Connecticut western news., 1907-05-30
DESIRABLE LOCATIONS SHOULD OPEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CANAAN TRADE

| A%A' lpOoo "O1Ao uohlhS, tbC OtdOi NAA J and came home with wagon load ot fish. One of them, Wononscopomuc lake trout tipped the scales at II pounds
 s. A. Kemp and Clarence Humphrey have been placing new roof on the | West Main street house owned by James Quinn and occupied by Mir. Tanner and family. E. D. Benedict made a few trips last week with his ice wagon. The demand for the congealed cubes was not great however. During Sunday and Monday householders were kept busy lugging coal instead of ice.
 On Saturday the North Canaan Gem etery Association elected the following officers President, Mrs. Corbit; Score tary and Treasurer, H. A. Holt; Direc tors, Miss $. w. Adam. G. l.. Parsons Katherine Granger, D. L. Peirce.
 Beginning July 1 and continuing until January 1, 1908, the postof1ce force will, as per orders received the other day weigh and keep careful records ot the different classes of mail matter re ceived and despatched from this office
 John P. Rains, who has leased the Porter building, is to occupy the entire structure excepting the portion occupied by James Rodemeyer. Mr. Rains is to conduct restaurant in connection with his bakery, and will also provide limit. ed number of rooms for travellers.
 The Lakeville minstrels drew a fair sized audience at the Town Hall Thurs day evening. The attendance would have been better if there had been no circus in the other end of the village. A dance followed the show and all combined to provide very pleasant evening
 Mrs. William Beebe was thrown from bicycle Saturday while coming down hill near the residence of Daniel Pierce. One side of her face was painfully laeer- ated by contact with the rough ground, one arm was injured and she was con siderably bruised. Fortunately no bones were broken.
 Mat and the Goat.
 When Mat" Dempsey is quizzed as to whether he owns the goat he is driy- ing about town he remarks that he don't, but that he is simply 'breaking it for a feller." This is rambunctious goat and occasionally starts in to vice versa things by breaking the boys. Mat" al ! ludes with pride to the fact that he's been butted only once by the goat "so it left mark" Horses that ignore auto mobiles shy at the goat outfit, princi- pally because the goat odor is offensive to them. Death of John Langs
 The death of John Langs son of MT. and Mrs. Martin Langs of this place occurred Tuesday night at the house of Mercy in Pittsfeld where he was taken afflicted with typhoid fever. Soon after his arrival there, the attack became severe and he experienced several hem- orrhages. Tuesday afternoon, however, it was thought there was change for the better in his condition. The de- ceased was 23 years of age. The remains were brought to his home here yester- day afternoon and the funeral will be held Saturday at o'clock at the house. Choral Society Notes.
 There was joint rehearsal at the music shed at Norfolk, Tuesday even- ing. The dress rehearsal will be held next Monday evening, the Canaan chorus leaving on the 6:45 tram and re- turning by special. There will be 0 special train, both Tuesday and We'd nesday evenings, leaving Canaan at 6:20 and returning from Norfolk at II: 100 p. m. Free transportation will be furnished Monday and Tuesday to those members of the Canaan chorus who sing in the concert, but not for the Wednes- day evening concert.
 Large Trout.
 A brown trout weighing four and one- ] quarter pounds was on exhibition for a short time at Thurlough's drug store Friday. It was caught in the sash and blind pond by Wallace Weaver. Young Weaver was fishing for anything that would bite, with a bamboo pole to the end of which the line was tied, giving him no opportunity to "play" the fish by the aid of a reel. He managed to hold the fish long enough to tire it thor oughly and then drew it near shore and landed it by placing his fingers beneath its gills. The length was B inches.
 Camp Ground Matters.
 The house opposite the camp ground entrance, owned by the association and occupied by MT. and Mrs. Nesbit, has