Connecticut western news., 1916-04-20

The r gular monthly meeting or the 1 Canaan Business Mems Association will be held this evening in Odd Fellows Hall.
 Dennis O'Neil went to New Haven on business Tuesday.
 Counterpanes laundered beautifully at the Winsted Steam Laundry. Tele- phone Parsons 6 Son.-Adv.
 Buy your rag rugs from the Catholic Ladies Club who are planning sale, supper and dance in Town Hall Mon day night. Supper will be served at 5:3O.
 Rev. A. B. Crichton, rector of Christ Church, preached in St. James church, Winsted, Tuesday.
 Don't forget the Easter bake sale at the Methodist church Saturday after noon from to 5.
 St. Joseph's church was wired for electric lights last week.
 Brewer Bros., unloaded last Saturday carload of Reos consisting one six cylinder touring. one four cylinder touring car and one four cylinder roadster.
 Arthur P. Freeman arrived from New York, Thursday evening". for short visit. He is practicallyrecovered from his recent severe illness.
 Dr. Homer Spaulding started Mon. day morning for his home at Ankeny, Iowa, after a fortnight's visit here. He came on to attend the funeral of his father, the late Merritt Spaulding.
 Silk waists and silk dresses look fine after being cleaned in the Cleaning De- partment of the Winsted Steam Laun. dry. Parsons 6 Son are sending work every eek.-Adv.
 Fred Gillette gave eloquent expres- sion to his appreciation of the services of the firemen by presenting them with certificate of deposit for $20. He frankly says that but for the prompt. ness and effectiveness of their work. Sunday morning, in extinguishing the fire in his chimney, the house would unquestionably have been destroyed.
 Wilbur M. Deming, the Winsted photographer, spent Sunday in town, the guest of his sister, Mrs. Fred Gillette. MT. Deming is one of Ca naan $ "old boys," and during his early career as photographer, posed many of the older generation of Canaanites to have their pictures "took," in his portable gallery which he erected in various towns throughout the country.
 M. P. Foster, of the Berkshire Cour fer. was a caller at The News office Monday.
 Rev. S. G. Hastings and wife, of Granby, visited at F. F. Stevens over Sunday.
 Brewer Bros. have just sold new Chevrolet touring car to Dr. A. E. Cobb;, a new Ford runabout to Bartle Bros. 1916 Rec touring car to A. B. Brewer, Mill River; two new Reo tour. ing cars to A. s. Martin. Lakeville, to be delivered to Rev. c. A. Shahan and Charles E. Miller, of that place, and also new Rec touring car to M. A. Barnes, Great Burlington.
 The Methodist parsonage is being wired for electric lights under the direction of the Kensington club.
 The Winsted Laundry are cleaning lace curtains by hand for 50 cents per pair. Telephone Parsons & Son. Adv.
 Preparations for garden making are now in vigorous progress, and there seems to be very general impression that winter is almost over.
 Fix your physical and intellectual capacities for a rare feast for both, at the union brotherhood supper in Pil. grim church next week Thursday eve- ping, when W. P. Eaton and Rev. R. H. Potter will be the feature after SUD- per.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Andrews, of West Beckett, spent Sunday at Mrs. E.. M. Collins and Mrs. Hattie Kim balls.
 Miss Mary Howe and John Hillyer spent the week. end in Huntsville.
 Miss Fanny Condon was the week. end guest of friends in Lakeville.
 Mrs. Freeman Dempsey and sons, Frederick and John spent the week. end Ill Salisbury.
 Miss Ellen LindelI is home from Danbury Normal for Good Friday and the week. end.
 Misses Margaret and Mary Roger are home from Winsted for Good Friday and the week end.
 Miss Beatrice Shields, of Waterbury, was guest of Miss Katherine Mo. Guire's over Sunday.
 Alfred c. Caldwell, of Hartford, spent the week end with his parents on Church Street.
 Fred E. Dewey has been laid off from w ork on account of blood-poisoning in one of his hands.
 Misses Louise Bragg and Mary Hill are spending three weeks in Norwich.
 Miss Rachel Woodbridge WAS the weekend guest of Mrs. Benjamin Baldwin in Chapinville.
 Miss Louise Trieschmann is home from Danbury Model School for few days.