Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23


 week.
 Miss Fannie Whittlesey has closed her cottage at the lakes and returned to the Wangum for the winter
 Carl Dunham. Martha Wise, James Mather, Anna Gray, Dorothy Tripp. Arthur and Louise Brewer have been measles victims.
 Frances of Norwich are visiting at The Naples.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nicoll of Brook lyn are stopping at The Naples.
 The Kinyon Koncert Kompany were entertained at The Naples.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred E. Dewey an- nounce the engagement of their son Ralph Frederick to Miss Grace Merri- heu of Kingston, N. Y. No date for the wedding has as yet been set.
 Andrew Hill of Norwich spent Sun- day with his family at The Naples. Kenneth Adam has resigned his posi- tion with the Standard Oil Company, and accepted a position in Waterbury. Misses May borrain and Catherine Heany of Pittsfeld have been spending few days at E. R. Lorrain's, before going to Sharon, where they have &C., cepted positions in the Sharon hospital for the winter. Misses Jorrain and Heany have finished their course of training in the House of Mercy and will graduate in the spring.
 Mrs. William F. Davis has resigned as agent for the Grand Union Tea Com. pany.. Mason Noble of Falls Village has taken the route.
 Mrs. Harriett Swift of Norfolk is caring for John Nicoll.
 The first meeting of the guild of Christ Church was held at the rectory last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Jerome Root was reelected president; Mrs. George H. Trieschmann, vice.presi- dent; Mrs. Charles Moore, treasurer and Mrs Ellen Bunnell, secretary.
 Miss Sadie Dickinson of Falls Will 1age is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Proper.
 Miss Ella Considine is enjoying a two weeks vacation from her duties as manager of the s. N. E. Telephone O. s office here.
 Frank Blass was home from Torring- ton over Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Decker are spend- ing some time with friends in Grave. send, l.. I.
 The Cranford Club meets today with Miss Bertha Granger, the topic for the afternoon is "Through Colonial Door. ways by Mrs. H. H. Scutt.
 Miss Charlotte Beckley has returned from West Cornwall, where she spent the past six months. Her uncle, J. B. Bradford, returned with her and will make his home with MT. and Mrs. F. l.. Beckley this winter.
 James Quinn of Pittsfeld spent a few days at his home here last week.
 A. W. Nicoll of Great Burlington has been with his brother, John Nicoll for few days.
 Miss Minnie Peirce has returned from her trip to Philadelphia and Washington, D. c.
 with Mrs. J. G. Adam. Currents events by Miss Mary Dewey of Great Burlington.
 Joseph Dunn of Danbury, formerly of Falls Village, spent Sunday in town with friends.
 Mrs. Norman Hicks and children, Florence and Norman, spent Saturday and part of Sunday at her home in Winsted.
 MT. and Mrs. o. T. Vosburgh were most agreeably surprised last Friday evening at their home on East Main street, by a number of their friends. The event was in honor of their first wedding anniversary. The guests pre- sented them with a beautiful cut glass flower vase. Refreshments were served and pleasant evening spent, all de- parting at late hour wishing the host and hostess mary happy years of mar ried life.
 Mrs. Freeman Dempsey gave a din ner party last Friday evening, at her home on Elm street. The event was in honor of MT. Dempsey's birthday. There were 10 guests.
 Miss Cleveland of Lakeville has been visiting Miss Sarah Holley.
 Miss Mary Fitch was home from South Kent over Sunday.
 The Senior class of the High school netted $26 from the Kinyon Konceri Ko last Thursday.
 Charles B. Shaw is repairing the piazza across the front of his house or West Main street. The new one will be nine feet wide.
 Miss LeMoine Gookins was in New York the first of the week looking uI new stock for The Hat Shop.
 The Canaan Mercantile Co.,, will close their store Friday except the grocery department, to make prepara tions for the big sale which opens Sat urday.
 Mrs. Alexander McPherson of Win sted spent yesterday at the home of hel