Connecticut western news., 1907-01-31
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latter part of last week. The ther- mometers recorded from 1s to 16 below zero. depending upon location.
 Frank Stevens took his Buff Cochin Bantams to the Pittsfield poultry show and won the following premiums; Cock, seconds bullet, third; pen, second, Myron Cleveland will complete his duties with Ives & Peirce to-day and will then resume his former position at w. w.. Norton's livery stable in Great Bar rlngton.
 Miss Eleaner Miller of Port Chester N. Y-, formerly manager of the Postal Telegraph and Cable office at Canaan, was in town during the latter part of last week.
 Lovers of concert music should not fail to hear Mime. Bouton at Town Hall this evening. She is a soloist with a reputation and the press speaks very highly of her work.
 The farce selected for presentation in. connection with the final assembly at Town Hall next week Friday evening is entitled ssThe Crowded Hotel or The Tricky Mig"
 Louis A. Rood of New York city, wha has been spending several days in Can5 aan for the benefit of his health, has rer turned home While here he was the guest of Mir. and Mrs. A. P Briggs, I R. N- Barnum of Lime Rock has just purchased H. R Whitford an np-to.date cutter, the body of which is suspended on springs also a quantity of handsome and costly ''fixings" to be used with the cutter.
 Mrs. John P. Rains returned Monday evening from New York where she Ter l gently underwent an operation, for the removal of a growth from her head. She is doing nicely and progressing rapidly toward recovery.
 At the conclusion of tonight 'sconaert Mrs. H. L. Ross will tender Mime ,Bou- ton and Miss McMillan a reception at Mrs Ross's home on West Main ,streetl The members of the Cranford and Haw- thorne Clubs will be present.
 Miss Catherine Granger of Caaaan and Miss Edith Proper of Glenco, Mills, N. Y, were thrown to the ground by the overturning of their cutter near. the Episcopal church Sunday. Miss. Pro- per's hand was quite seriously cut. Miss Granger was uninjured.
 Ice cutting on the Borden pond, has been in progress for several days. About 5000 tons will be placed in the houses, The operation of the machinery with which the ice is elevated from the pond to the houses is an interesting sight
 Although the sleighing isn'ts assgaod as it might be, cutters and bells, are much in evidence and folks are, getting as much enjoyment as possible out of what snow there is. Not much like the fashioned winter with its six oentinr uous weeks of sleighing.
 Harold A. Preston of this place is now in charge of the intermediate andjunior work at the Westfield, Mass, T. M. O, A. MT. Preston also holds the, position of boys secretary. The former secretary of the society died few days ago as the result of an attack of hydpophobia.
 John Van Deusen, William Var Deusen and Horace Searles all of Nor folk, were arrested at Falls Village Fri
 day evening charged with breach of tho peace and intoxicatiom. They wer,
 brought to Canaan, placed in the cages
 and on Saturday Justice. Blodgett fined
 each Sa.OO and costs amounting to about
 S13.O0 in each instance. Morris Melville of Norfolk paid the sine for the two VaI Deusens and Searies' fine was paid b.
 his mother.
 | The Assembly.
 The Assembly last Friday evening be k gan with bear dance. All bears wer s under subjeosipa and there was no fatal
 ities, in fact we don't remember an oc D casion when bears preserved such perfec j. decorum There were cinnamon bear | and white bears and tan bears and brow
 bears, none to strenuous, however, aS tn n illustrkous parsonage whose name thes ;. bears bear. After the bear danc s came the square dance, then tue roun
 dance, the two-step and the mis-steI .s Mrs. Rood provided the piano music an
 Mir. P. Unch occupied a prominent pos = ton on the stage. Grant IaiGlaw "calle off for the square dances as did Bel
 Brewer and every one passed a pleasal . evening. Nearly 50 people were preser IS not including the occupants of the ste, | cages down stairs. AS announced els
 where, tomorrow evenings dance wi "a be card party and the final assembl ,'' will be held next week. The assemble \. have been we'll attended and have prove
 uccessful in every particular,