Connecticut western news., 1914-05-28
EAST CANAAN

MT. Frank Andrus, who has been visiting at E. Kimball s returned to his home in Lee, Sunday. bh #a 4a. Eben Kianball, Jr., of Albany, spent Sunday at his home here.
 Miss Mildred Kimball has returned to her home in Millerton. Florence Collins returned with her for a few days visit.
 Miss Katherine Morris, of Danbury Normal, spent the weekend at her home.
 The Ecclesiastical Society elected Hon. E. $. Roberts agent and treasurer of the Trust Fund of the society at the meeting held Saturday afternoon, fill ing the vacancy caused by the death of the late George W. Cowdrey, who bequeathed the church $5,000 to. be added to the trust fund which now amounts to about $10.000. It was voted to accept the generous offer of a friend of the church to make needed repairs at the parsonage without ex- pense to the society.
 The G. A. R. and veterans will be entertained with a dinner at Grange Hall Decoration Day. The graves will be decorated about II a. III. and the school children will aid the veterans. Those having flowers are urged to send them to the cemetery. In the after noon the G. A. R. and friends will at- tend the celebration at Norfolk where x-President Taft is the speaker. The baseball game with Salisbury last Saturday lad to be- postponed ow- ing to the breaking of the auto that carried fl se of the players. The others went on the one o'clock train and wait ed in vain for the rest to appear. Sat- urday afternoon the strong Winsted team managed by George Poole, will play here and close game is expected.
 While the present outbreak of measles and scarlet fever lasts it has been deemed best not to hold Sunday school and Christian Endeayor meet ings.
 Everybody is busy at present taking advantage of the splendid weather, for planting.
 The preaching services at Literary Hall, Canaan Valley, was we'll attened- ed last week. >'
 A patriotic service was held last Sun- day. The pastor preached. on "Peace and War. " Charlotte Gubell, Alice Perdrizet, Mary Bottum, Bennie Bottum and Carleton Maylott gave "The Salute to the flag, and sang "Red, White and Blue. Rev. W. F. Maylott will preach upon "The Mountains of the Bible" next Sunday morning. The night services will be omitted.
 Miss Webster, of Hartford, was an over Sunday guest of Mrs. Charles Rob- erts. Miss Webster kindly played the organ at church Sunday. .# -@
 Contractor Lyman Ball has finished laying new hard wood floor ill the kitchen of the parsonage. tr'
 A man interested in keeping tabs on the autos that passed through the will lage reports that over 400 passed over the state road Sunday. ..@.#
 Mrs. E. s. Roberts spent few days last week in Hartford with her son.
 Ned Warner is moving into MT. Burr's house near the No. school house.
 Miss M. E. Briggs is in Norfolk this week.
 Mrs. Root and son and daughter and Dr. Harvey and daughter motored up from Waterbury on Sunday to look over their cottage previous to opening it for the summer. N.. .s .-
 Mrs. Eben Kimball has been spend ing few days in Albany, N. Y.
 M. Goggins Jr., has moved his family from Falls Village and is occupying Mr. Stevens farm house. MT. Goggins is MT. Stevens's farmer. ...atI
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Gibbons of Al bany, N. Y, have rented part of Hayes house and will take possession the first of June. ..- .-.t ..-...
 Katherine and Rose Bird are visiting their sister, Mrs. Robert Stevens. Both girls have accepted positions in Schenectady and will leave for there this week.