Connecticut western news., 1916-08-24

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 MT. and Mrs. Charles Laffargue, Messrs. Roy and George Laffargue and Miss Marjorie Nicoll motored to Amenia, N. Y., on Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Hardenbergh motored to Monterey on Saturday to visit friends, returning on Sunday, ac. companied by Mrs. s. G. Camp and daughter Elizabeth, who have been spending a few weeks there.
 Vernon Smith, of Hartford, was an over Sunday guest at James Hanlon's.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs Virgil Miller in Sheffield last Friday
 The North Adams Transcript of Wednesday. thus announces the en. gagement of young lady who taught 1 in the Canaan schools about five years ago: "Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hamer, of West Main street announced today the engagement of their daughter, Miss Ellen E. Hamer, to John c. March, of | Topeka, Kansas. The bride is one of the highly esteemed young women of this city. She is a graduate of the local Normal school and since her graduation has been employed as teacher in the schools of New Jersey" Y"
 Eye troubles mean school troubles for boys and girls. Right lenses make study pleasure. Have your eyes ex- amined before school opens. Peabody, optometrist will be at Mrs. M. A. Halls, Falls Village, August 23 and 24 at Ford S Music Store, Canaan, August 25 and 26.-Adv.
 Harold Schoonover, of New London, is assisting at the Connecticut Power Go. office.
 Miss Marion Holsapple has returned from a visit with relatives in New Britain.
 Miss Belle Morse has gone to Shef- field to make her home.
 Charles A. Moore is enjoying a vaca. tion from his duties at the c. N. E.. railroad yards.
 Winchell Pusey, of Mount Hermon Boys school, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Pusey and Miss Mattie Manvel.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel I. Holt and daughter Elizabeth returned to their home in Albany, N. Y., on Saturday.
 Edward Greer, of Millerton, N. Y, is having his house on Reed street all remodeled and shingled. l.. A. Cald. we'll has charge of the work.
 Misses Catherine and Elizabeth O'Brien, who spent week with rela. tives here, returned to their home in Hartford, Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry R. Wh1tford and son Percy returned to Milford, Sunday. Miss Hazel remaining with her grand. parents.
 Miss Olive Norton, of Thomaston, was the guest of Mrs. F. F. Stevens last Saturday.
 Miss Mary Mcclure, of Hartford, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Timothy McGuire on Railroad street.
 Miss Anna Kelley. of New York city, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. O. T. Vos- burgh.
 Mrs. Cora Studley, who has been caring for her mother, Mrs. Ferry, in Ashley Falls, Mass, has returned home.
 Mrs. Frederic Spaulding, of Norfolk, has been ill town the past week.
 Mrs. J. G. Root is assisting in the office at the station during George Heffernan's absence.
 Mrs. c. H. Pease's mother, Mrs. J. H. Strong and sister Miss Gertrude Strong, of West Hartford, have been visiting her.
 Miss Etta Yates, who has been visit ing Miss Louise Trieschmann, returned to her home in Stratford the end of the week.
 Miss Jessie Hart, of West Cornwall, is stopping at The Naples.
 George Benedict has resigned his position at A. l.. Hugins' garage and accepted a position at the O. N. B. yards.
 The Misses Edmond, of Winsted, were guests of Mrs. Freeman Dempsey last week. Mrs. Dempsey invited few friends in to hear Miss Minnie Edmond sing last Wednesday after noon.
 The annual meeting of the North Canaan Visiting Nurse Association will be held tomorrow, Friday evening, at o'clock at Town Hall. Reports of the work of the year will be read and officers for the coming year will be elected.
 Miss Josephine Flynn was recent guest of her sister ill Great Burlington.
 Osborn Tweedy, of New York City, is visiting his cousin, E. W. Tweedy.
 Miss Sarah Holley has had as guests MT. and Mrs. Edward l.. Clark, of Walton, N. Y.
 Mrs. Dorothy Eden, of Hartford, is visiting her brother, Leo W erner and family.
 Miss Margaret Collins and Abigail Healy, of Winsted, and nieces, Misses