Connecticut western news., 1915-04-22
CANAAN

are being sent in to the secrFtary, w A. Wright. It is desired by the com. mittee that all acceptances be returned at once, or before next Monday. Those who delay longer may be disappointed, as a waiting list will be invited, after Monday, to fill the chairs not spoken for up to that time. Recipients of in- vitations should be sure to sign their acceptances before posting them. One card, posted Tuesday evening, engaged two tickets, but as no name was signed Secretary Wright is unable to tell who engaged them, and if this should meet the party's eye, he will do well to call on MT. Wright and supply the name.
 The spring meeting of the Housa- tonic Christian Endeavor Union will be held next Saturday with the Kent Society in the Congregational church at Kent.
 James Mcclure, brakeman on the c. N. E.. switcher, is on the sick list. William Kane is taking his place on the switcher.
 Mr. Hiram Boebe, of West Main street, starts today for Washing ton state, where. as usual. he has charge of an extensive fruit farm dur ing the sumner. Mrs. Beebe does not accompany him this year. He had planned to leave Monday, but sickness in his family prevented.
 There will be a meeting of the stand ing committee of Pilgrim church this evening at 7:30 at the parsonage to meet those who wish to become mem- bers of the church.
 Potatoes 50 cents bushel while they last at Badgley's market.-Adv.
 Miss Harriett Smith, of Sheffield, has been visiting Miss Mattie Manvel.
 Mrs. Dean, of West Hartford, is visit ing her cousin, Miss Mattie Manvel.
 Grove Leffingwell has resigned his position at Granger's and returned home.
 The Suffrage League win hold a meeting with Mrs. H. B. Ives, Satur- day aftelro Il at 3:50.
 The Cranford Club will be enter tained at the home of Mrs. N. l.. Jack son this afternoon. The topic of the afternoon is John Burroughs, presented by Miss May Smith. Next week the Club will meet on Wednesday, after noon with Mrs. Charles Adam. This will be Fagot meeting.
 Mr. Stone, superintendent of schools, will speak at the Brotherhood class of Pilgrim church next Sunday on "The School problem in Cnaaan." There will also be a free discussion of the problem and all who are interested are urged to attend.
 J. H. Lansing is treating his home to a fresh coat of paint. Charles l.. Rood is doing the work.
 Mrs. s. J. Hamm is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. M. w. Andrus in Sheffield.
 MT. and Mrs. D. J. Gleason and MT. and Mrs. Miles L. Jenks, of Millerton, visited relatives here last Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Collar, of Nor folk, visited at E. w. Adams on Sun- day.
 Mrs. F. N Brown, of New York, has been visiting relatives in town for few days.
 Misses Avis Kimball and Ruth Staf- fCrd motored from Plattsburgh yester. day and are visiting Mrs. E. M. Collins.
 The pastors picture talk at the Pill grim Young Peoples meeting next Sunday evening will be on Corot's Spring"
 Clothes cleaned, pressed and repaired reasonably. Goods sent by parcel post returned promptly by Anna M. Tierney, East Canaan.-Adv.
 F. R. Collin is having a neat and commodious garage erected on his property on Granite avenue.
 Brewer Bros recently sold a A. cylinder Rec car to Edward Leffing- well, of Mill River, and a used Ford car to John Stuart, of Lakeville. An other carload of Fords is due this week.
 Canaan friends of Miss Ersel Passini will be pleased to learn of her rece mt marriage to MT. Augustus Ruet, of Torrington.
 The Queen Esther circle held dime social at the Methodist church .parlors
 
 port good time and a substantial ad- dition added to the Circles treasury.
 This is the season for shad. You can get them at Badgley's market at very reasonable prices.-Adv.
 Road Inspector Burt Peirce and his lieutenant Bill" Mcclure, are doing good job with the scraper on various sections of the town highway.
 Miss Saygers, the visiting nurse, re- ports about the usual number of calls, for the week-no serious cases except one case of pneumonia, in East Ga. naan.
 Walter Goggins is setting a good ex- ample to the residents of the west end of Reed street, by having a cement walk laid in front of his premises. c. M. Humphrey and son are doing the work.
 The frame work for Samuel Reel s