Connecticut western news., 1908-04-02


 L. 0. Rhoades was in Winsted Tues day.
 The knitting mill ceased operations Saturday.
 Cranford club will meet to-day with Miss Minnie Wilcox.
 Miss Helen Whitford is visiting rela- tives in Springfield, Mass.
 Leo. Werner and family have moved to rooms in the Porter Building.
 Earl Coons of East Chatham, N. Y. is aRuest at George Van Deusen's.
 Miss Elsie Rains is spending the week with her grandmother, in Sheffield.
 Miss Beatrice Humphrey is visiting at L. J. Nickerson's in West Cornwall.
 R. H. Stanton and family have moved to the Reilley house on Railroad street.
 Workmen are erecting the foundation for the addition to The Garfield livery barn.
 The vicinity base ball league idea is popular in Falls Village. Canaan, Lime Rock, Lakeville, East Canaan and Mil lerton.
 Edward Merchant and family have moved to their new residence on Rail- road street.
 Engineer Harry Dodge is now running from Millerton west, with head quarters at Millerton.
 T1Io,, ;,, having been called there by the illness of her sister. ......
 H. H. Scutt and family have moved to their recently completed residence on West Main Street.
 Bullock, Felten 6 Go. have & new delivery wagon which they purchased of H. R. Whitford..
 s. J. Briggs moved yesterday to a portion of E. s. Roots house and Arthur Decker to the Briggs farm.
 Miss Lura Ferguson is spending her school vacation with her mother and grandparents in Lenoxdale. A .
 Linus Perkins of Southfield succeeds William Kasson as driver of the stage between Canaan and Southfield
 Miss Katharine Camp of Newtown has come to spend awhile with her Mrs. Ophelia Camp.
 The orange short cake supper served Friday evening by the ladies of the Methodist church netted about $27.
 Inasmuch as there is now surplus of milk at the Borden plant, about 200 lbs. of butter per day are being made.
 George Livingstone is again behind the counters ill the store of Bullock, Felten 6 Co.,, succeeding Frank Anson.
 James Graney and Daniel Sweeney re-shingled Mrs. Alice Landers' resi- dence on Railroad street early this week.
 Clinton Wilcox has joined the coterie of canoeists on the Housatonic river, having purchased canoe of John Van Deusen. d. ......
 A large and attractive hat case has been constructed by the Johnson Lin dell Company for Bullock, Felten 6 Company.
 Station agent Kinney and family moved here from West Stockbridge Tuesday and are occupying E. s. Pease's residence.
 Unclaimed letters remained in the postoffice Tuesday for H. 0. Barnet, Mrs. Geo. w. Trott (2), postals Mrs. Esther Ryden, J. Smith. .,
 School closed Friday and the teachers are spending the vacation at their homes, Miss Ferris in New Milford, Miss Hill in Norwich and Miss Taylor in Enfield.
 Benjamin Baldwin has his limp with him nowadays, the result of having his foot in the way when stone for the foundation of Mrs. Caldwells house fell Monday. 1.
 The Connecticut Western Lime Com pany fired two kilns last week. Each of the North Canaan lime companies now has it's plant or plants in either whole or partial operation.
 In accordance with the intention an- Lorraine has force of men excavating for the cellar and foundation for the school house addition.
 A force of men have been at work for several days, excavating for the founda- tion for Mrs. Francena Caldwell's resi- dence which is to be erected near the residence of James Hanlen.
 Why not appoint time and place and hold a meeting of those interested in the vicinity base ball league? Ca- naan would, perhaps, be the most cen Ural and convenient place in which to meet.
 The Rev. T. R. Wallace left Tuesday for conference. There is a general de- sire that he be returned to the pastorate of the Methodist church but there are rumors to the effect that he may be given newcharge.
 Exit Roller Skating
 Roller skating in Canaan came to an abrupt stop. The selectmen found that it was having an injurious effect on the Town Hall floor and doc1ined tO all oU