Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30

 crest Hospital in Pittsfeld, is reported as making gratifying progress toward recovery.
 Clinton Barnes, who is stopping at the home of his brother, pr. Barnes, at Oyster Bay, L. l., is daily gaining in strength since his discharge from the Polyclinic Hospital, New York, and is now able to take long walks each day. He will soon return to his home i'll Canaan.
 Miss Roraback, of Mill River, has been visiting her friend, Mrs. E. 4. Letfingwell.
 The Hawthorne Club meets today with Miss Louise Bragg at The Naples. It will be business meeting.
 Miss Florence Adams is fast recov- ering from her recent illness.
 Miss Ida Carliss, of Salt Point, is visiting at o. E. Badgley's.
 A. L. Higgins is changing his black smith shop into an up-to-date garage and will continue the auto livery and repairing in his own name. Look for adv. in next weeks News.
 Three candidates were initiated at the regular meeting of Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 49, last Friday evening. After the ceremonies ice cream, cake and coffee were served.
 The preacher at the union Lenten ser vice at the Methodist church this eve- ming will be the Rev. o. H. Perry, of Kent. MT. Perry will take for his subject Christian Preparedness. A special invitation is extended to all brotherhood men. The hour of the service will be eight o'clock.
 Parsons &5 Son are having lace cur tains cleaned for 50 cents per pair, just like mother used to do them.-Adv.
 The Missionary Society of Pilgrim church will meet with Mrs. Oles and the Mission Circle will meet with Mrs. Rowe on Friday afternoon.
 Send your counterpanes to the Win sted Laundry, they will look beautiful. Parsons 6 Son.-Adv.
 The topic for the discussion at the Pilgrim Brotherhood class next Sunday will be "Is America Commercialized?" The discussion will be opened by l.. H. Adams.
 The Winsted Steam Laundry are do- ing splendid work in their Dry Clean ing Department. Send mems suits and ladies' garments to them through Parsons 6 Son.-Adv.
 Timothy Mcclure, of Hartford, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. T. Mo- Guire.
 Miss Mary Fitch was home from South Kent for the weekend.
 Miss Josephine O'Hara was home from Kent over Sunday.
 Nelson Parsons, Floyd Knight, Howard Hatmaker and Winchell Pusey are home from Mt. Herman school for the Easter vacation.
 Miss Louise Trieschmann is home from Danbury Model schools for the Easter vacation.
 Misses Amy Lansing, Marion Hol- sapple and Elizabeth Peirce are home from Northfeld for the Easter vacation.
 William J. Riley, son of Engineer Stephen Riley, of Hartford, has been i elected president of new temperance organization known as the Total Abstinence Union in Hartford. He IS a native of Canaan, where his parents were married and resided some years ago.
 Misses Alice, Harriett and Helen Fenton, ot Lime Rock, spent last Fri day with their aunt, Mrs. Lucy. E. Mortensen at the Garfield.
 Miss Alecia Dunn, of Danbury, has been visiting Miss May Devine.
 If it is for an automobile or bicy- cle, Brewer Bros. have it.-Adv.
 Miss Norma Adam entertained six of her little friends at her home Saturday afternoon, the event being in honor of her birthday. Refreshments were served and very pleasant afternoon spent by all.
 o. T. Vosburgh will move into Mrs. H. B. Ives house on East Main street next week.
 Charles Washburne, of Pleasantville, N. Y., has been visiting Miss Della Washburne.
 Miss Laura Goodwin is home from Holyoke, Mass, for the Easter vaca- tion.