Connecticut western news., 1907-02-28

use or the bank force and the small desk outside for the use of the bank patrons in fact all the woodwork is of quartered oak. At the rear of the room a stairway leads to cozy room on the second floor of the building which will be used by the directors, depositors and others having business with the bank There are 51 safe deposit boxes, nearly half of which are either taken or en- gagged. The Reason.
 It was to be expected that when the Canaan National Bank opened its doors the Canaan business men would at once open accounts with the new institution. It may be that all of them have not yet transferred their business, but it will be only matter of time before all the Ca naan banking business that has hereto fore been done with surrounding banks will be done at home. The Canaan Ma tional Bank is in no sense of the word "spite" institution. Its establishment was not prompted because of feeling of l dissatisfaction with other banks, or the slightest lack of confidence in them The sole reason for organizing and establish ing the bank at Canaan was that the village is growing in importance every year, and the time has come when the business men felt that they could no longer endure the inconvenience. incl dent to doing their banking business out of town. And there is not one in their number but speaks of those out-of- town banks in the terms of highest praise. They appreciate the courtesy with which they have at all times been treated, the accommodations extended, and the many favors granted. Every one of these men has good word to say for these banks, and it is the hope of all that their pros perity may continue. Canaan felt that it needed National Bank, therefore it went ahead and established it. This is the one and only reason for its existence. The New R. F. D. Route.
 The rural free delivery route to extend from Canaan will be established April 18th and postmaster J. H. Roraback has been furnished with blank applications for the position of carrier. Under re- cent act of Congress the compensation of carriers whose routes exceed 25 miles in length is $90o and shorter routes pro rata. The route in question is 24 40 miles long. Two applications have been made for the position and 8 civil service examination will be held March 16th to examine candidates for this position. Seventy-one families along the route have agreed to provide mail boxes and arrangements have been made with Full Ter and Peet to supply the route patrons with boxes approved by the Govern ment. The route extends from Canaan to Benedicts Corner, thence through the Sodom District to Clayton, up the wester- ly side of the Konkapot river through HadselI street. thence over the hill south through Canaan Valley and down to the corner near the residence of Frank H. ! Langdon and return to Canaan Valley schoolhouse corner, thence easterly past the residence of Alvah Knight to Clay ton and from Clayton to Canaan by the main road. It is now calculated that the carrier will leave Canaan after the arrival of the 9.43 a. m. train from the souta and return in time for despatching the mail for the western states and New York on the evening train.
 A Delight of Childhood.
 Evidently THE NEWS struck popular chord among the juvenile population when it began publishing in its school notes the names of those who are neither absent nor tardy during the period of one month. One little miss, aged about five years, who has trudged to school during all kinds of weather every day thus far this month, approached her teacher the other morning after labor ious journey from her home to the school and, between gasps for breath. said; Miss Merwin, if I'm here every day this month, I'll get my name in the | paper, WOu Anu Uu6 dSbuTduC6 that such is the case gave her great sat isfaction.
 School Notes
 Miss Kane and Miss Donohue, teach CTS in Norfolk, spent Monday visiting our school.
 The older pupils are interested ill the new Cannan National Bank notes. [And as are most of us who are not pupils. ED
 Surely every heart must have felt thrill of pride and pleasure on the morn ing of the twenty-second at sight of the two flags floating so proudly over the town. This feeling was greatly en- chanced to those who knew that this public act of loyalty and patriotism had been performed by small group of high school boys, in spite of difficulties thought by many of their elders to be in surmouptable.
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