Connecticut western news., 1907-08-01

| near the Catholic church having spread
 that far from the Pierce and Freeman
 lime kilns where it was first noticed few years ago. It has a slender stalk.
 about IS inches high surmounted by
 fuzzy top. Samples of the grass were
 brought to this office and were sub
 mitted to several people but none seem
 to know the botanical name. Farmers
 who find this grass or weed, whichever
 it may be, should lose no time in eradi-
 eating 1t from their premises.
 Accommodated Minstrel Troupe.
 It was fortunate circumstance for
 the DeRue minstrel troupe that John P.
 Rains is conducting restaurant and
 House is closed, the demands on The
 Wangum overtaxes it's capacity and up
 to the present time it has sometimes
 been difficult matter for the traveller
 to find accommodations here. This com
 pany of IS people played in Norfolk Friday night, could find no acoommoda-
 tions there, and came to Canaan at 1
 o'clock Saturday morning and were ac-
 commodated by Mir. Rains until Monday
 morning The distribution of cots gave
 the upper portion of the building the ap-
 pearance of a hospital, but the minstrel
 ties were satisfied and complimented MT.
 and Mrs. Rains upon the hospitable
 manner in which they were accommo- dated.
 The Robbins Circus.
 In the Frank A. Robbins & Go. All New Great Feature Shows, announced
 to visit Canaan August 9, there is one act in the generous, spirited and varied programme that app ars to justify the time-honored expression. "Alone worth the price of admission" says the press agent. and that is the one exploited ns
 ''The Trainers Millennium Masterpiece. !" It embodies and successfully carri, . to stupendous and wonderful climax con- ceptlon originating in the managerial
 brain of MT. Robbins, and involving greater expense and the prolonged exer-
 else of more patience, courage and skill
 than any other arena exhibit F cTc-
 compassed or required It iutro,. ,cs simultaneously i'll one arena SC e a- ty different species of wild and domesti- cated beasts, including elephants, zehras, camels, water buffalo, llamas, dogs. goats, horses, ponIes, dromedari=s, donkeys, mules, monkeys, bears, and sacred ca ttle, in rival illustrations of educated sayac- ity, from mastodonic man9uvrcs and mountainous merriment to uniquely quaint, cute and uproariously funny stunts. It suggests the living contents of Noah's ark indulging in record breaking gymnastic holiday. Intelligent Trout.
 At the risk of being placed on the list of the nature fakers if President Roose- welt reads his copy of THE NEWS care- fully this week, George Ford of this place tells the following talo and guaran- tees that it contains no fiction. He re- marks that he wouldn't have believed the story had someone told it to him but inasmuch as he was an eye witness at the time it happened, he is forced to be- lieve it is so. It happened several months ago on land owned by Mrs. | Carrie Little near Smith hill, about three miles from Canaan. Mrs. Little's | brother Charles Smith was up from New York spending his vacation and he in- vited MT. Ford to go with him and see his pet trout in small pond in a field near the house. When they reached the edge of the water, MT. Smith called 'fPete" q few times and in response to the call large trout came swimming from the opposite shore, poked its nose out of the water and gave other evi- dences of recognizing Mir Smith who placed his hand two or three inches be- low the surface of the water. The trout swan over it and allowed itself to be lifted out, then wriggling back into the water and placing itself in & position to be taken up again after which he eager ly devoured the fish worm which Mir. Smith brought him. Then MT. Smith called number of other names and sun fish, perch, bass, etc. etc. to the number of 20 or more came swimming toward | the shore and as MT. Smith walked | along the edge of the pond the fish followed him, cavorting about in an ex- tremely lively manner, eagerly awaiting | the tid bits which they knew he always | had for them. Then Mir. Smith retired | from the sight of the fish and MT. Ford | endeavored to call them but none ap- peared. When Mir. Smith returned. however, the fish all came back and greeted him in the same manner as be- fore. This season the fish are missing and it is presumed that they failed to survive the rigors of last winter in the shallow pond or that someone has cap tured them. ...
 Pine Grove Notes.