Connecticut western news., 1914-09-17

inc COnBT6BdU1OH OI CllTlSJ CllutCll had the pleasure of listening to a fine sermon by Rev. W. F. Barnett, of New town, last Sunday.
 Dr. H. l.. Ross will be absent from his office from October l to 15.
 Rev. M. J. Lynch, of South Norwalk, formerly of St. Joseph's church, was in town Friday calling on friends.
 Mrs. H. B. Mcfarland, of Chicago, who spent a couple of weeks at the Wangum, went to New York, Monday, where she will make short visit be- fore returning to her home.
 Karl Werner is assisting at the post office
 Last Friday evening at the regular meeting of Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge, Mo- 49, three candidates, Misses Lotta and Mildred Buckbee and William Buckbee, were initiated. After which refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served.
 E. s. Pease and son John visited in West Haven recently.
 Miss Levia Wilcox, of Norfolk, visited Miss Mary Howe last week Fri day.
 Ernest L. Babb is chauffer for A. P. Briggs.
 MT. and Mrs. Hiram Beebe returned last week from Kettle Falls, Wash where they spent the winter.
 Mrs. M. O. Corbit is visiting in Sharon.
 Mrs. Robert Holmes, of New Mil ford, was calling on friends in town last week.
 Miss Agnes. Spaulding, of Norfolk, visited Miss Louise Bragg last week.
 Miss Hattie Howe, of Hampton, Va, is guest of Mrs. Aida D. Rood.
 Dr. Arthur Mees, the New York musical conductor, who is we'll known to the devotees of the "Norfolk Con- certs,' will direct the Bridgeport Ora torio Society concerts, the coming winter, in "The Messiah about Christ mas, and "Damnation of Faust" in April.
 Misses Carrie and Louise Nichols, of Hartford, are visiting Mrs. Vim. N. Beebe.
 c. H. Pease went to Pomfret to attend the meeting of the state board of fish and game commission at Admiral Goodrich's.
 Miss Grant, of Hartford, is visiting Miss Gladys DeHart.
 MT. and Mrs. George Roger spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. H. B. Ives at Twin Lakes. ..
 Charles Laffargue, of Canaan, who is boring for an artesian we'll for H. V. Johnson at the Auckland place. recently purchased by MT. Johnson, after going down 80 feet struck flow of water of three gallons minute. The water overf1ows the we'll, but not in such a large quantity Citizen.
 Sam Hitchcock's Devon steers, pure bred, from Spring Hill farm, Litchfield, won again the blue ribbon at Salisbury fair: also the blue ribbon at Norfolk. When owned at Spring Hill they took blue ribbons at Berlin and Danbury fairs in the calves division. Some blue ribboners
 Miss Margaret Corcoran is attending Albany Business College.
 Charles Laffargue is out with new Metz auto.
 Miss Edith Hatmaker, who teaches at Woodbury, spent Sunday at her home here.
 Mr. and Mrs. o. J. Decker and MT. and Mrs. A. W. Hoslapple motored to Goshen, N, r., on Sunday and spent the day.
 Mrs. Katharine Murane, of Water bury, has been visi ting her sister, Mrs. Mary Corcoran.
 Miss Rose Lowe, of Bridgeport, has been visiting friends in town.
 Miss Lillian Brown and her nephew, Robert Neil from Port Tampa City, are guests at H. 0. Barnes'. A stem from black raspberry bush, containing 27 berries, most of them lusciously ripe, was picked by John VanDeusen, in his yard, last Sunday, and brought into this office by Deputy Sheriff Rhoades. If anybody else can show so prolific stem, or any ripe raspberries at all, picked on the 18th of September, let him come forward and own up.
 The selectmen and town clerk will be in session at the Probate Office in Town Hall Saturday, Sept. 26, from g a. m. to p. m. for the purpose of mak- ing voters. The registrars will meet today at Roraback's law office, to re- ceive applications of those wishing to be placed on the list Ito be made.'
 Miss Amy Lansing of this village and Miss Marian Bartram, of Lakeville, have entered Northfield Seminary this year.
 Miss Ella Noble, of New Milford, has been the guest of the Misses Granger for few days.
 Miss LaMoine Gookins has returned from Port Leyden, N. Y., and will open up the Hat Shop for the season.
 Mrs. s. E. Kimball and children, of | MillertOn sDent Saturdav at Mrs