Connecticut western news., 1913-09-18

day morning.
 Joseph L. Parsons is in New York on a buying trip.
 Forbes Adam resumes hls studies at Hallock school in Great Harrington to- day.
 Mrs. K. W. Warner is spending the week with her niece, Mrs. Dell Corwin, at Ludlow, Mass MT. and Mrs. F. A. Baker returned Saturday from their weeks visit in New York.
 John v. Adam has been called to New Haven by the s. N E. telephone Go. to assist in the installation of the new con- mon battery service in that region.
 Mrs. 0. G. Smith has been confined to her bed the past week, but is now con- valescent. Dr. Lane of Great Barring ton is her attending physician.
 A Torrington party motored to Lenox Sunday. dined at Red Lion Inn, Stock bridge, and stopped while in Canaan en route.
 A. W. NicolI and family of Great Bar rington were in town Sunday calling on friends.
 We have just received information that the First National Nurseries of Rochester, N. Y, want lady or gentle men representatives in this section to sell all kinds of roses. shrubs, trees and seeds. They inform us that without previous experience it is possible to make good wages every week. Any one out of employment write them for terms and enclose this notice.
 Miss Suthern of New York is spend ing few weeks at A. A. Hubbard's.
 On account of the illness of Rev. L. E. Travis there was no preaching service at the Methodist church last Sunday even- ing.
 Mrs. Wells of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Mrs. Wood of Philadelphia, Penn., are guests of Mrs. Barber in Sodon district.
 Mrs. E. O. Atwater of Springfield. Mass, IS spending few days with her daughter, Mrs. s. G. Camp.
 MT and Mrs. Chas. E. Mansir and son Edwin. spent Wednesday in Pittsfield.
 John Flynn, ST. has given up his job on the section and become fiagman at Smiths crossing in Ashley Falls.
 Miss Margaret McGuire is taking a va- cation from her duties at the telephone office.
 MT. and Mrs. s. A. Waterman, of Co., hoes, N. Y., made short visit at Dr. Ross's this week. Mrs. Waterman is 8 sister of Mrs. Ross, and lived in Canaan a number of years ago. Mrs. T. A. Evans, of Bethel, another sister. of Mrs. Ross, is spending a few days at Dr. Ross's.
 E. E. Merchant is taking his annual vacation of two weeks from his duties at the station.
 There will be an exhibit Of the pro- ducts of the school pupils gardens flowers and vegetables-in Town Hall, Saturday.
 Seth F. Haskins, of Peoria, Ill.,, for mer Canaan resident. and veteran of the Second Heavles, was in attendance at the reunion and was warmly greeted by many of his old-time friends.
 Clinton Wilcox, now of Middletown, N. Y, was ill town Saturday, and left for Hilton, to resume his studies.
 Benjamin expects another carload of Fords, Bucks, and Cadillacs this week Business at Benjamin's auto shop is booming these days.
 Miss Edith Green starts today for a ten days absence. She will visit Befhel, New York, and Middletown, N. Y.
 John P. Shields, of Danbury, with his wife, son, daughter and brother. ln-law, motored to Canaan Sunday, ill his auto mobile, took dinner at the Garfield. and paid visit to the St. Joseph s cemetery, where his parents are buried. Mir. Shields is native of Canaan and learned the blacksmith trade with the late War ren Mcintyre. He had a gift for poetry writing and was familiarly known as the poet. blacksmith.
 Mrs. William J. Reel has just pur- chased of Geo. w. Ford, a Newby 6 Evans piano. of the first grade.
 pr. and Mrs. E. E. Dudley. of Beverly, Mass, and their son-in Jaw, E L. Rob- erts, started for Beverly, in the doctors auto. The Dudley's had been spending the summer at Mr. Roberts's. and Mr Roberts will remain with them for a week.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. E. Badgley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaw go to Twin Lakes today for weeks stay at the Rev. E. O. Gillette cottage. 1 Mrs. Charles Mallory and children, of Sherman are visiting at George Rogers.