Connecticut western news., 1916-06-15

M. Adams.
 i MT. and Mrs. Ernest Blass, of Tor rington, were weekend guests at Adelbert Blass's.
 Ralph L. Spaulding, of Great Bar rington, has moved into A. P. Briggs house on Church street. ! Mrs. W. H. Rowland, of New York City, was a recent guest of her brother 1 A. P. Freeman and family at Twin Lakes.
 E. w. Tweedy went to New York last Friday for few days visit.
 Mrs. William O'Brien returned to her home in Hartford, Monday, after spending the week end with her mother snd sister, the latter who has been con- fined to her room with illness, is much improved.
 Mrs. William Davis horse ran away last Friday afternoon while she was delivering goods on East Main street. No serious damage resulted.
 Mrs. E. T. Atwood and daughters are visiting relatives in Plainville.
 Mrs. George Roger is visiting rela l ClV6S III Ldh6Vlll6.
 Marshal Middlebrooks returned Fri day from Atlanta, Ga., where he turned over to the authorities at the penitentiary two prisoners who had de- frauded the postal department in this state. Edward E. Member, o1e of the prisoners, is alleged to have defrauded the Atlanta postoffice out of $200 by iccu fol hnfnrp operating in this state. While in the federal prison Marshal Middlebrooks talked with George Roger, whom he found in good health.-Winsted Citi- zen.
 Albert Evans family are visiting friends in Hartford for a couple of weeks.
 At the June meeting of the directors of the Canaan National Bank, held Monday morning, the regular semi annual dividend of 23 per cent, was declared, payable July l. A steady increase in the business of the bank was reported.
 The next regular meeting of Esther Chapter. No. 72, o. E. S., will be held June 2l, Wednesday evening. All members are urged to be present. It will undoubtedly be the last meeting for the summer.
 The Modern Woodman of America held a meeting in Odd Fellows Hall last Wednesday evening and initiate one candidate, o. T. Vosburgh. The order is in a fourishing condition, has 38 members and some applicants on the list.
 Mrs. A. B. Lyon has returned hom from Kin lerhook, where she was call9 by the serious illness of her mother. MT. and Mrs. Frank Andrews. of West Beckett, spent Sunday at Mrs. Hattie Kimball's.
 John Fuller is home from Boston, where he has been attending school.
 Mrs M. Holsapple, who has been visiting her son, A. W. Holsapple and family, has returned to New Britain.
 Miss Emma Bullock, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. is visiting Mrs. G. l.. Parsons.
 The box containing the Paris green, which it is supposed figured in the
  ing to Jal..es Allen. of Sheffield, has been found MT. Allen discovered the box containing the poison in one of the hay mows ill the horse barn. MT. Sheridan W. Barnes attended the Canaan National Bank directors meeting, Monday, his first trip to the financial district since his second at. nf orlxy He is feeling fairly well, looks well, and is gradually gaining strength. Misses Catherine and Mary Connolly, of Great Burlington, and Joseph Dunn, of Danbury, were Sunday guests at the Devine residence.
 MT. and Mrs. William Decker motored to New Britain, Sunday and spent the day.
 John and Clinton Baumer, of Nutley, N. J., were guests at Edward Tweedy's and attended the Norfolk concerts.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter, Miss May, attended the fun- eral of relative in Winsted last Fri day.
 
 Helen B. Mcfarland at her home ill Chicago, has been received by friends here. Mrs. Mcfarland spent a week at The Wangum here last April and was ill her usual good health. News of her death was a great shock to her many friends. She was i'll only three days with peritonitis. Mrs. MacFar- land was at one time resident of this town.
 MT. and Mrs. Wallace I. Woodin, of HaI tford, were guests of MT. and Mrs. F. F. Stevens last week. MT. Woodin is general secretary of the state Sunday School Association. They attended the Norf Jlk concerts.
 Several new houses are being built near the Connecticut Lime Companys kilns in charge of W. B. Brewster. James $. Graney and men have the l E,,.,