Connecticut western news., 1906-09-20
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Going to the fair?
 Put away that straw hat. Bring on the big pumpkins.

Bring on the big pumpkins.
 Warner out, Canfield Inn, said local wag.
 John R. Jordon of Lakeville was in town Monday.
 Mrs. H. L. Ross and Miss Ida Evans. sI ent Sunday in Bethel Conn.
 Mrs. J. s. New and Mrs. H. D. Hum phrey spent Tuesday in Hartford.
 Miss Mary Greene of Hartford was an over Sunday guest at Mrs. Mary Collins
 Rev. E. O. Gillette and wife will probably return from Twin Lakes next week.
 Bear in mind the bank meeting at Town Hall Saturday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock.
 The wages of the Borden Company's employees have been increased ten cents per day.
 Mrs. Augusta o. New will leave next week for visit with relatives in Chat ham, N. Y.
 The Canaan Water Company's mains are being extended down "Whitford Boulevard.
 Shingle siding is being applied to the building occupied by the Reliable Manu- featuring Go. E. E. Merchant took William Emmon's place at the station during Mr. Emmon's recent illness.
 The registrars of voters enrolled twenty five names to be made on Thurs day of last week.,
 H. B. Ives started Saturday for Mar engo, Iowa. He expects to be absent about two weeks. Mrs. Edward Evans and two children of Great Harrington, spent Monday at H. D. Humphreys.
 Patrick Riley, a former Canaanite, now of Hartford, has been spending few days in town.
 Miss G. Irene Greene has returned to New York after months stay at her home in this village.
 Dr. H. L. Ross will leave October i, for the Adirondacks, where he will spend ten days hunting.
 A Twenty-Five cent tea will be served at the M. k. Church parlors Friday even ing from 5.30 to o'clock.
 Mrs. Mary Corbit, Mrs. Frances Clemens and Miss Catharine Roraback, visited Mt Tom, Monday. '
 William Dempsey expects to complete his naptha launch and place it on the Housatonic river next week.
 N. L. Jackson and Henry Reed left yesterday for New Haven to attend the state republican convention.
 The Misses Sarah and Mary Ferguson have returned from visit with relatives in Bridgeport and Andover, Conn,
 The Garfield Inn has been raised the required height and the masons are placing the brick foundation under it. J. F. Homan exhibits an out-of-sea- son freak in the form of a cluster of raspberries, plucked in his garden last week.
 Tomorrow is the last day of the New Milford fair. The round trip rate from Canaan including admission to the fair is $1.35.
 | MT. and Mrs. Marr have returned from Albany and New York city. They at tended the wholesale millinery openings while away.
 E. 0. Weir has resigned hls position as foreman in THE NEWS composing room and has returned to Hartford He is succeeded by Frank Blass.
 MT. and Mrs. Sanford of New York city, are spending two weeks at the camp ground. His father was formerly presiding elder in this conference.
 John G. Beckley, who has been assist ant editor of the Berkshire Press most of the summer has concluded his labors and returned to his home in Canaan.
 We don't observe the names of any Canaan horses in the Great Harrington race entries. Why is this thus? Canaan ! ca tied of plenty of flyers in days gone by.
 Thomas Egan. formerly of this place but later of Greenwich, left few days ago for California. He will be employed at his trade, that of carpenter, at San Francisco.
 Miss Caroline White, John Marr and wife, with party from Great Barring ton, and friends from Bridgeport, formed trolley party to Pittsfeld and return, last Sunday.
 F. A. Whiting, formerly dynamo ten der at the Berkshire Power Go. plant, is now doingoutside work for the company He is succeeded at the power house by Louis Hester.
 A yoke of oxen, drawing a cart, and large touring car were seen side by side on Canaan's streets Tuesday, an illus 1 tratiOn Of modern and aDciant ,paano If