Connecticut western news., 1915-08-26

heard in the land. Repairs were com pleted Monday and "Clint" now rides to and from his labors.
 Five young men from Canaan and vicinity went to Mount Hermon School Tuesday. They were Floyd Knight, Winchell Pusey, Howard Hatmaker and Percy Knickerbocker, of Millerton, and Grant Eggleston, of Lime Rock.
 Miss Genevieve Pratt. of Westfeld, was rendered a surprise party Monday evening at the home of her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Frank Coons on Church street. Games and music were the pleasures of the evening. Refresh ments consisting of ice cream and cake were served.
 MT. and Mrs. c. M. Brewer, Misses May Kegler and Mildred Creevey and Messrs. John Armstrong and Frank Blass enjoyed an auto ride over the Mohawk Trail, Sunday.
 Miss Elizabeth Mccormick is enjoy ing a two weeks vacation from her duties at the s. N. E. telephone office.
 Miss Catherine Mccormick, of The News, force is taking a two weeks va cation.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Bates visited relatives in Pittsfield last week.
 Miss May Kane, of Bridgeport, is visiting Mrs Annie Ganci.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas L. Shields, of Waterbury, and MT. and Mrs. Wm. Shuckerow, of Hartford, were in town on Monday to attend the funeral of Patrick Britt.
 Miss Catherine Finnegan, who has been seriously i'll, is reported improved.
 Peabody. optometrist will be in Falls Village, Aug. 30, 31, and at Ford's Music Store, Canaan, Sept. ], 3, B. Adv
 Rev. ". F. Holmes, president of Foreaglore University in Mississippi gave most interesting account of the work of that institution for negroes at Pilgrim church last Sunday morning. MT. Holmes was formerly for twelve years pastor of the Congregational church in Watertown
 Miss Anderson, of Patterson, N. Y, is visiting at 0. A. Lindell's.
 John Nielsen is enjoying a weeks vacation from his duties at G. l.. Par sons 6 Sons store and is spending the week in Hartford.
 Stanley Mather spent last week, with relatives in East Lyme, Niantic and New London.
 Misses Blanche Ball, of New York city, and May Mackay, of Worcester are guests at James Quinn's.
 Next Sunday morning the sacrament of Holy Communion will be adminis- tered at the Methodist church In the evening Rev L. E. Travis breaches his last sermon before going on his yaca- tion.
 Edward P. Jones, of Winsted, was a caller at The News office Tuesday morning.
 Mason Humphrey spent last week with friends in Bridgeport and New Haven.
 Miss Ella Considine entertained her sisters from Passaic, N. J., few days last week.
 Miss Catherine Connolly, of Great Harrington. was a week end guest of her cousin, Miss May Devine.
 Miss Josephine Wells, who has been visiting friends here for few weeks returned to her home in Holliston, Mass, Monday.
 Miss Ellen Lasher is visiting rela- tives in Bangall, Stanfordville and Ger mantown.
 Mrs. Mary Pusey and son Winchell spent last week i'll Torrington.
 Miss Sarah Holley and the Misses Miles were over Sunday guests of Myron Holley, in Lakeville.
 Harry Morsey's bungalow is pro- gressing rapidly towards completion.
 Miss Marion Bushey is at her home in Huntsville.
 Miss Lois Dings is at Mrs. k. M. Collins this week. taining her cousin, Miss Laura B. Hall, of Pleasant Valley, N. Y., for the past week.
 Mildred Buckbee .has been visiting her friend, Ethel Peck, at Colemans Station, N. Y.
 Quentin Roger, of Winsted, called on friends in town Monday on his way from East Chatham where he visited his sister.
 Miss Mildred Creevey was in Ruther- ford, N. J., last week, and attended, as bridesmaid, the marriage of her cousin, Miss Ethel Derby. of Ruther- ford, to MT. Herbert Johnson, of West Haven, Conn. The bride has been frequent visitor at Miss Greevey's home here, and has some acquaintances in Canaan.
 MT. and Mrs. O. E. Badgely and Miss Eula Saygers, the visiting nurse, went to Salt Point, N. Y., Thursday to at tend a church clambake. Misses Lydia and Adella Merwin have been spending a few days in | sharon.