Connecticut western news., 1915-12-09
John Madigan, of Hartford, called on friends in town last week

OH lIleuQS III UOWu ldSb W6ek. c. E. Radgley has been in Salt Point, N. Y., for a few days, being called there by the severe illness of his mother.
 Gilbert Fitch Jr. assisted at Badgley's market or a few days last week.
 Messrs. Jack Healey, of Torrirgton, and Leonard Heaiey, of Simsbury, motored here Sunday and called on friends.
 Mrs. Freeman Dempsey and sons Frederick and John were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Wanger in Salisbury.
 Miss Ebba Lindell is assisting at the Canaan Mercantile Company's store.
 A. W. Holsapple has been in New York city for few days.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Jacklin. of Winsted, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. ". Wyckoff.
 The Hawthorne Club meets today with Mrs. J. G. Adam. The topic for the afternoon is 1.-The Big Brother Movement, by Mrs. II. E. Ives.
 The Cranford Club meets today with Mrs. H. H. Scutt. The topic for the afternoon is "Current Topics" by Miss Mary Dewey. of Great Burlington.
 The Woman's Home Missionary Society met yesterday afternoon with Mrs J. Henry Roraback. l.. E. Hester has purchased a Ford i touring car of Sam Reel.
 Miss Mary Bolton, who has been visiting at Joseph Kegler's, returned to her home ill New York, Monday. Samuel Drumm has moved his family from the Humphrey house on Reed stree6 into the house recently vacated by Sam Hyde. K. M. Gray is moving his family from the Kane house into the Humph- rey house on Reed street, recently va cated by Sam Drumm.
 Misses Sarah HolIey, Sarah Ferguson and Mary and Katherine Granger spent Saturday in Pittsfeld.
 Esther Chapter No. 72, O. E. S.. will hold a dime social in the Masonic lodge rooms on Wednesday evening, Decem- Der 15. Everybody welcome.
 A daughter. Jeanette, was born to MT. and Mrs. E. A. Brewer, Tuesday, November 23.
 Miss Addje Kimball has been visit ing her sister, Mrs. David H. Roger in Southbury.
 GY F. Fitch has purchased piano of F. W. Wheeler in Great Burlington.
 Do not neglect or abuse the only eyes you can ever have. If they need at tention see Peabody at Ford's Music store December 10 and 11.-Adv.
 Regular communication of Housa- tonic Lodge F. and A. M. this evening.
 Dr. Ross was in New York from Sat- urday until Monday evening.
 A. W. Holsapple made a business trip to New York, Thursday. .t-.
 Mrs. H. l.. Ross is spending the week with her sisters in Bethel. s
 Mrs. A. s. G. Tavlor and Mrs. Frank Hitchcock motored to Sharon recently on suffrage work intent. Mrs. Taylor has since given talk on suffrage to the ! Sharon grange. i
 Miss Katherine Brink was guest at the Hitchcock home last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Ives have been visiting MT. ana Mrs. F. A. Baker in Livermore Falls, Maine.
 Mrs. Mary c. Corbit spent last Fri day in Hartford.
 MT. H. B. Stevens, MT. and Mrs. F. F. Stevens and MT. Charles L. French went to Winsted, Monday to attend the funeral Of Chauncey $. Foster a broth re-in.law of Deacon Stevens, who died suddenly Friday morning, aged 88 years. Deceased had been for many years a merchant tailor in Winsted. and was well known to many Canaan people. He leaves son, George, of Winsted.
 Mrs. Elizabeth A. Briggs, who died in Great Burlington, Saturday, at the age of 87 years. was the widow of Luther Briggs. Her father was James Warner, formerly of Canaan Valley, where she was born in 1898. She is survived by a son, Frank H. Briggs, and a daughter, Alice, both of Great Harrington.
 Mrs. Eliza Evans, aged 91, died in Great Burlington, Sunday, at the resi- dence of her son, E. B. Evans, whose wife was Miss Lillie Wooster, former resident of Canaan. Interment was in 
 "Nat" Storm has already rented the third floor of the Porter building to a family who will move in immediately.