Connecticut western news., 1915-01-07


 Cross Christmas stamps here.
 MT. and Mrs. Ge >rge H. Trieschmann were given a genuine surprise by about eighteen of their friends last Thursday evening in honor of their 26th wedding anniversary. Games were played, re- treatments served aud pleasant even- ing spent by all present.
 Miss Agnes Spaulding, of Norfolk, is visiting her aunt, Miss Louise M. Bragg.
 Miss Louise Bragg had the misfor- tune to fall on the ice, near her home, a few days ago, and severely injured her elbow. At the regular meeting of Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge No. 49, Friday evening, officers for the ensuing year will be elected. A full attend ance is desired.
 Mir and Mrs. George Pearson, of Waterbury, have been visiting at H. R. Whitford's.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Rood and son, of Ashley Falls, 'pent Sunday at H. D. Humphreys.
 Mrs. W. N. Decker is visiting her parents ill New Britain.
 John V. Adam, of Winsted, spent Sunday at his home here.
 Miss Elsie Rains of South Norvalk, has been visiting the Misses Triesch- mann.
 Mrs. Howell, of Salt Point, has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Lans ing.
 Judge A. T. Rorablck is sitting with the Supreme Court, at Hartford this week.
 Miss Caroline Camp will commence second term of dancing lessons at Town Hall next Monday evening, Jan uary II, at o'clock. Any one wish ing to join the class should be present that evening.
 O. A. Beaujon is assisting at the Mercantile Co. s store during inventory.
 Mr. and Mrs O. J. Decker are visit ing friends at New York and Long Is- land.
 Mr. N. E. Storms mother, who has been visiting here for some time, has re- turned to her home in Poughkeepsie.
 Miss Mary c. Hill has returned to the Naples after two weeks visit at her home in Norwich.
 Miss Bannister, of the New Britain Normal School, spent the holiday vaca- tion at the Naples.
 Mrs Hathaway and daughter Dorothy, of Shelton, are visiting Mrs. Shores, at the Naples.
 Joseph Bennett, the North Adams, Mass, manufacturer who was patient at the county hospital last summer following an automobile accident in East Canaan, provided the New Years dinner at the hospital Friday. On Christmas MT. Bennett remembered each of the nurses at the hospital with , a,gift.
 The clerks in the office of the state treasurer at the capitol in Hartford have given handsome mahogany case mantel clock to Hon. Edward s. Roberts, of East Canaan, the retiring treasurer.
 Miss May Kegler has been housed in with a severe cold.
 Harry Lake, of Bedding Ridge, has been visiting Everett Lyles.
 Mrs John Root, of Pittsfeld, is visit ing her aunt Mrs. Oles at A. A. Hub bard's.
 The Hose Company minstrel show is an assured fact The members have been going over the plans in business like way, and the first real rehearsal was held in the Town Hall last night, and the probability is that the show will be put on shortly before the begin ming of Lent, and it is safe to predict that it will be a good one.
 Died-At Middletown, Conn.,, Dec IS, Mrs. Mary Caswell, aged S5 years. Mrs. Caswell is survived by three daughters, Mrs. c. H. Hinkley of Egre. mont Plain; Mrs. Mary Guilmarte, of Norfolk, Conn, and Mrs. E. S. Hale, of Middletown, Conn.,, in whose home she died. Her husband, John Caswell, died ten years ago and both are buried in the cemetery at Catskill, N. Y. Mrs. Hinkley and Mrs. Hale formerly lived in Canaan, where their mother was frequent visitor.
 Dr. ard Mrs. Edgar H. Coombs, of Corning, N. Y., are the parents of a son, Earl Gray, born Sunday, Decem- Der 27. The little one is a grandchild of MT. and Mrs. Edgar J. Coombs of this city.-Pittsfeld Ealge. MT. and Mrs. B. J. Coombs were former residents of Canaan, Mrs. Coombs being a daughter of the late H. H. Cogswell.
 Miss Marian Wait, of Cohoes, N. Y, spent New Years day and Saturday with bar amt Mrc IT T, Rocc
 George c. Peet, of Bridgeport, for merly of Canaan, has been appointed a member of the Bridgeport Board of Health. MT. Peet is treasurer of the F. A. Doolittle Tile Company, of Bridgeport, and has not been active in |, politics.
 Mistress Bridget, did see Officer Flynn eating cold chicken in the kitchen last night ?''