Connecticut western news., 1915-06-17

Pittsfeld.
 Esther Chapter, No. "a. O. E. S., have been invited to Lakeville to wit ness the constitution of the chapter over there on the evening of June 25.
 Dense volmues of smoke pouring out of the door and windows of Badgley's market on Railroad street, Monday afteroon created some excitement and a first impression that the place was all fire. It was soon learned, however, that it was nothing more serious than a chOked chimney hue, which forced the smoke from the smoke house ill the eel lar, to seek other means of egress. Kenneth Roberts had set fire to lot of waste paper in the smOke-hOuse, and as the smoke couldn't go up the chimney it simply went out where it could. It 1 filled the cellar and found outlet through the windows and doors of the upper floors. That's all.
 Mrs. Alfred Southern, of New York, who was known to older Canaanites as Miss Blanche Oles, is visiting her mother, Mrs. George H. Oles, for a couple of weeks, at A. A. Hubbard's. 1 Mrs. A. B. Reynolds, of Bridgeport is visiting at Ivan Cann's. MT. Key holds will come up later for short stay.
 Miss Julia Wendell, sister of Mrs. Jerome G. Root, died Wednesday of last week at Niverville, N. Y, after a long illness, and the funeral was held Friday, interment in East Chatham. Miss Wendell was we'll known in Can. aan where for some time she was tele graph operator, few years ago, and her many friends here were shocked to learn of her death. MT and Mrs. Root attended the funeral.
 The regular monthly meeting of the 1 Canaan Business Mems Association ! will be held this evening in Odd Eel lows Hall As there will be only one more meeting before the summer recess, and there is important business to be considered, it is hoped there will be a good attendance of members and any other citizens who may be interested i'll the things that ought to interest every Canaanite.
 Mrs. Libbie Cogswell Gray. of Pitts field, is spending the week at Frank Goodwins. Mrs. Gray has many friends in Canaan. where she spent her girlhood days.
 Miss H. E. Ensign, of Lime Rock, aud Mrs. Minnie Cunning, of East Ga naan. were guests of Miss Emma Law. renee last week.
 Col. and Mrs. L. F. Burpee, of NT,,%< T To1-~ 4l0 summer
 Ray Whitford spent Sunday at his home in Wassaic, N. Y.
 Mrs. Mary Stewart is spending few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Frank N. Brown, in New York.
 Mrs. T. L. Shields, of Waterbury, visited her sister, Mrs. James McCor- mick, last Friday.
 Miss Caroline Camp is spending few days with Mrs. A. P. Freeman at Twin Lakes.
 Died at the Soldiers Home in Noroton, Conn June 10. David Frank lin Oviatt, formerly of Salisbury, aged T years.
 Housatonic Lodge, F. and A. M. and Esther Chapter, o. E. S., have been in- vited by Brother l.. E. Travis, pastor 1 of the Methodist church, to attend the evening service at that church on Sun- day, June 27, (the Sunday nearest St. Johns day, and listen to special ser mon in keeping with that Masonic day. 1 Members of both orders will meet at ! Masonic at r.1 nd to the church, where the exer ises will begin at 7:30.
 Walter c. Gale, of New York city, is guest at E. V. Nestell's.
 H. B. Ives and W. J. Reel have been in ]4ansford, Pa., for few days.
 Miss Amy Lansing is home from Northfieid Seminary for the summer.
 Miss Mae Lorrain is enjoying a two weeks vacation from her duties at the House of Mercy at Pittsfield, where she is training for nurse.
 Miss Mary E. Roger was an over Sunday guest of friends in Falls Will lage.
 MT. and Mrs. John Nicoll have re- turned to Monterey to spend the re- mainder of June.
 Miss Mary Fitch, of Danbury Nor nal, was home over Sunday.
 Mrs. George H. Trieschmann spent i the weekend in Winsted and Torring- ton.
 Miss Bertha Wellner left last Satur- day for a visit ill New Jersey.
 Mrs. Benjamin Baldwin was a guest of relatives in town the end of the week.
 i Miss Addie Kimball is visiting her sister, Mrs. David H. Roger in South bury.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. E. Hester and daughter Elsie motored to Highland Lake, Sunday with Falls Village friends and spent the day.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Nathan Blodgett, Friday, June II.