Edith Green spent Sunday witt her sister in New York.
 Miss Regina Adams is assisting witt the Christmas trade at G. l.. Parsons Sons store.
 Rev. MT. Travis on Tuesday entertain ed the Rev. Wallace Harold Finch, D D., pastor of St. Andrews Methodist church.
 Mir. E. R. Lorraine is confined to his house with an abscess on his foot.
 Storm bound? There is no such thing if you have 8 telephone! Adv.
 Judge D. 0. Whittlesey. Monday morning, picked full blown dandellon blossom at Twin Lakes rather unusual for December 15.
 Christmas one week from today.
 Rev. W. Howard Mills was in Bridge port, Monday and Tuesday attending a consistory meeting.
 Miss Doane Peirce is home for the holidays from Cambridge, Mass.
 Mrs. G. M. Bullock gave an auction party at her home Saturday afternoon.
 pr. F. s. Parsons. of Thomaston, spent Monday night with J. H. Roraback. 
 Mrs. Emma Rood gave card party Tuesday afternoon in honor of her two daughters, who are visiting her, Mrs. Norman Chapin. of Torrington. and Mrs. Augusta Hahn, of Philadelphia.
 AreNyou protected? Have you tele- phone in your home? Adv.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Collins. who has been caring for Mrs. Freeman rempsey, finished there Saturday, leaving for Cornwall, where she has another case.
 Send your Christmas greetings to the absent ones by telephone. Adv.
 Miss Anna B. Blair spent Sunday with her sister in Sheffield.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Rood, of Ashley Falls, spent Sunday at H. D. Humphreys.
 MT. Lewis Holt spent spent Sunday at his home in New Britain.
 Miss Margaret OHara, who teaches in Falls Village, spent Sunday at her home at Twin Lakes.
 Miss Mary Fitch, who is attending Danbury Normal, spent the week. end at her home here.
 Mrs. John G. Adam went to Pittsfield, Monday morning, with her little son, Douglass, whose eyes were examined by a specialist.
 Mrs. Ii. l.. Ross and Mrs. John Rode meyer went to Bethel. Saturday for few days visit with relatives.
 Canaan merchants are keeping their places of business open every evening for the benefit of the many Christmas shoppers.
 The Methodist Sunday school is re- hearsing for Christmas pageant to be given in the church next week Friday night, Dec. 25. at o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. o. J. Decker. Mrs. S. Killmer and Mrs. A. w. Holsapple were in New York last week to attend MT. Robinson's funeral.
 MT. George Drum returned to Pitts field, Sunday, where he has fine posi- tion.
 Miss Louise Trieschmann spent Satur- day with her sister in Lakeville.
 Mrs. Harry Gorden and Miss Sadie Gordon, of Chapinville, called on friends in town Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. George Roger spent a day recently in Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Stanton and family, Mir. and Mrs. Perrin Stanton and Junius Stanton have moved to East Chatham, N. r.
 A Christmas gift that lasts the whole year round-a telephone. Adv.
 George L. Parsons and E. F. Stevens attended the New Haven poultry show lbSG W66k.
 Miss Grace Goodwin, daughter of F. $. Goodwin, attended the recent grange convention in Boston, as a delegate from the Sheffield grange.
 Borden's pond was frozen over last Friday and Saturday sufficiently thick so that the boys got their first taste of skating.
 MT. Kelley Hester, of Hartford, spent Sunday with his son, L. E. Hester.
 Miss Margaret Hanlon was home from Hartford over Sunday.
 Paul J. Lorraln. of White Plains, N. Y., spent Sunday with his brother, E. R. Lorrain.
 Charles A. Beaujon has been assisting in Parsons 6 Sons store during the past week