Connecticut western news., 1914-04-30


 We're getting down close to the sur face of the state roads in the center of the village-thanks to local Highway Commissioner Tom Butler and his wig orous mud-digger. Our state road is good road, if only it can be kept on top of the earth And Butler says it can be.
 Edward Parmelee, of Great Barring ton, visited James Flynn last week.
 Edward Bates, of Millerton, is the new bookkeeper at Borden's.
 Mrs. Rexford Stanton went to Cleve- land, Ohio, Monday to visit her daugh- ter, Mrs. George Dunlop. She will be absent several weeks.
 Miss Jennie Burns, of Hartford, as- sistant secretary of the state board of education, spent Sunday at the Naples.
 MT. and Mrs. Hiram F. Beebe and daughter left Friday for the state of Washington, where MT. Beebe has charge of an extensive farm each sum- mer.
 At the meeting of the East Canaan Grange Monday evening resolution was adopted that the members attend services on Rural Church Day, next Sunday.
 Miss Margaret Hanlon of Hartford, spent Sunday at her home here. ..
 Miss Ella Dunham spent Sunday in Pittsfeld
 Judge Storm, of Gravesend, L. l., is visiting at O. J. Decker's.
 Julius Jaury and family have remov- ed from their house on lower West Main street to their farm in Cornwall. Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Fleet, of Brooklyn, moved Monday, into the Jaury house.
 Rev. Samuel F. Adam left town Thursday, for Moravia, N Y., to be- come assistant rector of the Episcopal churches in that place and at Clyde near by. MT. Adam had been a resi- dent of Canaan since last summer and although not in rugged health, will en- ter upon his duties in his new field with characteristic enthusiasm.
 Mrs Elizabeth Collins has returned from Millerton, where she has been on a case.
 Miss Adella Graney, of Winsted, spent Friday and Saturday at her home here.
 Russell Drumm, son of MT. and Mrs. Harvey Drumm, who is nearing the end of his second term of enlistment in the U. $. Army, is a member of Company M, 18th Texas regiment, which was ordered over the border into Mexico at the beginning of serious trouble. His parents here have not heard from him in several weeks, and are naturally much alarmed for his safety.
 Sunday evening a Girls Friendly, Society was instituted at Christ church, and seven members initiated in a beautiful and impressive ceremony.
 Mrs. Jane Mallory, of Sherman, has been visiting her sister Mrs. George Roger.
 Plans have been made to remove the bodies of Mrs. H. E. Brown, Mrs. John Miller and Edwin E.. Merchant from the receiving vault at Lower cemetery for interment, Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 Herbert Kemp and son Howard, of Stanfordville, were recent visitors at s. A. Kemp's.
 MT. and Mrs. John Dempsey, of Mil lerton, spent Tuesday at Freeman Dempsey's. .l.....s. At the communion service at Pilgrim church next Sunday six will be receiv- ed into the membership of the church upon profession of faith and it is ex- pected that as many more will come by letter from other churches. The pre- paratory service will be held Friday afternoon at three o'clock. Owing to the storm the talk to have been given by Rev. L. E. Travis on Methodist" before the Pilgrim Brotherhood class was postponed until next Sunday. The class discussed the Mexican situation.
 The Canaan firemen and any others are included in a general invitation to attend the fifth annual concert and ball of the Great Burlington Veteran Fire mems Association at the Town Hall there this, Thursday evening. The com- mittee announce that if sufficient number go up from here to warrant it special car will be run to Canaan, leaving Great Burlington at a. m.
 Mrs. Joseph w. Peet has returned from Bridgeport, where she has been spending the winter, and is boarding at Dr. o. w. Camps.
 w. L. Brown and son, of Hartford, have been stopping with friends in town for few days. MT. Brown is just moving from Hartford to New York city.
 Dr. Ross will be absent from his office two weeks, beginning May 9.
 Miss Mary Joyce, of Winsted, spent Monday with Miss Ella Considine.
 Edward Atwater, of Springfield, was a weekend guest at $. G. Camps.
 Members of the Scout Council are re-