Connecticut western news., 1906-08-16
Stitches from the Knitting Mill


 the present time.
 Two or three more girls can find em- ployment in the mill.
 Orders are cogling in satisfactorily. The books at the precent time contain orders for 1000 dozens of articles manu- factured at this mill.
 Geo. O. Parsons. clerk in the labor commissioners office at Hartford, was visitor at the mill Monday. He is en- gagged in procuring statistics relative to new enterprises in the state.
 Canaan Man Buys Norfolk Laundry John Cudney of Canaan, has pur- chased the Stack Custom Laundry at Norfolk, and during the early part of September will remove the machinery to Canaan. The barn he recently erected near his residence will be enlarged and transformed into suitable quarters for l the business. His reason for deferring the removal from Norfolk until Septem- Der IS because of a desire on the part of the summer residents that it remain there until fall. The business will provide em- | ployment for four or five hands. Mir. Cudney will establish agencies in all the surrounding villages. Add one more to Canaan s list of industries.
 Makes Good Cement
 If the following is true, it would be possible, perhaps, to increase the indus tries in the town of North Canaan by one: ''It is reported that successful experi- ments have been made by the United States Steel Corporation in producing a fine grade of cement by utilizing the waste products of the blast furnace plant commonly known as slag. The chief portion of slag is the lime Aux that comes from the large use of limestone in blast furnace practice, and the new process will make very desirable cement. The Steel Corporation will likely become an important factor in this industry, erect ing number of plants to work up the present accumulation of slag."
 This Mornings Arrivals
 We observe, after reading the Con- net ticut town correspondence in the metropolitan papers, that THE NEWS has been dilatory in respect to announcing the tourists who arrive in town in Pope l Toledos, Cadillacs, Maxwells, Columbias, tonneaus, etc. We've kept our eyes open this week. The arrivals in town this morning were: E. s. Root in his Old maremobile, O. R. Dubia of Ash | ley Falls in his Whitford- Canaan run about, R. H. Whitford on his h. D. ton O (hay), W. E. Kasson of Southfield in | his 3-seated tourists car, D. l.. Peirce in his 1 h. p. Easyback, A. V. A. Felten of | Twin Lakes on his Shanksmaremobile, i the Standard Oil man in his two bay mule power horseless wagonette and they were still coming as we went to press.
 Why They Did 1t.
 The New England Automobile Jour- nal published in 8 recent issue what 1t called Auto Traps" informing auto mobilists as to the places where the laws are being rigidly enforced and where it is well to have a care in oper- ating machines. In this list it remarks that at Canaan toll bridge has been closed to autos, the owners evidently thinking there is more money in the horse than in the automobile. The bridge owners perhaps don't think ex- actly that but they are doing away with the possibility of damage suits resulting from a team being tumbled down an embankment because of reckless and careless driving on or near the bridge If out of town automobile owners had the same consideration for public wei fare as is shown by those living in and near Canaan, the bridge company would probably have deemed the auto barrier unnecessary.
 Nautically Tied Nuptial Knots.
 We observed in an exchange the other day paragraph to the effect that down in New Jersey couple with matrimonial inclinations went out in rowboat with a justice of the peace and had the nuptial knot tied. It might be supposed that a nuptial knot tied on the waters would be a nautical knot but it was not. Now of course we don't know whether there are any love affairs going on over at Twin Lakes but supposing, just suppos- ing, you know, that there are, wouldn' t it be splendid to sail out into the shim- mering moonlight one of these pleasant evenings in a naptha launch (row boats wouldn't fill the bill at Twin Lakes) with the Rev. Mir. Bodley sitting on the gaso- line tank, and when the desired latitude and longitude had been reached anchor 1 and let the nuptial ceremonies begin? AS we said above, we don't know positively that any affairs of the heart are seriously affecting the Twin Lakeites although a few quiet rumors have been waited over this way.
 Railroad Rumbles
 It is expected that the station will be wired for electric lighting about Oct. 1.
 General car inspector J. O. Sheehan of New Haven was in town Monday.
 E. E. Merchant is taking a two months vacation on the banks of the Wab- Housatonic, and k. B. Ordway is filling his position at the station.
 Conductor William McGraw began his duties Monday on the Canaan May brook milk train in place of conductor Martin Reilly who takes a Hartford Maybrook passenger run.
 Day Operator Victor M. Coe, accom- panied by his wife and child, is spending vacation at Sidney, N. Y. Night Operator Yost takes his place and an operator from New Haven has charge of the office nights.
 Agent Cosgriff remarks to THE NEWS that it might be good idea to "touch up" people who do not promply remove their freight from the station, therefore all you fellows who have been allowing your possessions to occupy railroad room, consider yourselves touched up" and