Connecticut western news., 1907-04-25
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lever WlCn Wn1cn ne mas been Ill TOT several weeks.
 The Berkshire Power company is mak- ing arrangements, as rapidly as possible, for the lighting of Millerton, N. Y. There appears to be a large demand for the service and the company expect to have large number of patrons there. On Friday of last week Maitland l.. Osborne sold his Twin Lakes hotel prem ises to Mrs. Florence M. Johnson of New Haven, Conn.,, who took possession yesterday. She will continue to use the building for the accommodation of sum- mer boarders.
 We are pleased to learn of tha success of T. J. Ahern, formerly of this place who has recently accepted responsible position on the stenographic force of the Erie K. R. Company of Jersey City, NJ. MT. Ahern is native of Norfolk and received his early education and train ing here.
 The Boston Symphony Orchestra vis- ited Canaan Tuesday morning, but the only music made by them was by the "prop" man, who feared that their 75 trunks would not be contained in the baggage car of the 9.43 northbound train. They came from Torrington and went to Albany, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel A. Eddy and J. H. Roraback started from Hartford Wednesday morning with Gov. Wood ruff's party bound for the opening of the Jamestown exposition. MT. and Mrs. Eddy will be absent from home ten days or two weeks stopping in Washington and New York on the re- turn trip.
 School Notes
 Miss Stone, the superintendent of schools, is spending this week in town
 A very interesting teachers meeting will be held at the Searles High School in Great Harrington on Friday of this | week.
 Giving away Cigars
 R. F. St. John of Danbury, who sells cigars for the Old We'll Cigar Company of South Norfolk, Conn.,, and who is well known in Canaan and everywhere else in Connecticut, eastern New York and western Massachusetts. is now buy ing cigars instead of selling them. He became benedict on Tuesday of last week, his bride being Mrs. Mary Ford Hatch of Chatham, N. Y. We keep a box of choice congratulations under the counter for particular occasions and it is into this box we reach for those we ex- tend to MT. and Mrs. St. John. Vigorous Trees.
 About a dozen of the maple trees placed alongside the road from from Ca naan to Ashley Falls died during the winter and have been replaced by others. The fact that so few of the large number of these trees failed to sur vive the winter is particularly pleasing to the selectsnen. When these trees ma ture the thoroughfare will be remark ably pretty and attractive one and some day when Canaan becomes a city, Ma pie Avenue " with the attractive and palatial residences will be one of the places of interest to be pointed out to the visitor.
 Some Day.
 Some day we hope to see street laid out which will connect Church and High streets. Such street could ex tend from point near the Blackberry river bridge on Church street and lead southeast, passing the residence of Frank Hitchcock, meeting High street near the Vacation House. It would be most convenient thoroughfare and in addition would provide an "around the block" pleasure walk or drive. This street must come sooner or later because there isn't sufficient room on the other streets to accommodate the buildings that will be erected while we're 'becom- | ing city.
 No More Ashes.
 The selectmen have put stop to the practice of depositing coal ashes on the highways and 'tis well, for the reason that these ashes contain many things that are injurious to the horses feet and the rubber tires on wagons and automo- piles. On the street leading from Bar low street to Church street (not thoro- fare accepted by the town, but which is used by the public), someone recently deposited ashes in whi ch are many pieces of glass. The principal reason for the decision of the selectmen is that old bot ties, tin cans, window glass, wire, hoops, etc.. don't make excellent highway and these were found in 90 per cent. of the ] ash heaps which they used.