Connecticut western news., 1904-11-03
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1904
LOCAL NEWS
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Mrs. J. R. H. Moore of Great Bar rington is visiting relatives in Canaan.
 Canaan needs more fire hydrants. Better install them before the ground freezes.
 A number of Canaan young people attended the masquerade dance at Falls Village Monday night.
 Twenty tickets were sold at the Ga naan station for the New York excur- sion Saturday. These excursions are proving very popular.
 Mrs. J. w. Peet, who went to Bridge port on October 22, expecting to remain there during the winter, returned to Ca- naan last Monday and will remain an indefinate teme at Dr. Camps.
 MT. and Mrs. George w. Hall of Falls Village, who have boarded in Canaan the past few years, returned to Falls Village yesterday. and will board at the Falls Village Inn through the winter.
 Yesterdays Lee Cleaner says: Mrs l.. F. Seacord and her youngest son, Kenneth, left on Monday for Griggsville, II., where they will remain for an in definite time visiting an aunt of Mrs. Seacord.
 John German, who has been in the employ of Dr. Adam for a full year end ir-sNov. 1, wishes to return to his for mer position in a shop at Torrington, where he was employed for more than three years.
 Next Sunday being the Sunday be- fore election, the union evening service at Pilgrim church at 7.30 will take the form of a "Good Citizenship" rally. Patriotic addresses and music. The ser vice will have special interest for voters.
 Miss Carrie M. Lewis, who died in ! Hartford, October 20, was daughter of he late Charles M. Lewis of New Brit ain. For the past ten years she had spent the summer weth her sister, Mrs. R. P. Paine, at Twin Lakes, where Prof, Paine has summer cottage.
 The state chemist has analysed the water in Lynch's spring. so called, and made his report last Friday, THE NEWS was promised copy of the report, but has not yet received it. However, we are told that no typhoid germs were found in the water. but that the location of the spring should condemn it.
 Under the auspices of Robert O. Tyler Post, No. 50, c. A. R., of Hart ford, service will be held Sunday even- ing, Nov. 6, in memory of their late comrade, Past Department Commander Henry E. Taintor, at the Center church, Hartford. All comrades of the G. A. R. are most cordially invited to attend, and may meet with Robert o. Tyler Post at it's headquarters in the Cheney building, 926 Main street, at o'clock p. m.
 No new cases of fever have been re. ported during the last IT days. All those who were sick with fever are recovering as fast as could be expected. The "scare' has subsided, notwithstanding the cause of the fever has not been located, or al least not officially made public. Suffice it to say, the state chemist did not find any typhoid germs i'll any water sent tC him to be analysed The newspapers in various towns have published sensationa, and in some cases misleading reports ot sickness in Canaan, but the travelling public have found out that it is safe to visit Canaan and they no longer avoit the place.
 -Undertaker k. B. Culver of Grea Harrington, who is frequently called tt Canaan to perform the last sad right for our townspeople, was again reeentl, called here for similar purpose. The editor of the NEWS happened to mee Mr. Culver and during the converse tion the editor remarked: "Mr. Culver you will soon be able to say yol have buried the majority of the forme residents of Canaan" Mir. Culver re piled: ssI came to Great Harrington twenty eight years ago and immediatel. became funeral director, undertaken ant embalner. During the past 2S years have buried 400 or more Canaan peopl or about half as many as the presen population of the village of Canaan"
 The winter timetable of both tn Consolidated and Central New Englan railroads went into effect Sunday, am while there are some changes. Canaal 1,.k nfT .N, the Consolidated road have been take of, one which has been going nort through Canaan at 12.15. and the othe going south at 5.04. The aceommods tion train on the Consolidated road, gC ing north, which has been arriving a 1886 and laying here for half an hou will now arrive at 12.33 and will sto only long enough to change passenger and baggage. The time of the othe Consolidated trains is changed but few minutes, most of them leavin later. On the Central New Englan road the train which has left Canaa for Hartford at 7.31 in the morning, Ina been taken off, as is also the one whio arrived from the west at 11.21. Coin west the 12 o'clock, noon, train and tn 5.02, which put up here, have been take of. Other trains remain the same with the exception of a slight change i time. Sunday trains are somewha affected on the Consolidated road, bu on the 0. N. E. they have been GU down to one each way instead of two the remaining trains leaving for tn west at 11.20 a. m. and for the east a 3.so p. m.