Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29


 Catching Eels.
 Eel fishing in the Housatonic river has been remarkably good of late and many people who can swallow them without feeling that they are eating rattlesnakes have enjoyed several meals Allyn Fuller captured five large ones one day last week.
 No Decision Reached.
 The Reliable Manufacturing Company have made no announcement as to the outcome of the meeting of officers and directors of the company Monday. Nc decision relative to removal from Canaan had been definitely made when The News went to press. To Build Houses. @
 James Graney is the first Canaanite respond to the appeal for more houses in Canaan and he is to erect two and possibly three on land owned by him near his home on Bragg street. And he will have opportunity to rent them be. fore he completes the foundations. Unclaimed Mail
 Unclaimed letters remained in the Ca. naan post office Tuesday for Frank L. Dee, Mrs, Mary Daymond, John Hulty, John Hardger, Mrs. Edna Middleton, Miss A. Maher, Miss Julie Smith. Pos. tals, Miss Catherine Couglin, Judge Gayner, Miss Kate Moran, Miss Alice Wilcox, Mrs. Nest
 Funeral of Mrs. Russell.
 The body of Mrs. Frances Russell Ferris (widow of the late Samuel Ferris, who kept the hotel in Ashley Falls for several years) who died in Hartford Friday, was brought to Canaan Satur- day Mrs. Ferris was buried ill the Ashley Falls Cemetery.
 Visited Ancestors Graves.
 Prof. H. w Carter, wife and lady friend of Norfolk were in town Monaay- In company with John B. Reed they wis. ited the burying ground on the R bert Little place, where some of MT. Carter s ancestors are buried, and also visited Grassy Hill cemetery at Falls Village. Our Congratulations.
 Our congratulations to Samuel A. Eddy on his promotion in the Internal Revenue Department, mentionel else where on this page He rendered valu- able service in his former capacity aud we have reason to believe that he wlll gain equal distinction in the new posi- ! tion.
 Eating Home Cooking.
 Mrs. Smith and daughter and Miss Pfile of Brooklyn, Mrs. Curren and two daughters, Mrs. O. A. Smith and daugh- ter, Mrs. Harold Smith and son of New York and Mrs. Combs of Hartford are boarding at s. J. Briggs Maple Got tage." Thirty boarders have been ac- commodated there thus far this season. s. A. Eddy Promoted.
 MT. Samuel A. Eddy has received 0 motion from the office of Inspector in the Internal Revenue service to that of Revenue Agent. He has been tempo rarily detached from the New England Division and left on Monday for Wash ington D. O. where he will for a time be attached to the office of the chief of Revenue agents.
 Increase in Milk Price
 Owing to the unusually high price of grain, as well as shortness of food in the pastures caused by the long drouth, the milk peddlers of this village are obliged to raise the price of milk to six cents a quart one month earlier than heretofore. The above rate will take effect on September first. In other towns the price was raised to eight and ten cents some weeks ago.
 Needs More of'Em
 Canaan needs more "Jim Graneys, and John Cudneys. aud Edward Peases, and Henry Whitfords, and Horace Humphreys and George Porters and others of their like. They build houses of the sort that are in demand by the working man and are within his reach as far as rent is concerned. In fact Ca naan needs more men of the sort who have done something for it's advance ment during past years whether that something has been much or little. Not a Lobster.
 For some time the news paragraphs have been going the rounds of the press regarding the capture of Holsters at va rious places in the Housatonic river These have become more and more nu- merous and few days ago two or three dozen were found near the toll bridge Frank F.>Stevens, an expert in matters touchin' on and appertainin' to l" of fish and game, says that these things are not Holsters, but are Cambarus Affinis, or crayfish. The fish looks some thing like the name. They are said to be good eating, but they have not yet been bitten into by anyone in this sec