Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-12-12

Miss Carrie Leach of Sheffield is
assisting at DR.. Lees during the ill
ness of Mrs. Lee.
The Christmas exercises of the
Methodist church will be held Sum
day evening, Dec. %. The program
will be a song service and recitations
by the school.
The Epworth League business
meeting was held at the parsonage
on Tuesday evening.
Marion, Paul and June Blodgett
have been victims of the influenza.
Mildred and Alferetta NBeebe are
confined to their homes by illness.
Judge A. T. Roraback sat the fore
part of the week with the Board of
Pardons in Wethersield.
Four Litchfeld county Sunday
schools are among the 46 in the state
which have met all the points in the
standard, set through the State Sun
day school association. The four are
West Torrington, Center Congrega-
tional and Calvary Baptist of Tor
rington and Pilgrim Congregational
itof Canaan. The list was announced
! at the closing session of the Sunday
school convention held Friday night
in Middletown.
A new supply of birthday candles
and rose buds, just received. The
Canaan Printing Company.
A recital under the auspices of
the auspices of the Young Peoples
Society of the Pilgrim church will be
held in Pilgrim church, next Tuesday
evening, Dec. II, at o'clock. Pro-
ceeds to fulfill pledge made by the
Young Peoples Society to the Uni
ted War Work Campaign Fund.
Forbes Adam is home from Brown
University until after the holidays.
n Alonzo Smith is home from camp,
having been honorably discharged
from military duty
Barton Leffingwell is home from
camp, having been honorably dis
charged from military duty.
William Beebe is off duty at
Decker and Beebe's and confined to
his home with the influenza.
Miss Mildred Buckbee has COM
pleted her duties at the Service
Pharmacy. Thomas Morris of Shelf
field has accepted a position there.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Ives have re-
turned from months visit with
friends in New Haven and Hartford.
Mrs. n. E. Storm spent Tuesday
with relatives in Norfolk.
Miss Elizabeth O'Keefe is i'll 18th
influenza at A. H. Herriman's.
Miss Florence Fitzgerald and
Mrs. Foley and daughters Roberta
and Mary are i'll with the influenza.
We have received our line of 1919
Standard Diaries. The Canaan
Printing Company.
/ Mrs j. William. Morris has been
assisting as teacher in the high
school, during the absence of Miss
Waters.
eMrs. A. P. Freeman is with her
daughter, Frances in New York.
Latest reports from Frances who has
been very i'll with pneumonia, are
Very encouraging.
Mrs. H. L. Ross returned Tuesday
from Bethel where she was called by
the serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
Leroy Stone.
Christmas trade is beginning to
get under way at the Canaan stores,
and the prospects for a good Christ
mas season are much brighter than
they were month or so ago. The
closing of the war has brought
different feeling and although the
prices of many things are higher
thar in former years, this will not
hinder in the buying of holiday
gifts.
Tonight Thursday is the regu-
laFr communication Of Housatonic
Lodge No. 61, A. T. and A. ". off,
Gers for the ensuing year will be
elected. A full attendance IF m"ai-
! bers is requested.
" Ladies Shampooing. Hair perfect
! " dried at tt's.-adv.
Martin Buckbee was home from
Camp Devens a short time Saturday
and Sunday.
Bake Sale at NJ. E. church parlors,
/ Friday, Dec. 10 at p. m.-adv.
John Pease has been home from
TT +fCrI called ny tho daatb of hiS