Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08

England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, the Rhine and Switzerland, with a week at Zurich attending the great World Sunday school convention. Mr. Gillette will be absent approximately two months. e~
 Mrs. Ella Garter returned Tuesday evening from two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. G. B. Gardner. in Cox sackie, N. Y. Her nephew, Ivan Gard ner, accompanied her home for few days visit.
 Mrs Theodore Watson, of Falls Will age, was calling on friends in th1s village Tuesday.
 E. L. Roberts has been confined to the house the past week. Dr. Lee attends him.
 Saturday Justice Ford married Her bert L.. Webster and Louise Cole. of Great Harrington, and Monday he united Ernest Edward Walkner, of Thompson. vile, Conn and Miss Harriet Dorothy Burke. of Housatonic, Mass.
 The topic for discussion at the Broth, erhood Glass at Pilgrim church next Sunday will be What does Congrega- tionalism stand for?''
 Among the guests at the annual din- ner of the Southern Berkshire Uniyer- sity Club at the Hotel Miller. Great Bar rington, Tuesday evening. were Rev. B. O. Gillette. Dr. John G. Adam and Dr. H. L. Ross The speakers were Frede- rick Palmer, the famous war cores pondent; Superintendent Persons, of the Pitlsfield schools, and John Rode meyer. of Canaan. Walter Prichard Eaton, of Stockbridge, president of the club, who toastmastered the feast, was reelected for the ensuing year.
 Mrs. William O'Brien, of Hartford, has been visiting her sister, Miss Eliza. beth Fitzgerald.
 Charles V. Delaney. of Poughkeepsie. conductor on the Canaan switcher, is moving hls family into E. W. Warmers tenement on Reed street. 
 Miss Rose Lowe, of the local telephone office. has been visiting at her home in Lime Rock.
 The annual offering for Home Missions will be received next Sunday morning at Pilgrim church.
 Mrs. Ralph Stanton and children are visiting at her home ln Salt Point
 F. E. Hill, of Waterbury. representing the Internal Revenne department, was in town, Monday and visited the twenty two gentlemen in the Sands and round about Sodom and Gomorrah who re- gently pleaded guilty to the charge of illegally selling intoxicating liquor, and collected from each the sum of $12.05 due the government in lieu of govern ment license
 The Woman's Home Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist church, meets to- morrow afternoon with Mrs. F. F. Stevens
 Mrs. George w. Ford, worthy matron of Esther Chapter, o. E. S.; Lyman E. Howe, past worthy patron, and Charles Laffargue attended the sesslon. of the West Cornwall Chapter, Thursday even- ing. when the grand officers made their official visit there.
 Mrs T. Archie Evans and Mrs. Leroy A. Stone, spent couple of days with their sister, Mrs. H. l.. Ross, last week. and, with Emma Rodemeyer Wait. of Cohoes, enjoyed a very pleasant family reunion" A..
 Local Highway Commissioner Tom Butler last week got out his force of men and teams and scraped out the gutters, hauling off many wagon-loads of refuse from the street surface. It was good beginning of much needed work, and Commissioner Butler deserves credit and ''more power to his elbow l"
 Miss Della Graney and friend drove out from Winsted last Sunday and spent the day at James Graney's
 MT. Frank Stanton spent Sunday at his home here.
 Miss Margaret Hanlon, of Hartford, spent Sunday at her home.
 The Mission Circle of Pilgrim church will meet with Mrs. Bullock Friday afternoon at o'clock. -.
 The next union Brotherhood supper is set for Friday, May B. at Pilgrim church. Further notice will be given later.
 Mrs. W. N. Beebe and little daughter Mildred, of Londonville. N. Y, are vis- iting friends in town.
 Albert 6. Eldridge, of North Adams, was d guest of friends in town Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Dorothy DeMars, of Norfolk, IS visiting at E. A. Brewers.
 MT. Mark Hurlburt, of Cornwall Hollow, spent Sunday at l.. E. Howe's.
 Miss Gladys DeHart spent Sunday in