Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
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bergh and Leonard OaluWell, as cOnl- mittee and it is expected that play will be selected and Tehearsals begin i'll the very near future.
 Canaanites who attend the auto nG- bile show in New York include MT. and Mrs. Allyn Fuller, MT. and Mrs. Bert Brewer, George W. Hall, pr. Ii. l.. Ross, John Armstrong, Frank Blass, Leonard Caldwell, Albert w. Rhoades, Theron Perkins.
 The Bordens began cutting and har- vFsting ice from their pond Tuesday nor ling, and continued yesterday in spite of the rain. This js the first cut ting of a possible three crops, and the ice was about 12 inches thick before the rain. The company usually put ill 1.500 or 1,800 tons here.
 The annual supper, roll-call and bus mess meeting of Pilgrim church will be held this evening in the church par lors. Supper will be served from 6:15 to 7 and the members of the church and parish with their families are in- vited.
 Talbot O. Freeman. the tutor, who spends his vacation at his home ill Boston, will return here this evening.
 Mrs. S. J. Hamm celebrated her 81st birthday Monday. Congratulations by cards and letters as we'll as from callers were numerous.
 Mrs. George R. Wilcox has pen of eight Orpington bullets that have laid 100 tgg3 i'll the last 5 days. Next
 Mrs. John l.. Beebe and son Jack, of Maybrook, N. Y. have been visiting at F. M. Brewers.
 O. A. Beaujon is assisting at the Ca naan Mercantile Go. s store during the inventory.
 Rev. l.. E. Travis was the recipient of good sized purse of money from the members of his congregation. It came as New Years gift.
 At the annual election of officers of the Methodist Sunday school last Thursday night the old board were re- elected with the exception that H. H. Scutt was elected treasurer of the school. The teachers of the school presented Superl lntendent G. W. Par sons a handsome silver mounted silk umbrella.
 Principal H. w. Strayer returned Monday evening from his holiday va cation spent at his home in York, Penn.
 J. Henry Roraback returned a few days ago from his trip to Chicago. During his stay there he engaged hctel quarters for the Cor necticut delegation +o tho ropuhlioau national oonuontion to be held in June. He succeeded in getting reservations of the same guar ters, at the Congress Hotel, which were occupied by the delegation from this state, four years ago. It is probable that MT. Roraback will go as dele gate, as he has done for several years past.
 Judge A. T. Roraback is sitting with the supreme court in Hartford this week. One case before the court is the appeal of Roe and Williams, convicted for the murder of County Commits sioner H. B. Case, in Barkhamsted.
 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel who are spending the winter at their apart ments in New York, spent the holidays at their Norfolk home, Whitehouse.
 At the morning service at the Metho- dist church next Sunday the sacrament of Holy Communion will be admins tered. The pastor hopes every mem- Der will be present.
 The reflection of the big fire in Ashley Falls, Monday morning, when the marble plant was burning, was distinctly seen by some persons ill Ca naan but nobody from here left their warm, warm cots to go to the scene of the conflagration. Later, however, a good many went up to view the re- mains.
 The newly elected officers of Esther Chapter, Eastern Star, were installed last night. Refreshments and social time were enjoyed after the installation. No representatives of the Grand Chapter were present.
 Miss Saygers, the visiting nurse, who is on vacation in Ohio, has for. warded to the Nurse Association a letter she received from Mrs. Gussie Garvin, in New York, expressing ap- preciation of the contributions to the Surgical Dressings Committee, re- ceived from Canaan, and urging the necessity for more material needed by the wounded soldiers. The letter con- cludes: "Let me know when you need another piece of muslin for rings. Really our Connecticut committees send in the most beautiful work I see down there and seldom a criticism is needed"
 MT. and Mrs. F. N. Brown of New York, were weekend guests at MT. E R. Lorrain's.
 At the present writing the sleighine is excellent and invites the red -bloodec young folks to organize those alway! enjoyable straw rides.
 Misses Minnie and Alice Peirce, wht have been in Rochester, Minn., fol two or three weeks. are expected to re turn to Canaan today. Miss Alice went there to consult Dr. Mayo tilf