Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13

N. Y, Sunday with N. E. Lawton, Miss Lawton and Miss Creevey as his guests.
 The Iusitania was the ship on which Mrs. Michael Goggin and daughter, Mrs. Dunn, of Falls Village, returned from their trip abroad, few years ago.
 The Canaan Mercantile Co.'S May reduction sale is still continued. Many bargains are offered ill all lines.
 Nelson Jackson accompanied by his father John Jackson, arrived from Bath, Maine, last Satul day and are spending few days i'll town.
 Miss Arlene Baker, of Hartford, is visiting Mrs. Huddon.
 Miss Beatrice Shields, of Danbury Normal, spent from Thursday until Monday with relatives i'll town.
 Miss Louise Trieschmann attended teachers meeting at Bridgeport last Friday.
 Miss Katherine Morris, one of the Danbury Model teachers, was home over Sunday.
 MT. Samuel A. Eddy, of New York, came up Friday, and with Mrs Eddy, opened their cottage at Twin Lakes for the season. MT. Eddy returns to New York this week, but will make frequent trips home during the summer
 Only one big circus is coming into Connecticut this season, and that won t hit Canaan-Ringling Brothers, who show in Waterbury, May 27, and pres ent the spectacular production" Solo, mon and the Queen of Sheba, which is one of the biggest things ever at tempted by a circus company, reQuir- ing a cast of 1 1,250 people. ballet of 300 dancing girls, 735 horses and a whole train load of scenery and cos tunes. It cost $1,O00, ,O00 to prepare this feature, which is presented on the largest stage ill the world.
 MT. and Mrs. A. w. Holsapple and friends motored to Hartford on Mon- day.
 MT. and Mrs. c. E. Badgley and son Perry motored to Salt Point and spent Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. N. Decker motored to Gaylorlsville and spent, Sunday.
 Another member of David $. Cowles Post, G. A. R., died Sunday, May g. Dom Pedro Griswold, of Company c, 23d Connecticut regiment. He was buried Wednesday in sharon. He had formerly lived in East Canaan, and joined the Canaan Post by card from the Sharon Post, which has surrendered it's charter, only two members now sur viving. David $. Cowles now has eighteen members, as against mem- bership of about 70 some years ago.
 Mrs. Charles G. Proctor, of Detroit, Mich, has been visiting friends and relatives of her late husband, ill Ga naan and Great Burlington. Mrs. Proctor had visited this section a num- Der of times with her husband and has formed many pleasant friendships here abOuts. Mr. Proctor died December 2S i last, after a long illness, covering a period of about a year, during which he suffered intensely. He was born in Huntsville, a son of the late MT. and Mrs. John R. Proctor, who built the house now owned and occupied by | OOSSDll A1lyh "llISIl lloS OCSII lAAOf SO from it's original site, where the Badgley building now stands. MT. Proctor moved from Canaan to Detroit ! ill the early 70's, with the family father, mother and sister, all of whom are now dead.
 Brewer Brothers have sold to Horace Kelsey, of Salisbury, coal dealer, a ! two ton Reo motor truck, which ar rived from Hartford, Saturday. They have also sold a Ford car to Superin- tendent Mackie, of the power plant at Falls Village, and another Ford to Superintendent Frear, of the Borden $ Lime Rock plant, and disposed of the old J. $. Tracy car to E. M. Stanton, of Mill River.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Howard Bierce, of Waterbury, are spending the week in Canaan and Mill River. Howard is putting in much of his time catching trout
 Mrs. B. A. Hitchcock, "the woman who stirred Connecticut" was written up in the Waterbury Herald last Sun, day, by Cloe Arnold, the clever little lady who interviews the state celeb rities for that paper. She has written a fine article on Mrs. Hitchcock in heI home, illustrated with photographs.
 Landlord Martin Langs has leased the Berkshire Tavern at Sheffield and takes possession this week. MT. Langs was at one time proprietor of the Can field in Canaan and for a number of years ran the Falls Village Inn, and has a large acquaintance throughout all this region!
 The Grand Officers f the o. B. S. will visit Esther Chapter No. 72, o. E. $. on tue evening of September 3.
 Frank Coons spent Sunday at hi' daughters in Bristol.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wanger mot ored from Salisbury and spent the day at Freeman Dempsey's.
 Miss Stella Colbane, of Danbury, ac companied Miss Ellen Lindell home from Danb1lry and sDent a few dav