Connecticut western news., 1907-02-21
Large Wood Job.


 swamp" To Heady & Tiffany of Win sted he has sold about 200, GOO feet of standing timber, principally white oak and white ash. The firm have their steam saw mill located there, and the timber when sawed to, dimensions will be sold to the N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. Go. to use in the manufacture of cars. Mir. Whitford will also have in addition about 5000 cords of wood for lime burning purposes. -.@
 Fire District Finances.
 The warden $ report to the fire district contains the following figures. The amount of the grand list is S456,Sl7. The treasurer's balance sheet is as fol lows: Cash on hand, February 1, 1906 $338.25, Cash in Bank, February I, 1906 $41.94, Interest $f169, Received from collectors $1, ,632.27, total $2, ,024.1 15; Bills paid $1,355.92, Cash in bank $66S23, total $2,024.15; Taxes due on list 1906 | $23.07, total 2,047.22. The District has contract for electric lights for five years from Sept. 1st, 1904 at s15.O0 per year for each light. Eighty-four lights are in use.
 Independent Oil.
 It is rumored that the Four Brothers Oil Company will soon have their inde- pendent product on sale in Canaan. w. 1 A. Green of Norfolk has taken the agency for their oil ill this section, and expects to make deliveries in Norfolk, East Canaan and Canaan. We are in- formed that he will begin his trips immediately. The Four Brothers Com pany is one concern the Standard Oil Company has not been able to drive out of business. Independent oil has been successfully handled in Falls Village by grocer A. A. Roth for some time, but none has been sold in Canaan.
 Old Custom Revived.
 Thursday was remarkably busy day at the postoffice. It was made so by the unusually large number of valen- tines. During the past few years. the custom of sending them has been grad. uaIly declining but with the advent of the valentine post cards and the many novelties appropriate to the day, there has been marked revival and it is doubtful if this year s sales in that line have ever been equalled in the past. The sentimental valentine was in about the usual demand as was the penny terrible" but the post cards and the novelties were in the lead and there will be practically no stock for the merchants to "carry over."
 A Yarn From the Yarn Factory.
 The Winsted yarn factory ground out story last week about 8 Winsted couple who were married in Millerton. It seems (acoording to, the story) that, the bride became ESQ nervous, that she chewed up two tickets which the con- ductor had plnced in the back of the seat just ahead of the couple. Other passengers who witnessed the incident ensered into the spirit of the occasion, and the conductor also, fortunately. saw the humor of the situation" This story is somewhat vague. Even the Pitts field Eagle rises, for information as fol lows. 'HWhat we are unable to deter mine is whether "chewed up'' means in this case devonred or simply bitten into. We assume, however, that the tickets were not only "ohewed up," but swallowed. Did ever a bride-elect have more dismal journey to the spot that was to- see the continuation of all her earthly hopes2 Think of lunch of pasteboard on this day of days! Better would it have been for the bridegroom if he had stopped long enough in Canaan to purchase one of those railroad sand wiches that are at once the marvel and joy of the countryside.
 Railroad Rumbies ~ An increase of 10 per cent. in the sal aries of telegraph operators at the com pany s, principal offices throughout the country has been announced by the Western Union Telegraph company. 1t remains to be seen whether Canaan is principal office or not.
 Henry M. Powers of Pittsfeld is now night operator at the station.
 A recent candidate for the position of night operator here evidently was not on | friendly terms with the strenuous life. He remained in town just 90 minutes. When he found that the job was no snap he inquired when the next train left town. When it came along 20 min utes later he boarded it. H. I. Crandel, brakeman who has been with the switching crew since last June has accepted a position as bra ke- man in Hartford.
 It appears that the restrictions of free transportation will not cut it off alto gether on the N. Y, N. H. & H., but there will be trouble in store for the di- vision superintendent or the head of T