Connecticut western news., 1914-08-27

| III UIl0 rluS dilu WILL Do III oNluohOO OiAAS fall with full town ticket and regular delegations to the state and district con- ventions. Which will perpetuate the gayety of nations and give spice to the campaign.
 Rev. l.. E. and Mrs. Travis go next week to Pepacton, N. Y., for their annual vacation.
 Several Canaan people attended the play, "Along Game Ruth," at Mahaiwe Theatre on Tuesday evening and were much pleased with the presentation.
 J. D. Adams, Mrs. Adams and daughter Ethel, of New Rochelle, N. Y., returned to their home Saturday after spending their vacation at Church Terrace. I.
 W. G. Cargill, of Westfield, a former resident of Canaan, was in town Tues day.
 Miss Lulu Vim, of Pittsf1eld, is visiting at O. T. Vosburgh's.
 Miss Ellen Lasher has returned home after having spent the summer at Ban- gall, N. Y. . | Mrs. Samuel Camp and daughter Elizabeth returned home Sunday from Monterey, Mass. where they have been for few weeks, camping with Mrs. Camps family. r... .s....-5'
 Miss Mabel Tallerday, of Ashley Falls, is visiting her cousin, Miss Mary Howe. ...#. '.-..
 The work of laying the new 4-inch water mains on Granite avenue is com pleted, and the new avenue line is con- nected up with the large mains of the | trunk line. It was strenuous job, as the excavation had to be made, the en- tire length, through solid rock.
 MT. Thomas, the young New York man. who was injured in the Ford auto belonging to Bishop Olmstead, which he was driving, about month ago, and which turned turtle, on the East Canaan road, is reported as not pro- gressing satisfactorily, at the Danbury Hospital, though his condition is not critical. #
 Misses Salstrom and Miss Emma Peterson, of Great Harrington, are visiting Miss Olga Johnson.
 Mrs. Woodin and children, of Water bury, are visiting at E. W. Barrett's.
 Conductor Clarence Spencer, of the Great Burlington Pittsfeld passenger train, has returned to his regular run after enjoying months vacation. During his absence the train was in charge of Conductor Perkins.
 Miss Kathryn Belden, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John H. Belden, of Hart ford, formerly of Falls Village, is safe in London, having reached there before the European war conditions became so acute. She has been spending several months touring the continent.
 Mrs. M. A. Hall, of Falls Village, and Mrs. Henry Hanchett, of East Orange. N. J., spent Tuesday with MT. and Mrs. George W. Hall Mrs. Hanchett was resident of Canaan about 30 years ago, and lived on Granite Avenue.
 A large flock of wild geese, flying high and headed south were seen pass ing over this town early Sunday even- ing. This is said to, be breaking the record for early migration, and betokens an early setting in of cold weather.
 Mrs. G. H. Trieschmann is. visiting Mrs. J. P. Rains in South Norwalk.
 MT. and Mrs. George Van Deusen left Monday by auto, they will visit several places in Vermont and also Niagara Falls. s-......
 Mrs. John de Barberri went to Sims bury last week. where she stood as godmother to the Infant daughter of her brother;inlnw, who was christened, Sunday On her return she visited friends in Torrington, her former home, and was accompanied tp Canaan by her friend, Miss Theresa Spescia, who will make weeks visit here.
 Mrs. S. A. Kemp and Mrs ". N. Beebe spent Thursday in Pittsfeld.
 Mrs. Alexander Sardam, of Salis- bury, visited friends in town last week.
 Miss Evangeline Hines, of New Haven, is visiting her cousins, the Misses May and Emma Kegler, on r Church street "
 Mrs. John Tierney and Miss Winifred Walsh are visiting relatives. in Water bury. l..
 Frank Anderson, of Stockbridge, spent Sunday at O. A. Lindell's.
 Edward O'Brien, of Hartford, is visiting his aunt, Miss Elizabeth Fitzgerald. ...
 State Committeeman M. H. Tanner, of Winsted, has called a meeting of the 31st senatorial district town delegates to select two delegates from the district to attend the republican state conven- tion in New Haven. The district con- vention will beheld in Canaan Town Hall, Friday, Sept. 4, at II o'clock. A member of the state central com mittee for the 31st district may also be chosen.
 Mrs. George Abel and daughter Marion, of New York, are guests at Fred E. Dewey's.
 Lester Sleighter, of Kent, has been visiting at Fred E. Dewey's. Erol XuoI,,o, o,,I oo.1 Tl.oJ 1c r uI-1