Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

School, will give an illustrated talk on Massachusetts Colonies Before the | Revolution" Miss Dunn is charming speaker and the illustrations done in oils are very attractive.
 | There will soon be an exhibition of pict- ures in the Town Hall for school ben | eft. More about it next week.
 V. |. A. Annual Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Canaan Village Improvement Association will be held Monday evening next at o'clock, at the office of David O. Whittle. sey. All members are urged to be present and an invitation is extended to all (even though they are not members) who are interested in the welfare and improvement of the village. A large increase ill the membership would be welcomed.
 More State Road.
 John Van Deusen, foreman of road construction, went to Hartford on Tues day of this week to submit to highway commissioner Mac Donald the plans for the piece of state road on Church street in Canaan. The road in question is that extending from the Methodist church to the Blackberry river bridge, a distance of, approximately, half mlle. The survey was made by civil engineer Burghardt early in the spring. The plans provide for most substantial and modern road and one that will no longer permit the continued and undesirable mud and slush which has prevailed on some sections of this street every year. House Goes Gross Country.
 The Henry Barnes residence on the Clayton road was recently sold to Mar GUS Sartori who not long since pur- chased the Mcclure place on the Ashley Falls road. The residence has been moved from it's former site to the Mo- Guire premises, distance of about half mile and a cellar is now being pre- pared for it. The moving was accom- plished in about ten days. MT. Sartori first intended to tear down the Mcclure house and place the Barnes house on the foundation thus vacated but he has changed his plans and the Mo Guire house will stand. It is an old landmark, being one of the first houses erected in that vicinity.
 Royalty Entertained.
 The Canaan players who went to Lime Rock last Thursday evening and presented Down in Maine" under the auspices of the Barnum, Richardson band were royalty entertained and it was with much difficulty that they were persuaded to come home in time for breakfast Friday morning. After a delicious supper at the hotel they pre- sented the play after which sandwich coffee and cake lunch was served. Then came dancing to the inspiring strains of the Lime Rock orchestra, reinforced for occasion by few out of town musicians The Lime Rock people made every effort to make it pleasant for their guests and the occasion is one that the Canaan amateur actors and actresses will long remember.
 Work for the Saw.
 Rhoades and Stanton have purchased several tracks of standing timber dur ing the past few weeks, one at Ashley Falls, another, consisting largely of oak and chestnut, and comprising about six acres, on the Bartholomew place, west of the Housatonic river, and a third tract on Eugene Roots farm, consisting of seven acres of pine and hard wood. They are now negotiating for fourth tract and in the course of a few days will remove their steam saw mill to one of these purchases and commence the work of reducing the logs to the re- quired dimensions for their retail trade.
 The road force expect to complete the piece of state road which has, for some time, been in course of construction be- tween the East Main street Q. N. E. railroad crossing and the Bennett hill bridge. It is most satisfactory piece of work.
 George p. Strong Sells Out.
 A business transfer, which took place in Canaan several weeks ago, has just been announced. George P. Strong has sold his hardware and plumbing busi- ness to the firm of J. A. Wigglesworth & Co.,, who are now engaged in this line of business in Naugatuck, Conn. They took possession yesterday and in- tend to conduct it along the lines which MT. Strong adopted, The business is one of the oldest in the village inasmuch as MT. Strong came here from Ashley Falls 37 years ago and located in the building which he has occupied ever since. Previous to coming to Canaan, he conducted a stove and tinware es- tablishment in Ashley Falls adding other hardware and plumbing when he came to Canaan. He has made no plans for the future further than he will ell joy few months rest before again talk