Connecticut western news., 1907-05-09

house, at any rate not at present. The transfer was made through Joseph L.. Parsons, who was agent for the property.
 How about that base ball team for 1907? Never mind if it isn't composed of professional players. Get together, boys, and do as well as you can. It'll seem as if there was something out of joint here all summer long if we cannot have the opportunity of attending Satur- day afternoon ball games. Organize, and we'll help do the yelling.
 A. P. Briggs is now associated with James A. Pease, Bridgeport real estate agent. They expect to do considerable business in this section in the way of dis posing of farm and village property. MT. Briggs informs us that there is an unu- sual demand for farm property at the present time and that no farmer who desires to "go out of business " need ex- perience any difficulty in findinga buyer for his farm.
 Dr. F. H. Lee went to Albany, N. Y., last Thursday evening to attend a ban quet given to Dr. Albert Van Der Veer by his former students at the Ten Eyck, Albany's fashionable and elaborately ap- pointed hotel. Dr. Lee was one of 130 doctors, present on this occasion, who
 obtained their medical education under Dr. Van Der Veer's instruction. They presented him with magnificent loving cup. .."
 The Millerton Telegram says that Ar chic Adam of Canaan has bought Dr. Delaney's combination saddle and driv- ing horse and sold Arthur Dakin the great road horse, Chalk Line, 3. 2.14A, Art. claims he can out brush any of the boys down the pike. Dr. Delaney and MT. Dakin are both Millerton parties Notwithstanding the prediction that electric cars and automobiles would put the horse out of fashion, there appears to be an ever increasing demand for good quadrupeds. And the fact that horse is not afraid of the gasoline carts, adds $50 to his value.
 Real Estate Tranfer.
 The Foote place on West Main street has been purchased by D. w. Manvel. The present occupants. H. B. Ives and Walter Hayer and families have received notice to vacate on or before July 1. MT. and Mrs. Ives will move to Twin Lakes and occupy cottage they are now build ing. MT. and Mrs. Hayes have not yet decided where they will locate.
 Good Road.
 The piece of state road from the East Main street railroad crossing to Bennett hill, which was commenced last year, is now being completed. It is being most thoroughly constructed and will rank with the best in the state according to highway commissioner Mcdonald. There are few pieces of road in Connect icnt as good as Railroad street in Canaan and the East Main street piece will, they tell us, be fully as good. The contrast between the Canaan streets of ten years ago and those of to-day is marked and will be still more so before the comple- tion of the next five years. One we'll known Canaan man remarked recently that he believes the betterment of the roads and streets has had as much to do with Canaan's prosperity as any other thing. .... Railroad RumbIes
 O. M. Laings, superintendent of the O. N. E. railroad, was in town Monday.
 A change of time is expected about May 19 although the weather conditions will be large factor in determining the exact date.
 A new freight train to run night be- tween Poughkeepsie and Hartford is to be put on the O. N. k. railroad owing to to increasing freight traffic.
 Flagman King has been spending few days in New York. Edward Joyce temporarily took his place at the West Main street crossing.
 Report has it that the N. Y. N. H. 6 H. road is negotiating for the Boston &C Albany and Boston and Maine railroads. The N. Y., N. H. & H. denies it of course but indications point to its being fact. .
 MT. Stevens of Panama canal fame, who has been hired by President Mellen to "size up" the N. Y. N. H. and H. railroad, (take inventory passed through Canaan in special rain Monday. The report that he alighted in order to size up the value of the electric lighting ap- paratus ill the station seems to be erro- neous.) He came from New Haven in the morning went to Pittsfeld and re- turned in the afternoon via the O. N. E. road.
 Down in Maine"
 The drama Down in Maine," pre- sented last Thursday and Friday even- ings, by Canaan talent. at Town Hall, under the auspices of the Village I'm provement Society, was a pronounced success from every standpoint. The