Connecticut western news., 1914-06-04

1 ford railroad, is a son of MT. Julian Sterling, of Bridgeport and West Haven, the retired journalist who is we'll known in this section and prominent member and speaker of the Bald Head Club of America.
 Martin Langs brought R. J. Orr, in his Metz auto, from his hotel in Falls Village in 19 minutes, to catch the ex- press train north, Friday evening, Martin reckons that's going some.
 MT. and Mrs. David Roger arrived home from their bridal tour. Friday evening. They had visited various places through the Adirondacks and on Lake Champlain. They went directly to their newly furnished apartments, and were given 8 serenade by about twenty of the fellows in town that eve- ming, who were invited in, cigars were passed and music followed and the eve- ming was spent in general good time. Miss Alice Peirce, Mrs. B. A. Peirce and Mrs. F. R. Collin attended the commencement exercises at Northfeld Seminary from which Miss Ruth Peirce graduated Tuesday of this week.
 Miss s. l.. Perry, of Hartford, was visitor in town the past week.
 Miss May Lorraine, of Pittsield, spent Sunday at E. R. Lorraine's.
 Messrs. Frank Whiting and Vernon Smith and Miss Helen Hanlon motored to Hartford, Friday and spent Decora- tion Day. Miss Margaret Hanlon ac- companied them home Saturday eve- ming and remained over until Monday morning.
 Miss Isabel H. Roger spent Decora- tion Day and Sunday i'll Millerton, NY.
 Benjamin has a lot of cars for sale cheap. His auto shop is filled with all the new things known to the trade.
 George W. Hall has rented Miss Fannie s. Whittlesey's new cottage at Twin Lakes for the long season to MT. E. s. Tweedy, formerly of Danbury.
 Mason Humphrey is home from New Haven for two weeks vacation.
 Misses Merwin spent the holiday and over Sunday at home from their schools in Torrington. ....-
 MT. and Mrs. James Quinn, Jr., and children of Pittsfeld, were visitors at the parental home over, Sunday.
 Charles A. Beaujon is assisting at G. l.. Parsons 6 Sons store this week.
 Mrs. Charles s. Adam returned Mon- day evening from Springfield, Mass, where she had been spending a few days with friends.
 Rev. H. and Mrs. Cornford of Mada- lin, N. Y., have been ill town during the week. MT. Cornford returned home Wednesday but Mrs. Cornford will spend few days with friends.
 John Graves, of the firm of Bianchi 6 Graves, was married yesterday, in Redfeld, N. Y., to Miss May Bowling. John Imhoff, of Canaan, officiated as best man at the wedding.
 Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Maud c. Kimball, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Eben Kimball Sr., and MT. Frank Edwin Andrews, of Lee, to be held at the home of the bride June 10, at 2:30.
 George H. Trieschman and daughters Louise and Ina, spent Decoration Day with relatives in West Cornwall.
 Rev. L. E. Travis goes to Hurd, N. Y., tomorrow to assist ill the rededica- tion of church on the White Lake charge where he was stationed early in his ministry. Because of his absence there will be no preaching service Sun- day in the Methodist church. In the evening Dr. w. F. Compton, the new district superintendent, will occupy the pulpit. Dr. Compton is said to be fine speaker and a cordial invitation is extended to all to hear him.
 Miss L. D. Root, who has been car ing for Mrs. H. A. Dodge, goes to Mil lerton this week to occupy her new house, which has just been completed, on the Sharon road.
 The Wangum is now open for the sedson for permanent and transient guests. Adv.
 A deputy first assistant foreman of Canaan Hose Company Mo- l, arrived Sunday at the home of Assistant Fore man A. l.. Higgins. He weighed 91 pounds, and was almost big and husky enough to smoke one of those birthday cigars which his modest papa dis tributed among the friends who con- graduated him on his first boy.
 Frederick Landau, concert master at the Choral Union concerts in Norfolk, and w. Waldworth Stillson, promi- nent artist, both intimate friends of the Rev. and Mrs. W. Howard Mills, ale guests at the Christ Church rectory.
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