Connecticut western news., 1906-12-27
Paid your box rent yet?
 Cudney's laundry closed Saturday. Mrs. s. O. Beckley is among those ill

1 ohlsS 1utIg "A. betLe ol "dtcibuig As Ill town today.
 The Canfield Inn is being wired for electric lighting.
 Miss Anna B. Brown spent Christmas at her home in Hartford.
 The post office and station forces are heaving 1x9 sighs of relief.
 NE. Rawsono of Brooklyn spent Christ mas with Mrs. Frances Clemans.
 J. H. Roraback was confined to his home by illness a portion of last week. Miss Ellen Anderson, who is at the Winsted hospital, continues to improve.
 Mrs. William N. Decker of Winsted is visiting Mir. and Mrs. W. N. Beebe.
 The middle of the road has been more popular than the sidewalk for several days.
 John Rodemeyer of New York city spent few days this week with relatives here.
 Oswald Vosburg, wife and daughter spent Christmas with relatives in Pitts field, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. M Doty attended a family reunion at Maiden Bridge, N. r. Christmas day.
 Herbert Kemp and wife of Stanford vile, N. Y, are visiting his parents, Mir. and Mrs. s. A. Kemp.
 Rev. E. O. Gillette and wife spent Christmas in Hartford and attended a reunion at H. J. Gillette's.
 J. M. Emmerson editor and publisher of the Ansonia Sentinel, made THE NEWS fraternal call Friday. s5+
 George H. Earle of The Canaan Print ing Go. spent Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at his home in Albany.
 Howard s. Chngan and George L. Drumm of Canaan spent Christmas with MT. Chngan's parents in Robertsville, Conn.
 J. O. Roraback assisted at the post office during the holiday rush, which was greater than the regular force could cope with.
 Several Canaanites will attend the minstrel show to be given by East Ca naan talent in the East Canaan Town Hall tomorrow evening.
 Among those in town for the past few days were Miss Edna Brusie of Brook lyn, Miss Belle Judd of Huntsville and Charles Patterson of Lime Rock.
 Last Thursday, Miss Caroline Camp made 129 points in game at the Os- born box ball alley excluding Miss Ella Langs' score of 127 by two points.
 The local conclave of Heptasophs will meet Saturday evening at Town Hall at 8. 30 for the purpose of holding their an nual meeting and election of officers.
 Misses Grace M. and Catharine H. Roraback of New Haven and Rev.A. Eii Roraback of Providence, R. l., spent the Christmas holiday under the parental roof.
 The first assembly at Town Hall Fri day evening was we'll attended and card playing was indulged in until 1o,so. Dancing will be the attraction tomorrow evening.
 Mrs. Warner, mother of E. W. War ner, narrowly escaped burning to death few nights ago. An overloaded soap stone set fire to her bed, in the home of Miss Carrie Knickerbocker. The blaze was discovered in the nick O. time.
 What limits will be reached in toy construction it is hard to tell. Among other things in Parsons store last week was doll, which cried as naturally as the "sure enough child when the right pressure in the right spot was exerted.
 At George Strong's shop, last week, a stove that proved to be considerable of a curiosity was constructed for A. P. Freeman. It is made of heavy sheet iron and is larger than any of the sheet iron stoves on the market. It has been locat- ed in MT. Freeman's cooper shop near his lime kilns. The stove is designed to utilize. the waste material in the shop as fuel.
 THE NEWS is in receipt of an hand some calendar from the N. A. McNeil Go. of Lime Rock. It bears realistic picture entitled Burning the Mort gage" day of festivity in the farm house, when the last dollar on the mort gage has been saved, the money paid over and the farm cleared.
 A coincidence occurred at the Jackson & Eggleston store during the holiday trade. A customer entered and pur- chased muffler to send to a friend in Italy, shortly afterward another man purchased one to send to France and a third man bought one to send to Russia.