Connecticut western news., 1915-03-18
CANAAN

OClu fellOWS Hall, among OCner pfOpOSI- tions to be acted upon, the subject of Il dollar dinner' for ''yourself and ladies, at the new Hotel Garfield, will be brought up. It has been thought timely and proper, ill view of the facts that the Association will have no annual banquet this year, and that the hotel has been practically rebuilt, that community feast in the form of dinner under the auspices of B. M A. to which members and guests may bring their wives. sisters or sweet hearts, would fill the want, and the matter will be brought up tonight. It is hoped that as many as possible will be present at the meeting, which has other matters of local interest to con- sideI.
 "In Defiance of Law will be the chief feature at the Movie show next Saturday night This is romance of the Northwest mounted police and is said to be thriller. At the same per formance the second episode of the, Hazards of Helen" and other films will be shown.
 MT. John D. Peck's pen of White Wyandottes, in the Storrs egg laying contest are now tenth ill the list of the ten leading Connecticut pens, for the 18th week, and have laid 437 eggs, the next above having laid 438 eggs. The leading pen, Barred Rocks, owned by Merritt M. Clark, of Brookfeld Center, have laid 583 eggs.
 A special meeting of the Visiting Nurse Association will be held at the residence of Mrs. CIemans tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
 The new system for opGrating the signals at the union statioI-by levers located inside the telegraph otfice-is being installed. The arrangement will Obviate the necessity of the operator going outside his office to operate the signals and will not, only save time but be much safer The levers give to the interior of the office, the appearance of the inside of a switch tower and Opera tor Gee will greatly appreciate the change.
 Judge John R. Booth, of Danbury, District Deputy Grand Master, will visit Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M. ,, next Thursday evening, March 25. There will be work in the third degree, and a number of visiting brethren are expected. A collation. will be served by the sisters of the Ea tern Star, after the lodge work.
 Brewer Bros. received car load of Ford cars Tuesday.
 Work on the repairs of the Hotel Garfield is now on the home stretch. The paper handgers are decorating the office, which was left for the last, and when this, with a little cleaning up of the flag ends on the second floor, is completed, nothing will remain to re- tard the re.Opening. Landlord and Mrs Baker are now confident that the opening will take place on or before April l.
 Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M will have special communication this eve- ning-a lodge of instruction.
 Miss Edith Greene is spending the week with her sister, Miss G. Irene Greene in New York city.
 Manuel Trigerios has been visiting friends in Norfolk.
 Miss Ersel Passini has accepted a position in TOrrington.
 Mrs. Edward Cook, of Clayton has been called to Boston by the illness of her brother, Robert Fitch. Her daugh- ter, Mrs. T. B. Nicho s, If River $ Edge, N. J., is directing affairs at the Cook home during Mrs. Cooks absence.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp visited friends in Falls Village last week.
 Mrs. H. l.. Ross goes to Pittsfeld to- morrow, where her sister, Mrs. Emma Rodemeyer Wait is to give talk before woman's club. She will accompany Mrs. Wait to her home in Cohoes, N. Y, for few days visit.
 H. E. Lyles is recovering from a short siege of illness resulting from a severe cold and stomach trouble.
 Saint Patrick's Day in the morning passed off quietly so far as Canaan was concerned. The green was in evidenc ( on all sides, i'll neckties and button holes, and from the general display il was difficult to tell who was Irish and who was not.
 MTS. JOLlu Nl;Oll TeluFu6u lOrm OOX sackie this week, her sister, Mrs. Jennie Gardner, returning with her for visit
 A. A. Knight is very ill with pneu mOnia.
 Miss Ella Considine is visiting hel sisters ill Passalc, N. J.
 MT. E. A. Creevey will move his family into Mrs. Studley's home or Barlow street.
 Miss Margaret Brown, who has beer spending the winter with Miss Sarah Adam, went to Brooklyn, N. Y, Sat urday.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Drumm at tended the 42d anniversary of MT. Drumm's sister and husband, MT. ant Mrs. Lowden, of Pittsfeld last week.
 Jerome Root is on the sick list.
 MT. and Mrs. James Keenan attend ed the St. Patrick Day celebration in Noxv Work cjt "