Connecticut western news., 1908-11-05

George Drumm of Pittsfield was home over Sunday.
 Miss Marion Roger was home from sharon last week.
 s. A. Eddy came home from New Haven to cast hls vote.
 H. E. Lyles was in New York the early part of the week.
 The Cranford Club will meet to-day with Mrs. J. E. Rhoades.
 Mrs. Henry Barnes has been on the sick list for number of days.
 Mrs. Walter Gibbs of Great Barring ton was recent guest at Dr. Camps.
 Mrs. Emma Brinton Turner of Falls Village is guest of Mrs. G. H. Brinton.
 If your tax list wasn't filled with the assessors, Tuesday, you are liable to the ten per cent. increase.
 Dr. Irving Barnes of Oyster Bay, L. |. has been visiting hls parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry Barnes.
 A chicken pie supper will be served in the Methodist church parlors, Friday, Nov. from 5.30 to 9.
 Mrs. John Taylor, sister of Edward Hawver of Canaan died Friday morning in Sharon, aged 75 years.
 Lawrence Kellogg and Miss Eliza Kellogg of Suffield were over-Sunday guests of Mrs. H. E. Pease.
 Mrs. Joseph Quintet of Pittsfeld, Mass. was an over Sunday guest of her sister, Mrs. Oswald T. Vosburg.
 Archie Weaver, who has. of late. been employed as driver for Dr. F. H. Lee, has taken a position iuHum phrey's drug store.
 Mrs. Peter Nelson spent Sunday at the Hillcreast hospital, Pitts6eld, with her son who sustained fractured leg by falling from tree.
 The Canaan hunters are getting plenty of exercise these days. And that is about all. They say partridges were never more scarce.
 Bullock & Felten have presented to the school a handsome couch which has been placed in the teachers room and fills long felt want.
 The republican caucus held here Sat urday was the last in the state. Every other town nominated it's representatives previous to that date.
 Several of the teachers in the Lake vile andSalisburyIschools came toCanaan Friday afternoon to hear the lecture by Prof. Judd of Yale.
 H. R. Whitford has had an additional room "done off" in his wagon reposi- tory and will use the same as an office and salesroom for furcoats.
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 The initiatory was conferred by the Odd Fellows Monday evening and more are in prospect. This is an other Canaan order that is growing in popular favor.
 Last weeks rain raised the water in the Blackberry to the extent that the sash and blind plant of the Johnson Lindell Go. is now being operated con- tinuously by water.
 The proposed base ball game between Canaan and East Canaan was not played owing to the unfavorable weather and the season here has at last been officially closed.
 , A special town meeting will be held in town hall Saturday afternoon at two o'clock for the purpose of authorizing the selectmen to borrow money to meet the expenses of the town.
 Unclaimed mail remained in the Ga naan postoffice Tuesday for A. s. Free man, w. B. Sheridan. Mrs. Nellie T Shaffer. Post cards for Mrs. Marie Col fort (2), Olinto Scarmano.
 The OOuuCy COLuLuiSSlOuSIS W I'll Iuocb tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock in town hall for the purpose of holding hearings on the applications for license the town of North Canaan.
 Messrs Felten & liar lenbergh have rented the room in. the Canfield build ing, formerly occupied as jewelry store by +. K Allyn, and will utilizo the same as the headquarters for their busi- ness.
 Christ church guild met Tuesday at the home of Mrs J. E. Rhoades to reor- ganize and resume work for the coming year. The next meeting will be held Wednesday November Il with Mrs. Ri D. Peirce.
 D. H. Casey, the recent owner of ''The Inn" at Falls Village was in town Tues day. He had just returned from the House of Mercy at Pittsfeld where he had been for several days with typhoid