Connecticut western news., 1907-05-02
MANUFACTURERS SHOULD OPEN CORRESPONDENTS THE CANAAN TRADE

who came to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Lydia Lawrence, has been calling on old friends in this, his native town.
 A. V. A. Felten and family are to va cate the rooms they occupy in G. P. Strong's residence and the apartments will be occupied by Mrs. Bunnel and her sister, Mrs. Rood. Henry R. Whitford's double tenement near his repository is nearing compile tion. The construction of piazza to extend the entire length of the building was commenced last week.
 | One of the Italians who was in the employ of the New England Lime Com pany at East Canaan, and who was one of the strikers, committed suicide at New Milford few days ago. The road scraper has been doing some good work on the roads lately. Now if it could only be set to work widening those narrow roads, it would cause still greater glee in THE NEWS sanctum. The cold weather or something else has caused decided scarcity of the toothsome shad and when you dig down into your wallet and bring forth 45 or 90 cents, you don't get as big a fish for the currency as you used ter.
 The salt-water-oxalic acid-coal and ashes fuel experiment. has been tried by number of Canaanites with varying success. In some instances it has work ed we'll and in others the cost has equal led or exceeded the price of coal alone. | Last Friday afternoon Miss Louise Ro- raback invited the ladies of this place to her home to listen to Miss Granville of New Haven, who gave talk on the Tribune Sunshine Society,"" it's origin and object.
 Town collector of taxes l.. O. Rhoades has issued notices to the effect that he will be at the East Canaan post office next week Thursday to receive taxes and on Friday at Fuller & Peet's store in Canaan.
 Edgar F. Barnum died April 21, 1907, at Westfield, Mass. He formerly resid- ed at Ashley Falls and was charter member of David s. Cowles Post, G. A. R.. MT. Barnum served during the war in Company O, Massachusetts Infantry.
 Sheriff Middlebrooks had five men sworn in as deputy sheriffs at New Mil ford last week to protect the kilns near land Lime Company. Seventy-five Ital- ian laborers are out on strike for better wages.
 Adelbert Blass, Charles Dutcher, Oscar Dean and Henry Keeling went in quest of suckers last Saturday night and re-, turned with 115 pounds. They captured them in the raceway leading to the sash and blind factory and there are plenty there yet.
 Louis Streck, Bridgeport painter, and relative of Frank Snyder, has To- cated in Canaan and is at present resid- ing with MT. Snyder MT Streok will probably have no difficulty in keeping busy, as the services of painters are much in demand here. The Italians who struck for higher wages at the New England Lime Com- pany's East Canaan quarries have scat tered here and there and the anticipated trouble did not occur. The Greeks who took their places make very competens and most peaceable workmen.
 With regard to North Canaan the ann ual report of the State Board of Charities contains the following: There is no almshouse in North Canaan, but during the past year ten persons were given re- lief by the town, besides three others who were supported in the hospital for the insane.
 If you have not purchased reserved seat ticket for tomorrow-night's drama, "Down in Maine," there are still plenty of general admission tickets to be had at two dimes and a nickel each. We would advise you to be on hand when the doors open, however, if you expect a good seat.
 One of those good, old fashioned, soak ing rains is much needed. The water is several wells lowered so perceptibly during last week that in several instances people who use chain pumps found it necessary to increase the length of tho chains so that they would reach the water.
 Bic Thomps, his daughter Bet, Mel Wentworth, Keziah Ann Jane Ketchum, Bingle, Jimpsey, Susie Cummings, Ralph Cummings, Mrs. Cummings, Nose Gossin and the rest of lem would like to meet you this and tomorrow evening at Town Hall. They have some