Connecticut western news., 1918-10-10

O1 CdHddu lS very III III CllS OuSh- keepsie hospital with pneumonia.
 Mrs. H. L. Ross has been visiting her friend, Miss Minnie Wilcox in Middletown, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Wellner have returned from weeks visit with relatives in New York city and Patterson, N. J.
 The many friends of Edward Mulford, former -esident will learn with regret that he has entered lakewood sanitarium near Hartford for treatment.
 Mrs. Mary Selleck of Danbury is with Mrs. Earl Coons.
 Clifford Fitzgerald was off duty at the station last week on account of illness.
 Ray Whitford, inspector at Bor- den's has been off duty on account of illness.
 MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Fitch arrived home Saturday from Camp Devens where they were called by the serious illness of their son, George. Latest reports are that George is slowly on the gain.
 Doctor Ross will be absent from his office from Oct. 18th to Nov. 1st.-adv.
 Kenneth Roberts has been confined to the house for the past week with the grippe. gS.
 William Wright is confined to his home by illness. r>.-.
 Mrs. Samuel A. Eddy and her sis ter Mrs. Raymond Barton of New York city are spending a few days in town.
 Miss Margaret Brown has gone to Norwich to care for Miss Hills brother who is very i'll with pneumo- mia.
 Mrs. James Graney and Miss May Belcher were called to Torrington on Sunday, by the serious illness of a relative. Miss Belcher has returned home, but Mrs. Graney will remain for awhile.
 Miss May Parmalee is in the Win sted hospital for treatment.
 A. P. Freeman is home from Bridgeport.
 Esther Chapter o. E. s. are plan ming to hold Halloween social in the Masonic Lodge rooms on Thurs day evening, October 31, proceeds to go towards helping defray ex- penses of the Red Cross work.
 Walter Chase, night telegrapher at the station, is on the sick list.
 Rev. Fred Beverly and family of Cohoes, N. Y. accompanied by L. A. Waterman, called on his uncle, Dr. H. L. Ross, on Monday, enroute to Danbury to visit friends.
 A. W. Twiss of Lakeville was the guest of friends here on Tuesday.
 The Rev. Dr. Grover of Sheffield, called on friends in town Tuesday.
 Mrs. F. A. Boyce of Lime Rock and Miss Mona Yerxa of Boston were callers in town Tuesday.
 Miss Sarah Reel and Master Fred erick Reel are confined to their home by illness.
 Mrs. E. c. Finney has been spend ing few days in Pittsfeld.
 Howard Lathrop is assisting at Storms Market. George Hall has returned to Waterville after a two weeks ab- sence on account of bad gash on his hand, which required five stitches to close the wound.
 G. Willis Parsons has purchased of J. H. Lansing the insurance busi- ness which he has conducted, and will represent the Insurance Company of North America as we'll as the Spring field Fire and Marine Insurance Go. in this section in connection with his present list of companies.
 Major H. P. Leilard is reviewing the many State Guard companies throughout the state and will in spect the local company on Friday evening.
 Robert Lee of Ashley Falls has raised some prize-winning Southern | White corn. One ear measures 10k inches and weighs F pounds. The ear contains over 1000 kernels.
 Word has been received that An gelo Broggi, son of Eenrico Broggi, of East Canaan has been wounded in action.
 Walter Goggin is off duty at Ives and Peirce on account of illness.
 Mrs. A. L. Higgins and daughters Gertrude and Marion and Miss Olga Johnson motored to Hartford yes terday and spent the day.
 Joseph Reel is confined to his home by illness.
 Miss Emma Taylor is visiting her grandparents in Canaan Valley.
 Among the divorce libels on the docket for hearing at the October civil sitting of superior court at Pittsfeld, which will begin the 7th with Judge George A. Sanderson of Aver presiding, is that of Adella w. Roraback of Pittsfield against How ard H. Roraback of Canaan on the ground of desertion.
 Miss Olive Couch has resigned her position at The Canaan National Bank.