Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13

School Notes.
 Grover Weaver is i'll and not able to enter school.
 There are eleven members of the Senior class at present.
 Roger Rood, a former student, will ret trn to Hartford Business College this week.
 Ruluff Mcintyre, class of 'o4 will enter the Boston Polytechnic school Sept. IT.
 Mrs. Bierce, supervisor of music, will spend Monday afternoon of each week in school.
 Fred Leffingwen of Ashley Falls, Thomas and Margaret O'Hara of Twin Lakes have entered school as members of the Freshman class.
 School opened with about tho usual number of pupils in attendance, the largest number being in the primary de- partment where there are over 90. Machine Shop on Wheels. A. W. Messenger of Bristol, Conn.,, made his annual visit to Canaan in his machine shop on wheels" last week. It is covered wagon perhaps slightly longer than those used for delivery pnr- poses by bakers, milkmen and others. and is provided with gasoline engine and sufficient machinery to sharpen lawn mowers, knives, razors, saws, etc. Mir. Messenger also sells Yankee notions, '" souvenir postal cards, etc. This season he has an assistant in the person of F. c. Galpin, also of Bristol. In the wagon are arranged beds, which fold against the sides during the day. It is also fur nished with a gasoline stove for cooking and which, with a large Rochester" lamp, heats the wagon during cold weather. MT. Messenger visits all parts of the state and travels winter and sum- mer. During the coldest weather last winter he slept comfortably in this nov able habitation, his horse being sheltered in farmers barns. He has been on the road for seven years, says he likes it and that he can make more money than by establishing a permanent location. Dur ing the present year he has sharpened 436 lawn mowers. He is now making his way through Lakeville, Salisbury, Lime Rock. the Cornwalls and thus to his Bristol home.
 Railroad Rumbles
 Frank McCarty has resigned his posi- tion as freight clerk,
 Ticket Agent Henry Reed has resumed his duties, having recovered from his illness.
 Edward D. Norton is acting as freight clerk for few days until permanent successor to Frank McCarty is employed.
 Conductor F. Smith has resumed the punching of tickets on the shuttle" train after having enjoyed his annual vacation.
 A H. Cantaer of Waterbury, Conn. was ill town Monday, the object of his visit being to consider a proposition to take a position at the station.
 Engineer Ahearn has resumed his duties n the shuttle" train after d vacation. His son William, presided at the throttle during his absence.
 Brakeman Broderick has resumed his duties with the switching crew. He was called to New Haven by the illness and death of his wife and had been ab- sent week or more.
 Conductor William McGraw. of the milk train, has returned to his Spring field -Tariffville run and is succeeded by conductor Shook who formerly had q run from Hartford to Maybrook.
 The embankment along Railroad street is soon to be extended toward the tracks in order to facilitate the loading of freight into the cars on the side tracks, ill other words dirt dock is to be con- structed. The work will probably be be- gun this week.
 On Sept. 1st the new freight service on the Berkshire division went into ef- feet whereby the Boston & Albany road I T. A e IT at State Line, Mass for transportation south. There are four freights each night of 25 cars each, and an increase is anticipated
 It is expected that the work of wiring the station for electric lighting will be