Connecticut western news., 1907-04-18

A Saturday half holiday has been in- augurated which will continue through out the year.
 The new machinery which was re- gently purchased is expected to arrive | during the early part of next week.
 A record was established by the em- ployees last week. In 56 hour week | they made 362 dozen half hose. This | proves conclusively that the operators are becoming proficient in their various lines. A Cozy Cottage.
 E. R. Lorraine has completed the Jameson bungalow on which his force have been working at Twin Lakes for some time. The building is more elabo- rate than the other cottages and is To- cated on tract of which MT. Jameson has an eight-year lease. It is so con- struoted that it may be utilized as an all the-yoar- round residence if so desired. George P. Strong of Canaan has just in- stalled hot air furnace in the structure and W, W. Burghardt of Canaan in- stalled an Erricson hot air engine for pumping water and doing other todd jobs"
 Canaan Lime in Wreck.
 A freight car wrecked last week on the O. N. E. was loaded with lime shipped by the New England Lime Go. and carload shipped by the same com- pany was in New York Central wreck not long since. As may be imagined, both were considerably unused up." The railroad companies usually make such losses good but those who have had experience say that it usually re- quires about a year to get claim through and that the delay, the trouble and inconvenience experienced in trying to get settlement are worth more than the loss of the shipment.
 Gold Box for Hot Weather. ....... ....
 There has just been placed in the Jack son & Eggleston Company's grocery de- partment mammoth refrigerator. The needs of the firm called for larger one than is usually carried in stock, hence this was made to order. It holds about 8 half ton of ice and contains compart ments for the various kinds of perish able commodities. Electric lights now illuminate the two entrances to the gro- cery department and large panes of glass succeed the small ones in the. doors. The enlarged department has been fur nished with various new and up-to-dat fixtures and is now complete in every detail.
 Toll Bridge Talk.
 The toll bridge company are issuing season tickets for $6 % and several have already been purchased by persons who have occasion to make daily trips across the bridge. All sorts of ruses are resorted to by various people to evade the pay ment of toll but none of them have been successfully worked on the young gentleman who acts as toll collector. One day last week two men approached the bridge. One took the other on his back and carried him across then ten dered toll for one footman claiming that only one had walked across. The boy couldn't see it that way and collected toll for two May 2 is the Date. 7 Thursday evening May 9 has been selected as the date for the presentation of the Village Improvement drama "Down in Maine" The participants are putting forth earnest effort to pre- sent the play in manner that will give general satisfaction. It depicts New England life with its joys and sorrows, its hopes and fears. Wholesome humor and tender pathos go side, so blended and intermingled as to make pleasing and harmonious whole. The Village I'm provement Society needs the money, the amateurs will do their best to please you so everybody set aside the evening of May 2 as one to be spent at Town Hall. Quarrymen on Strike. On Thursday afternoon 25 Italians employed in the New England Lime Co.'S East Canaan quarry asked for an advance of 52 cents per day or from $1,50 to $1.75 for nine hours work. MT. John son, the quarry boss, refused the request and the men struck. Some of them, how ever, returned to work Friday after noon and others Saturday morning but finally quit second time because of fear of vio- lence from the other strikers. On Saturday morning John Vereletti was arrested for assaulting Antonio Smac. hetti i'll Pete Fantana's boarding house at East Canaan. Smachetti was one of those who returned to work and this provoked Vereletti to make the assault. Vereletti, was brought before Justice Miles L. Blodgett Saturday afternoon charged with assault, breach of the peace and assault with intent to kill. The case was continued one week, the prisoner being released on $100 bond