Connecticut western news., 1915-04-22
EAST CANAAN

Mrs N. E. Stratton is quite sick and in pr. Lees care.
 Mrs. Lane, of New York, was guest of Miss c. M. Bottum's at Stevens Farm last week.
 MT. and Mrs. George Beebe have gone to Windsor to live with Mrs. Beebe's son.
 Miss M. E. Briggs spent part of last week at 4. o. Smiths in Norfolk.
 Mrs. G. Cunning is in Wayne, for a visit and will then open her house here.
 Tie Cheerful Workers will hold an ice cream social Friday evening at the church parlors. Come everybody.
 MT and Mrs. Lucius Whitney are happy over the arrival of d little daugh- ter last Wednesday, April 14.
 Special services Were held at St. Joseph S church, Canaan, Tuesday even- ing and Wednesday morning.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Foley and grand son James Tierney visited friends in Sheffield, Sunday.
 James Casey spent Thursday in Lake vile.
 Miss Mae Foley is slowly improving after two week s illness.
 James Fuller, of New Haven, spent few days the past week with MT. and Mrs. John Colligan.
 DOminick Delaini was removed to the Hartford Retreat last Thursday.
 Mrs. George Cowdrey spent Wednes- day in Winsted.
 John Tierney is the proud owner of valuable horse, which he purchased from E. P. Lamphier.
 Jerry Sweeney has returned from a sojourn to Boston.
 William Wallace visited his home at Pine Bush, N. Y., the past week.
 E. M. Casey, of Ashley Falls, spent Sunday at his home here. Misses Jennie Foley and Nellie Ivory spent Saturday in Great Burlington, Mass.
 J. L. Merritt has returned after two weeks vacation at his home at Rhin- cliff, N. Y.
 Mrs. Julia Donlon has returned after two weeks vacation with friends in New Haven.
 Miss Mary Kegler, of Winsted, spent Sunday at her home.
 Mrs. Ayrus Rowland is on the sick list.
 Guy Shibley former station agent has removed his household goods to Pough- keepsie. N. Y. Mrs. Martin Casey spent three days with her sister, Mrs. Annie Ganci, in Canaan.
 Miss Mary O'Reilly, teacher at Falls Village, spent Sunday at her home here.
 Mrs. Charles Tierney and little daughter visited her parents in Sharon the past week.
 A bad forest fire developed Sunday in the woods the other side of Canaan Val. | ley and famed by stiff breeze threat ened the Canfeld buildings. Help was summoned by telephone and fire kept under control. The local Christian Endeavor society was represented at the convention in Torringtou, Tuesday by George Perdi- get and Isadore Warner.
 The monthly preaching service al Literary Hall, Canaan Valley was held by Rev. W. F. Maylott, Wednesday night.
 George Cowdrey is out with new Indian motorcycle.
 Edward Avis the noted bird man, has been engaged to give an illustrated lee. ture Friday, April 30th, under the auspices of the boys and girls of the c. E. Juniors. MT. Avis is also bid mimic and violinist and will give i'm. presentations of the several bird calls.
 MT. and Mrs. Rugg, of Southfield, was at church Sunday.
 The spraying demonstration at the Stevens farm Monday was postponed on account of the non- arrival of the para. phernalia. MT. Manchester met the farmers interested informally.
 Miss Laura Goodwin led the meeting last Sunday night. This week Miss Philander Stevens will lead, the topic is "The Bible.'
 Next Sunday morning MT. Maylott will preach on "Through Defeat tc Victory"