Connecticut western news., 1914-04-23

been run over them laSG week, IOlIOWeO
 by the shovel brigade, who loaded the
 mountain of stuff from the middle of
 the roads upon wagons and carted it
 away. The work helped materially
 toward getting down near the surface of the road, which, according to Su-
 perintendent Ulrich, of the state de-
 partment, should not be covered up at all. Another such scraping would help the situation still more, and obviate the possibility of having foot or less of nasty mud when the next rainstorm comes to mix it up. But Commissioner Butler has his eye on it, and by the look of determination in that eye it is safe to assume that he is contemplat- l ing another raid on the dirt before it is very strongly reinforced.
 Rev. MT. Mills, rector of Christ church attended meeting of the Fairfield County Clerical association in Shelton, Monday. On that evening he addressed the Mems Club of Shelton on what the Brotherhood Clubs of Canaan are do- ing. ;" .~ '.'+
 The children of the Girls Friendly society will give a religious play in the parish house on Friday evening, May 1. There will be no admission charge, but silver offering will be taken up. Mrs. Katherine B. Daly, of Brooklyn, is spending few weeks at The Wan gum.
 The Queen Esther circle was enter tained at the Methodist parsonage Mon- day evening by MT. and Mrs. Travis.
 Mrs. l.. H. Burns and Miss Emma A. Lawrence with MT. and Mrs. s. W. Barnes returned Friday from their Southern trip. .....
 Philip Orben has been spending the week in New York.
 Alfred Caldwell was home from Hartford over Sunday.
 Saturday afternoon the members of Rebekah lodge gave a party at Odd Fellows Hall to the girls who took part i'll the entertainment Thursday night. Ice cream and cake were served. \
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho- dist church meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. F. F. Stevens.
 The entertainment given at the Town Hall Thursday evening deserved larg CT audience as the children did so finely. The flag drill was beautifully done, Miss Ina Trieschmann appearing as the Goddess of Liberty. The girls in the cantata all sang we'll, the solo parts being taken by Gertrude Higgins, Margaret Corcoran and Ellen Lindell. Harold Scutt was cute in his recitation and the closing farce created whole lot of amusement. Dancing followed the entertainment The Rebekahs netted about $27.
 Miss Stark, the nurse, has gone to East Haddam for two weeks stay.
 Miss Jennie Clark and Miss Edith Ball, of Salisbury, were visitors in Ga naan, Saturday.
 The Brotherhood of Christ church met i'll the parish house last night. A. E. Creevey gave an interesting talk on his foreign experiences.
 The Mission Circle of Pilgrim church will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Gillette.
 The Cranford Club meets today with Mrs. S. G. Camp. ''Current Events will be discussed by Miss Mary E. | Dewey.
 The barn on the Hatmaker place in Salisbury was burned Monday night. | The reflection on the sky was distinctly seen here. One lamentable feature of the catastrophe was the fact that among the contents destroyed were those 2oO-year-old OK yokes and the continental ox-cart, recently purchased at auction by Martin Langs, which were temporarily stored in the barn.
 Rev. MT. Mills, of Christ church, made i the principal address at the Masonic ceremonies commemorating the Feast | of the Paschal Lamb, at Bridgeport, | and his address was warmly praised by | listeners of critical discrimination, and thus was scored another hit for Canaan. By the way, MT. Mills's salary as rector has been increased $100-a satisfactory indication that the vestrymen are sagacious enough to know a good thing when they've got it.
 Prof. Kehoe and wife, of Hallock school, Great Harrington, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles $. Adam, Sun day.
 Miss Mabel Matson, of Hartford, in the office of the state board of education, is spending a few days at the Naples. On Sunday Miss Marjorie Matson and Miss Jessica Cran- dall, of Hartford, were her guests here.
 o. D. Hine, secretary of the state board of education, who is recuperating his health at the Naples, spent a few days ill Hartford early this week.
 Benjamin, the auto merchant, has delivered sixteen cars to par ties ill Winsted, Lakeville, Salisbury, Torrington, Watertown and Plainville. These cars included. eight Fords, five Bucks, two Cadillacs and one Oakland
 John Graves on Tuesday purchased the property known as the Commons house, on Barlow street, from Robert Black. The house at present is oc- cupied by Jay A. Underwood. The lit tie birds say John will occupy the house himself, not far from the marry month of June
 At the evening Drayer service Of l