Connecticut western news., 1908-02-27

According to the report from Sharon sources, Miss Margaret Collins carried off the Canaan basket ball honors in the game with Sharon Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Owen, who has conducted a boarding house on Church street for some time, is to leave town and will go to Millerton to reside with her mother.
 Miss Mary Hoag has obtained posi- tion as cashier in Bullock, Felten 6 Co.'s store, Miss Hoag was formerly employed by a Hartford grocery con- cern.
 The report of the condition of The Canaan National Bank appears in anoth- CT column and shows that this institution is still furging ahead despite the finan cal depression.
 A half carload of Duchess County men changed cars here Friday afternoon enroute to Derby, Conn.,. to attend a hog butchering with weight guessing contest attached.
 Tuesday morHing was another cold one. Reports from various parts of the village differed considerably and told of the mercury falling from four to ten degrees below zero.
 Contractor E. R. Lorrain of Canaan is among those who are figuring on the plans for the new Greenock Inn at Lee to replace the one burned few weeks ago. MT. Lorrain erected the old Inn.
 Our readers in Canaan and vicinity should familiarlze themselves with the store closing schedule adopted by the business men and govern themselves ac- cordingly i'll the matter of making pur- i chases.
 If that Hanford Eggleston plant is to remove from Millerton, Canaan should have it-but wait, what's this? They need 200 girls? That bars Canaan out when we recall the shirt factory 1O0- girl proposition.
 Inasmuch as we are to have no mems basket ball team, let's talk up base ball l we'll represented on the diamond last summer and should have even better team this year if possible.
 The gross receipts of the drama Nevada" have been increased to $17S.- 45 by the finding of $500 which were overlooked when the cash was turned over to the Board of Trade committee. It is hoped that the production will net $lOO.
 This has been a remarkably lively winter in Canaan so~far as entertain ments and social gatherings are con- cerned. Lent approaches, however, and the play, Breezy Point' tomorrow evening will practically wind up the gaiety.
 On Saturday evening of this week the rubber" game will be played by the girls basket ball teams of Canaan and Sharon in town hall, Canaan. Dancing will follow the game and for this no charge will be made. This will be the final game of the season.
 Hotel Business Improving
 Business continues to "pick up" at "The Canfeld," and there is substantial evidence that the hotel patronage which rightfully belonged to Canaan but which went elsewhere while the hotel was be- ing renovated and repaired, is return ing. During one day last week, 30 | ,c1n Lol f, register. May Hold Convention. The Rev. H. B. Crown of Falls Vil- lage, president of the sub-district Ep- worth League, known as the Housatonic Valley district, part of the Poughkeep- sic district, is endeavoring to arrange for convention to be held in Canaan about the middle of March. The sub- district extends from Gaylordsville to North Egremont and from Lakeville to Norfolk.
 That Obituary Curtain
 In all probability the obituary drop curtain in Town Hall will soon be re- placed by one more up-to-date. Nego- tiations are in progress, tending to that end, with John Smith of Sheffield who painted the special scenery used ip the production of Nevada" and whose work was highly complimented. And there is no doubt that MT. Smith will ) do just as satisfactory job on the drop curtain. He has of late been painting some scenery at the Hotchkiss school in Laksville.