Connecticut western news., 1904-10-27

The copious rain last Friday fore noon raised the Blackberry river to full banks.
 A nine pound boy arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. L. S. Wakeman Oct. 19.
 Miss Harriet Ensign of Lime Rock was guest at Mrs. Lydia Lawrence's over Sunday.
 William Canfeld's three lime kilns at East Canaan are making a total of 240 barrels of lime every day.
 Mrs. F. M. Olin of Falls Village called on friends in Canaan Saturday, and is visiting friends ill Hartford.
 -Children's dancing class meets next Tuesday afternoon. Beginners class at 7.30 Tuesday evening; social dancing 9 to II p. m.
 William D. Evans and wife were in Great Harrington last Thursday night, being called there by the illness of Mrs. Evans brother.
 s. A. Eddy and family closed their summer home at Twin Lakes last Satur- day and are now occupying their house in this village.
 The awning over the front door and windows of the Canaan Savings Bank was taken down Saturday and put into winter quarters. r-. .-.- ..-
 The selectmen and town clerk made II new voters at their meeting Satur- day, and added their names to the list. They will meet again tomorrow.
 70. M. Humphrey has built new carpenter shop and undertaking rooms on the site of his simular building which was destroyed by fire last month.
 Jacob Smith of Great Burlington last week sold $500 upright piano to Mrs. Annie Garrison of Canaan, and also sold nice banjo to Robert A. Gar rison.
 HI. H. Scutt and P. J. Kane return ed Friday noon from ten days trip to the St. Louis fair. They report an en- joyable trip. Seneca Strong and Fred Emmons also returned from the fair last week.
 While Peter Coggins was in his barnyard Tuesday evening he was at- tackled by large bull and was severely injured. The animal tossed MT. Cog gins in the air, but did not attack him the second time.
 County Health Officer Etheridge of Thomaston was here last Saturday in- specting the sanitary condition of this village and endeavoring to ascertain the cause or causes of the cases of fever. He has not yet made public his opinion, or issued any orders.
 The Cranford Club provided rare treat last evening in the form of free lecture in the Pilgrim church by William Elliott Griffis, D. D.. L. H. D. MT. Griffis' subject was "Fun, Fact and Fancy of the Japanese and their Country"
 Tt was recently reported that the New England Lime Go. were 12,000 barrels of lime behind their orders and that they were talking of starting up their kilns, which formerly belonged to the Canaan Lime Co.,, on the lower road between Canaan and East Canaan.
 The passenger train from Hartford due at'Canaan at 1.05 p. m. narrowly escaped a bad wreck just east of West Norfolk last Tuesday. While the train was running at great speed down grade the rear trucks on the tender jumped the track on @ curve and ran along on the ties on the embankment for many rods before the train could be stopped. One or more flanges on the truck wheels were broken, the ties splintered up and the train delayed about two hours.
 Canaan people had considerable in terest in the football game last Saturday which resulted ill the defeat of Yale by West Point by score of II to 6. "Clint" Roraback is the famous big center of Yale, and Arthur Hanlon play ed right half-back for West Point in the latter part of the game. Both are Ca naan boys, good friends, one fitting him. self to be a lawyer, the other a soldier, and each played his best for his own side. Iris hard to determine where Ca- naan sympathies were during the game. The victory for the team which Arthur was on is a great one, but "Clint will doubtless aid Yale to victories on the gridiron which will remove all sting of the defeat by the soldier boys. David E. Soule of New Milford was here last Friday and Saturday endeavor ing to interest the people in the project of establishing fruit and vegetable can nery in Canaan. The cannery establish. ed in New Milford this season has prov ed success. In brief the situation k | just this: Business men and capitalists in Canaan will furnish the money tC build and equip cannery, provided the farmers will give satisfactory guaran tee to raise and furnish sufficient corn tomatoes, pumpkins, fruit, etc for can ming. It is now up to the farmers tt decide whether or no they wish @ new and better market for their produce.
 Town Hall was filled with people last Tuesday night at tbe mass meeting held by the Democrats. Judge A Heaton Robertson of New Haven, can didate for governor, was introduced by Chairman E. s. Roberts, and Judge Robertson gave a thoughtful ant scholary presentation of political issues mainly referring to imperialism, con stitutional government, and in state af fairs to government by commissions
 Well known Henry A. Bishop of Bridge port, candidate for lieutenant governor followed Judge Robertson, and MT Bishop made a brief but patriotic ad