Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
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where about the place you have some thing you don't need but which the other fellow would be glad to get Accommodate him and, and at the same time, turn that thing into money by advertising it in THE NEWS. l Taxes are Due
 The town taxes on the list of 1907 have become due and payable. Tax Collector J. S. Reed has notice of his schedule for the month in another column.
 CoIdest in 10 Years
 Saturday morning was the coldest April day since 1898. The mercury reg. istered 16'above zero, drop of 13 de. grees from the temperature of the pre- vious evening. On April 6, 1898 the temperature was 12 above.
 Unusual Companionshlp.
 The white deer which frequently visits E. s. Roots premises has taken fancy to dog belonging to Benjamin Baldwin and they play together by the hour. This Is a most remarkable companionship in asmuch, as rule, deer stand in grea, fear of dogs.
 Early Gardening.
 Considerable early gardening has been done in and near Canaan. There are a number of instances where pea, bean, parsnip, and carrot seed have been placed in the ground. The cold weather of last week caused much hustling among the owners of hotbeds.
 A Noxious Moss
 Property owners on West Main street are wrestling with noxious moss which has taken root on their lawns and is causing much inconvenience. Several methods of removing it have been tried but the only successful way seems to be to dig it out by the roots -t News of the Orders and Societies.
 Two local orders have availed them selves of the offer THE NEWS made re- gently to print the doings of the social and fraternal societies if those societies would appoint a reporter to furnish us with the same. We trust the other socities and orders will do likewise. School Notes
 School reopened Monday. l Miss Evans has returned from Bethel and resumed her school duties.
 In March 1907 with registration of 308 the average attendance was 243. .66 and in March 1908 with registration of 356 the average attendance increased to 321.62.
 l May Provide Lodge Room | H. R. Whitford, owner of the build ing now being vacated by the Reliable Manufacturing Company has not defi- nitely decided to what use the building will be put but Is still inclined toward the plan of utilizing the upper floor for connections lodge room and the first floor for living apartments. A Sewer Conference.
 John W. Gaffney of Waterbury, was in town Monday and Tuesday, confer ing with the members of the executive committee of the fire district relative to 8 settlement of the sewer question. He returned home Tuesday afternoon with out having come to any decisive agree ment with them but his answer is ex- pected tomorrow or Saturday.
 Has Discontinued Business
 W. A. Greene of West Norfolk, who has been selling the Four Brothers kerosene in this and the surrounding villages for several months. made his final trip Tuesday. He found the busi. ness unproftable inasmuch as the Stan. dard oil has, for some time, been sold here for two cents under his price. The Standard price is 12 cents and the Inde- pendent, 14 cents.
 Basket Ball To-Morrow Evening.
 Tomorrow evening at 30 clock another basket ball game will be played in Town Hall. The teams will be the Victor five the amateur champions of Berkshire | County, and the Canaan five. The Ca naan team will consist of Scott, Heffer. man, Conklin, Wigglesworth, Stanton Hanlon and Dempsey substitutes. The Great Burlington team will consist ot Hines, McCarty, Lamont, Cronin, Hall Whaley.
 1 Has Been Successful Pastor
 The Rev. Willis E. Ridgway has beer appointed to the pastorate of the Canaan Methodist church to succeed the Rev T. R. Wallace. He comes from High land Falls, N. Y. He is young mar who entered the New York conference in 1900 is a graduate of Syracuse Uni, 7ersity and has had success in his. for mer pastorate. The News joins witt the congregation of the church in wei coming him to Canaan.
 Ball Players Obtain Field.
 The Lakeville Journal says that base ball field has been obtained in Lakeville Az tba pobi1itxy to fo5 o r1aoa +o nIa Y