Connecticut western news., 1914-05-07

| friends yesterday.
 It is estimated that one hundred peo- pie from the town of Salisbury were spectators of the suffrage parade in Hartford on last Saturday. Five auto mobiles containing delegates from the Salisbury league were part of the Litchfield County contingent.
 Among the first of the Canaan contin- gent of bridegrooms-elect who will ''step off, :" is Thomas Mcclellan, pre- scription clerk in Farnum's drug store, who will marry Miss Ethel F. Jerome, of North Adams, Mass, Wednesday, June 1O A number of other local we'd dings are scheduled to occur at about the same time.
 George Kiernan, the entertainer, who has delighted the Cranford Club and guests on various occasions, will give the play, "The Shaughraun, before the Friendly Union, in Sheffield this evening, and some of his Canaan ad7 mirers will go up to see and hear him.
 Walter King Stone, the artist, who has been living with his brother artist, Phillips Ward, at Brookfield Center since Mrs. Stone went to the New Haven Hospital, was in town yesterday with MT. Ward. He reports Mrs. Stone as improving rapidly in the hospital.
 George W. Hall has fented one of the Hurley cottages at Twin Lakes, for the long season five months, to the Misses Mahreol, of New York.
 Mrs. Fred Brewer, who has been in critical condition as result of an absess, is reported in more comfortable condition at present writing. Dr. Adam and Dr. Pope, of Pittsfield, have been attending her.
 Canaan will be represented at the Berkshire University Club banquet at the Miller House, Great Burlington, this evening, when Prof. Wm. Lyon Phelps, professor of English literature at Yale, will be the speaker.
 J. A. Steinhilber and family have moved to Kingston, N. Y.
 Regular monthly meeting of Canaan Hose Company tonight.
 George s. Fuller went to Hartford, Tuesday, to testify in the Windsor Locks Savings Bank failure case. MT. Fuller's testimony was along the line of the trustees responsibility with rela- tion to the actual conduct of a savings bank.
 Miss Katherine Finnegan has taken and furnished room in the Canfield block, where she will make herself at home for the present
 Brewer Bros. have exchanged cars with H. V. Eggleston, of Lime Rock, who disposes of Buick car for Rec, the popular car for which Brewer Bros. are the agents.
 Mrs. Lane, of Chatham, is visitor at Mrs. E.. MerriN's.
 Lakevile amateur talent will present "A Regiment of Two," in Canaan Town Hall, Friday evening of next week for the benefit of St. Joseph's church. John Bianchi will sing and there will be dancing and refreshments.
 Joseph N. Cowles, of Norfolk, was in town yesterday morning.
 The Kensington Club will meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. F. r. Clemans.
 G. T. Fitch has been building an ad- dition to his house.
 Wallace Canfield has been enlarging his barns.
 Mrs Emma Merrill is confined to her bed. A trained nurse is in attendance. The latest report is that she is improv- ing.
 Mrs. Anson Williams, of Salisbury, was guest of Mrs. Esther Dunning the last of the week.
 Highway Commissioner Tom Butler has built a convenient driveway leading to the school grounds at the north side.
 Last Saturday Rev. MT. Gillette mar ried Charles Wesaly Westfall, of Albany, and Miss Eva Herrick, of Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. O. E. Badgley motored to New Hartford, Sunday and spent the day with friends.
 Mrs. Wm. N. Decker and Mrs. Fred Dewey attended meeting of the order of Eastern star held at Kent, Tuesday evening at which the grand officers
 
 Mrs. Hawley Wickwire, of Falls Will lage, spent Saturday at Charles Moore's.
 Madam Kinline spent the weekend with friends in Housatonic.
 Ralph Stanton, of East Chatham, was a visitor at J. H. Lansing's last week.
 Miss Virginia Lasher, of Bangall, is visiting at the home of her brother, G. . M. Lasher.
 Mrs. Samuel G. Camp and daughter Elizabeth, are visiting Mrs. Camps parents in Springfield.
 A very enjoyable maple sugar party was held at the home of James Leffing- we'll last week Tuesday evening.
 Miss Gladys DeHart was in Pittsfeld last Thursday for the day.
 Mrs. E. A. Brewer and children spent Saturday in Lakeville.
 Miss Katherine Abbe, of Hartford, spent Sunday at her home here. James W McCIor1oick of E;Sbb;11