Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-07-02

Wednesday in Pittsfield. The Eagle
has this to say of the wedding: "A
pretty daisy wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert w. John
son, 116 Howard street Wednesday
evening when Rev. George l.. Young
united Miss Eda l.. Lawrence and John
B. Kemp in marriage. The couple were
unattended except for two flower child
rem, Miss Edna Johnson and Master
Walter Johnson, niece and nephew of
the bride. They carried daisies and
laural. The ceremony was performed
beneath an arch of laural with two
potted palms at the base. Oyer the
bride and groom were bows of white
ribbon. The bride was attired in
dress of white embroidery and lace and
carried bouquet of white carnations
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp were the recipients
of numerous cut glass and silver gifts.
Mr.. Kemp is an employee of the Stanley
plant and his bride is a dressmaker.
The couple will reside on Elm street up
on their return from their honeymoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp have been visit
ing s. A. Kemp and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Beebe in Canaan.
The Board of Trade
lnasmuch as so many members were
absent from town or were otherwise en-
gagged, the annual meeting of the Ca
naan Board of Trade was not held Sat-
urday evening. Those present voted to
postpone the meeting TO Friday evening,
September 4th at the same time and
place. Had the meeting been held Sat-
urday evening, the committee on fire de-
partment supplies would have reported
that thei two nights production of the
drama Nevada, by home talent
brought in s171.45, that $3.50 more was
received from e. ID. Norton, treasurer of
the Board, making a total of 321,25. OF
this amount $204.31 was used to pay ex-
penses in connection with the produc-
ton OF the drama and to purchase 900
feet of hose, MOBILES, spanners, hose cart
etc., leaving a balance on hand Of
$l16.94. The committee would have
asked the meeting for an opinion rela-
tive to the use of this balance, whether
it should be expended for more hose or
whether it should be retained as the
nucleus Of fund to be used later for
the construction of a building to shelter
the hose and carts and possibly to con-
tain a room to b. used for meeting pur-
poses by fire company.s The Boards
printing and advertising committee
would have reported that they have ar
ranged with the various business men
In Canaan to use envelopes on the
backs of which is printed considerable
matter relative, to Canaan. 1t reoites
the fact that Canaan is the most inn
portant railroad center IN Litchfeld
county, being the junction point of the
N. Y, n. II. s. H. r. r.. and the o. N.
E. railroads. trains from all directions
departing at frequent intervals, that it
is the center Of contingent of village
located from two to ten miles distant,
that it is healthful and picturesquely
attractive resort for summer folks sock
ing a pleasant place with ideal climatic
that Twin Lakes are but
three miles distant. A map. drawn by
@. H. Pease, covers the lower portion Of
the envelope, shows Canaan as the
junction point above mentioned with
Pittsfield. Stockbridge, harrington and
the Berkshires indicated on the north,
New York and Bridgeport on the south,
Millerton and Poughkeepsie ON the |
west, Norfolk and Hartford on the east.
The Housatonic and Blackberry rivers
are indicated, also Twin lakes and
along the map edge appears the state
ment that Canaan possesses desirable
locations for residences and manufactur-
ing concerns and that there are extern
sive lime, marble and iron industries in |
the township. About 5000 envelopes,
thus printed, will be sent from Canaan
in the hope that the experiment may
bear some fruit. If present plans are
carried out, the rural drama I'm Old
New England, will be presented this
winter by home talent under Board Of
Trade auspices and will probably be
TWO might production. Thus it will be
seen that although the organization has
made but little noise during the past
fer months, something for the benefit of
the town has been in progress during
the greater portion Of the time. Since
the beginning of the business depression,
no move has been made by the Board in
the way of trying to ascertain what
firms, if any, there are who are consider
ing a new location for manufacturing
plants for the reason that it has been a
struggle with most of these concerns to
keep the wheels turning rather than to
give attention to possible more favora
BILE locations. The Board has been a
helpful organization to Canaan in the
past and it will endeavor to be fully as
helpful, or more so, in the future.
Dill DIT ANN DEW