Connecticut western news., 1915-10-28
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as 1t should be, for the feaSt, served Dy the ladies of the church will provide a feast we'll worth fasting a long time for, and Brother Travis has secured two speakers whose addresses will te we'll worth travelling many miles to hear-Congressma E. j. Hill, the statesman, traveller and lecturer, of Norwalk, and Rev. Richard Hegarty, of Winsted, who is known to be star after dinner orator. No Canaan man who can manage to get there, can afford to miss 1t.
 Miss Saygers, the visiting nurse, re- ports a considerable amount of sickness, but no really serious cases. Saturday she made eight calls, two of which were birthday parties,' daughter having been born to MT. and Mrs. Julius Gemelli, on the Ashley Falls road, and a son to MT. and Mrs. Frank Suydam, near West Norfolk.
 Judge A. T. Roraback is sitting with the supreme court ill Bridgeport this week.
 Deputy Sheriff I. P. Hornbeck, of Falls Village, was in town yesterday. He declined to tell his business, but looked very much interested. Next Sunday the Rev. James N. Mo. Naughton, retired missionary from Turkey, will be the guest of Pilgrim church. He will speak at the morning service on "War times in Turkey" :" Mir McNaughton had ttrillil g exp T. fence, having been taken by the, Turks as British subject. He is an eloquent speaker and made a great impression when he spoke to crowded house at the great meeting in New Haven. He will also speak to the men of the Broth erhood class.
 Miss Eveline Hewitt, of New Mil ford, spent Sunday with Mrs. Virgil Miller.
 The attraction at the movies next Wednesday evening will be ''The Only Son, ,'' with Thomas W. Ross in the title role. This play is pronounced grip ping melo-drama, and will be presented in five acts, and 200 scenes.
 Canaan Lodge of Odd Fellows will confer the seconi degree next Monday evening.
 Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M.. will confer the f. c. degree at the regu- lar communication this evening.
 With one more week to come, Mrs. John D. Beck's pen of White Wyan- lottes have laid, up to the 51st week of the one-year egg laying contest, 1881 eggs, and occupy eighth place i'll the list of ten leading Connecticut pens, the highest score being held by A. s. Sonderegger, of South Coventry, White Leghorns, 1791 eggs. The highest score in the total list is held by the White Wyandottes of Tom Barron, of England, 2032 eggs.
 Charles O'Connell, who has for the past seven years been third trick opera tor at Union station, has resigned and is now brakeman on the O. N. c.
 F. F. Stevens is taking his annual vacation from is duties at Dempsey's Z drug store.
 Miss Ruth Barnard, of Waterbury, is visiting her anut, Mrs. Lillian Wise.
 MT. Jacob Schamerhorn celebrated the 95th anniversary of his birth Tues day, October 26, and is as hale and hearty as man half his age. His good wife celebrated her 85th birthday nearly three months ago, and their friends confidently hope they both will live to see their one hundredth an- niversaries.
 Wanted: Table boarders at "The Tea Room.'' Mrs. E. M. Collins.-Adv. Benjamin has 20 used cars for sale cheap now. The new Dodge winter car just received, and another carload of Bucks are attracting a lot of admira- tion and getting the business.
 Hiram Eddy Camp, Sons of Veterans, will hold a regular meeting in their !, rooms, Union Hall, Holley Block, Lake, vile, tomorrow evening. Canaan mem- bers should take notice.
 Miss Catherine Finnepan and Miss Jessie Hart, supervisor of music in the Canaan schools, were guests at the banquet given by the Connecticut State Teachers League at the Hartford Golf Club last Thursday evening. Miss Finnegan is one of the directors in the league.
 The Brotherhood supper tomorrow night at the Methodist church will be served promptly at 7:30.
 Mrs. A. T. Roraback, Miss O. Fl. Roraback, Mrs. F. F. Clemans and Mrs. L. E. Travis motored to Poughkeepsie yesterday to attend the convention of the Woman's Home Missionary Society.
 Mrs. Caroline Sedgwick and Mrs. Benjamin Sedgwick, of Falls Village, visited Mrs. E. M. Collins on Tuesday.
 Miss Mary Fitch was home from South Kent over Sunday.
 The Surgical Dressings Committee will meet with Miss E. Saygers, Fri day afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. F. w. Garvin expects to be present.
 Ralph Dewey returned to Chicago, H., by the way of New York city, to. day, after a two weeks visit at his home here.
 Mrs. H. L. Ross returned Monday