Connecticut western news., 1913-10-09
CANAAN

s)nage for business and social evening will be the election of officers and plans for the coming season will be discussed.
 The topic for the mid-week meeting tonight at Pilgrim Church win be 'Christ and the Industrial Strife" The Mission Circle will meet on Friday af- ternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. H. J. Humph- rey.
 Miss Emma A. Lawerence and Mrs. E. H. Burns are spending few days with Mrs. O. E. Vromen in Brookfield.
 Rev. E. O. Gillette spoke to the pupils nous Castle of Chilon, which he visited during his tour of Europe. The young people were greatly interested in the talk and MT. Gillette has promised to give them another talk in the near future, on Shakespeare's country.
 Monday being Columbus Day and legal holiday, the Canaan National Bank will be closed all day.
 MT. and Mrs. Eli Valentine, of Ossin. ing, N. Y., are spending afew days with Rev, and Mrs. l.. E. Travis. Mrs. Travis is their daughter.
 Fred Hunker, of Hartford, former Canaan boy was in town yesterday,
 MT. J. H. R. Moore's book, "Indus- trial History of the American People" is now out in second edition, both edi- tions having been issued during the cur rent year.
 Miss Regina Adams has accepted a position with the A. F. Roberts Co.,, of Lakeville.
 MT. and Mrs. N. W. Hardenbergh have moved into the Granger house on Railroad street.
 The Citizens band give @ concert and dance at Town Hall tomorrow night.
 No matter how distant neighbor may be you can almost instantly reach him by telephone. Adv.
 An eel A inches long. inches in cir. conference, and weighing 71a pounds, was caught by Lew Rhoades. Tuesday night. It attracted considerable atten- tion in the barber shop window the next day.
 George w. Ford was appointed court messenger by Judge Welch, at the first session of the North Canaan Court of Common Pleas. Deputy Sheriff Rhoades IS court officer.
 The monthly business meeting of the Epworth League was held Tuesday night at the home of H. H. Scutt. A very pleasant social followed the business ses- sion.
 Dr. F. H. Lee attended the meeting of the Ltchfield County Medical Associa- tion held Tuesday, at Conley's Inn, Tor rington. Interesting papers by promi- nent physicians. Four new members were elected.
 Next Monday night, after the regular meeting of Canaan Lodge, No. 50. I. O. O. F., the members and their invited guests will hold social in the lodge rooms. An active committee have ar ranged program of games and other attractions that promise good time.
 The union temperance meeting 1n the Methodist Church Sunday evening at- tracted a large congregation. Rev. Travis and Gillette spoke intere stingly and forcefully on the license issue. but there was no rancorous abuse of any body.
 Tonight is the night, in Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M. Third degree and big time.
 Miss Collins will stock this season an assortment of the pretty bows and dainty flower pieces so popular for neckwear. They are different from the things shown elsewhere. Adv.
 Henry B. Ives is enjoying brief sea. son of camp life at his Twin Lakes cot tage with Lew Rhoades and other guests.
 MT. E. s. Chapin. of Lakeville. was in town yesterday.
 One candidate was erected to member ship in Canaan Lodge, Mo- 50, I. O. O. F. at the last regular meeting. The initia- tory degree will be conferred Monday night October 19.
 John G. Beckley, of the Hartford Times spent Sunday with h1s mother in Canaan.
 Episcopal supper in Christ Church narish hOuse tomorrow evening Nuf ced to those who know good thing when they sit down to it.
 The New York Herald of next Sunday will have an illustrated feature story of the Bald-H Head Club of America, prepared by A. F. Howe, the accomplished staff writer, who is expected to be present at the banquet in the Oanfeld, next Thurs day night.