Connecticut western news., 1914-12-24

Falls Marble works, is off duty for a few weeks because of two badly crushed 1 fingers, which he caught in the gear ing of the engine machinery few days ago.
 Ovid P. Gillette and wife will leave for Ocala and St. Petersburgh, Florida, the first week in January for a three months stay.
 The regular quarterly meeting of Hiram Eddy Camp, No. 3, Sons of Veterans, of which number of Can aanites are members, will be held in Union Hall. Holley Block, Lakeville, next Wednesday evening. The annual election of officers will be held at that time.
 Mrs. Fanny Perry, aged 75 years, died at the home of w. M. Deming on Hubbard street, Winsted, Thursday morning. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. W. M Deming. Funeral services was held at the Deming home Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 School Principal H. W. Strayer is spending the holiday vacation in York and Reading, Penn. The schools closed Tuesday afternoon and will reopen Tuesday morning, January 5.
 Merton Sardam, of Falls Village, was arrested Saturday evening by De- putty Sheriff Rhoades, and arraigned before Justice Ford the same night on the charge of being common drunkard. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs, totalliDg $17.26, and sentenced to 30 days ill jail which latter sentence was suspended, and he was allowed to go on his own-recognizance.
 MT. Lyman E. Howe is laid up with badly crushed foot, the result of his heavy Standard Oil team starting sud- denly while he was preparing to mount. The forward wheel of the big wagon ran over his left foot painfully bruis- ing it, but fortunately breaking no bones. He will be laid up for few days. -..... 4..s -........ .-ss....-.-
 The Harrington Building company has been awarded the contract to build new house in Canaan, Conn.,, for G. M. Brewer, says the Great Harrington correspondent of the Eagle.
 MT. and Mrs. Marcus H. Rogers, of Mill River, started yesterday for Flori- da, whence they will sail for Havana Cuba, to spend the most of the winter.
 William Welch, of Hartford, was week end guest at Dr. O. w. Camps.
 Miss Elizabeth Peirce is entertaining Miss Vera Daumgh, of Oklahoma.
 The Canaan whist and pool experts who went to Norfolk, Thursday even- ing to fight tournament with the whist and pool experts of that town, won the pool tournament, but lost in the duplicate whist. The Norfolkers will come to Canaan on the evening of January IA for return contest.
 At the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning, a part of the Christmas music will be repeated. ~
 Miss Helen Leffingwell is home from Bedford, Mass, for the holidays.
 Mrs. Kathryn Murane, of Millerton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Cor coran. ..'. ...A.
 The first sleighing of the season ar rived Monday morning-not the best sleighing that ever was, but sleighing.
 The newly elected officers of Housa- tonic Lodge F. and A. M., will be in- stalled Thursday, January IA. The advisability of having public installa- tion is being considered.
 Sunday morning in the Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. l.. E.. Travis will preach from the text, "Do thy digence to come before winter ''
 Mrs. Warren Andrews, who has been visiting at E. L. Beckley's, returned to her home in West Cheshire Conn.,, yes- terday. ...-. ,. ..-..
 Rev. A. E. Roraback and Mrs. Rora- back, of Brooklyn, will arrive today to spend Christmas at Judge A. T. Rora- backs. eF..
 The officials of the O. N. E. railroad passed through Canaan, Monday morn ing, on a special train, bound for May brook.
 Mrs. F. R. Collin has been confined to her home for a few days with a bronchial cold and Mrs. Eugene Rowe has been assisting in Collins jew, lty store during the holiday rush.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Eldridge, of Blackstone, Mass, are Christmas guests of George s. Fuller.