Connecticut western news., 1908-11-19
CANAAN

Seth Mosely of New York city was in town last week.
 Wm. Partride of Andover IS 8 guest at Wm. Ferguson's.
 Rev. H. B. Chown ot Falls Village was in town Tuesday,
 The Cranford Club will meet to-day with Miss Minnie Wilcox.
 Mrs. Henry Barnes is gaming slowly but is still confined to her bed.
 The bar fixtures for "The Canfeld' have arrived and have been installed.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Rhoades were ill Hartford the latter part of last week.
 Miss Bertha Granger was a guest ot Housatonic, Mass, friends one day last week.
 Rev. G. V. Stryker of Mill River was recent dinner guest of O. G. Smith and family. f.
 The camp ground station. on the Berkshire division. has been closed for the season.
 Mrs Ross attended the funeral of her sister in law, Mrs. James Rodemeyer in Bethel Monday.
 Patrick Norton, an old time conductor on the Housatonio road died last week at his home in Pittsfeld
 Mrs. F. F. Stevens has been spending a few days with her father, Selden Downs, in Tyringham, Mass.
 Miss Ida Evans, of Torrington, has been spending few days with her aunt, Mrs. H. l.. Ross. r..
 l.. J. Eggleston and wife,of Millerton, were guests of MT. and Mrs N. L. Jack son one day last week. st...
 w. O. Palmer and daughter, Frances, of Pittsfeld, Mass, were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. H. M. Doty.
 Unclaimed mail remained in the Ga naan postoffice Tuesday for Sig. Guilio Massai, Mekdeci. Postals, Mrs. Janett w. Brown. ! ,..
 Christ Church Guild met yesterday with Mrs. Bnnnen. The day of meet ing has been changed from Friday to Wednesday. =#
 Mr. and Mrs. George Mather returned Saturday from their wedding trip, the greater portion of which was spent in New York city.
 William Shellhoos, driver for Dr. O. w. Camp, was called to Bethel to at tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. James Rodemeyer.
 M. F. Foster of Great Harrington, Mass, formerly proprietor of the Berk- sh1re Daily Press, was caller at "THE NEWS" office Monday.
 Mrs. O. w. Camp was guest of Mrs. Caleb Camp in Winsted last Friday and Saturday and attended the meeting of the D. A. R. in that borough.
 w. H. Proper brought to THE NEWS office the other day freak in the fruit line. It consists of two apples which had grown together on one stem.
 The County Commissioners ve issued to the Humphrey drug store prescription license, which is the same as this store has had for number of years.
 Joseph Blair and family have moved to this village from East Canaan and are occupying the residence on West Main street he recently purchased of E. W. Warner.
 Mrs. W. H. Camps launch, which was used, during the past season, at Twin Lakes by A. F. Freeman, was brought back to town Saturday and will be re- paired during the winter.
 Bullock and Felten have purchased the black horse formerly owned by E. Cropper, for use on one of their delivery wagons. The horse has been used by Norfolk liveryman for several months.
 Be saving of the water The supply continues to diminish in the Canaan mountain reservoir. If it tails, it will be the first time in it's history but fail it must unless rain comes or snow comes and melts. Supply Still Adequate
 Despite the drouth there is still enough water in the Housatonic river to operate the machinery in the Berkshire Power Company's plant. The water lowered about two inches Monday but this caused no uneasiness on the part of the company as it is 8 common occurrence. It is caused by the closing, on Saturday afternoons, of numerous plants in Berk- shire county by which the water of the Housatonic is used.
 School Notes
 Miss Gibbs spent Sunday at her home in Norfclk.
 s. T. Reese, photographer from Win sted photographed the schools last