Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
MANUFACTURERS LOOKING LOCATIONS SHOULD OPEN CORRESPONDENCE CANAAN BOARD OF TRADE

{ John Robinson brought to THE NEWS office Tuesday a 15lsinch section of hair snake which he captured as it came through the water pipes in Miss $. W. Adam barn. Five inches of the snake got away. A forcible argument in favor of water filters.
 Geo. S. Fuller expects to move his hardware business to his new building March 1. The work of remodeling his present quarters for occupancy by the Jackson-Eggleston Company's grocery department will then be begun.
 Choral Society Notes.
 Several of the townspeople have be- come honorary members of the society by the contribution of one dollar and it is hoped that others will show their interest this way. One well known lady made contribution of $I0.
 A rehearsal was held Tuesday evening despite the inclement weather.
 Taken to Hospital.
 Daniel Briggs was taken to the Bridgeport hospital on Saturday of last week. He was accompanied there by William Winters. MT. Briggs health has been failing for several weeks al- though he is more comfortable at the | present time. Should there be an op- 1 portunity in the near future, Mir. Briggs will be admitted to the soldiers home if his physical condition will permit.
 Railroad RumbIes
 About 10 employees of the New York New Haven 6 Hartford railroad were retired on pensions last week. The men so retired have been in the employ of the company from 35 to 40 years and will now receive from $6 to $7. a week for the remainder of their lives.
 The storm seriously interfered with the movements of the the trains on both roads. On the Consolidated they were about two hours late and conditions schedule is being more nearly adhered to now, however.
 Born in Canaan. ..
 Brigadier General Samuel Beckley Holabird of Washington, retir ed, one of the oldest and best known United States army officers in the country. and i formerly quartermaster general, died at 1 Washington Monday after a brief illness in his eightieth year. He was buried in the Soldiers Home Cemetery on Tues ! day. General Holabird was born in. Ga naan and was. graduated from West ! Point ill 1849. 4 son lives in Chicago and daughter in Washington. Two brothers live in Cincinnati. A few years ago he sent a large number of books to the Douglas Library. In look ing over his private library he said he would like to have some of the books sent to his native town.
 A High Glass Concert.
 1 The concert given in Town Hall last Thursday evening by Mime. Bouton, &C., companied by Miss McMillan, under the auspices of the Cranford and Hawthorne Clubs, was decided success from a musical standpoint although financially 1t cannot be called such. Although the hall was fairly well filled, the income did not balance the outgo. The concert was of high order and worth all it cost Mme Bouton is an artist of high repute and the expectations of all who heard her were fully realized. At the conclu- sion of the concert Mime Bouton and Miss McMillan were rendered recep- tion by Mrs. H. l.. Ross. Members of both literary clubs attended and the oc- casion was a very pleasant one. Re- treatments were served and Mime Bou- ton favored the party with some choice selections as sort of ''supplement" to the concert at the hall. The Final Assembly.
 "The Crowded Hotel or The Tricky Mig" the farce to be given in connection with tomorrow evenings assembly has been in preparation since Monday even- ing. The cast of characters is as follows: Seth Hopkins, proprietor of the Bimble-
 town Hotel NJ. D. Cosgriff. Mike McFlynn, from the Emerald Isle, | Frank k. Stevens Snyder Dinglebender, from the land of
 sauer kraut H. M. Doty 1 Pete Peagreen, the tricky nig.
 H. R. Whitford Sally Perkins, a lone and unprotected fe-
 male from Peppermint Hollow,
 P. J. Kane
 The farce will occupy about a half hour during the early part of the evening after which dancing will be in- dulged in. Turner's orchestra of Lake vile will provide the music. This will be the final assembly and i'll order to make it "the' event of the season members will be privileged to issue a certain number of invitations to their