Connecticut western news., 1913-01-30

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 Rev. J. P. Smyth read an essay on the subject of Socialism as presented in the life of Carl Max, at @ meeting of the Litchfield archdeaconry in Torring ton, Tuesday. ez
 The Misses Ferguson gave a pleasant card party of five tables Monday after noon.
 Next Tuesday the Women's Guild of Christ Church will meet with the Misses Ferguson.
 Although the demand for reserved seats for the minstrel performances to- night and tomorrow night has been large, there are still desirable seats left for late corners. Not all the seats in the hall were reserved, and nobody need stay away for fear of not being able to get seat.
 L. o. Rhoades' barber shop is now occupying the former Benton 6 Wright shoe store, in the Cantield block, and the shoe store is in operation in the former barber shop. The telephone people will have door cut through the partition between the telephone office and the barber shop, and the rear portion of the latter room will be partitioned off for occupancy by the supply department of the telephone exchange.
 Mrs. Mary Deyiue is sick with the grip.
 l. Manager Hewitt had the satisfaction of seeing good audience at the presen- tation of that immortal old favorite, ''Uncle Toms Cabin" in the Mahaiwe Theatre, Tuesday night, including a number of Canaanites. The perform ance was far superior to that given by the average Uncle Tom company. It was under the management of Leon Washburn, who will be remembered by the older Canaanites, as one of the younger generation of Washburns who produced "Washburn's Last Sensation," with genuine "wild Indians," and vis- ited this section at frequent intervals, some forty years ago. . j, Miss Helen Hanlon, of Danbury Nor mal, spent Sunday at her home here. } Miss Addie Kimball, of Brandford, ) Mass, has been visiting at MT. s. E. 4, Kimballs. s.. .'
 A jolly load of twelve young people went on straw ride to Norfolk last Sat urday night
 Frank H Briggs. of Great Harrington, , was in town Tuesday.
 Thomas McClelland clerk at Farnum s drug store. who has been Ill with grip and tonsilitis, was out Tuesday for the , first time in over 8 week He went to
 his home in North Adams, Mass, the
 same night to spend a few days re-
 cuperating his health.
 f Coroner Herman has not yet returned r his finding in the case of James Whalen, l of Norfolk, who was shot and killed by
 young George Ball, at East Canaan t three week ago. ,:.. 2 Mrs. J. B. Hardenbergh has sent out k invitations to a 800 party in honor of he1
 daughters. in-law, Mrs. N. Watson liar. r denbergh and Mrs. George Hardenbergh at her home on Granite avenue, next a Monday evening, Feb. 3. }. The Brotherhood class at Pilgrim
 church next Sunday will discuss the t general subject of the Labor Unions r Such questions~swill be considered as
 these: What good have they accom- | plished? What are their faults? What
 should be the attitude of the church and r, of the outside public toward the con
 troversies between capital and labor What does the I. W. W. stand for ' These questions are live ones and the men who are interested are invited tc
 attend The class meets at noon or !. Sundays.
 Mrs. George W. Ford, Mrs. James
 Hanlon and MT. A. W. Holsapple Jeff '' yesterday to attend the grand chapter meeting of the order of the EasterI l. Star, which is bring held in Hartford l. this week.
 0 MT. w. 0. Bullock has practically '' finished packing his household effects N preparatory to shipping them to his flu
 ture home in Iowa. and, with his family ], expects to depart ill few days, to take l. up farm life in that Western state
 Both MT. and Mrs. Bullock will leav' k behind them many friends who regre
 their removal and who will wish then n abounding prosperity and happiness il
 their new home. In social, and es in pecially musical circles. Mrs. Bullocl
 will be sadly missed. By her art ant
 skill as musician she has been an in - valuable help to the musical community 'o and by reason of ever cheerful personal 'o ity she has been favorite in all socia . circles.
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