Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26

MISS Mary f1tcn was nome IrOm Kent over Sunday. She entertained her classmate Miss Clara Sabin Saturday.
 Town Clerk Allyn Fuller has e. ceived the appointment from Governor Holcomb, as local agent for the town of North Canaan, of the Connecticut com. mittee of Food Supply.
 Miss Helen Rhoades has just pur. chased a Laffargue piano of F. w. Wheeler of Great Bt rrington.
 Charles l.. French of Colebrook is spending few days with H. B. Stevens.
 Miss Margaret Corcoran visited her grandparents in Millerton over Sunday.
 Little Louise Brewer came home from Pittsfeld hospital Sunday just as good as new.
 John Hillyer has joined E. A. Brewers gang of painters.
 A E. Weaver has purchased an Over. land touring car of J. H. Smith of Lakeville.
 Beginning May 5, train will leave New York Saturdays only, at l2:45 D. m. reaching Canaan at 10. Sunday afternoon train will start from Pitts. field at 5:45 p. m., reaching Canaan at 6:58, due in New York at 10:25. John R. Fuller was home the past week on a brief vacation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 The first specimens of trailing arbu. tus We're brought into our office Satur. day, lovely delicate blossoms, sure sign that winter is past.
 Mrs. Irving Whiting of Lakeviile spent Saturday with Miss E. Ruth Ostrander.
 All those owning dogs are especially urged to attend to the matter of having them registered on or before next Tues day, May first. The new dog warden, MT. Trieschman. believes that if a law is made regarding registration of dogs, | it should be enforced, and that any dogs found away from owners premises and not wearing the proper tag should be considered stray dogs and liable to the penalty of death.
 At special meeting of Esther Chap ter O. B. s., last evening one candidate
 
 bers as we'll as a few members of various chapters in New York state and Massa, chusetts were in attendance. Refresh ments were served. The Odd Fellows will confer the 1second degree on two candidates at the regular meeting Monday night.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Hillyer and Mrs. |. B. Howe motored to Pittstield Tues. day and spent the day.
 o. J. Decker is visiting friends in New York state.
 Mrs. E. E. Stanard of Mill River was recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Elmer Lefingwell. Housatonic Lodge No. 61 F. 6 A. M. will confer the F. 0. degree this even ing.
 The topic for the mid week meeting at Pilgrim church this evening will be "Knowing God".
 The topic for the Pilgrim Brotherhood class discussion next Sunday will be Brotherhood in Industry. Leader, George Matner. Last Sunday John Rodemeyer gave most interesting and informing talk on "The Newspaper Job." There was large attendance.
 The Woman's missionary society of Pilgrim church will meet on Friday afternoon with Mrs. Oles and the mission circle will meet at the same time with Mrs. Gillette.
 The soloists who are to appear at the Norfolk concerts in June have been unoficially announced by Dr. Arthur Mees. The list includes Herbert Wither. spoon, Florence Hinkle (Mrs. Wither- spoon), Lambert Murphy, Mabel Garri. son, Miss Roberts, Reinald Werrenrath, Efrem Zimbalist, Alma Gluck (Mrs. Zimbalist), and Fritz Kriesler. An nouncement is also made that three new works are to be presented this year. One is by Percy Grainger and another by Sir Charles Villiers Stan. ford. Waterbury. Republican.
 Frank Holmes of Boston, who has been visiting Thomas O'Hara at Twin Lakes had novel experience while motoring to the lakes in H. A. Weaver's car. Suddenly large fish hawk crashed against the side of the automo. bile and was rendered senseless. MT. Bolmes will have the hawk mounted. It measured five feet, four inches from tip to tip of wfngs.-Citizen.
 Mrs. Chas. Roberts entertained the 800 Club Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. H. L. Rood and son Dudley, of Taconic spent Monday at H. D.. Humphreys.
 Miss Mary Hill entertained her father ] from Norwich over Sunday.
 Norman W. Moore has been off duty at the Canaan Mercantile Co.'S. store for few days on account of illness.
 Lewis B. Holt of New Britain spent l Tuesday at the home of his narants.