Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08

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 as yet happened to arrive at the corner simultaneously with the machines con- sequently there have been no auto caused funerals up to date.
 Some of the colored, population of Massachusetts took ill the Steeplechase Island excursion, Tuesday and became disorderly on the return trip. A mes- sage was sent to Canaan asking for their arrest but as there is no officer here it had to be deferred until the train reached Massachusetts.
 The Norton building has been rented to w. N. Decker the plumber. The in- terior is being remodeled and repaired and the front is to be changed, including the placing of new and larger windows It will be most excellent location for MT. Decker who expects to place stock of fittings and supplies on display.
 The remains of Ms. Dwyer, 61, of Bridgeport, were brought here from Twin Lakes Sunday by undertaken l. P. Hornbeck of Falls Village and shipped to Bridgeport. She died Saturday at on the island at Twin Lakes, where she was guest at the Anderson camp, in the hope that her health would improve She had been ill for a long time.
 Unclaimed letters remained in the Ca- naan post office Tuesday for Mrs Fred erick Brooks, Cainone Antonio, Mrs. Julia A. Forbes, Mrs, Wilfred Jerne, Mrs. $. Marlson Merrill, Massirio Mat usale, Mrs. Lena Prentiss, William Watt. Postals: Mrs. D. Barbari, O. M Eaton, Mrs. Heber Holmes, Miss Ester John- son, Mrs. Magil Sweet, Georg Sweet, David s. Vroone.
 Have You Noticed It?
 Did you ever notice that it requires the father, mother, three aunts, an uncle or two. and four or five cousins thrown in for good measure. to take the little boy to the circus while he is supposed to walk mile all alone on his first trip to Sunday School?
 Large Hen Fruit
 If all eggs were as large as that brought to THE NEWS office by John Robinson. there would p.obably be no objection to paying 2S cents per dozen for them. It was II 16 inches in circum- ference. It was laid by a Plymouth Rock hen belonging to Miss Sarah Adam.
 Evening Ball Game.
 The Canaan ball team will play the Cherokee Indian team two games at Ca- naan next week Wednesday, one game at p. m. and the other at S.15 D. m. The Indians carry portable gas plant, which furnishes the light for the even ing game. It will be the first game by artificial sunlight in Canaan.
 Milerton Light.
 4 The Berkshire Power Company is likely to light Millerton by electricity almost any night now. The line from there to the plant has been completed for some time, many buildings are wired and ready. The delay is caused by the non-arrival of transformers which have been ordered for many weeks and which should have been been delivered in June.
 A Timely Discovery.
 Last Thursday, sparks from a Gen. tral New England locomotive set fire to the roof of lean-to or shed attached to John Van Deusen's barn and the flames had nearly burned through to loft of hay when discovered Railroad men responded promptly to the alarm and few pails of water extinguished the blaze. Had five minutes more elapsed before discovery, the hay would have been ignited and without doubt the barn would have been destroyed and possibly other buildings.
 Thought He Didn't Believe It.
 Down at the camp ground the other day little girl did not mind her ma ma, was naughty to her playmates and did other things for which her mother took her to task. She was told that when she said her prayers that night she should ask forgiveness and ask that the Lord help her to be a better girl and here is the prayer as she made it under protest, "Oh. Lord, I want you to help me to mind my mamma, to help me to be good girl, to help me to be good to my playmates, to-but, pshaw, Lord, what's the use? I I'spects you don't believe half i I'm saying" | Horses Were in Demand.
 1 On Saturday the demand on the Can aan liveries was the largest in their his- i tory, the occasion being the funeral of Mrs Germenia k. Gondelli, an Italian woman residing near the Peirce & Free man lime kilns, who died of tuberculosis of the larynx. Arrangements were made with liveryman A. P. Briggs to furnish | TT T LII l.. l. l