Connecticut western news., 1907-05-02
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ope nepedteu io-TnorroW GNehinS. The sale of seats for the home talent drama 'Down in Maine" atlTown Hall tonight under the auspices of the Will | lage Improvement Society, was almost unprecedented. Practically every re- served seat was sold in one hour after | the sale of seats commenced Saturday morning. There were many who could not get seats consequently the play is to be repeated tomorrow evening. Danc- ing will follow this evenings perfor- nance but there will be none after to- morrow evenings play. The second performance will give many out-of-town people the opportunity to see the play who will be denied the privelege to- night lnasmuch as the seats have all been taken by Canaan people. The pre- sentation of the play will be precisely the same the second evening as on the | first therefore there will be no choice as to which production the ticket buyer witnesses. The same prices will prevail.
 The New England Lime Company had another strike to contend with with last week. The Italians at New Milford struck for more ducats and the company refused to comply, therefore Secretary N. Watson Hardenbergh went down to the metropolis Thursday and brought back another crowd of Greeks Saturday to take the places of the strikers. l
 A little less than six months ago three Torrington boys were arrested at Can aan for breaking and entering cottage at Pine Grove. The trio were from Tor rington and one of the number was Ar thur Simons. All three were held for the superior court and when tried two were sent to state prison for the offense and Simons was given six months in the county jail at Litchfield. Last week his term expired and he was immediate ly re-arrested for the theft of bicycle belonging to Policeman Robert Newett of Torrington, which had been taken from the Union hardware factory yard the night previous to the arrest of the three young fellows in Canaan.
 A Bouquet.
 THE NEWS feels that the young ladies who attend at the switchboard of the Sou thern New England Telephone Com pany's Canaan division are entitled to a verbal bouquet, consequently we're go- ing to present it. We've found them remarkably obliging and accommodate ing and ever ready to extend favors, in short an unusually competent force. We know nothing of the experience other patrons have had with the central office, but we do know that we have heard practically no complaints, therefore we infer that THE NEWS experience has been the experience of the majority of subscribers. It's much better service than is rendered in many divisions which contain Q smaller number of phones. So here's your bouquet, ladies; you are entitled to it and you are well como to it.
 Steers Escaped.
 One night last week about 90 steers escaped from car as they were being unloaded here and they scattered in diff ferent directions. Automobiles were summoned to help round them up, but they frightened the animals so that they started to take to the lawns, roadways and woods. Several searching parties were instituted aud worked till daybreak before the cattle were all found. Some of the steers went three or four miles from the place where they were unload ed. William H. Garfield, driving a big automobile, had narrow escape from being run into by freight train on the Main street crossing while out on the hunt MT. Canfeld reversed and backed his car from the crossing just in the nick of time and only received a jar or jolt from the freight car. The steers belong to Messrs. Herriman, Hatmaker and Brewer and were shipped here for sale.
 Stanton-HoweIl Nuptials.
 A very pretty. but quiet home we'd
 
 and Mrs. Augustus J. Howell, of Salt Point, N. Y., on Wednesday, April 24. at 12 o'clock, noon, the contracting par ties being their daughter, Adella Angus ta, and Ralph Herbert Stanton, of Can aan, Conn. The bride was prettily at tired in pearl gray, which, with hat and gloves to match, was later used as n go- ing-away gown. After congratulations the guests, consisting of immediate mem- bers of the families only, and number ing about 20, sat down to the wedding feast. The bride and groom were the recipients Of many well wishes as well as choice assortment of worldly goods. At p. m. the happy couple, well show cred with rice, departed in their carriage drawn by two white horses and adorned with many white ribbonsC1, for short wedding trip. after which they will re- side in Canaan, Conn, where the groom is engaged in the retail lumber business. !