Connecticut western news., 1916-05-11
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The fire alarm siren will be operated tomorrow, (Friday) at noon or shortly afterward for demonstration purposes. If by any unexpected chance, there should happen to be fire at the time, the Methodist church bell will ring. Unless the bell rings there will be no occasion for alarm.
 The celebration of the incoming tooth member and 8th anniversary o1 Canaan Lodge No. 30, I. o. o. F., next Monday night will bring together over 200 Odd Fellows from the vicinity. The degree work by Clifton Lodge of Winsted will be put on at Town Hall and supper to follow will be served at Odd Fellows hall.
 The types last week were in error ill one name in the list of committees for the Odd Fellows reception committee it should have read pr. J. G. Adam, instead of DF. Curwin.
 Mrs. Ivan Cam and Miss Mildred Creevey will hold a bake sale Saturday at the store of The Canaan Plumbing & Heating O., commencing at i p. Ill. Adv.
 The third degree will be conferred at the regular communication of Housa. tonic l. ,dge, F. and A. M. tomorrow evening.
 Secretary E. A. Creevey, of the local Business Mems Association attended meeting of the directors of the Con- necricut Chamber of Commerce in Hartford, Thursday. as proxy for Director A. w. Holsapple.
 Norman w. Lawton is building swimming pool on the Scoville grounds at Chaplnville.
 "The Love Trail'' is the attractive title of the play to be put on in movie show 4xt Wednesday evening" with Agnes Glynue and Fred Paul in the leading roles. This is an adaptation of Richard Dahan's novel, "The Dop Doctor" and is full of action and thrill.
 A conference of First Assistant Pas senger Agent F. c. Coley. Superinten dent Clark, of the c. N. E ex Senator Charles w. Barnum and Secretary Creevey, of the B. M. A. was held at the Garfield. Friday afternoon, con corning the proposed new time schedule. Nothing for publication was brought ont.
 Benjamin has 20 carloads of new cars on the rails. He wants offers for 30 used cars.
 The Mission Circle of Pilgrim church will meet with Mrs. Charles Adam, Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. George s. Fuller spent Tuesday in Hartford.
 s. W. Barnes is slowly improving from his recent illness.
 The annual meeting of the Gene tery Association will be held Saturday afternoon in the Probate Office at 3 o'clock.
 The pupils of the upper grades in Canaan schools recently had two treats furnished them. Walter King Stone giving talk on Birds at the Arbor day celebration and Rev. A. B. Crichton speaking to them in Town Hall on Libaray day.
 Deans Rheumatic pills for rheuma- tism and Neuralgia. Entirely vege- table. Safe.-Adv.
 The Queen Esther Circle of the Meth odist church met Tuesday evening with Miss Mildred Creevey.
 Miss Ruth Manchester, a former teacher in Canaan High school, will teach history in the Hartford High school the coming year.
 Geraniums for bedding and boxes. Mrs. c. B. Shaw.-Adv.
 Miss Annie Golden Bartlett las opened her cottage at Twin Lakes for the season.
 At the Young Peoples Meeting in Pilgrim church Sunday evening Rev. F. c Gillette gave an interesting talk on the Hampton Institute at Hampton, Virginia, which he visited during his recent trip, and gave also a brief des- criptiOn of various places and objects of interest that came under his observa. ton.
 The whist party given by the Ladies' Catholic Club at the residence of John Flynn, on Church street last Friday evening, was success both social and financial. The next whist will be to- night (Thursday) at Mrs, Catherine Fitzgerald's on High street.
 Mr. and Mrs. Miles Jenks and daugh- ter Janet, of Millerton, visited rela. tives here Tuesday.
 Miss Marion Werner spent from Fri day until Sunday with friends in Pitts field.
 MT. and Mrs. Davjl Roger returned home Tuesday from their trip to Litch field and Torrington.
 MT. and Mrs. A. W. Holsapple and MT. and Mrs. 0. J. Decker motored vest erday to Hudson, N. Y., to attend the funeral of relative.
 Mrs. Jean Willis, of Pittsfield, is at Mrs. $. J. Hamm's for two weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. c. Geer, of New York, were the guests of their sister, Mrs AnSOn I Tawrence Tuesday and