Connecticut western news., 1908-06-18

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 Brick and other materials are being drawn to the school building and work on the addition to the structure will be pushed during the summer vacation.
 Carpenter Hunt of Winsted has been in town during the last few days, mak- ing repairs to the front of the Norton building, occupied by Decker 6 Alvord.
 John Adam and John Nicol aver that they saw a wildcat one day last week while they were boating on the Housa- tonic river short distance north of Canaan.
 John P Rains has received 50,000 sheets of waxed paper and is about to wrap each loaf of bread from his bakery in one of these sheets, the object being to retain the moisture. .:~
 A change of time went into effect on the O. N. E. road Saturday and on the N. Y. N. H. 6 H. road Sunday. The corrected time tables, so far as they af- feet Canaan, appear in to-day's paper.
 Unclaimed mail remained In the Ca- naan postoffice Tuesday for Charles Brayen, Mrs. Watson Gilbert, Mrs. Louise Hollwok and Mrs. s. B. Potter. Post cards for Harold Temple and Miss Ruth B. Longer.
 The travelling public will be pleased to learn that the new time tables on the N. Y. N. H. 6 H. railroads make con- nections possible at this station. that is. they make more of them possible than some of the former schedules. B.
 The final or pebble dash' coat of ce- ment has been placed on O. c. Smith s residence on West Main Street.. Work on the interior finishing is going rapidly forward and the residence will probably be ready for occupancy in the near fu- ture.
 State highway commissioner Mac Donald was in town Friday in that $6, 900 automobile which the state pur- chased for him. He came to inspect some state road work being done in the vicinity of Canaan and expressed him. self as being thoroughly satisfied with it.
 On Friday afternoon of next week the Canaan and Great Harrington base ball teams will play game on the Canaan grounds. This will provide ball game for Canaanites that week inasmuch as the Canaan team plays league game with Salisbury at Salisbury tho follow ing day. -.
 Something of coincidence is the fact that this week J. Henry Roraback of Canaan is attending the republican national convention Tn Chicago and twenty years ago this week his brother, Judge A. T. Roraback was delegate to 8 like convention held in the same building.
 Mrs. Frank Hitchcock has been in vited to the home of Mrs. Robert P. Strell in Boston to remain during the coming convention of the General Fed. eration of Women clubs to be held in that city from June 2Oth to 30. The Boston Transcript which is distinctively the Woman's club paper of New Eng. land will report daily the accounts of the proceedings of the convention.
 Increased Attendance
 In May 1907 the number of pupils registered in the Canaan school was 33e and the attendance 291.98. In May 1908 the registration was 369 and the at. tendance 330.89. These figures show conclusively the rate at which the schooI is growing
 New Uniforms.
 An outfit of uniforms and other neces sary supplies has been purchased for the Canaan base ball team. The color ot the uniform will be gray and an ole English 70" will adorn each blouse. It is expected they will arrive in time fol uso next week.
 Encouraging Reports.
 The reports which are received daily from Dr. Richardson's hospital in Pitts field, relative to the condition of Mrs. H D. Humphrey, continue to be most en couraging. There has been a very per ceptible change for the better during tn, past two weeks.
 Will go to Europe
 Miss Grace M. Roraback. daughter oi Judge A. T. Roraback, is ono of several American teachers who are to go tc Europe this year for both travel and study. Miss Roraback has been granted years leave of absence from the New