Connecticut western news., 1907-03-07
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 NEWS as having been seen at South Canaan is pine grosbeak. Miss Mary Finnegan of Bridgeport has been called home to assist in caring for her father, who is critically ill. Miss Finnegan is a trained nurse. A member of the editorial staff of the Joliet, H., "Daily News" writes to eastern friends, that the weather there IS like that May, and boys are playing marbles.
 Harry Holt succeeds Edward D. Nor ton as bookkeeper for THE CANAAN PRINTING Co.,, MT. Norton having ac- cepted the position of bookkeeper in The Canaan National Bank.
 While chopping wood last week Will lie, son of William Bills, split his thumb with an axe. The injured member is getting on nicely. The boy is now con- fined to his bed by illness. Judging by the number of people who are filing in and out of the new National Bank every day between the hours of g am. and p.m., the new institution is considered a great convenience, and is duly appreciated.
 | Bernard, the four year-old son of E. D. Benedict, while coasting Monday near the residence of David Curtis, neigh Dor, collided with fence and cut gash in his forehead. Dr. Lee was called, and took three stitches in the wound.
 Henry Scutt was the winner of the I five-dollar gold piece offered by M. L. | Osborne to the person making the high est score on his box ball alleys before March 1. MT. Scutt's record is I'll, the highest thus far rolled on these alleys.
 Miss Fedelia Bridges of Canaan will have 8 water color on exhibition in the Connecticut house at the Jamestown I Exposition. This picture is now on ex- hibition in Moyer's window. in Hart ford, and is attracting much attention. If you didn t have . sleigh ride during the winter just ended (according to the alnanac). you will probably wait until next winter for it, as the snow has been rapidly disappearing during the past few dayssS and the sleighing is decidedly passe.
 Railroad RumbIes
 William Handlin. express clerk, is at his home near West Cornwall, because of the illness of his father. Edward Joyce is his temporary successor. The Hartford Post says that station agents along the lines of the Consolid- ated Railroad are organizing for their own protection.
 EThe senate agreed unanimously on 6 bill limiting the working day of train crews to sixteen hours, and of the rail way telegraphers to nine. The measure now only awaits the presidents sig nature. East Canaan Man Goes West. !. Albert Touissaint of East Canaan left Monday for Elliston, Montana, where he has position with lime company. MT. Touissaint will first superintend the erection of several lima kilns, which will be the same as the kilns of the Can field Lime Company at East Canaan. His friends wish him safe trip and a prosperous career in that far Western state.
 Jere Hull Dead.
 Nearly dozen Canaanites attended the funeral of Jere Hull at Millerton Sunday. MT. Hull was well known here, where he was frequent visitor in his business capacity as a boot and shoe drummer. He was possessed of genial and attractive personality, and made friends by the score. His illness was of but two or three days duration. The cause of death was pneumonia. Choral Union Notes,
 MT. Jordan, the Lakeville photog- rapher, took 1ashlight photographs of the members of the society Tuesday eve- ming. Last evening he photographed the Winsted society, and this evening he will point his camera at the Norfolk singers. The pictures of all officers and choruses will be exhibited at the James town exposition. as will the programmes, etc. These photographs will show one man, MT. Paine, conducting five choruses.
 Thinks as Canaan Does.
 The telephone company wants to erect the large and unsightly poles in Main street, Sheffield, and the Sheffield folks are objecting to it on the ground that it would detract from the beauty of the street, and that in all probability the company's employees would disfgure the trees when the time came for stringing wires. Canaan didn't want these poles in the main streets. and they didn't go