Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
Railroad Rumblings.

Friday.
 | Conductor Egan of the switcher is ill and conductor Baker of Hartford is talk ing his place.
 The c. N. E. road has had 100 carloads of coal delivered here during the past few days for use in their locomotives.
 Master Mechanic Stewart of the O. N. E. road, with headquarters Tn Hartford, was in town on business last Friday and Saturday.
 Connecticut Lime Go.
 Lowell NJ. Palmer, owner of Palmer's Dock. New York, Lowell M. Palmer, jr. and O. J. Curtis. sole owner of The Farnham Lime Kilns at Cheshire, Mass, were recent guests of A. P. Freeman. They came to witness the operation of the Eldred process of burning soft coal in the Connecticut company's kilns. Mir. Palmer owns ten kilns in York, Pa, and oontemplates installing the process there.
 The company has just installed cleo tric lights in the plant. There are I4 lamps varying in candle power from l6 to 50.
 Preparations for New Building.
 Ground was broken last week for George s. Fuller's new building on Railroad street. The construction of the foundation will begin as soon as the cellar excavation is completed and work on the superstructure will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible by Con- tractor K, R. Lorraine and his force. The building will be of brick 5SxSS feet in size. Mir. Fuller has not decided whether to arrange the upper story for offices or tenements. The structure will be not only an ornament to Railroad street but an attractive addition to Canaan's business places. Rotary Lime kilns.
 President Griffing and Superintendent Garfield of the New England Lime company went to Natural Bridge, N. Y. few days ago to witness the operation of a rotary lime kiln. Instead of stand ing upright, these hlns are hung at an angle, although nearly horizontal, and revolve continually. Lime stone is fed into the upper end of the kiln and thor oughly burned lime is delivered con- tinually from the lower end. The stone Is burned by gas. Messrs. Griffing and Canfield made the inspection with the idea that possibly the company may de- sire at a later day to install this system of lime burning at their Adams, Mass, kilns. ....
 "The Man Who Dares."
 Prof. Leon Cushing Prince of Dickin- son college is spending portion of his vacation at Pine Grove camp grounds and on Saturday evening of this week will deliver lecture there on "The Man Who Dares." The admission will be free. A collection will be taken, however, The Evening Express, Look Haven, Pa. says: '.Leon O. Prince, the brilliant platform orator, was greeted by an immense audi ence at the Court House last night when he arose to deliver his lecture, "The Man Who Dares." Prof. Prince is a fascinating speaker and his subject was one in which everyone is interested. He had the closest attention of his audience from start to close"
 Was Captured in Canaan.
 The Pittsfeld correspondent of The Springfield Republican says that Victor Poule. 21, of Chicago, who on last Octo- Der escaped from the House of Correction by scaling wall in the prison yard, was sentenced to the Concord Reformatory. Poule escaped twice from the same insti- tuition, and in both instances was cap tured in the eastern part of the state. With companion he burglarized the Ashley Falls station of the Consolidated railroad, securing $291, and has just been convicted in the superior court at Pittsfeld. He will begin on his Concord sentence as soon as his term for burglary expires. Poule was arrested in Canaan by Deputy Sheriff Rhoades while the stolen money was still on his person. To Discuss Sewerage. -..
 The Board of Directors of the Canaan Board of Trade held meeting Friday evening for the purpose of discussing the proposition of sewerage for Canaan. The matter was considered from the various standpoints and the directors are united in the belief that under present conditions, sewerage is an abso- lute necessity and that a system must be installed if the village is to prosper. It was decided to issue a call for meeting of the entire Board of Trade and the said meeting will be held to- morrow Friday evening at the office of A. T. and J. H. Roraback at s o'clock Every member of the Board is urgently requested to attend the meeting as free and through discussion and inter change of ideas is desired. So far as the largest taxpayers have been inter viewed on the question, they realize the gravity of present condition and favor the installation of the system.