Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24

 lived here at nne time, will he very sorry to hear of the sudden death of her mother st Waterbury last week.
 w. R. WeddIe quietly celebrated his 75tn birthday at hIs home on Railroad Street. o, sunday, January 2Oth.
 Henry Koenler of West Cornwall called n relatives here last week
 Mrs David Roger is assisting with the bookkeeping at hordenf.
 Mics Catherine Mccormick has been home from Litchfield for a few days, the result Of having some of her fingers smashed in the printing Lress.
 About 50 of the high school pupils sud friends accompanied by Prof. and Mrs H W Strayer and Clinton D. V. Barnes and Miss Theodora Scott en- joyed sleigh ride to Lakeville last Friday evening
 Sleigh rides seem to be very popular this winter, load of 19 enjoyed s ride to Sheffield last Saturday night and stopped at the hoAe o: MT end Mrs. Virgil Miller where they enjoyed a.most pie .sant evening, bountiful re- treatments were served, all departing at an early kour for home, arriving in tune for Su day breakfast Those that went on the rrlp were: MT. and Mrs. c. A: Lindell, MT. ami Mrs trod Brewer, M4. and Mrs Theron Perkins. the Misses Ebba and Ellen Lindell. Fanny Jackson, Lillian Hall. Anna Waters Martha Wllbur aud Messrs Algotr Lindell, Kenneth Roberts W. Harold schoonover George Hall Jr Martin Buckbee. William T. Place, and Leslie Osborne.
 Mis-, Catherine Hamer spent the week -ena at her home in North Adams
 Special measures have been taken in the interest of the conservation of fuel by the Methodist Episcopal church.
 After this week. the usual mid week services of tl @ Methodist Episcopal chnrch will beAhelt at the homes of the parishi Jners The meeting place will be announced each week. Ticket ts for the Mission Circle Enter tainment, to be held in tt Town Hall, on the evening of January 31, go ou sale at Collins Jewelry store at 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning
 EAR CORN WANTED-Wil pay good prices for good ear corn Don't grind it as we will make you a good trade for other feed, if you Leed feet. We also buy rye and buckwheat. Write today, E Manchester 6 son, Winsted, Conn adv
 Don forget the Canaan Business Men meeting tonight (Thursday). in Odd Fellows Hall
 The Odd Fe. lows held their re9u. ar meeting last night instead of Monday night.
 Mrs. Joseph Peet has returned from her visit with her son, George in Bridgeport.
 Joseph Killawee who is employed by J. William Morris. has been off duty the past week, on account of illness.
 Three life members were recently added to the Red Cross from this town, Mrs A A Lawrence, Mrs. H. K. Tres colt, Miss Ida E. Geer Rev. A. B. Crichton attended the mid-winter meeting of the Litchtieid County Arch Deaconry, held at Tor rington on Tuesday and wednesday. Judge A. T. Ror-back was in con- sulta-ion with the Judges of the Su preme Court in Hartford on Tuesday. The mid winter examinations are in session at the High School this week.
 Lee Wickw wire is slowly improving from his recent severe injury.
 Mrs. R. n. Peirce has so far recovered that she is able to walk out, on pleasant days.
 Mrs. H. L. Rood is expected will re- tn n home from the Pittsfleld hospital this week.
 Mrs Frances Blass is visiting her son. Ernest and other relatives in Tor rington for Iew:weeks. General Pershirg wants two regi. ments of men familiar with the up- keep and repair of automobiles for i'm mediate servIce in France in the avia. ton corps. Pay from $50 to $1c0 per month and large dependency allowance. Write o. B Moore, Winsted, Conn.
 Henry Wellner, the tailor has re. turned from the Plttsfield hospital where he went for treatment.
 The Hawthorne club will meet with Miss s. W. Adam on Thursday, Janu- ary 3l.
 Roy E. Keller. secretary of the Litchfield County Y. M. O. A. will speak at the regular meeting of the business mems association on Thurs day evening
 Miss Ellen Bruey of Great Barring ton has been visiting friends in town.
 Miss Mabel Quinn has been spend.