Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Iin.trels tomorrow night.

ers name the date showing expiration
of subscription. Look at it now.
Min -trels tomorrow night.
Mrs Burnaby is on visit to Spen-
Ger, Mass.
R. I'll. st. John of Danbury was in
town yesterday on business.
=" First famine and then feast
is the water record in this section.
John Russell of Pennington was in
town Saturday calling on old friends.
Jackson, Eggleston L Co have
ected large awning over the Railroad
street front of their store.
Miss s. l.. Perry, manager OF Can
aan division of s. n. E. Telephone, is
visiting friends in Bridgeport, to which
city she went last Friday.
Letters remaining uncalled for at
Canaan post Office are addressed to
Miss Durham, Mrs Marie Grippe, VIM.
L. Lockwood Mr. Frank Warner.
We have good authority for stating
that the project of trolley from Great
harrington via Lake Buel, Mill River
and Clayton to Canaan has not been
abandoned, but is more probable than
ever
David Stoddard and family, from
the southeastern part of the state, have
moved into the part of the Pequigney
house recently vacated by John Hoag
and family Mr. Stoddard is employed
by Harry Holcomb.
The Canaan & Berkshire Tramway
Co. is incorporated by favorable re-
port put in by the railroad committee
last Thursday. The new company is
permitted to manufacture and dispense
gas, besides electricity in its business
A flock of about rs wild geese pas
sed over this village at 5 As p. m Sun
day. They came down the Blackberry
river, crossed the village nelr the
Methodist church and apparently
alighted on the inundated meadows
near Frederick Gillette's house.
"A good opportunity to visit the
Pan-American Exposition free is offered
to all persons sending eighteen U.s.
yearly subscriptions to the Connecticut
Magazine. A sample copy and infor.
nation to help obtain subscriptions
will be furnished by addressing The
Connecticut Magazine, Hartford, ct.
To Enquirers. The News canno
tell you anything about the Border
Milk Co.'S plans The time set for ''tht
dirt to begin to d. has passed. Blu
perhaps the dirt will begin to fly ''when
the pigs begin to fly" One or two more
floods in the Blackberry river will make
natural ice pond in the meadow.
IS. q. Beckley sincerely thanks hi
brother editors for their kind expires
sions concerning The News and his II
years of service as editor of that paper
The natural impulse is to reprint theil
kind words, but he refralns from doine
SO because he thinks other subjects
would be of more interest to his read
ers.
James j. Saunders has retired from
the office of Chief of Police of Torring
ton and Martin r, Rood will assum,
the duties on May Meanwhile Mar
tin will visit friends here and else where
Jim" Saunders was an excsilen
young man and good chief of polio
and we are sure has worthy successo
in Martin Rood.
The News was in error last week il
stating that the district school in Wea
togue was to be re opened after havin,
been closed several years. The distric
school in Belden street. town of Canaan
instead of district school in Weetogue
town OF Salisbury, was re-opened o.
Monday of this week. with Miss Maut
Landon as teacher There are 13 pu
pills in the district.
People who like good singing wi
find it at the minstrel show tomorrow
night Mr. Beattie's Tyrolesn songs
Rob Peirce's barytone solo, 1.-The Kin
Of the Winds and Mr. Rodemeyer
"That Sweet Refrain" are excellent ST
lections. There will be plenty of il
dancing, negro and Dutch comedy, an
an out of town man who witnessed
rehearsal of the ''Circle" says it's tn
best frst-part he has ever seen amateur
produce.
Rev Henry Utterwick of East Car
aan preached an impressive and inspil
ing sermon in the Pilgrim church las
Sunday morning. His text was Ephe
SLAMS iii, II: "That Christ may dwell i
your hearts by faith" At the close {
the services many expressed regret
that Mr. Utterwick is to leave {, wn. M
Utterwick has q remarkable Gift of cor
cisely presenting many different an
clear cut thoughts from one text 81
has won many friends during his tie
years. ministry in this town, and the
sentiments were voiced last Sunday b
member of the Pilgrim Church, VIII
remarked, 1--WE are 10th to part wit
Mr. Utterwlck. and we are sincerely so
~ for East Canaan"