Connecticut western news., 1917-07-05
CAN HAN

Mrs. Frank Potter of Springfield visited friends in town Tuesday.
 Miss Mary Ells and Mrs. Carrie Els of New Haven are visiting Mrs. Julia Merriman.
 John V. Adam has so far recovered from hls recent operation as to be once more about the town.
 Miss Grace Corwin of Wallingford has been visiting Miss Elizabeth Lee. The Exemption Board for the 31st district met with Dr. J. G. Adam Saturday for organization. R. T. Hig. gins of Winsted is the chairman. M. D. Rudd of Lake~ille the clerk and pr. Adam the examining surgeon.
 Mrs Elizabeth Merwin and daugh. ters, Misses Adella and Lydia, have been occupying Stockholm cottage at Twin Lakes the past two weeks.
 The Misses Olive and Marion Costello, daughters of MT. and Mrs. A. M. Costello are the first to leave Great Harrington to become Red Cross nurses. They went to Hartford Monday to begin their studies and expect to go to the front if the war continues.
 Mrs. Charles Delaney and children, former Canaan residents, are visiting her sister, Mrs. F. A. Parsons.
 Mir. and Mrs. Vernon Smith of Hartford were guests at James Han- Ions the past week.
 Mrs E. M. Collins of Hartford spent part of last week in town.
 Miss Mildred Peirce is ill at the home of her aunt, Mrs. F. R. Collin. Miss Mabel Donalds is caring for her.
 Miss Helen Eggleston spent the week end with Miss Clara Sabin in Falls Village.
 Mrs Charles Pulver of Norfolk spent { last Friday with her cousin, Mrs. Albert Pearson.
 N. E. Ransom of Brooklyn, N. r., spent Sunday at Mrs. F. F. Clemans' Mr. and Mrs. William Davis and son and Mrs. Emma Eeardsley motored from Waterbury Sunday and visited at G. H. Trieschmann's.
 Mrs. Frederic Spaulding and daugh. ter, Ruth, of Norfolk have taken rooms at Mrs. $. W. Barnes and will spend the summer there.
 Miss Clara Merchant went to Oar ney's Point, N. J. Monday, to join with another student from the Normal School of Gymnastics, in taking charge of playground work for community centre at that place.
 The Home Guard uniforms arrived Friday, at the drill that evening they were distributed to the satisfaction oi the members of the Guard. s',
 During July and August the Sunday night meetings of the Epworth League of the Methodist church will be omitted. Extra fancy straw berries are in great abundance Every store in town is well supplied with home grown berries.
 stephen Hendry of the 2d regiment was in town Friday in search of re- cruits. .....
 Vacation House opened this week already thirty five girls are enjoying their vacation at that home.
 Mrs. s. J. Hamm and Mrs. N. A Preston returned home Monday from Syracuse, N. Y.
 Already good many have adopted the suggestion of the health officer ant have been vaccinated. The order il published in another column.
 Rudolph Keppler and family of New York are occupying their cottage a Twin Lakes. ...
 F. R. Collin is about completing al addition to the west side of his resi- dence on Granite Ave.
 Miss Regina Adams spent Sunday with relatives in Norfolk.
 Frank Holmes and family of Bosto1 are occupying. their cottage at Twir Lakes for the summer.
 Miss Grace Roraback is attending the Y. M. O. A. convention at Silver Bay, Lake George, N. Y. where sht has charge of group of girls.
 The Thomaston Express says: "Mis Mary Wilmot of Greenwich and Corhi Parsons, son of Dr. F. s. Parsons wer, quietly married by the Rev. MT Thompson rector of the Episcopa Church in Greenwich Saturday, Jun Is. Miss Wilmot was teacher in th local schools the past year and Mir Parsons is we'll known Thomastol man. They are planning to go t. housekeeping as soon as they secure rent"
 Walter Lloyd returned to his hom in Canaan after spending some tim with his grandparents, MT. and Mrs Chas. E. Lloyd in Sheffield.
 Mrs. Geo. F. Lloyd and children ar spending the fourth with her parents MT. and Mrs. Jas. E. Vosburgh il sharon Valley.
 Miss Frances Fraleigh of Pough keepsie, N. Y., is visiting her brother Roger Fraleigh and family.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Collins has move