Connecticut western news., 1915-01-07
CANAAN

his wife and son. have closed up erwin Doors,' their charming home on Bel den street, and left yesterday for a three months absence, which will be spent in New York, New Jersey and Evanston, H., where they have rela- tives. They will return by the first of April.
 Friends in town of Mrs. Nellie Boinay, who lives in Winsted, have just learned of her recent serious ill., ness and are pleased to know that she is much improved in health and able to at work again.
 Brewer Bros. have recently sold new Ford cars to B. A. Brewer and N. B. Storm.
 Work on G. M Brewers bungalow is progressing finely under the direction of E. B. Evans of the Burlington Build ing Go. The roof is now on and the house enclosed.
 The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. A. T. Roraback.
 Hanford Eggleston, of Millerton, called on friends in town yesterday.
 The first pictures of actual fighting ill Belgium and pictures of the Phila- delphia-Boston Worlds Championship ball game will be shown at Town Hall, Saturday night, 7:3O to 1O:OO.
 Rev and Mrs. U. G. Warren, of Brooklyn, N. Y; MT. and Mrs. R. H. Kellogg, of Middletown, Conn.,, spent CI7,p1
 The newly elected offices of Canaan Lodge No. 50, I. 0. O. r. will be in sta led at the regular meeting Monday, January IS.
 The Cranford Club meets this after noon with Mrs. H. L. Ross. The topic for the afternoon is, Eugene Field. The annual usiness meeting will be held after the regular program.
 Housat,nic Lodge, F. and A. M.. will stall it's new officers next Thurs day evening.
 Misses Amy Lansing and Marian Holsapple returned to Northfeld, Tues day.
 Miss Elizabeth Peirce and friend, Miss Vera Darrough returned to North. field, Tuesday.
 Mrs. J. J. Harrington and son Jack son, of Raybrook, N. Y., and Mrs. Will bur Foote, of Great Burlington, visited Mrs. E. M. Collins, Tuesday.
 Attorney J. c. Roraback has filed notice of appeal in the case of Eugene Williams against H. Lester. Tine case will probably come up in the court of Common Pleas at Canaan in February.
 The case of Frederick vs Mayham was decided by Justice Ford, who ren- dered judgment for defendant, non suit, for default defendant to recover costs. Dr. Parmelee, the foot specialist, will come to Canaan again next Mon day and Tuesday. He will be at the Canfield Inn.
 Miss Mildred Buckbee spent last week with her former schoolmate, Ethel Peck. of Coleman's Station, N Y.
 Miss Frances Abbe, nurse on the staff of the Orthopedic Hospital at White Plains, N Y., is spending few days with her father, MT. Thomas Abbe.
 Fred and Bert Brewer, Leonard Cald- well and Dr. Ross are attending the automobile show in New York.
 The work of shingling the Methodist church with slate was begun yesterday
 The topic for the discussion at the Brotherhood Class of Pilgrim church next Sunday will be the Restriction of Immi igration-the literacy test, the alien contract labor law and the ex- clusion of the Japanese and it's dan gers"
 MT. George c. Peet, of Bridgeport, was in town Monday.
 Principal H. W. Strayer of the High School, returned from his home in York, Penn, Monday evening, where he spent his Christmas vacation.
 The ladies of the Methodist church are to hold Commodity Fair at their rooms Wednesday and Thursday, Jan uary 27 and 28.
 Edwards R. Atwood is harvesting 9 . to 10 inch ice from the Barnes quarry pond.
 Judge A. T. Roraback accompanied by Miss Catherine Roraback attended yesterday the inauguration ceremonies and ball of Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb.
 The annual offering for the Congre- gational church Building Society will be taken at Pilgrim church next Sun- day.
 Mrs. Henry J. King, who has recently been very i'll and under the care of a trained nurse in New York, has recover ed and has been spending the past week with her husband in Canaan, Conn., Pittsfeld Eagle.
 2 Every man in town, whether he goes to church or not. is invited to at. tend the union Brotherhood Supper al the Christ Church parish house, to- morrow evening.
 V Mrs. William McClelland, of Nortl Adams, who had been spending the Christmas season with her son, Thomas