Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
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Appleton of Brooklyn, N. Y. are all at 5. J. Briggs for their annual vacation.
 J. R. Elston of Otisville, N. f. is visiting his daughter, Mrs. F. N. Glass.
 William Vermilyea moved his family to Pittsfeld the first of the week where he will enter the employ of the General Electric Go.
 William Ostrout spent Sunday ill Hartford and vicinity.
 Rev. Joseph Barnett of Newtown has been spending the past week with friends in town.
 Brewer Bros. have recently delivered - Rec Model F. truck to Livingston & Lamb of Sharon; a Model J, 3 ton truck with Army body, to Joseph Par sons of Lakeville; as we'll as cylin- der Rec touring car to another Lake vile party. During the year. closing August 1, this hustling concern have disposed of Il Rec cars and trucks from the Canaan branch also as we'll as doing agood business at the Pittsfeld branch.
 David Roger of Great Harrington
  duties at Tyler's Shoe Store last week. Accompanied by Mrs. Roger they visited relatives here and in Litchfeld.
 MT. and Mrs. A. W. Holsapple re. turned Sunday from Twin Lakes where they've been for some time.
 Cashier and Mrs. J. H. Lansing and daughters, Amy and Annette and MT. and Mrs. Walter J. Hatmaker are oc. cupying Holsapple's cottage at Twin Lakes for three weeks. \ Norman ". Moore was off duty at the Canaan Mercantile Co.'S. store a few days last week on account of ill- ness.
 Mrs. Peirce and son of New York oity have been visiting at Fred E. Dewey's.
 Misses Edna and Ethel Barrett who have been visiting their cousins, the Misses Lindell returned to their home in Poughkeepsie, N. r., last Friday.
 The lawn social held at Norman W. Moore's last Thursday evening under the auspices of the O. E. S., was de. cided success both socially and finan. cially. neat sum being realized for the treasury.
 Robbins B. Stoeckel of Norfolk, issioner of motor vehicles, said yesterday that he intends to start en. forcing the automobile law relating to automobile lights on and after Aug. l. The commissioner has given time to the autoists to change their lights and he thinks it is nearly time that the law was enforced.
 Rev. w. Potter of Hartford, representing the Connecticut Temper ance Union was in town the past week in the interest of the cause he repre- sents.
 Mrs. Agnes Myers and son William returned to Mil]erton, N. T., last Friday after about two weeks spent with her brother Freeman Dempsey and other relatives here.
 John Hillyer is assisting at Higgins garage on Church Street.
 Sheriff I. P. Hornbeck will sell at public auction the unpaid accounts of o. T. Vosburgh at the sign post in this village Saturday morning Aug. II, at 10 o'clock.
 Tonight there is to be Red Cross dance at the town hall, the music will bs piano and drum.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Chapin of Sheffield are the happy parents of son born July 28.- Mrs. Chapin was formerly Miss Ruth Armstrong.
 The Kensington Club will hold their annual summer sale and supper at the Methodist church next Wednesday. afternoon and evening. The sale of useful and fancy articles as we'll as ice cream will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Supper will be served from 5:30 to o'clock.
 H. H. Scutt entertained his brothers, G. J. and W. s. Scutt with their fami- lies from Philmont Sunday.
 Little Dean Neshitt, son ot Rev. A. H. and Mrs. Nesbitt has been quite i'll at the Methodist parsonage all the week.
 The sacrament of Holy Communion will be administered at the morning service at the Methodist church next Sunday.
 Douglas Adam and Perry Badgley have camp all to themselves, near the mountain brook, below F. ". Garvin's farm on the South Canaan road Both boys report an ideal spot for camp and they are having lots of sport out in the woods. The mission circle of Pilgrim church will hold an outdoor sale on the lawn at The Wangum Saturday, August 4th, from 3 to 7:30 o'clock. Special articles for sale will be hand braided and hand woven rugs. fancy baskets, boxes and bird houses, home made candy and ice cream.
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