Connecticut western news., 1916-09-07

Mrs. William P. Ahearn and daugh- ter Jennie, of Wjnsted, spent Labor Day with Mrs. Norman c. Hicks.
 A son, Edward Charming, was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. H. Moore, of Indianapolis, Ind, Saturday, August 3. The young gentleman, who is named ill honor of Professor Charming, of Harvard, is a grandson of Mrs. Mary Geikie Adam, of Canaan.
 It is related of prominent business man that the next forenoon after the clambake he went to the l. & P. coal office and ordered "a half-gallon of hard chestnut" but corrected himself before the order could be put on the book. It should be explained that he had just served two customers with a half gallon of boiled oil each, at his own store.
 Miss Elizabeth Considine. of New York, is visiting her sister, Miss Ella Considine.
 Judge Storm, of Graves End, L. l., is spending a few days with O. '. Decker, on West Main street.
 Engineer George Smith and wife, of Great Burlington. have been spending few days with MT. Smiths mother, Mrs. Louise Smith, and making side- trip joy rides ill their auto.
 Mrs. T. A. Evans, of Bethel, arrived yesterday to assist her sister, Mrs. H. L. Ross, who is ill at her home on Main street.
 Dr. Ross will be absent from his office during the month of October Adv.
 The concert given by the colored quartet of the Atlanta University, Monday evening in Pilgrim church, attracted and charmed a fine audience, who showed appreciation by contrib uting liberally to the volunteer offer ing.
 The republican caucus for the nomi. nation of town officers will be held in Town Hall, Saturday of this week at 3 o'clock.
 The Litchfield North Association, including ministers and their wives, will be guests of the East Canaan Con- gregational church next Tuesday. A program of unusual interest has been prepared for the business session, the speakers being Reverends Burgess, Starr, Grlsbrook and Judson, Mrs. Finch and Miss Hartig.
 Albert Barnes, of Staten Island, is visiting at $. W. Barnes and J. E. Rhoades'.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Roberts, of Worcester. Mass, have been visiting at 0. E. Badgley's.
 MT. and Mrs. E. W. Warner will leave this week for Ludlow, Mass, where they will spend a month with MT. and Mrs. Adelbert Corwin. MT. Warner will extend his visit to Maine to visit Landlord F. A. Baker at Liver son at Bath, .'
 The East Canaan baseball team de. feated Watertow1 in two games on Labor Day, in the presence of large crowds.
 The Canaan Amusement Company will give a dance in Town Hall this evening. Music by Miss Kegler, piano, and Mrs. Keenan, drums.
 The sewer pipe for the extension of the sewer to Peaseville, has been de. posited in sections, along the brook ill pr. Camps meadow, and appearances indicate an early beginning of actual work when the survey is completed.
 Carl Durham has returned from Canton, where he spent the summer.
 Misses Margaret and Mary Roger, of Winsted, spent the week. end and Labor Day at Norman w. Moore's.
 Miss Mary F. Fitch has returned to South Kent, where she will teach the coming. year.
 pr. E. B. Dudley, of Beverley, Mass. is spending a few days with his Mrs. E. L. Roberts. A number of Canaan veterans will attend the 51st reunion of the "Second Heavies," at New Milford next Satur- day.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry B. Ives and Postmaster B. l.. Roberts started Satur- day afternoon for Maine, where they are spending the greater part of the week visiting former Canaarites in various parts of the state-Landlord and Mrs. Frank A. Baker, of the River side Hotel at Livermore Falls; John l.. Sheridan, at Portland, who is now the proprietor of a news room, and N. l.. Jackson, hotel proprietor at Bath. Miss Marion Higgins was most agree. ably surprised by several of her girl friends last Friday evening. The event was in the nature of farew ell party, as Miss Hugins left for Danbury this week where she entered Danbury Normal for a two years course. A very enjoyable evening was spent by all and refreshments served. After which all departed wishing Miss Higgins all success in her new venture.
 George M. Bullock, formerly in the coal business here, and now manager of one sf the largest garages in north ern New York at Elizabethtown, N. Y., has the honor of being second on