Connecticut western news., 1907-01-03

awaited us bright and early Tuesday morning.
 Cashier George Roger of The Canaan National Bank arrived in town from Mil. lerton yesterday and is receiving the 90 per cent. of the subscriptions to the banks capital stock, as per stock call is- sued recently. Mir. Roger expects to move here from Millerton some time during the month of January.
 Contractor E. R. Lorraine's men are at work in Lakeville erecting house for MT. Mead If Mt. Veron. They have partly completed the first story of the Jameson bungalow at Twin Lakes and have the floor laid. The masons are at work on the foundations for the Alyord and Reed cottages on the island.
 The engagement of Francis K Tone of New Haven and Imogene. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Van Deusen of Aurora, H., has been announced. MT. Tone and Miss Van Deusen were former residents of Canaan and graduated from the high school in the class of 1899. Both have many friends in town.
 Unclaimed letters remained in the Canaan postoffice Jan. I for Saverio Festa, R. E.. Denniston, Miss M. O. Denslow- M. McCarrick D. D. S., Mrs Ralph H. Pease, Miss Bessie Shores, John G. Laxton, (postalst Mrs. o. E. Babcock, August Larson(5 Joseph Sutherland, (2) Miss Amanda Sanden, Sears Roofing Co
 Fred Smith, colored, was brought be- fore Justice Alonzo B. Garfield Friday morning, charged with breach of the peace, intoxication and resisting an off cer. Deputy Sheriff Rhoades having ex- perienced considerable trouble in arrest ing him Thursday evening He was bound over to the next term of the superior court under $500 bonds, which he was unable to furnish. He is now in the county jail.
 An Old Customer.
 James Curtiss of Clayton, who is 70 years of age was recent caller at Humphreys drug store. He said to the present proprietor, H. D. Humphrey, 'I well remember coming to this store which was conducted by your father when was young boy" The store which was built in 1S42 then fronted to- ward the Housatonic R. R (which was built to this place one year before). It was rebuilt and made to front Main St. in 1860 the year the present proprietor was born.
 Heptasophs Elect Officers.
 The annual election of officers of the local lodge of Heptasophs was held at Town Hall Saturday evening. The for mer officers were reelected. They are: Past archon, s. A. Eddy; archon, H. l.. Ross; provost, F.. R.. Johnson; prelate, J. G. Adam; secretary, Henry R.. Whit ford; financier, George w. Ford; treas urer, F. R. Collin; inspector, William Garfield, Jr., warden, l.. A. Caldwell; sentinel, John Cudney; trustees, H. B. Ives, J. H. Roraback, s. A Eddy.
 Finishing Wood Job.
 O. R. Dubia has nearly completed the wood job he began on the Charles Decker premises, between Canaan and Ashley Falls, last November. He estimates that it will require about three weeks more. The timber is sold to the Coe Brass Com pany of Torrington and to other concerns ill Waterbury, Ansonia, etc.,. and is uti- lizcd for making boxes in which the metal is shipped. About 150,000 feet will have been reduced to lumber when the job is completed. MT. Dubia expects to remove his mill over into New York state when the present job is completed. A Boys Bank Account.
 At least one Canaan youngster started the new year right. He isan industrious little fellow and has been saving his dimes, nickels and pennies for several months. The day before New Years his savings reached the S5 mark and a de- posit has been made in the savings bank. He is wonderfully proud of that bank book and is now devoting his energies to getting together the sixth dollar in order that it may be deposited. This boy has set a good example for other Canaan boys to follow and he is doubly proud of his bank at count inasmuch as he earned every penny of it. School Notes
 Among the numerous Christmas gifts received by Matthew Dempsey was a small book which was very attractive as it proved to be Depositors' Bank Book from the Canaan Savings Bank, credit ing him with 5000.
 The following are names of pupils from the higher grades who were not absent for the term ending Dec. 21, 1906.
 Ethel Laidlaw, May Kegler. Edna Hayes, Ella Blrir, Margaret O'Hara, Walter Laidlaw Thomas Roberts, Lloyd Curtiss, Thomas O'Hara, Lawrence