Connecticut western news., 1915-11-04
HOTEL CHANGE
Mrs. Garfield Keeps 1t Running: Fred
 ParmeIee in Charge.

Harmelee m SnaFRes
 The Garfield Hotel is to be kept open for business, by Mrs. Garfield, the owner, with Fred Parmelee in charge. The bar, of course closed, up perman. ently Saturday night, the liceuse hay. ing expired at that time. Mrs Can field is giving her personal attention 10 the house, and has retained MT. Bakers cook Some of the other help have been changed. The regular boarders remain, as usual. It is Mrs. Canfield's 's intention to have the house managed in manner that will give satisfaction to local and transient trade, and as Mir. Parmelee has had considerable ex- perience with Landlord Baker and has the natural ability and energy requisite for hotel management, and the genial personality and popularity that make guests feel at home and at ease, there would seem to be no reason in sight why the house should not attract an amount and degree of patronage that will enable it to continue in business.
 Landlord and Mrs. Baker left town Sunday afternoon, for Hartford, en. route to Livermore Falls, Maine, where Mir. Baker has taken possession of the Riverside House, which he left ten years ago to come to Connecticut MT. Bakers management of the Garfield ended Saturday night, and Sunday morning breakfast was served under the direction of Mrs. Garfield.
 4 considerable number of Mir. and Mrs. Bakers many Canaan friends took occasion, during the last few days of their stay here, to extend to them best wishes for their future success and prosperity, and to express regret that the hotel was to lose their efficient management. During his eight years residence in Canaan, Mir Baker, be- sides conducting a hotel that fully met every requirement. of local and tran. sient demand, caused the house to be come known far and near us a first-class hotel that would compare favorably with the best hotels in the cities and larger towns, and valuable asset to Ca naan as an up todate community; and those who know the difference between hotels and hotels have been frank and free to acknowledge that MT. Baker had been giving to Canaan hotel ser vice of higher quality than conld be boasted by any town of its size in the state. Mir. Baker was u progressive citizen during his residence here, and was ever ready to do his share in the furtherance of every undertaking for the general interest of the community.
 The Maine town of Livermore Falls, to which he has returned, welcomes him with open arms. In announcing his return, the local paper, the Adver. tiser, refers at length to the coincidence of MT. Bakers acquisition of the River side House. October 20. just ten years to day from the date of his leaving it, Oct. 20, 1905. It says that on the evening of that day "the business men and other friends of MT. Baker gave him grand reception at the hotel.
 "A paper, giving a long list of names, was presented MT. Baker to- gether with beautiful diamond ring us token of their esteem and friend ship for the hotel proprietor who was about to go from our midst. The presentation was most appropriately made by MT. I. B. Clary in behalf of the long list of those who had ex. pressed their desire to share in this re- maintenance of their friend and fellow citizen.
 "Mr. Baker was deeply affected but responded as best he could, finding it difficult to command his voice, and his appreciation of the friendship shown him was expressed i'll his countenance, even if he could not find words to ex- press himself.
 Refreshments were served in the din- ing hall, prepared by the new landlord and a most jolly time was in order and numerous appropriate speeches were made'