Connecticut western news., 1917-05-17

Bridgeport have been visiting the Mi sses Ferguson.
 MT. and Mrs. Elton Jones motored from Winsted and spent the weekend at Hiram Ding's, near Pine Grove. Mrs. E. R. Lorrain has been visiting her sisters in P;ttsfeld.
 Mrs. N. l.. Jackson entertained the 500 Club, Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Mary 0. Petersen of Salisbury spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Charles F. Roberts.
 MT. and Mrs. David Roger of Great Burlington spent Sunday with relatives in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Miles l.. Jenks and Mrs. Edward Liner motored from Millerton on Sunday and visited at Norman W. Moore's.
 Due to an error found in the leaflet regarding "How to plant potatoes" recently distributed through the public schools, the edition has been ordered destroyed and new edition will be soon ready to take the place of the one found incorrect.
 Because of the meeting at the town hall tonight, the regular choir practice at the Methodist church is postponed to Saturday night at 7:3O.
 Stanley Mather, who recently joined the Navy writes to his brother George s. Mather, that he is now at the Brooklyn Navy yard, aboard the former | Hy lo
 Miss Mary Fitch and friend of South Kent were ov er-Sunday guests at Gilbert Fitch's.
 W. Reel and son, Joseph spent few days last week in Hartford.
 James Mccormick and family have moved into their new home recently built on Barlow street.
 Bert Fitch of Great Harrington was home over Sunday.
 George Kissselbrack. a>conductor on the N. b., 6 o. railroad, a branch of the Central New England railway, who has been in the service A years, was awarded a pension by the New Haven system few days ago.
 Canaan Lodge No. 50 I. O. O. F. has accepted the invitation of Rev. A. H. Nesbitt, to attend service at the Methodist church. Sunday evening, June 10.
 l.. E. Hester and family motored to Hartford Saturday, spending Sunday at the home of his parents.
 Every citizen of the United States is asked by the National School Camp association as salute to the flag at noon on Memorial day, tc stand motionless, silent and with barred head for one minute.
 Rev. A. H. Nesbitt took for his topic Sunday morning. the significance of sacrifice, next Sunday he will continue the subject with "Giving' as his topic. At the evening service the special musical feature will be a tenor solo.
 Yesterday afternoon the funeral of Lucius Scoville was held in Pilgrim church wiCh burial in Lower cemetery MT. Scoville formerly resided in Canaan and later in Ashley Falls. A few years since he, with Mrs. Scoville, removed to Torrington to make their home with a daughter, Mrs. Lucy VanDeusen. Mrs. Scovllle survives him with son Harry, of Ashley Falls, two daughters besides Mrs. VanDeusen, Mrs. Irene Prince of New Haven and Mrs. Mary Roys of Stockbridge. Howard Hatmaker leaves today for Hartford to complete his enlistment in the United States Navy. His friends in Pilgrim church presented him yester. day with wrist watch.
 The committee in charge of the din- ner for the veterans on Memorial day, consists of Mrs. N. l.. Jackson, Mrs. Q. F. Roberts, Mrs. l.. A. Caldwell, Sr., Mrs. T. T. Adam, Mrs. G. s. Fuller, Mrs. J. G. Root Mrs. Robert Black. Mrs. Kate Briggs. As in former years the dinner will be served in Pill grim church dining room.
 The Rt. Rev. E. o. Atcheson, Suffragan Bishop of Connecticut will visit Christ Church to administer the apostolic rite of confirmation on Mon day evening. The service will be at 8 o clock and the public is cordially, in- vited.
 Mrs. o. A. Babcock of Falls Village has purchased a new Ford touring car of c. H. Pease.
 Every citizen should attend the rally at the town hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
 The big auto oiler used in spreading the road oil went through the bridge at the foot of Reed street Monday afternoon. After several hours of persuasion, the machine was jacked up so that it proceeded under it's own power without special damage, except to the planking of the bridge which had to be replaced.
 Mrs. John Howes of Ashley Falls called on friends in town Tuesday afternoon.