Connecticut western news., 1894-02-22
THE GRAND ROUND-UP
Of Suggestions of a New Name for the
 Village of Canaan.

Of Suggestions of New Name for the
 Village of Canaan.
 THE NEWS publishes today several letters in regard to changing the name of the village of Canaan. We make no comments on the letters, but we advise all to read them. We refrain from re- beating the names suggested in them. We also refrain from re-printing and re- capitulating the many ditfsrent names for Canaan that have been published in these columns the past month.
 No harm has resulted from the agita- tion of this question. The town and village. as we'll as certain men, have re- ceived an unlimited amount of free ad- vertising In fact there are not columns enough in the NKws to record each week all that has been written on this subject. or that has been printed each week in other newspapers concerning 1t, since the NEWS set the ball rolling on January l1th. You would he surprised to learn how many different newspapers have entered the arena and taken . Land in the controversy. Of course the NEWS has not been able to quote or reprint even fraction of said newspaper con- ments. much lees devote space to reply ing to them. Furthermore every tongue in town, and a legion ont of town, has been wagging. Even the Literary society in town debated the question. Public opinion seems to be about evenly divided on the question, and hot dis cussions at home and in public have taken place, reminding one of Tim Finnegan's wake. "Twas woman to woman, and man to man"
 Of course the NEWS has been compli- mented and endorsed, and has also been censnred. But the NEWS has not in- tentionally wounded anyones feelings. and 1t has taken no offsnse whatever when csnsured. In fact, it has compre hended that this question necessarily had it's humorous as we'll as its serious ar practical features Hitherto the NEws has refrained from publishing some of the facetious suggestions of. fered. but in this grand round up it ventures to publish them. trusting that no one will take offense but that all will consider that the suggestions were not only offered but are published in a humorous spirit But before publishing them the NEWS wishes to state that it does not withdraw it's proposition to change the name of this village to Great Canaan. although it is perfectly willing to accept of the amendment that the village be called Grand Canaan. In fact the NEWS thinks that the name Grand Canaan is fully as good if not better than Great Canaan.
 The new names for the village of Canaan, which have been facetiously suggested, and the objections to them because said names are duplicated as names of places in this country, are as follows:
 BRAGG. Three. places are named Bragg; two named 3raeg's; one named Brsggville; one named B,ag; one named Braganza; one named Braggadocio.
 BARLOW. Six places are named Bar low; one named Barlow Bend; one named Barlow City.
 NuBIA. Three places are named Nnbia.
 JUMBO. Seven places are named Jumbo.
 GRANGER. Twelve places are named Granger; one more would make the fatal number thirteen"
 CLEVELAND. Tventy-six places are named Cleveland = the fatal number twice over, yet one more might break the mystic spell.
 FRKErRADE. One little place in Mis- sissippi is named Freetrade.
 PROTECTION. Three places are named Protection.
 DEMOCRAT. There is only one Demo crat, to wit. in Buncombe county, N. c
 REPUBLICAN. There are three in the United States.
 PROHIBITION. There are three in the United States.
 To conclude this ''Grand Round Up" of suggestions of . new name for the village of Canaan it is proper to use two pictures The first one shows how some people were impressed with the editorial published in the NK~s of Jan. 11th, and entitled "Great Ba rington rs. Grea, Canaan"