Connecticut western news., 1915-12-23

The Christmas eXerclSeS or the Methodist Sunday school will be held Monday evening af 7:30. A program of recitations and songs has been ar ranged and tree will be unlOaded for the benefit of the younger members of the school. A box will be sent TO St. Christopher's Home for which contribu- tions are solicited.
 Rev. and Mrs E. c. Gillette, Miss Polly and Master Gardner Gillette, will spend Christmas with relatives in Hartford.
 Rev. Montie J. Fuller, of Hanover, Conn.,, has been called as pastor of the East Canaan Congregational church, and is now "on the job.' His family wife and four children-will arrive soon. MT. Fuller is said to be an ener- getic worker and good preacher, and will be worthy successor to Worthy Maylott
 Miss Helen Leffingwell is home from her school at New Bedford, Mass. for the holidays.
 Judge Not, or the Woman of Mona Diggings, with Julia Dean in the star part, will be presented in the films at the moving picture show ill Town Hall next Wednesday evening. This is a six reel picture production of Peter B. Kyne's story, having an intensely strong d interesting plot, in which that favorite actress, Miss Dean appears to the best advantage. 1t should make an irresistibly strong drawing card.
 Tlbo ,,ov+ TTn;o,, IIx,,,,, vice will be held at Christ Church on January 3, at 7:30 p. m.
 MT. Wilson H. Lee, of New Haven, has been secured as the speaker for the next union Brotherhood supper. MT. ] Lee will speak on some branch of scientific farming. Friday, January A is the date and the place the Parish House.
 John L. Kilbon, for 47 years cashier of the Lee National Bank, died on Tuesday night at the home of his son, Rev. John L. Kilbon, of Springfield, whose wife is the sister of Rev. E. c. Gillette. of Canaan.
 Mrs. 0. E. Badgley and son Perry have been visiting relatives in Salt Point, N. Y.
 Mrs. Edward Greer, of Millerton, called on friends in town Tuesday.
 Attorney William Burnes and Sheriff Truesdell, of Pittsfeld, were in town yesterday.
 The barber shops are to remain open Friday night of this week until 10 o'clock and will be open Christmas day until noon.
 Mrs. F. E. Glass and daughter Edith returned from visit with relatives in Hudson, N. Y.
 Fuller Hardware Company have been taking their annual inventory this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Maurice Paviot, of Torrington have moved into one of E. W. Warmers houses on Reed street.
 Tracy H. Beaupre is spending a few days at his home in Whitehall, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert w. Krouse and daughter Genevieve, of Waterville, will spend the holidays at Norman W. Moore's.
 The special Christmas music will be rendered by the choir of Pilgrim church at the morning services next Sunday.
 The Christmas party for the Pilgrim parish with exercises by the children and with Christmas tree will be held on Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the par lors of the church.
 The topic for the discussion in the Pilgrim Brotherhood class next Sunday will be "Is universal peace all pipe dream ?'
 MT. and Mrs. E. V. Nestell returned Saturday from their three months tour of the continent, having visited the Panama Exposition and all the princi. pal cities and places of interest between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. They enjoyed their experience immensely, but both returned with severe colds.
 MT. and Mrs. Marcus Rogers, of Mill River left Tuesday for the sunny South, where they will spend the winter, as usual. They had planned to leave on the 18th, but the storm intervened and prevented their departure at that time. They went from Canaan to Springfield, going from thence to White Plains, for UrISl NlSlG WlGn uloC0, duu SdllluR next week, from New York for Jackson vile. MT. Rogers celebrated his 8Oth birthday anniversary two months ago, but could easily pass himself off he cared enough about it-for man of 60.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Corwin, of Bellport, N. Y., have been visiting their son, Dr. George E. Corwin and family.
 Lester Adam has been confined to his home by illness.
 Miss Louise Trieschman came home last night from Danbury for the holi- days.
 Miss Anna Labdell, of Saranac, N. Y., has been visiting at Abram Coon's and Mrs. E. M. Collins.
 William Sweeney has moved his family from the Rhoades house on Church to Tariffville, Conn.