Connecticut western news., 1907-07-04
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in-law, Mrs. Mary Corbit, High street. Miss Olive Humphrey accompanied ] Mrs. Ralph Stanton to the latter's home at Salt Point, N. Y. to spend Sunday. Beginning this week the library is to ] be opened Wednesdays and Saturdays
 from 3 to 5 p. m. until further notice. Master William Ferguson of Andover. Conn.,, recently visited relatives in this
 place and with his sister Lura is now
 visiting in Lenox Dale
 O. A. Weymouth of the Hadsell Lime
 Co., was in town Tuesday on his way to
 Clayton from which place he has been
 absent for some time.
 Members .of Housatonic Lodge of
 Masons attended the Great Harrington
 lodge Friday evening and were very
 hospitably entertained.
 William Dempsey left Thursday for Lake George where he will board MT.
 Nestell's launch and act as engineer for the balance of the season. | The Reliable manufacturing company shut down their plant last evening for the balance of the week in order that the operators may enjoy few days vaca- tion.
 The Epworth League of the Methodist Church presented Miss Clara Thurston with a handome clock last week. Miss Thurston has gone to Great Harrington to reside.
 Attorney l.. J. Nickerson of West Cornwall was in town Friday en route to Mt Riga, where he is to spend several days at the camp of lawyer Warner of Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. R. Brewer, who have been spending the winter and spring with their niece, Mrs. Esther Williams, returned to their home in Great Barring ton Wednesday.
 On Thursday of last week Ralph Ash worth of Pittsfeld, Mass, and Miss Frances Spencer, ward of Fred Scham- erhorn, were married by the Rev. E. O. Gillette. They expect to make Pittsfield their home.
 The foundation for O. G. Smith's s resi- dence on West Main street is completed. The work on the superstructure will be delayed until MT. Smith has finished yrn ory xxynrtr his near Clayton.
 It behooves Canaanites to be on their guard against fires to-day. With fire works exploding everywhere, ,aad made quate fire protection in the village ,disas- trous results might follow thoughtless act on the part of those who are cele- brating.
 A Canaan Asset.
 The stately trees along the streets of Canaan are much admired by strangers. When purchasing souvenir post cards of local scenes, the fancy in the majority of cases turns to the cards showing these trees. The elms, naples, etc. form one of Canaan's valuable assets and it is to be hoped the day will meyer come when they shall become victims of the wood mans axe.
 Canaanites at Norfolk.
 s. A. Eddy and family left Monday for New York and sailed on Monday afternoon via the Old Dominion line for Norfolk, Va, where they will remain about two weeks. MT. Eddy's time will be occupied by his duties as president of the Connecticut Commission at Norfolk and at Washington as inspector in the denatured alcohol division of the United States Internal Revenue department On there return, the family will go to their cottage at Twin Lakes to spend the balance of the summer.
 New Library Books.
 The following new books have just been placed ill the library. Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee, Old New England Churches, The Stones of Paris, Tarry at Home Travels. Sketch of Long, fellow, Economics of Forestry, Atone ment in Literature and Life, Rational Living, Psychology for Teachers, Flame
 Electricity and Camera. Newer Ideals of Peace, Masterpieces of Greek Literature,
 Music and Poetry, Bryant's Poems, Days, Shadow of Great Rock, Beloved Vagabond, Paul, New Chronicles of Re- becca, In Time with the Stars, Story of Pocahontas, Works of Thomas Hardy. Canaan Firms Contracts. The Johnson 6 Lindell Company are now at work on a contract for interior