Connecticut western news., 1906-11-22

TUT sSfeIdl udJs put IS now Detter.
 Mrs. Sabra Humphrey has returned from New Haven and Springdale, Conn.
 M. L. Osborne will enjoy turkey and baked beans at the home of his son in Boston on Thanksgiving day.
 Mrs. H. D. Humphrey, who has been confined to her bed during the past four weeks, is gradually on the gain. The sociable and entertainment at Town Hall Tuesday evening was we'll attended and passed off very pleasantly.
 The Berkshire Power Company lines in some parts of the village have rebuilt and considerable wire has been strung to accommodate increasing business. ! The quantity of the "beautiful'' which fell last week made sleighing for a few hours and one or two horse owners took advantage of it. Dr G. E., Corwin claims the honor of being the first Ca naanite to have sleigh ride this year
 Unclaimed letters remained in the Canaan postoffice November 20th for Frank Curtis, Finnery Hines, Henry Knapp, Mrs. George Smalley, Elmer Spruce, Mrs Julia West, Louis Warner
 Property owners here and there about ! town have been and are, repairing their buildings in order that they may be bet ter enabled to stand the rigors of long, old-sashioned winter if that is the kind i we are to have.
 A. A. Roth, the ''hustling grocer of Falls Village and one of THE NEWS 1 family of advertisers, was caller at the sanctum Monday. He is wearing his most expansive smile nowadays because of the arrival of that brand new young lady.
 During high wind it has for some time been impossible to keep the pneu- matically operated gates at the Main street crossing ill all uprighted position ! therefore the installation of two ad- l ditional gates was begun last week In stead of two long gates, each reaching across the highway, there will be four short ones, each reaching half way across. The gates will hereafter be op- erated by cranks attached to one of the gates instead of by levers inside the gate house. .t
 School Notes
 l Unless there are more cases of diph- theria before that time, the schools will reopen Monday Dec. 8.
 John O'Hara, class of '06, entered I Hotchkiss School this week.
 Lime Plant to be Repaired
 The old Canaan Lime Company plant, now the property of the New England Lime Company, located on the lower road to East Canaan is shut down in order that the annual repairs may be made. Operations will probably not be resumed until spring. The company is considering the advisability of installing an additional kiln ill order to increase the output of the plant.
 Telephone Calls
 > The room beneath the s. N. E. central office, formerly occupied by the Garfield Automobile Company, has been leased by the telephone company and will be used as store room. Later on, no date set as yet, it will probably contain the batteries for what is called a common battery system, whereby all batteries for the shorter lines are located at one place instead of having individual batteries at each telephone.
 Instruments have recently been in- stalled for H. N. Adams, F. G. Wilcox, Canaan; NJ. Wormser, Lakeville; w s. Bierce, M. H. Dean, s. J. Dean, Mrs. Anna Hanchett, Falls Village, H. P. Liner, Cornwall Bridge, R. S. Smith, (residence), West Cornwall, Miss Ella McCauley, Salisbury.
 Various lines are being reconstructed and strengthened to better endurance the winter; A new two-wire toll line has been constructed between Canaan and Winsted the former lines having become insufficient for the needs of the company.
 Railroad Rumbes
 The N. Y, N. H. 6 H. R. R. Go. and the New York Central have come to an agreement with the firemen and there will be no strike.
 Passenger conductors on the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford railroad have been authorized to exclude from | their trains newshovs uaddling nauers magazines, etc., who are not clean and tidy in their personal appearance. It is alleged that some of the boys, who are employed by the news agency which has the privilege of selling on the trains, ap- pear in anything but clean and tidy condition.
 Contractor Chase is now in charge of the night switcher in place of conductor