Connecticut western news., 1918-05-02

nesday and meetings Will be neio every
weeR Old Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
hereafter All members please try and
be present to help the good cause
neutrality-suspicious. optician will
be at II e. Howe's Falls Village, May
6. and at Mrs George Wilcox, Ca
naan, May s, 9.-adv.
Pantry shelf paper for sale at TIE
Canaan Printing Company.
Mrs. Robert Fuller and daughter
arrived in town Sunday afternoon End
are stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Fuller.
Mrs. G. M. Brewer of Pittsfeld
spent the week end at the home of her
parents. Mr.. ard Mrs. @. A. Lindell.
The Red Gross are planning to hold
rummage sale in the near future,
anyone who has any old clothes, furni-
ture, bric-a.b rac etc., and are willing
to donate same, they will be greatly
appreciated by the Red Gross.
John Steinheiber has moved from
High Street into rooms at Mrs. S. O.
Beckley's.
POOAAO1OJ
agent for the Connecticut branch Of the
National Woman's Party, will be in
Canaan the coming week to confer
with Mrs. Frank Hitchcock, chairman
of the Canaan Suffrage organization
on plans for Canaan meeting in the
near future in which Lucy Burns,
the famous suffragist, and other noted
speaA ers will be planned for and pos.
sibly Dudly Field Malone, the famous
champion of the Pickets and one of the
strongest supporters of woman suffrage
In Congressional fights for the Federal
Amendment.
Charles E. Smith has purchased the
Wangum from the Whittlesey estate
through George Hall.
A number from here attended the
Red Gross conference at Hartford on
Wednesday.
The dance and motion pictures given
by tine Red Cross at town hall on Mon
lay evening Melted the local Auxiliary
about $50. The pictures were unusu-
ally good and pleasant evening was
spent by large number from this
town, Norfolk, Sheffield and other
nearby towns.
The Home Guard voted unanimously
to attend the regimental drill in
v aterbury on May 10th. The organi-
zatlon is also considering an invita-
ticn from Lakeville to meet with the
company from that place.
The Boy Scouts solicited funds with
which to purchase the large new flag,
oh now flies from the pole on the
green. The flag is a credit to any
town, and the many people of the viii
lage who contributed towards its pur-
chase, feel chat they have received
their moneys worth.
Rev. Joseph Moves Barnett of the
class of 1918, Trinity College at Hart
ford and Miss Hell. N Sargent GesEer,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Anthem T.
Gesner of Waterbury were married
last Saturday in st. Georges Chapel,
New York. Rev. Barnett is now a cor
poral in Company O of the 303d Ma
chine Gun Battalion, stationed a
Camp Devens. Mrs. Barnett is grad.
uate of the TRACING school for nurses
at st. Luke's hospital, New York,
where she exp: cts to remain until the
end of the present year. Rev. Barnett
will be RENE mbered by Canaan people
as his father Was rector of Christ
church some few years ago.
Mrs. Brengle of Richmond, Va, who
has been spending few days with her
neice, Miss Gladys DeHart returned
home yesterday.
The guild of Christ church will
meet with Mrs. E. l.. Roberts on Fri
day afternoon. Refreshments and
social hour after o'clock.
John DeHart of Balmar, N. J., has
been spending a few days with his
neice. Miss Gladys DeHart, called here
by the death Of his brother, Garrett E.
DeHart.
Miss Caroline Camp was the over
Sunday guest of friends in New York
city.
Judge A. T. Roraback spent Tuesday
in Hartford.
Ralph Dewey returned Monday
night from Kingston ind made his first
trip n the milk route yesterday.
Miss Jane Norton who fell down
stairs and injured her hip last week.
remains about the same.
Fred Brewer spent a couple of days
in New York this week. G. M. Brewer
of Pittsf1eld has been in town.
Miss Grace Roraback. was home
from New Jersey yesterday.
sunday, May 10 Mothers Day.
will be observed at Pilgrim church by
Mother and Daughter Service at ten
O'Clock, which all mothers and daugh-
ters of the parish are expected to
attend. On the Monday evening fol-
lowing the Mothers and Daughters
will be rendered supper by the Pill
grim Fathers and Sons, for which
preparations for an ENJOYABLE evening