Connecticut western news., 1908-10-29
Whitney. Postals Mrs. NJ. E. Crawford.

| whitney. Postals Mrs. M. k. Crawford
 The blasting for tho purpose of widen ing the rock cut, near the c. N. k. Fridge at Bennett hill is still in progress. The job lacks considerable of completion how ever.
 Miss Anna Brown, who has hold the position of stenographcr in The New England Lime Company's office severed her connection with that corporation last Friday noon.
 Owing to the decrease in the amount Of milk delivered at the local plant, tl @ Bordens are each week, giving five of their men a vacation, "laying them off'' for that length of time.
 The republicans will hold a caucus, Saturday afternoon of thls week, at three o'clock, in the town hall, for the purpose of nominating candidates for represent ative and judge of probate.
 Howard French accidentIy hurled a large stone through a large show window ill Bullock 6 Feltens store last week. The glass was insured, however, and will be replaced ill few days.
 MT. aud Mrs. O. H. Johnson, of An dover, were guests of his aunt, Mrs. Sarah Hamm, from Friday until Mon day. Mrs. Johnson s mother, Mrs Bell, of Andover, was a guest of Mrs k. T. Rood on Saturday. 
 J. c. RorabaclS, of Canaan, and 0. E. Weymouth, of New York, formerly SUD- erintentend of the Hadsell limo plant near Clayton. were in New Haven last week assisting i'll the coaching of the Yale football team.
 Frank Schmoski and John Chsryinski, tramps who were arrested ip Canaan 8 few weeks ago on charges of burglary in Kent and Cornwall, were sentenced at Litchtield last week, the former is not less than two years ill state prsion and the latter to 16 months ill the county jail.
 The Hallaw len social at Dr. Camps to o-morrow evening under the suspries of Christ church promises to be we'll at tended. It has been thoroughly adver- tised by novel methods. It is for good cause and deserves to be pronounced success. Your presence will help make 1t 90.
 The First Freeze-up
 During one of the recent cold nights 8 water pipe in pasture owned by Judge A. T. Roraback froze and burst and con- siderable water had been wasted before the break was discovered by the water company
 eSale Reported t...
 It is currently reported that E. W. Warner has sold the Pequigney property, opposite the Episcopal church, to J. Monroe Benjamin, owner of "The Arch" hotel in Falls Village. Neither party will affirm nor deny the report, however. Three Hours by Water
 The Johnson -Lindell company. who usually operate their plant by water from the Blackberry river are able to use that power only three hours per day owing to the shortage of the supply. Their machinery is operated by steam the balance Of the time.
 Another "Booster CIubper"
 In the list of the new Booster Club- bers" VIC failed to mention James Han lon. Not long since, he had about 100 feet of concrete walk lad in front of his premises. D. L. Peirce also settled his dues for sometime i'll advance by laying about 150 feet i'll front of his tenement house on the same street.
 For Repre- sentative
 There IS much conjecture as to who will be the republican candidate for rep resentative from this town. John Van Deusen is making the most active effort to obtain the nomination and there are two or three others w,Go probably would not decline it but they are mak- ing no attempt to obtain pledges of SUD- port in Saturday S caucus.
 Good Speaker Coming.
 Prof Chas. H. Judd, head of the de- partment of psychology ill Yale will speak in the interests of Education, Oct. 3Oth (to-morrow) at o'clock in the high school. He is a speaker who has the power of interesting not only teachers but all who hear him with his strong, vigorous progressivness. He should be greeted by large audience. Everybody invited
 The Water Supply
 Canaan has been very fortunate, dur Ing the drought, in having sufficient village water to use. It has been nec- essary to practice economy, however, particularly ill the use of lawn hose. The supply ill the reservoir has been lower ing very slowly for several weeks. On Tuesday superintendent Rhoades said 1t was about three feet above the top of the outlet pipe. The rain of Tuesday