Connecticut western news., 1907-08-15

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 The business meeting of the Epworth League was held Tuesday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. E. s. Root. Twen- ty-one persons were present and very pleasant evening was passed. Tn @ grounds were very attractively deco rated with Japanese lanterns.
 When you rise at a. m. tomorrow, you will observe in the eastern sky Dan- iel's comet. It was discovered in June. It's nearest approach to the earth was sixty million miles about the end of July and on September 4 it approaches within forty-six million miles of the sun.
 We venture the assertion that 20 houses, renting for 5000 10 $15.O0 per month would be occupied in almost no time in Canaan Folks want to como here and can't, folks already here who are living in cramped quarters want more room. More houses would relieve the situation.
 Mrs. John Colligan of East Canaan left Canaan Monday morning for New York city and is now part way across the big puddle en route to Ireland. She goes for the purpose of bringing her aged mother to East Canaan to spend the remainder of her life. Mrs. Colli- gan's trip will consume about four weeks.
 you have company. If you don't see the names of your guests in print, it is your fault and not ours. We're ready to print the names if you'll inform us. Send us letter, postal, telephone us, bring the item yourself or send the hired girl with it. choose your own method but at all events inform us some way or other.
 Going to Waste
 Huckleberries are retailing for IS cents per basket and the bushes on the noun. who have picked and sold them in for. mer years are getting large harvest wages hence the greater portion of the crop is going to waste and the prices fol the few that are picked are away up. Novel Ball Game. .
 The Cherokee Indian and the Canaan base ball teams played game here yes terday afternoon which resulted as fol lows: Canaan 10, Indians 5. The same teams also played game by gas light last evening, but The News went to press before the conclusion of the novel con test.
 A Circus Trick
 The Robbins circus played the ole game of having two ticket wagons. Al the one stationed near the entrance tc the grounds 50 cents was charged fol tickets and at the one near the tent the price was 50 cents. They received the extra 10 cents from many people who thought the first wagon the only place where tickets were sold.
 Contractors Troubles.
 The sewer contractor is experiencing considerable annoyance on Church street because of the sides of the ditch caving in and because there is much water in I the soil at. that point. This difficulty will eventually be surmounted, however. They have laid considerable pipe and this is practically the first trouble they have had. ..s.
 Unclaimed Mail.
 Unclaimed letters remained in the Ga naan post office Tuesday for Mrs. Julia A. Forbes, Alesio Gilorma, N. A. Jack son. Horace s. Kelsey, James T. Lewis, care Dr. Townsend, c. E. Manville, Mrs Grenville Parker, Miss Georgiana Stehlin, Alexander Taksnewski Pos tals, Miss Cecil Chapman, Miss Marga- ret Chapman, Miss Ruth l.. Gardner (2) Mrs. Westy K. D. Harves, Miss Hannah Harley, Miss A. Kuesel.
 Called Down l Tuesday afternoon young man driv- ing one of the machines owned by MT.
 
 street at express train speed, gave no signal of his approach and rounded the corner by the Methodist church as rapid ly as he possibly could and still keep the machine from overturning. One of the selectmep saw the performance and took the young fellow to task for it. When he returned, he exercised due caution nt the corner and probably will in the future.
 Good Show, But---
 | The Robbin' $ circus was a good show, better than the average and very much better than those that have visited Ca naan lately. After the evening perform ance there was tent show of an objec- tionable character and about this the less said the better. People came from miles around to view the parade and to take in the two performances. The