Connecticut western news., 1913-04-10
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 pounds and two ounces, the largest o the species yet taken in this vicinity.
 The F. O. degree will be conferred al the regular communication of Housa tonic Lodge, F. and A. M. tonight Work in this degree was to have beer done at the last previous communication but was deferred owing to the illness oi w. M. Lyman Howe.
 Telephone service is at your command and hour of the day or night. Adv.
 From the "Forty years ago" column of the Bridgeport Standard "Mr. Ho. bart w. Watson, for several years the popular cashier of the Housatonic' rail road in this city, has been promoted to the position of auditor, and Mr. Charles T. Strong, who is taking vacation for his health. will probably be promoted to the vacant place.
 Rev. H. Cornford will conduct the prayer meeting at the Methodist church this evening As this will probably be MT. Cornfords s last public service before leaving for h1s new appointment at Tiy- oli, N Y.. he would be glad to welcome all his friends at the service.
 Mrs. A. J Wigglesworth, who has been in the Hartford hospital for the past three weeks, went to Waterbury yesterday, where she will visit sister before coming home.
 Edwards R. Atwood will move about the first of May to the Deming farm now being vacated by Frank Snyder. who moves to the Parks place on Cooper Hill
 The ladies of Esther Chapter, o. E. S. will hold food sale at Decker 6 AL worlds store on Railroad street, Saturday of this week beginning at 3 o'clock.
 Raymond Clark Hinman and Miss Julia Passini, both of whom are well known in Canaan, were married last Tuesday at the Congregational parson- age in East Canaan by the Rev. O. w.. Hanna.
 Mrs. Seth Lee. mother of Dr. F. H. Lee, died suddenly at the home of her daughters in Plainfeld, N. J., and was buried from the Sheffield Methodist church last Friday afternoon.
 A car load of Canaan young people attended dance Monday evening in Sheffield, given by MT. and Mrs. Harry ] Little in their new store.
 Miss Grace M. Roraback gave a most interesting address in the Methodist church Sunday evening to good sized audience. She spoke on the need in the United States for home missionary work and what the Woman's Home Mission ary Society is doing to meet those needs Her very forceful way of presenting the facts Tn regard to the subject showed 8 thorough acquaintance with the work of the society that she represents.
 The Woman's Home Missionary So- ciety will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. A. T. Roraback
 In case the preacher assigned to the Methodist church is unable to reach Ca naan by Sunday. the morning service will be conducted by Rev. 0. B. Landon. Miss Cora Manvel was guest of friends in Sheffield from Friday until Monday.
 Miss Elizabeth Prescott. of Norfolk, has been spending several days with the Misses Granger.
 Mrs. E. T. Rood went to Torrington, Sunday to spend several days.
 D. l.. Peirce, who chloroformed the old family horse last fall as past his use- fulness. has now bought the horse owned by the late George Studley.
 Mrs. U. O. Warren and son Ulysses, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting Mrs. S. J. Hamm.
 Mrs. s. A. Bennett, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. L. F. Burpee, in Waterbury, has recently had an operation at the hospi- tai in that city, for appendicitis.
 The certificate of organization of the Hill Crest Farm, Incorporated, of Can- aan has been filed. The company starts OuSlhOoS Wl1u p1l ,1OO IuG pIcSluouJ IS T. F. Cooney. and the treasurer and secretary H. M. Booth. of New Haven. MT. Booth has just purchased, through Geo. w. Hall, the Ava Root farm on Canaan Mountain.
 Frank R. Holmes, of Boston, mem Der of the Twin Lakes summer colony, was in town Saturday.
 John Fuller, Clinton Wilcox and Keith Adam returned to their studies at Hilton, N. H. Academy, Monday.
 The Douglas Library will be closed next Wednesday evening, April 16, on account of the lecture given by Miss Johnson at Town Hall the same even- ing.
 Mrs. A. P. Freeman and son have