Connecticut western news., 1908-02-20

and cigarettes, helped themselves to a square meal and broke open the cash drawer, which contained only a few pennies.
 The New England Lime Company has not, as yet. employed a salesman to succeed A. V. A. Felten, who resigned his position recently. MT. Felten has made wide circle of friends on the road and was a valuable man for the company.
 The remains of Cassius O. Scranton, who died few days ago in Winsted, were transferred here Tuesday and taken to Lee, Mass. for burial. AS is stated in anoGher column, MT. Scranton was companion of ex-president Grover Cleveland on several fishing excursions.
 The Masonic ball occurs tomorrow evening in Town Hall and a sufficient number of tickets have been sold to in sure it's being 8 success. The concert hearing and it is anticipated, will be listened to by a large number who are not dancers.
 New Officers.
 Supt. O. s. Lake of the Western Di- vision of the New Haven railroad has announced these appointments which went into effect the 18th: Trainmaster, J. w. Carr. Trainmaster, c. A. Heller Chief train dispatcher, F. A. Barrows. Chef night dispatcher, William Mo- Laughlin. All these officials have their headquarters in New Haven.
 Not This Season tr
 It is somewhat doubtful if, thus late in the season, a mems basket ball team will be organized here this year for the purpose of playing games with outside teams. We understand, however, that Canaan will probably be in the field with mems team next season and it will be one worth while for the reason that there is plenty of basket ball talent here.
 Meaning of R. F. D.
 Mail carrier Black thought R. F. D.. meant Road Full of Dampness, Satdr- day when he went through water which was foot In depth in his wagon, near the Cook place in the vicinity of Clay ton. He encountered many other ob- stacles that would have warranted his abandoning the trip but he made his rounds although the entire day was con- sumed in so doing.
 Busy Painter
 F. J. Streck, the painter. who now resides with Frank Synder, has leased the Goodman place between Canaan and Ashley Falls, and will move there April 1st. His business has increased to that extent that there is need of an assistant, consequently his father-in-law MT. Foss, of Bridgeport, will move here about that time, reside with him, and assist him in spreading paint.
 Will Open Monday
 The front portion of the Jackson Eggleston store. now under the proprie- torship of Bullock, Felten & O., was closed last Saturday evening and will remain closed the balance of this week by which time the taking of inventory will be completed. It will be opened next Monday. The firm announces that they find many broken lots and odd sizes in various lines and that they are to inaugurate special sale beginning about March 1st.
 School Publication
 The Berkshire School at Sheffield issues monthly school publication which is styled "The Dome." The or der for printing the same has been placed with The Canaan Printing Com pany and the January number was issued from this office last week. It is a 16-page publication, pages being 7L 10 inches in size. The matter isl con tributed by the boys who attend the school and there are some very readable articles in this issue.
 To Saw Wood.
 A few weeks ago we alluded to the fact that R. H. Whitford and E. W. Warner made bet relative to certain business transaction, the nature of which they do not divulge. The loser was to do @ days work for the winner. MT. Whitford won the bet and imposes the task of a days exercise for MT. War ner of yanking buck saw athwart the bosoms of sticks of four-foot cordwood MT. Warner says he is game and is now having his saw filed.
 Winsted Girls Won
 The girls basket ball teams of Ca- naan and the Gilbert School of Winsted played game in the Canaan Town Hall Monday evening. Although the score was 13 to 9 in favor of Winsted the game was interesting. The Canaan girls made good showing but were no match for the buxom lassies who op- posed them. Canaan's one basket was thrown hv Miss Eloranca Jobpsnp