Connecticut western news., 1908-09-17

The Dry Weather
 The continued dry weather has caused much inconvenience for some of the far mers. In a number of instances, streams whicn furnished water for cattle are en- tirely dry and it becomes necessary to And this is no small chore, especially when the herd is large one.
 Foresters-Woodmen
 The joint "goodfellowship" meeting of the Foresters and Woodmen ill the formers lodge room Tuesday evening l called out a large attendance and with speech-making, provender consuming and story telling it proved to be most pleasant evening. Several guests from out of town were present.
 Plenty of Excitement
 Tuesday forenoon provided plenty of excitement at the station when Sharon lady was injured by fall and colored woman narrowly escaped injury. by l boarding moving train. It is only the watchfulness of the station force that has in the past prevented many injuries 1 from the latter cause.
 Skunks Disfiguring Lawns | Skunks have caused havoc on some of the West Main street lawns during the past few nights. In the mornings the lawns have the appearance of having been i'll contact with a spring tooth har- TOW. It is claimed that the skunks tear the lawns up while digging for bugs of various sorts.
 , T o Vote on License Question 1 A petetion has been circulated and signed, asking that the question of grant ing liquor hcence in the town of North Canaan be voted upon at the town meet | ing which will be held Monday August 9th. The town has been in the no-Ii- cense column for more than 20 years. Autos and the Roads
 The injurious effect of the swiftly running automobiles on the roads is very apparent in this vicinity just now. | Particularly was this noticeable on the state road between Canaan and Ashley before the last coating of gravel was ap- piled. The large tires made hollows in the wheel tracks, the suction removed the top dressing and the wind carried it into the adjoining fields.
 A Village Improvement
 A rubble work watering tub has been constructed by the town, near the stone crusher on East Main street, the water being obtained from the spring; in ''the cut.' The tub is attractive and will be greatly appreciated by the driving pub lie as there are many people who hesi- tate to water their horses at the tub near the park inasmuch as it is so near the cars. -@ .. s.~.
 Large Yield of Potatoes | Although this is poor year for pota- 1 toes in this section selectman O. H. Sage has had remarkable success in raising the tubers on his East Canaan farm He brought to THE NEWS office Monday samples. of the largest and finest home grown potatoes we have seen this year. He planted F bushels on 114 acres of land and the yield was 3S3 bushels The breed" of the pota- toes is "Mills Astonisher."
 Fir st Irish Child
 Fow people in this village are aware that the first Irish child born in this town is still alive Mrs. Walter Mo Gunies, nee Mary Lynch, was born in the village of Canaan, March 26, 1S40. She is the oldest child of the late Patrick and Mary Lynch. Both of her parents were born in parish Kildalkay, county ! West Meath, Ireland. Her father was born Jan. 23, 1913 and died in this town Jan. 13, 1897. Citizen Correspondent. A Brunette Squash
 George Mather brought to THE NEWS office this week a crook-neck squash that was a decided brunette. He was somewhat backward about coming for ward and telling where it was raised but we finally found out that it grew somewhere" on Bragg street. Every other squash on the vine was of the usual crook-neck yellow but this one was decided freak, being black except the one small spot which came in con- tact with the soil.
 Conductor Lane Saved Her.
 But for the presence of Conductor Clark Lane, colored woman named Dewitt would probably been injured at the station Tuesday morning. She at tempted to board N. Y. N. H. & H. train while it was in motion and was falling backward from the car platform when, MT Lane caught her and enabled her to regain her equilibrium. The woman is deaf and has previously had several narrow escapes from injury by the cars between the Canaan depot and the camp ground station.
 "In Old New England"
 During the late tall or early winter