Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19

ing one of them.
 Death of Reuben Alseph.
 The death of Reuben Alseph occurred Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Julia Messenger, on Church street. The funeral was held Monday, Rev. T. F. Ramon officiating. The remains were inferred in the Lower cemetery. MT. Alseph is also survived by son, William, who resides at Falls Village. It Attracts Attention.
 The house which O. c. Smith is con- structing on West Main street is excit- ing much interest because of its peculiar construction and the mechanics who are doing the work have an audience the larger portion of the time. The floor timbers have been laid and the erection of the sides of the building commenced. Had Plenty of Water
 The Canaan Water Company's water supply was put to severe test during the recent drouth. At no time was there less than nine feet of water in the reservoir and no restrictions were placed upon the patrons relative to the use of water for any purpose. The normal depth of the water ill the reservoir is about IA feet.
 Borden Prices
 Last Thursday was contract day at Bordens and these are the prices for the ensuing six months: $1.80 for October, $2.00 for November, December, Janu- ary and February, $l.S0 for March. This is an average of 416 cents per quart and an average increase of nearly 27 cents per can over the prices for the cor responding months last year.
 Cozy Store.
 Decker & Alvord have installed the greater part of their stock of hardware, stoves, tinware, etc., in their new place of business, the Norton building, and have it attraotively arranged. A repair shop has been fitted up in the rear DOT tion of the building. A new floor, green stained wainscotinR, paint and paper. have combined to effect remarkable transformation in the building interior. A plate glass front has been ordered which will bring about still further inn provement.
 A Postoffice Count.
 The postoffice department has issued an order that. beginning at midnight, October 12, and ending at midnight, October 19, every piece of mail matter passing through certain postofices shall be counted and an accurate record made of same. The Canaan office is one to which the order applies. The count has already been made in some offices, in cluding some across the line in Berk- shire county. The object of the count is said to be to ascertain the exact amount of business each office is doing for the purpose of guiding the postoffice officials in their effort to place the department on a paying basis.
 Disappointed Tourists -l-.-
 The Great Harrington people seem to be even more disappointed than Canaan ties because of the postpenement of the construction of the trolley extension. It is an every day occurrence, so say Great Harrington business men, to hear people express surprise when they dis cover that the road extends no further south than Great Burlington. We un- derstand that some of the trolley htera- ture circulated in Massachusetts con- tains 8 map showing Canaan as the terminus of the Berkshire road hence it is not to be wondered that the tourists are disappointed when they find that the road from Great Harrington to Ga naan exists on paper only In all prob ability that extension will be built some day but there age no indications that it will be given further consideration this year
 Another Unsigned Comnaunicatioa-
 The News received 8 communication the other day which made the claim that large quantity of intoxicating bever- ages is being illegally sold in the town of North Canaan. The person who wrote it will not find it in print for the reason that no name was signed It is useless for any one who refuses or is afraid to sign his or her name to send communications to to this newspaper and expect they will be published. We have already made this statement dozen or moro times but still the unsigned communications come. And we may say, further, that some which did contain signatures have been consigned to the waste basket fol the reason that personal attacks and tht recital of animosities of greater or les degree are not wanted and will not bt
 printed We trust it will not be neces
 sary for us to again make these state
 ments.
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