Connecticut western news., 1916-01-20
CANAAN

The Brotherhood class at Pilgrim chr rch has had printed an attractive list of topics for the next four montI S. The committee on topics consisted of R. D. Peirce, George Ford, Allyn Fuller and Rev. E. c. Gillette. Tn topic for next Sunday will be "The Stonemen's Friendship" an unusual religious club for men which has ovt T one hundred thousand members in Philadelphia.
 The movie attraction next Wednes- day evening will be "Simon the Jester,'' with Edwin Arden as the star. This play has proved one of the favorite attractions of the larger cites and Arden is a drawing card in any play or part.
 The Cranford Club will meet today with Mrs. Jerome Root. The topics for the afternoon are Readings, "Maude Adams,' by Mrs. George W. Hall and "Bararies Royal Democrats" by Mrs. $. J. Hamm.
 Howell Freeman, who is attending school in Torrington, came home Fri day to visit his grandmother, Mrs. Louise Smith, and was taken ill on his arrival He is still here, and his mother, Mrs. A. P. Freeman, who is spending the winter in New York, came up few days ago, to attend him.
 Sickness is depopulating the local schools to considerable extent. Tues day 62 pupils were absent from the center school, owing to grip and hard colds. From one room l6 pupils were absent
 George W. Hall is having more or less difficulty with one of his Falls Vil. lage tenants. Joseph Antous, the Syrian fruit dealer in Halls business block, who has five years lease of the property, sold out his business a few weeks ago to a New Milford fruit man. The latter now attemps to sell 70 a third party, and the contents of the store, even to tho store fixtures, were removed and taken to the station for shipment out of town when MT. Hall stepped ill and through Attorney J. Clinton Roraback, attached the goods, which are now in Deputy Sheriff Horn. beck's possession awaiting settlement of the case.
 The ladies Of Pilgrim church will serve ''hash supper" on the evening of February 4.
 Mrs. Thomas Hepburn, of Hartford, state president of suffrage association, will speak on the Suffrage Friday nig Vt, Jan. 2S. Admission free to the public. Miss Ella Brown will enter tain the distinguished lady. Mrs. Hepburn, who was largely instrumental ill putting the lid' on Hartford. Mrs. Hepburn is a splendid speaker and as debater can't be beat, and the East Canaan Grange is to be invited down to hear the speaker.
 The topic for the meeting at Pilgrim church tonight will be "Church prob. lems in the light of the annual re- ports"
 Charles O'Connell has been having a few days vacation, which he spent at his home in Lenox Dale.
 Miss Ida Washburne, of Pleasant vile, N. Y., has been visiting her sis ter, Miss Della Washburne.
 Charles Moore is off duty, having slipped on the ice and injuring his shoulder.
 Mrs. James Reel is confined to the house by illness.
 Misses Ethel and Edna Barrett are on the sick list.
 Master Victor Morsey is on the sick list.
 Miss Pearl Davis is at Earl Coons for the winter.
 Mrs. c. W. Camp and Mrs. Marion Camp have recovered from their recent illness with hard grip colds.
 The newly elected officers of Hiram Eddy Camp, Sons of Veterans, will be installed, with proper ceremonies, this evening, in Union Hall, Lakeville, at 8 o'clock. The installation will be followed by social session. It is de- sired by the commander that the Ga. naan members, and such veterans as can do so, be present.
 Mrs. s. c. Camp and her sister, Miss Alice Atwater, spent Tuesday in Housa- tonic, Mass.
 George c. Peet, of Bridgeport, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Joseph Peet, Monday.
 Miss Sarah Holley and Mrs. Charles Laffargue spent Monday in Pittsfeld.
 MT. Wilson H. Lee. of New Haven, who spoke at the Union Brotherhood supper, Friday evening, was enter tained at the rectory by Rev. A. B. Crichton, during hls stay, and returned to New Haven, Saturday morning. MT. Lee expressed himself as sincerely pleased with his experience here, and spoke enthusiastically of the fine body of men, in appearance and manifest intelligence, that compose the Canaan brotherhoods, and the splendid demo