Connecticut western news., 1916-03-16

the Canaan switcher, has been having few days vacation, which he spent in New York State.
 Miss Mary Burlington, of Millerton, NY. spent few days last week with the Misses Mccormick. The Cranford Club meets today with Mrs. $. Hamm. The topics for the afternoon are "Illiteracy," by Mrs. N. A. Preston, and English Among the Immigrants, by Mrs. Freeman Dempsey.
 The Ladies' Catholic Club met with Mrs. John H. Graves last Thursday afternoon for their annual meeting. Mrs. W. J. Reel was elected president for another year. Rev. Father Donohue was present and gave an interesting talk.
 Mrs. Jane Mallory spent last Satur- day in New Milford.
 Mrs. John Steinhilber was called to New York city on account of the death of her brothers wife.
 Miss Lydia Merwin was home from Torrington over Sunday.
 Mrs. G. B. Gardner and son Ivan, of Coxsackie, N. Y, are visiting Mrs. Gardner's sisters, Mrs. Ella Carter and Mrs. John Nicoll.
 Margaret A. Collins announces open. ing days Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25. A complete line of tailored and trimmed hats. No cards.- Adv. Dr. Adam will speak to the Brother hood class at Pilgrim church next Sun- day on "Dr. Trudeau of Saranac, the beloved physician.
 Deans Rheumatic pills for rheuma- tism and Neuralgia. Entirely vege- table. Safe.-Adv.
 The residence of John Flynn, on Church street, is being equipped with modern plumbing and steam heating system by the Canaan Plumbing and Heating Company.
 George Baldwin has sold out his milk route and all equipment--ho wag- ons, etc..-to D. M. Green, the former proprietor. MT. Baldwin has gone to Danbury. where he is employed in the railroad freight yard.
 Frank Whiting was off duty for few days on account of sickness this past week. .t.
 Mrs. s. E. Kimball, of Millerton, has been visiting relatives here.
 Miss Florence Adams continues to improve from her recent illness.
 Miss Olga Johnson is slowly improv- ing from her severe illness.
 Miss Catherine Mccormick was in Pittsfeld Monday and Tuesday.
 F. E. Blass and J. R. H. Armstrong spent Thursday and Friday in Hart ford and New Haven.
 The Directors of the Salisbury Sav- ings Society, Lakeville, Conn, at a meeting held at the bank Monday, March 18th, voted to pay a two per cent. dividend April 1st, 1916, from the earnings of the past six months. Thls is at the rate of four per cent. per year and is an increase of rate over the past few years.
 Judge A. T. Roraback is sitting with the supreme court ill Hartford this i week.
 NIT. duu MIS. J. II. TGOTdDdCk Sp0ub d few days in Hartford this week.
 Ivan Cam is spending few days in Boston on business.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp is on the sick list.
 Miss Blanche Brink, of Canaan Val ley, a few days ago brought to her school sprig of full blown apple blos- soms and another of currant blossoms.
 The Rev. A. B. Crichton will preach at Lime Rock on Friday evening.
 The Rev. T. W. Harris, rector of St.. Paul's church, Bantam will be the special Lenten preacher at Christ Church next Wednesday at 3:45.
 Meetings in preparation for the Nationwide Preaching Mission will be 1 held this week in the parish house on Thursday at D. m., and at O. T. Vos- burgh's on Friday at 3:30.
 The Kensington Club will meet to. morrow afternoon with Miss Saygers for surgical dressing work.
 The union Lenten services will be held in Pilgrim church next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. A change has been made in the evening on which these services are held so that after this week the meetings will be held on Thursday instead of Wednesday eve- nings.
 This evening the annual meeting of the members of the Methodist church will be held in the social rooms. Full reports from the various church organi. zations are to be presented. A full at- tendance is desired.
 Preparatory to his removal from his farm in Chapinville, Dwight Allyn is advertising an auction sale for Satur. day, March 25.
 Miss A. M. Brown has returned from a trip to New York City.
 Voting List. Another big increase in the total votes is shown this week. Contestants should now be on the lookout for every