Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
CANAAN

 on piece of glass or other sharp sub stance, near his home. Dr. Lee, who dressed the wound, says the cut was very deep and at least three inches long, and precautions are taken to prevent blood poisoning.
 Dorothy Roberts, aged 9, and Helen, g, daughters Of Postmaster E. l.. Roberts, were taken to Pittsfield, Mon day. to the House of Mercy, and had their tonsils and adenoids cut out by Dr. Blanchard, They are recovering rapidly from the operations.
 Bishop Olmsted, of Colorado, occu- pied the pulpit and delighted a large congregation in Christ Church, last Sunday.
 The suffragist meeting on Town Hall Hill, with Mrs. Stoddard, of New Haven, and MT. Edmund Porritt, of Hartford, as speakers, is in progress as The News forms are closing up for this issue.
 Mr. Edwin B. Stone, who succeeds MT. George J. Vogel as superintendent of schools in North Canaan, has rented the $. W. Kemp place, on West Main street, and will take possession, with his family, September l.
 The ladies of Pilgrim church will serve ice cream and cake on the church lawn next week Thursday afternoon from 4:30 through the evening.
 Miss Josephine Higgins, of Winsted, is visiting Miss Josephine Flynn.
 George s. Mather was elected a trustee of Canaan Lodge, No. 50, I. O. o. F. at the regular meeting Monday night This election was to fill out the term of H. H. Stanton, who resigned because of absence from town.
 Mrs F. A. Barber, of Fair view farm is spending three weeks at Asbury Park, N. J.
 Mrs. George H. Rood, who has been spending a week with her sister in New York, returned last Thursday, accompanied by her brother, Julian Dresser, and wife of Detroit, Mich, who remained with her until Saturday when they left for visit with Berkshire relatives and friends.
 Miss Frances H. Pettee of Great Harrington, classmate of Miss Ruth Peirce at Northfeld Seminary, has been visiting her this week.
 Miss May Devine is visiting Miss Mary Heveran in Willimantic.
 The condition of J. E. Rhoades. who suffered paralytic stroke last week, continues practically unchanged since the last report in The News.
 Mrs. Charles Day, of Lakeville, is visiting at E. D. Norton's.
 The Misses Merwin have returned from visit with friends in Sharon.
 MT. Jay A. Underwood is entertain ing Mrs Maria L. Peet, a relative.
 Benjamin of Winsted has three of the wonderful $950 Buick touring cars ready to deliver. ,...., .- ... .. a
 Rev. and Mrs. E. O. Gillette and family returned from their vacation outing on Monday. Next Sunday MT. Gillette will occupy the pulpit of Pilgrim church as usual.
 Fred o. Capron and wife, of Dan- bury, are visiting relatives in Canaan and Ashley Falls.
 I6s ClduDdkO Ol UIl0 N1dI1r bake Club was held in the grove on Russell's Hill, near Twin Lakes, Sun day, and 36 guests were present, from Canaan, Norfolk and Lakeville. Phil Orben was master of ceremonies and the bake which was prepared by Chef Lindstrom, formerly of the New York Yacht Club, was triumph and greatly enjoyed. There was a baseball game, and group photo was taken by Joseph Fox.
 The first squadron. second U. s. Cavalry, of Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, on. their way home from the maneuvers at Hampton, stopped in Winsted over night last night, and will proceed on their way this morning. Their route may possibly bring them through this place, though no definite information on that point has been received here. There are, in the squadron 260 enlisted men, 10 officers and 300 horses.
 Miss Olga Johnson has been visiting MT. and Mrs. Alrick Salstrom, in Great Harrington.
 This evening, the farce comedy, "All Mistake" will be produced in Town Hall for the benefit of the local firemen and band.
 Mrs. T. F. Watson, of Falls Village, was in town yesterday, calling on friends. She was on her way home from two weeks visit in Chicago, and was obliged to wait in Canaan several hours for a train. -
 Dr. Frederick Uhle and daughters, Jeanette and Kemelia, of Norwalk, who have been motoring through the Berkshires, called on the Misses Granger, Saturday.
 Jerome Hoag and Harold Andrews, of Pittsfeld were guests of Eugene T. Rowe. Sunday.
 MT. Charles Nicoll, of Washington vile, N. Y., and daughter, Mrs. Eliza beth Ivory, of Goshen, N. Y, and A. w. Nicoll, Jr., of Great Burlington, were guests of MT. and Mrs. John Nicoll on Saturday. Miss Marjorie Nicoll