Connecticut western news., 1914-08-06
CANAAN

River and among the Thousand Islands.
 Dr. Dudley arrived from Beverly, Mass, last week, to join Mrs. Dudley at their daughters, Mrs. E. L. Roberts. Their son Carl Dudley, wife and daughter, arrive today to spend week at the same place.
 H. M. Thomas, the young man who was driving the Ford automobile with guests from the Wangum, and was seriously injured when the machine upset, at East Canaan, as reported in last weeks News, is still in the Dan bury Hospital and said to be even more seriously hurt than was at first supposed.
 Samuel Reel now owns two automo- piles, having recently purchased Ford touring car MT. A. W. Holsapple also has a new Ford touring car. ... .
 MT. and Mrs. T. I. Ferguson, of Bridgeport, have been spending few days with their sisters, Misses Sarah and Mary Ferguson, in Canaan.
 Dr. Ross returned Saturday afternoon in his automobile from his month s sojourn in the Adirondacks. He brought with him from Cohoes, Mrs. Emma Rodemeyer Wait and her daughter Marian, of Cohoes, N. Y. who remained until Sunday afternoon.
 J. w. Halliwell, superintendent of schools of Watertown, is spending the week at the Naples and at A. P. Freeman's cottage, Twin Lakes.
 Henry Wellner, the Canaan tailor, left home about three weeks ago, tell. ing the family he was going to New York for 8 visit A few days ago his family received a post card from him, written in Paris, whither he had gone on his way to. Austria, his boyhood home. It was known that he con- templated visit to Austria at some future time, but he left no intimation that he intended making the voyage at this time. ....
 School Supervisor George J. Vogel returned to Canaan from the Danbury Summer school Monday evening. He will spend most of his time here, before going to Torrington to assume his new duties as principal of the High School and assistant superintendent of the Torrington schools, September 1.
 Eugene Williams, who now runs the boarding department of the Hotel Garfield, closed up his Railroad street restaurant, Saturday night, and yester- day opened his lunch room in the sample room on the ground floor of the hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. John G. Zimmerman. of Troy and Watervliet, N. r.; their daughter. Miss Elsie Zimmerman, and MT. Gustave Wichert, stopped over in Canaan, Tuesday night. on their trip by auto to New Haven, Providence, Newport, Bar Harbor and other prominent resorts which will take them about two weeks to visit. MT. Zimmerman will be remembered by many of the older Canaanites, as the tobacco buyer who with his brother, Godfrey Zimmerman in the early sos, came through this section annually, o1 oftener, purchasing the crops from farmers. He had not visited Canaan before since 1882, and expressed himself amazed at the great change that had been wrought an the town since that time, 32 years ago. ..
 Miss Ruth Laffargue, of Danbury, is visiting at Charles Laffargue's.
 Miss May Lorrain has returned to her duties at the House of Mercy in Pitts field, after having spent two weeks at E. R. Lorrain's.
 Charles Laffargue is boring an arte- sian we'll at Coleman's Station, NY
 The condition of Mr. J. E. Rhoades continues not far different from last weeks report, with no >perceptible improvement. .-
 The annual sale and supper of the Guilds of Christ church will be held next Wednesday, August 12, at the parish house. The sale begins at 3 o'clock and supper will be served at o'clock. Dancing in the evening with Miss Kegler at the piano.
 Mrs F. A. Bentley, of Cleveland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Emma Merchant.
 Miss Ellen Hamer, of North Adams, is visiting Mrs. F. M. Brewer.
 E. B. Stone has notified the school toard of his appointment as superin- tendent of the schools of the town. MT. Stone plans to move his family to Canaan before September 1, provided a rent can be secured
 Sam J. Banks, of Waterviet, N. Y., a former editor of The News, was a visitor in town Tuesday.
 Daniel B. Pettibone, of Pownal, Vt, is sotpping at $. W. Barnes's.
 A dance is to be given by the Royal Neighbors at Odd Fellows Hall, August 12. Everybody welcome.
 The Methodist Sunday school picnic at Lake Buel last Friday was attended by 55 members and their friends. The trip was made ill automobiles and greatly enjoyed.
 Miss Mary Mcclure, of Hartford, was at her home in town over Sunday.
 R. M. Cone was a weekend guest ot F. A. Creevey.
 The Kensington Club sale and supper of+ c,,I