Connecticut western news., 1915-07-08

to that institution for treatment for gangrene ill the foot, and it was found necessary to amputate the foot, but the patient was unable to withstand the shock. He was 75 years of age, and had lived for many years in Southiield, where he carried on farming. The funeral services were held at the house of Mir. Fem, where deceased had made his home; interment in New Boston. Deceased leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edward Putnam, of Greenport, l.. l.
 David H. Roger, of Southbury, spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. Roger and daughters at Eben Kimball'S.
 Miss Bessie Fitzgerald, of Hartford, spent Sunday and Monday at her home here.
 Miss Elizabeth Dickson, who has been visiting Miss Ellen Linaell, re- turned to her home ill Thomaston, Tuesday.
 Miss Mazda Johnson entertained her little friends at her home on high street last Saturday afternoon, the event being in honor of her hirthoay.
 Mir. and Mrs. ". N. Decker motored to New Britain, Sunday and spent the day. Mrs. Decker's parents, MT and Mrs. Thomas MacKirdy, accompanied them home for visit.
 Roscoe Benjamin received his $995 Buick, six cylinder demonisTator Wednesday. This he says, is the great est value on the market for 1916, and that every one who knows will admlt it if they have a demonstration and compare it with other cars.
 Misses Elizabeth O'Brien and Eliza beth Lawton, of Hartford, spent Sun- day and Monday at Miss Elizabeth iFitzgerald's.
 Edward Parmalee, of Great Barring ton, has been visiting here.
 Edward O'Brien, of Hartford, spent Sunday and Monday at Miss Elizabeth Fitzgerald's.
 Miss Frances Abbe. of White Plains, is enjoying a three weeks vacation and spending the time with her aunt Miss F. Whittlesley at the lakes.
 Miss Anna Kelley, of New York, is visiting Miss Lillian Ingersol.
 Miss Florence Lewis. of New York, spends each week -end at the Roberts cottage, Twin Lakes, having disposed of her own cottage since the death of her mother.
 An enormous puff. ball" over foot in diameter and weighing z pounds II ounces, was pla"ed on exhibition Satur- nay ill the museum department of the Rhoades sanitary tonsorial emporium. The freak was harvested on MT. James Keenan's celebrated mushroom farm on the lower road to East Canaan. It at tracted as much admiring attention as the picturesque Fourth of July decora- tions OF the outside of the building. Mir. and Mrs. Frank Andrews of West Beckett, visited at Mrs. E. M. Col lins over Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Drumm, Mrs. Decker and George Rising, of Pittsfield, spent Sunday and Monday ill town.
 MT. and Mrs. Marcus Barnes and children, of Great Burlington, spent Monday at $. W. Barnes.
 Miss Chloe Arnold, the clever woman writer of the Bridgeport Herald, spent last week at The Naples. and incident ally took notes of one thing and another about town and in Norfolk. for articles to appear in her paper. Last Sunday 8 comprehensive article on Mir. Paine and the Norfolk concerts of the Litchtield County Choral Union was printed, with portraits and a picture of the Music Shed. Next Sunday an interview with MT. and Mrs. Jacob Scamerhorn, the oldest married couple in Canaan, with portraits, will appear.
 Mrs. Mary Rodemeyer Stone, ot Bethel, was at Dr. Ross's from Saturday until Tuesday.
 Mrs. James Green visited friends il Great Harrington last week.
 Miss Sarah Stark, the trained nurse is on duty at the Sharon hospital for $ short time.
 Mrs. Edward Sudbury. of Mount Vernon, N. Y, was the guest of Mrs. Hiram Beebe for few days last week
 Timothy Mcclure, of Hartford, i, visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Helen Lettingwell is home iron her school at New Bedford, Mass, fo1 the summer.
 John Fuller is home from Boston Mass.
 George H. Trieschmann and daughte :. Louise spent last Thursday in Torring ton.
 Prof and Mrs. J. H. R. Moore anC sons are spending some time at Saga more Beach.
 Mrs. Bell, who has been visiting a Mrs. H. M. Adams for some time, ha returned to South Norwalk.
 Miss Ruby Hall, of Gaylordsville spent Monday at W. N. Decker's. Mrs. Badgley, of Salt Point, is visit ing her son, c. E. Badgley and family
 Quentin Roger, of Winsted, spen Monday in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Alex McPherson, O , Winsted, spent from Saturday unti ~