Connecticut western news., 1922-02-16

Miss Sara Bunker IS on the SICK list. Mrs. G. T. Fitch is caring for her.
 Mrs. George Laffargue has been substituting in Miss Blnker's room at the local school this week.
 The schools of the District held a speaking and spelling contest last week, the honors going to the 9th grade of the Center school. Alfaretta Beebe won first place in speaking and Sarah Rhoades first in spelling.
 Charles Lindell and family attend ed the funeral of Mrs. LindelTs brother in Stockbridge on Saturday.
 Miss Bertha Granger is confined to her home with, an attack of rheu- matism.
 Mrs. Albert Barnes who has been spending some time in Oklahoma has returned to her home here. L. c. Rhoades is on the sick list.
 The Camp Fire met at the home of Miss Edna Barrett on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7. The meeting was we'll attended. Five new members were admitted and new officers were elected. Mrs. Nestell gave the girls a very interesting and helpful talk. The Camp Fire wish to thank Ms. Barrett for her kind hospitality. The next meeting will be held a5 the home of Mrs. A. w. Rhoades on Frl- day afternoOn, Feb. IT.
 Miss Mary Rhoades spent the weekend with her sister in Torring- ton. .,.
 Good Health Cards-Just the thing to send sick friend. The Canaan Printing Company.
 Quite number from here attend day.
 Miss Lillian Parsons is Spending the weekend with Dr. F. s. Parsons in Thomaston and will sing a group of foreign costume songs at an enter tainment there Friday night.
 Earl Davenport of Woodcliff spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. W. F. Long.
 Mrs. Ella B. Durham, who is at Eastman College, Poughkeepsie, won the spelling contest given last Sat urday, not missing one word out of the hundreds given. The prize was dictionery. The principal remarking that this was the first time in the twenty years he had been there, that this had been done.
 The Woman's Guild of Christ Church will meet with Mrs. A. K. Rhoades Friday at P. M. At the business meeting of the Cranford Club Thursday afternoon, the following officers were elected: President, Mrs, J. G. Root; vice president, Mrs. George Roger; secre- tary and treasurer, Miss Charlotte Beckley; program committee, Mrs. J. l.. Parsons, Mrs. Robert Miller.
 Mrs. Albert Rhoades will entertain the Camp Fire Girls, at her house on Friday of this week at 3 p: m.
 Malcolm Little of Sheffield, we'll known engineer on the Berkshire division, suffered shock while at his duties on Thursday. His right side is paralyzed. ~%: .. .-.'>'. .~'-.
 Miss Althea Garfield is ill with the grippe.
 Miss Lydia Merwin of Torrington spent the weekend with Miss Minnie Peirce. av5f~
 Miss Catherine Sweeney was home from Danbury Normal school for the holiday.
 Miss Doris Barber has taken posi- tion in Chamberlain Dry Goods Go.
 Mrs. A. D. Williams of New York has been visiting Miss L. A. Gookin's.
 The Ferguson farm near Clayton Mass. has been sold to George W. Greene.
 John Pease of Hartford spent the weekend with friends and relatives here and in Sheffield.
 The Cranford Club meets with Mrs. Root this afternoon. Next week, Feb. 23, the hostess is Mrs. Roger at the home of Mrs. Jackson. Program, Immigration. Problem, Mrs. Roraback, and Filipino Femin- ism, Mrs. Scutt.
 The Hawthorne Club will be en-, tertained by Miss Annie Brown to- day, and Mrs. Samuel Eddy will read the play, "Magda" by Sudermann.
 c. H. Osborn is putting his com plete stock of horse furnishing goods on the market at cost, as he is anxious to discontinue that department at Lakeville.-adv.