Connecticut western news., 1915-06-17
CANAAN


 week, to see if the town will enlarge the Canaan school to accommodate the increasing number of pupils, and install an adequate heating system. This call is in response to an imperative need and there should be no question of fav- .orable action. Ladies may vote at this meeting.
 The Canaan baseball team admin isrered the third defeat to Salisbury on the local grounds last Saturday, win ming by the score of to 5.
 Frank Stall, of Ashley Falls, brought into The News sanctum yesterday all ostrich egg laid by a Rhode Island Red pu let in his hennery on Tuesday. The egg measured 83 inches the longest way around and weighed II ounces. It was larger than an ordinary turkey egg, and was of perfect shape. Frank is of the opinion that if the egg were fertile it would hatch out full grown rooster.
 Prof and Mrs. J. R. H, Moore and family, of Indianapolis, Ind, arrived in town yesterday and will spend the summer months with Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs. Mary G. Adam.
 The SireE of Corsica will be the headline attraction at the movie show Saturday night. This is described as a three-reel thriller full of action and excitement. Helen appears i'll another hair-raising hazard, as the Little En gineer, and Roy Nc Ardell's Darr family contribute their share to the comedy element. It ought to be lively show.
 The Womans Home Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist church held the last meeting for the season with Miss M. ". Manvel yesterday afternoon.
 The receipts from the strawberry shortcake supper given by the ladies of the Methodist church last Wednes day evening were about $50.
 Under the auspices of the Woman's Union of Pilgrim church a series of automobile tours will be enjoyed today, in touring cars kindly donated for the day by Messrs. R. D. Peirce, Allyn Fuller, H. B. Ives, F. R. Collin, A. w. Holsapple, H. R. Whittord and A. H. Herriman. Each tour will cost the passenger one dollar, and there will be the choice of trip to Winsted and High land Lake: to Millerton, Indian Pond and Sha "on. and to New Marlboro and Great Burlington. The cars will start from Canaan aU o'clock this afternoon and will call for tourists who have signifed their intention to go. Tie proce ds will be devoted to the church fund.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp is spending a couple of weeks with Mrs. E. D. Evans ill Great Burlington.
 Mrs. L. J. Streck is entertaining her sister from out of town.
 Forbes $. Adam, son of Charles Adam a student of the Hallock School, Great Burlington, received the highest prize in mathematics in the recent ex- aminations.
 In his address to the Torrlngton High school graduates, Monday evening, Frederick J. Trinder, state director of trade education congratulated the town Ion its good fortune in securing the services of such capable educator as George J. Vogel." MT. Vogel is super intendent of schools of Torrington.
 Robert D. Peirce and family moved to their Twin Lakes cottage Saturday. H. B. Ives and wife moved to their cot tage Tuesday.
 Rev. J. Milton Green, in charge of the missionary work of the Presbyterian church in Cuba, and who is a borther of James E. Green, of West Main street, I ,:. l.x- 1o, week, and Sunday morning occupied the pulpit of the Methodist church, giv- ing a most interesting and enlightening dist curse on work being done by his association in Cuba, and throwing con- siderable light on the character of the Cuban people and the conditions obtain ing on the island.
 The annual meeting of the North Canaan Visiting Nurse Association will be held in the Town Hall, Friday eve- ming, June 25, at o'clock, for the pur- pose o electing officers for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meet ing.
 Miss Madaline Sheridan, of Portland, Maine, is visiting her father, John Sheridan at The Garfield.
 MT. and Mrs. George c. Peet, of Bridgeport are spending few days at the Peet home on Granite avenue. Mrs. Peet, who recently underwent a serious operation, is steadily recovering her usual good health.
 Conductor Fred A. Scott, of the Bridgeport-P -Pittsfeld local passenger train, is i'll at the home of his brother in-law, Station Agent E. c. Finney, having been seized last Saturday, with severe attack of gall-stone trouble, while on his regular run north. Dr. Luchsinger, of Housatonic, has been called to see MT. Scott, who will be taken to a hospital. Mrs. Scott is with him.
 William J. Reel and Frank H. Lang don are drawn for Grand Jury duty at WinSted today.