Connecticut western news., 1906-11-01

Kellogg Belden has sold to Wallace Mansir his farm, known as the Jacobs place, near St. Joseph's church. This purchase includes the house, out buildings and 20 acres of land, also IS acres of woodland on Rattlesnake hill. The Halloween dance given last evening at Town Hall by a party of young ladies was we'll attended and un- animously pronounced decided success. The light fantastic was ripped to strains of music by Austin's orchestra of Win sted.
 ! The ladies of the Pilgrim church have received assurances that Mrs. E. s. Hume will speak at their annual thank offering meeting Nov. g. Mrs. Hume is one of the best known of the American missionaries in India, and is a most in- tercsting speaker.
 Early risers Monday morning found the ground covered by thin coating of snow. The fall was quite heavy in Pittsfleld and other points north, There was also a considerable snowfall Monday evening as the roofs of the cars were clad in white Tuesday morning.
 Henry R. Whitford is the first Canaan business man to distribute 1907 calendars. He has very pretty design. On large cardboard containing his advertise ment is mounted the calendar pad and a picture, in colors, entitled Way Down East" showing a typical yankee home stead.
 Edward s. Roberts of East Canaan Democratic candidate for State Treasur- CT; Edward Reidy of Winsted, candidate for Senator, accompanied by William O'Connor of Norfolk were in town Tues day After brief stop here they rented an automobile and started out to inspect the political fences in the surrounding villages.
 There has been some tall hustling going on at .'The Garfield Inn" during the past few days. The new furnace is installed, the new plate glass windows on the lower floor are being put i'll place, the plumbing is in progress and prepara- tions are being made for laying the con- crete walk ill front of the building. School Notes.
 Miss Clara Spaulding member of the class of 1904, and Theron Couch, who attended school here one year, were married Wednesday, Oct. 0lst., at one o'clock at the home of the bride. Rev. MT. Stryker of Mill River performed the ceremony.
 No Truth in the Rumor
 The rumor has been current during the past few days in certain quarters, that w. R. Hubbell now employed ill the National Iron Bank at Falls Village is to be the Cashier of The Canaan National Bank. The report is absolute ly without foundation. MT. Hubben is not candidate for the position and IS not being considered as such by the di- rectors of the Canaan bank. Daughter of Former East Canaanite P Mrs. W. E. Hoyt died at her home in Wallingford, October 19 and who, as stated last week was buried in the lower cemetery last week, was the youngest daughter of the late John Drummond and married MT. Hoyt, November Is, 1S92. Besides her husband, she leaves an aged mother, two brothers J. B. and R. D. Drummond of Great Harrington, also two sisters, Mrs. F. P. Perry and Mrs. M. D. Starrins of Boston, Mass. Back From California.
 Daniel L. Peirce and daughter. Min nie, returned Thursday from western trip of several weeks duration. They went across country to the Pacific coast, stopping here and there to visit friends and relatives and to take in the sights at the different points of interest. Mir. Peirce speaks enthusiastically of the places he visited and the things he saw. In California they met a friend who gave them 50-mile ride in an automo- bile.
 A Rare Apple
 Joseph Adam brought to THE NEWS office yesterday the finest specimen of the Mackintosh apple we have ever seen and tlsted. It grew on tree on the St. Austin School premises in Salisbury | and specimen sent to the Rural Now Yorker" was pronounced remarkably fine. Scions from this tree have been | grafted on other trees i'll the hope of perpetuating this very desirable variety but the result has been, ill every case, that it strikes back" to a very ordinary variety of the Mackintosh.
 Need of Boarding House.
 We have referred in previous issues to the great need of a boarding house where the men and women who are em- ployed by Canaau's industries may ob tain accommodations. The demand for help is increasing constantly and there