Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13

lever, was taken to the Danbury hos pital few days later and died there on Friday of last week.
 The crews on the freight trains say that the coldest place on the Berkshire division, where they are called upon to do work such as switching etc. is the yard at Pittsfield and the portion of road south of the Canaan station where the Borden side track branches from the main line.
 The current number of s'Huluan Lifer contains story by Maitland LeRoy Os4 borne of of Everett, Mass, son of NJ. L. Osborne of Canaan. It is entitled Little Clothilde of Montmarte" Latin quarter story of Paris life in which salon painting is slashed to ribbons. a great crime committed and pretty model hurriedly married.
 W. K Kuehn of the Elliston Lime Go. of Elliston, Montana has been in town thls week looking over the lime property in this vicinity. While here MT. Kuehn inspected the knitting mill and was so well pleased with the goods that he left an order for a case of Reli- able hose to be shipped to a store in Elliston i'll which he is partner.
 A pair of horses, attached to a lumber wagon, and belonging to Thomas O'Hara of Twin Lakes, started Saturday even- ing from the postoffice, in front of which they were standing, and ran to point near the O. N E. gravel pit when they became entangled in a fence and were brought to a standstill. But little dam age was done. The incident perturbed MT. O'Hara but little. He considers runawsys too frequent an occurrence to cause much excitement.
 MT. Carl Stoeckel has arranged for an honorary recital to be given by Mir. s. Coleridge Taylor, honorary member of the Litchfield County Choral Union and composer of the beautiful Hiawatha music sung few years ago by the Choral Union, and to be sung this year at Torrington. The recital will be given at the town hall, Norfolk, Monday evening Dec. r. at eight o'clock. Tickets may be had by applying to MT. R. D. Peirce or to Rev. E. O. Gillette.
 Officers were elected by Wangum Camp, Modern Woodmen, Canaan, December 1lth 1906, for the year 1907, as follows: Venerable Consul, H. R Pulver; Worthy Advisor, P. Kane: Banker, A. l.. Higgins; Clerk, George E. Wood; Asst. E. E. Merchant; Escort, A. M. Kilmer; Sentry, O. Couch; Watch man, Samuel Reel; Manager 3 years, c. B. Shaw; Physician, .Dr. J. G. Adam; E. E. Merchant was appointed Auditor for January 1st 1907.- G. Borg was ap- pointed Chief Forester for 1907.
 Cashier George Roger has issued to the stockholders of the Canaan National Bank that 50 per cent of their subscrip- tions to the capital stock of the bank is called for to be paid on or before January 5, 1907. Subscribers when paying 50 per cent will receive temporary certificates of stock showing number of shares stand ] ing in their name and entitled to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders. The ladies Aid Society of the M. E.. Church will hold; their annual sale of useful and fancy. articles Friday after noon and evening". December 14 from to o'clock at their parlors- Ice cream. Cake, Sandwiches, and cocoa will be served.
 The Create Burlington correspondent of the Pitttfield Eagle writes:
 The roads, Thursday were not just | favorable. for. automobile travelling as the slush. and ice prevented speed and added danger to the sport. Waiiam Canfirld and friend of Canaan, Conn, started for Great Burlington in MT. Canfeld's, large car. They were care fully curtained in and were warm and comfortable out of the reach of the cold rain. When near the residence of Burt Schneider, some three miles south of the village, the machine refused 10 go The men worked for some time in the rain but the machine would not budge MT. Schneider was called upon and he hitched strong team to pair of bot sleds and lowed the automobile and men ct Easland's garage.
 Uncle Sam has issued an order pro viding for an increase in box rentals at certain postofhces. The Canaan of flee has no order to make an increase
 BOX rents,n says Uncle Sam's notice "have been fixed heretofore upon no es
 tablished basis, with the result that al certain large postoffices rates arc lower than at many small offices; that tn, charge for small boxes is in many caset } higher than that which should be made for large boxes; that rents are sometimes