Connecticut western news., 1914-04-23
CAN KAN

h order 70 give due noClco that tne water is to be turned off, the Water Company have arranged to have the Methodist church bell struck at least one hour before shutting off the supply.
 The signal will be two strokes, re- peated three times.
 Miss Ruth Drumm, of Pittsf1eld, spent the weekend with friends here.
 Miss Ellen Hamer, of North Adams, was an over-Sunday guest at Fred Brewers. e.8
 The Canaan witnesses at the O'Brien trial at Winsted were Dr. Adam, Dr. Lee, Victor M Coe, Charles V. Delaney, Alfred P. Evans, Norman Hicks, Henry J. King, John Mansfield, James Mcclure, John B. Reed, W. J. Reel Ivanhoe Scott, Joseph Smith, Charles M. Thurston, E. W. Warner, George W. Ford, E. O. Finney. Sam Sirlin.
 Miss Mae Mcclure, of Hartford, wis., ited at her home here recently.
 Miss Mary Passini, of Falls Village, is staying at L. E. Howe's for while.
 Miss Ellen Bruey has accepted posi- tion in Great Harrington.
 Mrs. James Hanlon attended meet ing of the order of Eastern Star held at Glastonbury last Friday evening, at which the grand officers were present. From there she went to Hartford and spent Sunday.
 Miss Mary Garrity, of Lakeville, spent Sunday at James Graney's.
 Judge A. T. Roraback is sitting with the supreme court in Bridgeport again this week. Next week the court sits in Norwich.
 J. Clinton Roraback has his auto i'll commission for the season. His chauf- feur will be Albert Rhoades, of Mill River, who takes the wheel May 1.
 Canaanites generally and the Twin Lakes colony in particular will be grieved to learn that David M. Reed, is lying at the point of death at his home in Bridgeport, and the end is momen- tarily expected. MT. Henry Setzer, alr- other Twin Lakes summer resident, is reported as not materially improved, notwithstanding the transmission of blood, on which high hopes were based.
 Esther Chapter No. 72 O. E. s. will entertain the grand officers on the eve ming of May 2.
 Housatonic lodge, F. and A M will confer the third degree this evening. 2.
 The first actual carload of automo- piles that ever came into Canaan ar rived for Brewer Brothers, Tuesday. It contained two Rec touring cars, one for A. F. Briggs and one for Charles H. Wiesing, of Lime Rock, and an 18OO- pound capacity Rec delivery truck for c. l.. Parsons 6 Son. Another Rec touring car from Brewer Brothers ar- rived yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs Alice Ford, Grand Warden of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, will go to North Haven tomorrow to assist in instituting a new chapter.
 Miss Beatrice Humphrey visited her mother at Hillcrest, Pittsfield, Sunday.
 Mrs, Ella Dunham has been visiting friends ill Hartford.
 Mrs. Perrin L. Stanton, of East Chatham, has been visiting here.
 Mrs. Susan Tobey returned to Salis- bury, Monday, afternoon having spent the winter here.
 Timothy Mcclure, of Hartford, has returned home after having spent his vacation with relatives here.
 Mrs. Howard Diehl, of Mount Kisco, N. Y, is the guest of Mrs. Baker at the Garfield.
 Edson Rood is so far improved, after his long and painful siege with rheu- 4l1o l.. | T 11- about the house with a little assistance. |
 Joe Parsons is awaiting his state number and tag for his new delivery truck, which are expected to arrive | daily Joe will run his car himself.
 Miss Mary Shields, of Waterbury, has been visiting Miss Katharine Mo- Guire.
 Mrs. N. E. Storm visited at her home in Hartford last week.
 Misses Susie Leffingwell and Helen | O. Rhoades were over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stanton in East Chatham.
 Virgil Miller was in Derby on busi- ness last week.
 \ Mrs. Elihu Booth, of Pittsfeld, has IG. Lorrain and Mrs. H. E. Holt.
 Percy Stanton has moved his family to East Chatham. Mrs. Hannah Roger and son. Quentin, accompanied them for the present. George Drumm, of Pittsfeld, spent r Sunday at his home here.
 Mrs. Fred Brewer has been on the sick list
 At 8 special meeting of Esther Chapter No. 72, E. O. S., to be held on the evening of April 30, one can- didate will be initiated.
 Miss Jennie Ferry spent Sunday at her home in Ashley Falls.
 Mrs. Mary Finnegan is on the sick list
 MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Proper, of Falls Village, spent Sunday in town.
 Mrs. Hoag, of Wingdale, was recent visitor at Charles Laffargues.
 Mrs. Florence Humphrey, who was