Connecticut western news., 1908-05-07

AAIAE, Lhtnlh SuIbiS, IloNdIu 5o9 ueI, Harvey King. Harvey Dean, Charles Joyner and Laura Goodwin.
 Foresters' Ball
 The Foresters first annual ball last Thursday evening in Town Hall was not pronounced financial success be- cause of the storm which kept many away. Notwithstanding this, about 40 couples attended and spent a very pleas ant evening. The event was pro nounced success socially. The music by Scofelds orchestra of Poughkeepsie was highly complimented by the dancers and those who attended the concert. Soaking Bait
 There IS a certain elongated fisher man i'll town who has mania for hay ing his picture taken in his fishing to9s. He has exhibited to us 46 of these pictures up to the present writing and in each instance he is seen. wearing an expectant look and few other things, leaning forward and soaking trout bait in the swiftly running streams but not
 
 shows him taking a large, wriggling, active speckled beauty in out of the wet. The Vicinity Base Ball League
 There Is now prospect of the organi- which was proposed by THE NEWS several weeks ago. A meeting of the managers of the various teams and other parties interested in the formation of the league will be held on Saturday after noon of the present week at 2:30 at "The Can1eld" in Canaan and the matter will be thoroughly discussed. The meeting will be public and all who wish to see the league formed should attend. "The Man Left Behind Me" Edward Warner remarks that he never realized until last week how much farther it is from the camp ground to Canaan than from Canaan to the camp ground. especially if the homeward jour ney is made on foot. Last Thursday while searching for the white deer on the Bruey farm he became separated from his automobile party and while walking home he was mistaken for the man who is trying to break Weston's record from Portland to Chicago. Of course the autoists made profuse apologies when they discovered what they had done. More Hoodlumsm.
 There is trouble in store for several Canaan youngsters if they continue their pranks at the town hall during the progress of the public balls or enter tainments. At a recent dance, gravel stones were thrown on the floor by these youngsters, ashes were strewn about down stairs. windows were unlocked and other depredations ot more or less serious nature committed. These boys know better, everyone of them, and the selectmen would be warranted in met ing out vigorous punishment to them. It is more of the hoodlumism and van dalism to which THE NEWS referred not long ago.
 Republicans in Convention
 Last Saturday afternoon at Town Hall ln Canaan WAS held a meeting of the republicans of the 31st senatorial district for the purpose of choosing two delegates at large to attend the state convention at Hartford Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The conven- tion organized by the election of Hon. L. J. Nickerson of West Cornwall as chairman and W. H. Blodgett of Win chester, clerk. The delegates chosen were Melville Snow of Norfolk and George s. Kirby of Sharon. The dele gates, at the invitation of M. H. Tanner, member of the state central committee from this district, dined at "The Can- field"
 Hotel Guests
 Among those who registered at "The Garfield" during the past few days are: William King, New York; J. T. Baftle, Falls Village; L. K. Royce, Palmer, Mass; A. Roebuck jr. Meriden; M. H. Tanner. Winsted; William Dyer, G. T. Johnson, R. I. Crissey; A. P Moore, Norfolk; s. B. Jewett, L. H. Middle brook. Robert Harris, D. N Eggleston, F. D. Bristol, Sharon; ". N. D,.rnum, w. K. Templeton, Kent; H. B. Case, Barkhamsted; J. A. Murphy, A. L. Clark, E. B. Brown, Winsted; W. I. Kellogg, I. P. Hornbeck, Falls Village; E. A. Rogers, Barkhamsted; F. w. Moore, E. B. Swining, W. W, Lowsree. Colebrook; N. l.. Dunbar, c. D. Odell. E. R. Baldwin, Cornwall; J. l.. Mintee, Waterbury; A. L. Johnson, Winchester; J. 0. Fellows. W. H. Blodgett. Win sted; L. J. Nickerson, West Cornwall; E. H. Wilcox, Barkhamsted; John Westervelt, Mt. Vernon; M. F. Holland; !; New Rochelle; F. M. Lewis, Mrs. H. Purdy, Mrs. E. De Burner, New York; MT. and Mrs. T. Lee Roberts, MT. and NrS TT K SsrviS Crarvvil1e N V. I