Connecticut western news., 1917-08-30

same city spent the week end with Miss Werner.
 Everett Lyles gave dance to about 20 couples, from Twin Lakes and Ga. naan at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. H. E. Lyles, last Wednesday night. The lawn was prettily decorated with Japanese lanterns and music was furnished by Miss May Kegler. Dur ing the grand march, everyone de- posited can of condensed milk in a basket, to be forwarded to the Feod for France Committee.
 Miss Marjorie Johnson has returned from West Cornwall, where she has spent her vacation
 Schools open next Tueday morning the only change in the list of teachers as published last week is that of some one to take the place of Miss Mary O'Reilly, who has accepted position in the Stamford schools. #
 William Ostrout returned to his duties on the switcher this week, after an absence or few weeks on account of an injured finger.
 John Pease has accepted position with Decker and Beebe resigned re- gently by William Blass.
 Stewart Barratt of Stanfordville is visiting at Walter Place's.
 Miss Lotta Buckbee has returned from visit with her uncle, A. B. Hall, at LaGrangeville, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. F. Hotchkiss, MT. and Mrs. A. E. Hall motored from La. Grangeville, N. Y. and spent Sunday at M. G. Buckbee's. -..
 Mrs. Chester Kisselbrack and daugh- ters of Ancram, N. Y. and Mrs. Carrie Blass and Mrs. Robert Lind of Boston Corners, N. Y. motored here Sunday and spent the day at Adelbert Blass'.
 Miss Florence Whiting has returned from Torringford where she spent the summer with relatives.
 Mr. and Mrs. William s. Blass were over.Sunday guests of relatives in Great Harrington.
 Workmen demolished the old red creamery building during the past week. It has long been an eyesore as we'll as veritable firetrap and every. one is glad to have 1t removed.
 F. A. Walter and family return to their Wayne, Pa., home Monday after spending the season at Twin Lakes.
 Tonight Mrs. S. A. Eddy gives a dance for the benefit of the Red Cross work at her Twin Lakes cottage. Joseph L. Parsons and family accom-. panied by G. W. Parsons and family motored to Thomaston Sunday to spend the afternoon with Dr. F. s. Parsons. A largely attended twilight service was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at J. Louis vanZelm's cottage at Twin Lakes.
 Saturday evening at Judge A. T. Roraback' cottage at Twin Lakes there will be given victrola concert for the benefit of the Red Cross.
 Last evening the young people of the Twin Lakes colony gave dance at pr. O. H. Goodrich's cottage.
 Albert Gibson of Chicago is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. R. Atwood. II At Pilgrim church Sunday morning the regular communion service. At the Sunday school hour there will be a special meeting of the Brotherhood class for the election of officers and to make plans for the coming season.
 The preparatory service at Pilgrim I church will be held at the usual time Friday afternoon.
 Judge l.. F. Burpee entertained Governor Holcomb at his Twin Lakes cottage over Sunday.
 The Red Cross Auxiliary met Tues day afternoon in their new quarters. 25 ladies were present. At next Tues days meeting it is planned to spend the afternoon making trench candles. It is hoped there will be large attend ance as it is proposed to make enough more candles or torches to bring the total up to 1000. Those who can contri. bute ends of candles, or scraps of para. fin are requested to leave them with Mrs. J. G. Adam.
 H. E. Chittenden, the newly ap. pointed supervisor for the Canaan schools was in town yesterday. He ex- poets to meet the teachers at the high school building Monday afternoon. | W. W. Berghardt and a number of assistants are literally scubbing the bottom of the reservoir, to obliterate the growth of weeds, which give a peculiar odor to the water.
 Q. Roy Johnson has sold his Rec toruing Car to MT. Yutzler of West Cornwall and bought new Ford run about of O. H. Pease.
 Torrington merchants are paying sec per dozen for fresh eggs. The majority of the stores will be closed all day Monday, Labor Day. It is expected the meat markets will be open half day.