Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10

rIngton called on friends here Sunday, eIroute to Ashley Falls to see Mrs Ferry's mother who is very ill.
 Miss LlizsAeth Peirce has returned to a school of music at Hartford.
 Mrs Harry Morsey of Torrington has been Tn town for few days.
 The Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs A T, Roraback on Friday afternoon at o'clo k.
 Besi les the usual morning services at Christ church next Sunday there will be an Epiphany service at 1 80 D. m.
 Miss Clara Merchant who has spent the holidays with MT and Mrs. |. F stevens returned to New Haven on Tuesday
 Miss Polly Gillette who spent part or her holiday vacation with friends here reformed home the end of the week.
 Mrs. Lay of Brooklyn has been visit ing the Misses Brown on High St.
 Mrs F. F. Stevens and Miss Alfretta Beeke spent Friday and Saturday in New York city.
 Mrs. G. s. Fuller and Miss Beatrice Humphrey spent Monday in Pittsaeld.
 Last Thursday afternoon Rev. A Hamilton Nesbitt gave a most pleasing and fitting talk before the ladies of Cranford club on the subject of "Good Cheer. The theme being, cheerful preparedness for the present and spec ially for the more troublesome days that threaten us. Laughter is the tonic of the world and was never more needed in large doses than at the present, thus let, Laugh and the world laughs with you be our motto for. the year 1918, as he suggested.
 Miss Lillie Fuller of Housatonic spent yesterday with her brother. Geo. $. Fuller.
 Canaan Dancing Class Saturday evening at 8. All newest dances taught Ladies and gentlemen invited. adv.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Emma Louise Kegler and Mir Richard Paul Smith ou Wednesday morning, January B, at l0:30 o'cltck at St Joseph's church.
 The Church of the Immaculate Crn ception at Norfolk was the scene of a pretty wedding Tuesday morning when Miss Katherine O. Blow became the bride of John V Clarity of East Canaan Rev. Father Macdonald per formed the nuptial ceremony and mass. The bride was attired in a travel ing suit of taupe broadcloth trimmed f. with seal and pearl gray frame velvet hat and wore a cotsage bouquet of pink rosebuds and lilies of the valley and s carried rosary. Miss Lillian Blew ot . New York, the bridesmaid, wore g green suit trimmed with fur, with 6 hat to match and a oorsage bouquet oi 8 pink carnations The best man was Timothy Goggins of East Canaan
 Following the ceremony & wedding s breakfast was held at the brides home |. for the immediate friends of tho @ couple. MT. and Mrs. Carrity will nt
 at home to their friends after Feb k in East Canaan where the groom own.
 Lee Edward Holcomb, 26. son of Mir a and Mrs. Erastus L.. Holcomb. diet t Saturday afternoon at o'clock at hi!
 home un the New Hartford road oi
 carcinoma of the throat. He was borr
 in Canaan Jan. IA, 1e9L He is sur '. vived by his parents, two broth CTS ' Harrison and Charles, and one sister
 Mrs Walter F. Young, MT. Holcomt ' had been ill for about five months. H. | Ralph Stannarc, the Sout lfield stage driver, left his horses with sleigh il front of Dempsey's g drug srore Saturday ) as he was starting for Southfield at o'clock. The ht rses started and raI @ down West Main street aud to the y gravel pit on to the railroad tracks r where they broke loose from the sleigf and continued on the track until they t fell on the trestle over the Blackberry river. Neither were injured badly. P Charles H. Miller Of Lakevillec lle6 on friends in town on Tuesday. & J. William Morris has finished har @ vesting his ice c. E. Badgley has also h finished harvesting his ice. k Miles Jenks of Millerton was in
 town on Tuesday.
 Q Mrs. W. D. Hayes and children ot Q South Norwalk are visiting friends il
 town.
 ', Mason Noble moved his householC Jn n goods to Clayton yesterday. MT. Noble
 will conduct the Clayton store fol
 G. L. Parsons and Son, formerly con ducted by W. M Barnes.
 Several from here have made entries
 at the Lenox Poultry Show held ther' 5 this week.
 1T Mrs. Elizabeth M. Collins of Hart y ford has been visiting her mother
 Mrs Harriett Kimball.