Connecticut western news., 1906-07-05

Mrs James Knickerbocker died at Springfield, H., June % at the age of 64 years. Her husband is native of Can aan and is brother of Mrs. Junius k. Rhoades.
 Martin Langs sold, Monday, to New , York parties, the pair of bays he re- gently purchased of Hillsdale, N. T., parties. They were shipped to the big town Tuesday.
 Dr. Trowbridge of the State Board of Health and County Health Officer Eth eridge of Thomaston were in town Sat urday inspecting the sanitation of diff ferent buildings.
 The Fourth was qnietly observed in | Canaan. There were several private displays of fireworks in the evening, that at the residence of J. H. Roraback being the most elaborate.
 Frank Brown of Grand Rapids, Mich. formerly resident of this town, is visit ing his mother. MT. Brown is in the insurance business and is meeting with pronounced success.
 Miss K. E. Chapman, proofreader in the employ of Ginn 6 Go. of Cambridge port. Mass, and Miss Elva Chapman of Springfield, Mass, are visiting MT. and Mrs. Albert Shaeffer.
 The Canaan base ball team went to Lime Rock Saturday and, in order that the Lime Rockers might not be dis couraged, allowed them to win the game by score of to ?.
 John, the young son of George s. Fuller, wanted to find out yesterday, why big firecracker didn't go off and picked it up to examine it. The sight of the eye will be saved but it was close call.
 Wangum Camp of Modern Woodmen held special meeting Monday evening and acted favorably on two applications for membership. The Camp is growing and more applications are expected at an early date.
 A building mover named Carver, of Pittsfeld. Mass, has moved George &. Fuller's storehouse to the rear of hls Railroad street lot in order to make room for the new store building which is soon to be erected.
 Miles Jenk, formerly employed at the Warner House, is critically ill at his home in Millerton. He was afflicted with typhoid fever several weeks ago and now pneumonia has developed. His recovery is doubtful.
 Mrs. Nellie A. Preston has been at. tending the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Mount Hermon (Mass. ) school, where her son Harold will be graduated in August.
 MS. R. o. Ryerson, Miss Marie F. Ryerson, Miss Bertha O. Ryerson, Mir. and Mrs. J. Franklin Smith of East Or ange, N. J., and Miss Louise Carroll of New Britain are guests of Mrs. Sarah J. Hamm of "Church Terrace"
 William Curtis was brought before Justice Garfield Tuesday evening on a charge of assault on Miss Hattie Tinker. The case was adjourned for one week and the prisoner was released on $500 bail furnished by A. P. Briggs. T. H. Mckenzie, of Southington, Conn.,, was in town yesterday. Mir. Mckenzie is a sewer contractor and came to make Canaan some propositions. The sewerage question here has not reached the proposition stage, how ] ever.
 Miss Marie F. Ryerson, who is spend ing a portion of her vacation at "Church Terrace" made THE NEWS fraternal call Monday. Miss Ryerson is news paper woman and is connected with "The Newark Evening News" the leading newspaper of that progressive Jersey city.
 The Canaan base ball team went to Great Burlington yesterday morning and defeated the team there by score of to 4. In the afternoon they played Winsted here and were defeated 12 to S. "Bennie'' Winn carried off the batting houors for Canaan by pounding out home run.
 The teachers for the Canaan schools selected thus far are as follows: Miss Sarah J, Roraback, Miss Lydia H. Mer- win, Miss Catherine Finnegan, Miss Ida Evans, Miss Adella Merwin. East Can aan-Miss Katherine G. Keefe, Miss Nora A. McCarty. Sodom-Miss Grace L. Goodwin. Music, Mrs. Jennie B. Bierce. Other appointments will be made later.
 On the afternoon and evening of the Fourth, Miss Bessie Riggs very pleas antly entertained the following young people at her North Norfolk home: Misses Daisy Landon, Maude Landon, Sharon; Imogene Van Deusen, Aurora, H.; Margaret Hanlon, Catherine Roraback, Canaan; Jack Angell, New York; Arthur Hanlon, John Hubbard, Harry Holt, P. I Kane Canaan. Charles Whitford