Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Carpenter, MT. Railberger, Mrs. Charles

automobiles and brought two to town from Boston few days ago. They pur- chased six machines, the balance to be delivered later. MT. Canfield and Frank Stanton have been demonstrating the machines since their arrival and many Canaanites can, from exper1enoe, attest as to their fine riding qualities. Business Satisfactory
 Business at the plant of the Reliable Knitting company is, considering the general condition throughout the country, very satisfactory to the officers and stockholders. Last week S60, dog. pairs of stockings were knit, inspected, dyed and made ready for sale. Between 40 and 90 hands are employed. Great Bar rington Correspondent Pittsf1eld Eagle. A Practical Article
 On page one of to-days paper we present an article on the destructive work of the elm tree beetle. In many of the villages where THE NEWS circu- lates, and possibly in all of them, are stately elm trees. They are worth saw ing, every one of them, and should be saved. This article was written by a state entomologist and is practical in every respect. We commend it to all who have elm trees on or near their premises.
 Salting the Diamond
 One day last week nearly HOO pounds of salt were placed on the Canaan base ball ground for the purpose of keeping down the weeds which persisted in growing on the diamond. A local wag remarked that the application of the scales of ball players shoes at least three times per week, during practice games, Keep weeds down fully as well as salt. The Canaan players do not know whether this is true or not as they have not tried it.
 They Charter" a Boat
 Owners of gasoline launches on the Housatonic river are finding their servi- ces very much in demand this summer Nearly every pleasant day residents of the village, as we'll as people spending their vacations here charter" one of these boats for sail up the majestic Housatonio, usually as far as the railroad bridge beteen Ashley Falls and Sheffield Some of these parties have been com posed of young ladies spending their va cation at the Mary Watson Memorial or 1 sVacation House."
 Seeing the Country. t
 Not long since two boys, named re- spectively Allen and Caldwell, residing a short distance north of Canaan, boarded see the country. The Allen youngster allowed that he had viewed sufficient territory when he was put off the train at South Norwalk. Then he boarded the next freight and headed toward home, sweet home. The Caldwell boy rstuck it out" for several days but is once more sleeping under the parental roof, although he stoutly maintains, to ] his companion, that he "saw Chicago" |" New CoIored Post Cards
 l The Canaan Printing Company has just received shipment of 60,000 1 colored post cards. Almost everything of interest, i'll the way of buildings, streets and landscapes in and near Ca- naan is illustrated. The cards also bear numerous views of Twin Lakes and vii cinity, also the famous falls at Falls Village These cards are on sale at the Canaan Printing Company's stationery store, at Humphreys and Thurlough's s drug store, at The Garfield, at the station restaurant and at Edward Mo Leans department store" near the Twin Lakes station.
 New Cottages.
 There is more than usual building activity at Twin Lakes this year. Two cottages are being erected by w. A Miles in the picnic grove, R. c. Ware and H. K. Mulford, both of Wayne, Pa. have new cottages on the west shore, the Twin Lakes Land Association have lad out building lots on the Bartlett farm, purchased by them not long since, and have sold three of these lots. MT Wildman's cottage is completed and Messrs Shaw and Newkirk are building as is Mrs. Summer of Hartford. MT. Shaw's cottage is to be one of the most elaborate at the lakes as several thous- ands of dollars will be expended in its construction. It has slightly location and will be one of the most prominent of these summer habitations.
 UnexpIainable Magnetism.
 Rains bakery seems to possess some subtle attraction, some unexplainable magnetism for law breakers immediately after they have committed a crime. Moran, who stole the dress suit case, took it to the bakery immediately after he stole it and on Monday the Polanders who committed the burglary ill OdeIl's $ store in Cornwall Bridge, went to this