Connecticut western news., 1916-12-14
CANAAN
We must not forget George VanDeusen, You never can catch him a.snooz'n,
 He's a grand juror, who
 Always does his part, too, And will help pull man if he's booz' Il.

VerGlSo GnlS week that Cnelr stores Will be open every night until Christmas. G. l.. Parsons 6 Son, Canaan Mercan- tile Go. and F R. Collin will be open every night next week.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Quinn of Pough- keepsie, N. Y., have been visiting at James Quinn's.
 A. A. Hubbard and Mrs. M. l.. Olds visited in Pleasant Valley over Sunday.
 Mrs. W. J. Reel entertained relatives from Winsted ever Sunday.
 Miss Ebba Lindell is assisting at F. R. Collins jewelry store during the holidays.
 A former Canaan man, Coronor $. A. Herman of Wlnsted is being en. d ,rsed by the lawyers of the county, as a candidate for judge of the superior court.
 Miss Regina Adams is assisting at F. R. Collins jewelry store during the holidays.
 Dr. E. B. Dudley of Beverly, Mass. is visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. l.. Roberts.
 Axel G. Linstrom,, who has been at the Wangum for the past year has leased the Lime Rock hotel and moved his family there last week.
 Mrs. J. H. Lansing and daughter Annette are visiting Mrs. Lansing's parents in Salt Point.
 Uri Whiting of Torringford has been visiting his son, Frank Whiting.
 Miss Margaret Roger of Winsted spent the weekend at Norman w. Moore's.
 Mrs. E. A. Creevey, Mrs. Ivan Cam, Mrs. l.. A. Caldwell ST., Mrs. L. A. Caldwell Jr., Mrs. Howard Lathrop and Miss Ina Trleschmann motored to Winsted last Thursday night and at- tended the Rebekah whist and dance. Miss Ebba Lindell is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. c. M. Brewer in Pittsfeld, Mass.
 Dr. F. H. Lee attended the meeting for the organization of the Connecticut Public Health Association in New Haven last Wednesday.
 Mrs. Wilbur Deming of Winsted was a recent guest at Fred Gillette's.
 The Hawthorne Club meets this afternoon with Miss Sarah Adam. The topics are "Peru, Her Great Resources" and "Lima, the Paris of the South" by Mrs. E. O. Gillette.
 The Cranford Club meets this after. noon with Mrs. George Roger at the home of Mrs. N. L. Jackson. The topic is About all Old Story Teller" by Miss Bertha Granger.
 Floyd Knight is home from, Mt. Hermon for the winter.
 Mrs. Irving Whiting of Lakeville spent last Saturday with Miss Ruth Ostrander. Mrs. David Roger was confined to her home by illness last week.
 Mrs. R. H. Kellogg and children, who have spent some time at Mrs. s. J. Hamm's returned to their home in Middletown last Saturday.
 Mrs. Mary Stewart visited relatives in Pittsfeld few days last week.
 Dr. E. L. Thornton will move from Maine into the Wangum for the win ter.
 The lecture by Col. Taylor, Tuesday evening at town hall was attended by about fifty men interested in his sub- ject, High Explosives.,' He explain. ed of the character of the materials used in the manufacture and showed pictures of the wrong and right way to handle the dangerous stuff.
 Dr. W. T. Owens of Hartford, who at one time practiced medicine in town, has accepted position as supervisor at Alo o1 oF Aho l ing Company in Peru, South America. He has been in Hartford fourteen years.
 A card from Ovid Gillette tells of his arrival at Ocala, Fla, and that they will leave next week for St. Peters. burgh making the trip i'll his "Limou- sine Ford.''
 A much appreciated change is made in the afternoon mail going south, it now closes at 2:35 and is open at 3:15 coming down on the 2:55 train.
 Mrs. Frank N. Brown of New York city is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Stewart at E. R. Lorrain's.
 Edward Haughey of Pittsfeld spent the week end at Edward Bates. His family, who have been at the Bates residence for the pas6 week, returned home with him Sunday evening.
 O. H. Pease sold new Ford touring car to Rev. A. B. Crichton, and also 8 Runabout to our new veterinarian, Dr. E. l.. Thornton, last week.
 Mrs. F. F. Clemans and Miss Mabel Donalds have returned from 8 few weeks visit in New York and Brooklyn.
 A nine pound son was born to MT. and Mrs. Louis Nigre, Monday, Decem- Der II.
 Mss Althea White of Salisbury has been visiting Mrs. O. c. Smith.
 Mrs. Emma Roberts of Millerton, N. Y., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. E. Badgley.
 Miss Mattie Manvel is visiting her