Connecticut western news., 1917-05-17
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FlFSb S0l0CGm6aH U. O. SQllCn IS overseeing the distribution of road oil over the streets of the village. The state highway is also receiving coat ing of oil under the direction of Joseph Kegler and Edward MaCarty.
 Miss Ellen Kane went to Falls Vii. lage Tuesday, to attend to case of illness for Dr. T. I. Shannon of that place.
 The Sunday Schools in this vicinity have received invitations to attend a rally at the Presbyterian church in Millerton, next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. President Darling, Mrs. Lucy Stock Chapin and Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens, of the Connecticut Association are to speak.
 A meeting of the Boy Scouts is called for tonight by Scoutmaster B. Roy Laffargue.
 Conductor Mees announced to the Choral Society at the rehearsal Tuesday evening that there would be the usual regular rehearsal next Tuesday night and the first joint rehearsal would be next Wednesday, the 23d, at the music sned. The next joint rehearsal will be Thursday the >3lst Particulars regard ing transportation will be given later.
 Uzzo Gondelli has purchased from c. M. Lasher a plot of ground north of the property of Isaac Lermond on which he has begun the erection of a house.
 Miss Grace M. Roraback was home for brief stay the first of the week.
 The Board of Relief, sewer section of the Canaan Fire District will hold 8 session at the office of the Canaan Savings Bank Saturday morning of this week.
 John Hubbard has been visiting his John has been connected with con. struction concern at Niagara Falls for the past eight years but has just re. signed his position to accept one with the Boston Montana Copper Mining Go. He left yesterday for Butte, Mon. tana.
 Mrs. E.. T. Rowe srent Saturday in Hartfo ford. ...:.
 Miss Margaret Collins has been in New York city for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Davis of Derby have been in town the past few days, getting their household goods shipped to Derby, where MT. Davis is employed.
 Mrs. A. s. Davis of Sheffield visited friends in town last Saturday.
 Mrs. H. L. Ross has been visiting her sisters in Bethel.
 Ralph Dewey is home from Chicago, Ill.,, on 8 vacation.
 Howard s. Lathrop was able to be up town Tuesday for the first time in several weeks. He has been confined to the house with indamatory rheumatism
 The annual Cllildren's day service of the Methodist Sunday school will be held Sunday evening, June IT. The committee in charge of rehearsal will be appointed next Sunday.
 H. s. Comstock of Winsted has pur- chased the. motor and fishing boats at Twin lakes of A. E. Molando and will conduct the Twin lakes grocery this summer. Both will be under the management of Clinton W. Fay, at present clerk at the Comstock grocery in Winsted. ...
 Eric Borg, Edward Mulford and John Pease assisted the choir of the Methodist church Sunday evening with their violins.
 The mid week meeting of Pilgrim church will be held this evening at the home of Anson Lawrence on Granite Ave. The topic will be "Tests of Re. ligion". The meeting will be held at 7:I5 and will close in time to let all attend the patriotic mass meeting at the town hall. .N
 The remains of Mrs. B. A. Scoville of SouGhfield were brought Tuesday from the receiving vault in Great Bar rington, for interment in the family plot in the Lower Cemetery. -.
 The Canaan National Bank offers bonds of the Liberty loan for sale on the partial payment plan with interest at three and one-half per cent. This method has proved popular in other towns and should commend itself to local investors.
 EsThe meeting of the Business Men s Association advertised to be held tonight with W. B. Perry, Jr. of Lake. vile as speaker has been postponed be. cause of the patriotic rally at the town hall.
 John Beck will lead the Brotherhood class of Pilgrim church next Sunday and will talk on the interesting subject of the Danish Agricultural system. Last Sunday the men discussed Army Y. M. o. A. work and voted that the pastor appoint committee to arrange for raising money in Canaan for tha; purpose and that the pastors of the other churches be asked also to appoint committees, that the matter might be community affair under the leader ship of the Brotherhoods.