Connecticut western news., 1907-12-12
MANUFACTURERS LOOKING LOCATIONS SHOULD
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BOARD OF TRADE

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On Tuesday of this week unclaimed
mail remained at the post office for Miss
Emma Carlson, francesca Caccanio,
Frank Parker (2), Priore Viceciuzino.
Mr.. Minkler of the Great Darlington
firm of Minkler & Collins, whose an
nouncement appears weekly in THE
NEWS, was a guest at w. A. Wright's
Tuesday night and also made THE NEWS
a call.
John P. Raihs' the lessee of the store
in the Porter building lately vacated by
James Rodemeyer, and who has used it
for storage purposes for some time, has
purchased variety stock, principally
five and ten-cent goods and will place
them on sale in few days.
Causes Procrastination
1t takes the children and the women
folks considerably longer to pass
through the business section Of tho vii
lage than it did before the holiday goods
were exposed to view in the show win
dows. The articles have evidently been
carefully selected, and much taste has
been shown in their arrangement.
An "All Home" Production
Sometimes some towns arrange with
someone to coach local amateurs and pre-
sent a play and then the man leaves
town with the lions share of the pro-
ceeds in his pocket not 80 with Nevada. !"
Every cent taken in will remain at home
with the exception of a small expendi-
ture for properties etc., and the entire
proceeds will be applied toward the pur-
chase of hose.
Rehearsals for Nevada
Rehearsals for the drama Nevada or
the Lost Mine" are under way. Those
who will participate in the production
are Mrs. Frank Stevens, Miss Minnie A.
Wilcox, Miss Ella Langs, Messrs. M. D.
Cosgriff, Frank Stevens, N. Watson
Hardenbergh, Ivanhoe Scott, P. J. Kane,
Henry R. Whitford, Henry H. Soutt, H.
M. Doty. 1t is planned to present the
play early in January.
What to Give
The number of holiday announce
ments by the various merchants in THE
News territory is greatly increased this
week. Read these advertisements care
fully. A careful perusal of them should
quickly dispel that I-don't know what
to-get feeling. 1t would seem that they
contain mention Of everything one
could wish to purchase as a Christmas
gift. THE NEWS advertisers are hust-
ling, up-to-date business men and have
stocked their stores with everything ap-
propriate for the season.
Talking Though Your Head
Several Oanaanites have tried the new
method of using the telephone. Some
have talked through their chests, others
| through their heads and some through
| their feet. 1t is said to work one way
as well as another. This has no rela-
| ton to the old habit of talking through
ones hat. The scheme will work.
Call up friend, put the transmitter
against your head or any other part of
the body, talk into the air and the per-
son on the other end will understand
every word.
Warnings Needed
A few weeks ago we referred to the
need of an electric bell, or some other
warning. at the Hoag crossing between
Canaan and Ashley Falls. Another
crossing where the danger is fully as
great if not greater, is at the point of
rocks" between Canaan and Falls Vii
lage. 1t is impossible to see an approach.
ing train at either of these places. The
New Haven road has placed bells at
other dangerous crossings along their
line when requested so to do and might
comply with such a request in these
two instances. AT any rate it would
do no harm to ask.
Water Company's improvements
The North Canaan Water Company
has in contemplation several improve
ments to their plant, one of which con
sists of making their six-inch main
continuous from the reservoir through
the village. At the present time the
main from the reservoir to the residence
/ of S. A. Eddy is six inches in diameter
from that point to the @. N. E. crossing
it is four inches, thence six inches
through West Main street. The com.
pany plans to substitute six-inoh pipe
for the four-inch section, thus making a
six-1nch line from the reservoir.