Connecticut western news., 1915-06-10
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Children's Day services will be held at the Methodist church the last Sun day in June. The first rehearsal is to be held at the church tomorrow after noon at 3:3O.
 Accommodation trains now stop, on signal, at the Camp Ground station, Pine Grove.
 Nr. and Mrs. J. E. Rhoades are spending a couple of weeks with Mrs. Rhoades' daughter, Mrs. Mary Barnes, on Long Island.
 Rev. E.. c. Gillette last Sunday preached a special sermon to the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, thirty-fve of whom attended in body.
 Charles Chaplin, the funniest little man alive, will be shown in films at the local movie show, Saturday night in His New Job." The series of Hazards of Helen exploits will be continued ill new thrillers, and there will be the usual comedy films, making up a pro- gram of great merit and interest.
 Judge A. T. Roraback is sittlng with the Supreme Court ill New Haven this week.
 Miss Fannie Kasson is caring for Mrs F. R. Collin, who has been i'll for several weeks.
 The following tale of hat, conspic- uously posted ir the Canaan post office just after the Norfolk concerts, tells its own pathetic story: "Some one took my hat, (Derby, Lamson & Hubbard, Boston at the concert Wednesday, night, and left one too small for me. would be very happy to swap back. E. c. Gillette"
 Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M, reg ular communication this evening"
 MT. and Mrs. R. D. Peirce motored to Northfeld, Mass, Monday, return ing Tuesday.
 Miss Beatrice Jerome, of Stockbridge, spent Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. Thomas McClelland.
 The annual meeting of the Canaan Cemetery Association will be held Sat urday afternoon of this week at 3 o'clock, at the Probate office.
 Mrs F. F. Stevens spoke at two con- ferences ill Danbury, Saturday and Ouuuay Ou SCllOOl WOIh.
 Rev. E. c. Gillette is to move his family to his Twin Lakes cottage "Sumac Shack" tomorrow. R. D. Peirce and family will occupy their cottage over there this week. Others will follow forthwith.
 Judge Roraback and family are now occupying their delightful summer home at Twin Lakes.
 William J. Ahearn. son of Conductor Dennis Ahearn, of the c. N. E., has just been elected captain of the 1916 baseball team of Syracuse University. His popularity in his class is shown in the fact that he was recently elected class secretary and is member of the Delta au Delta fraternity. He is now in the junior law class, and has just ar rived at the home of his parents i'll Mil lerton, for the summer vacation. He was a student in the Center school in Canaan, while his family lived here and was well liked by all his associates.
 Interest in the tiremen's tournament, July 5, is becoming Intense as the date draws nigh and the people realize that it is going to be one big time.
 The rain of Monday night and Tues day morning was a great encourage ment to the gardens-and they need encouragement. Garden vegetation is unusually backward, for the season of the year, owing to the prolonged cold and late frosts.
 Charles Laffargue and son are boring an artesian we'll, at Colebrook, for Mr. Reynolds.
 Clarence Humphrey is having his house outftted with new chimneys.
 John Humphrey, of Norfolk, is spend ing a few days in town, with his cousins, Clarence and Horace D Humphrey.
 Miss Margaret Lawton, sister of MT. Norman Lawton, died Wednesday at Ter home in Elizaville, N. Y, and was buried Friday. MT. Lawton and daughter Myra attended the funeral Deceased had lived in Canaan at differ ent times and had many friends here
 George w. Bump, of Alton, N. Y., former resident of East Canaan, and we'll known in this vicinity, was ill town Monday.
 There will be Children's Day ser vice at Pilgrim church next Sunday at 10:30, with songs and recitatlons by the children. The offering will be for the Congregational Sunday School So- ciety.
 The Women's Missionary Society of Pilgrim church will meet with Mrs. M. G. Adam on Friday afternoon at 2:30.
 Amory Mellen, of Stockbridge, Mass. spent the week end with Forbes Adam.
 Mrs. A. A. Lawrence and Mrs. Charles S. Adam attended the tea party last Wednesday given by Mrs. Irene Cowdrey at East Canaan.