Connecticut western news., 1908-02-20

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 James Graney is making good pro- gress in the construction of his house on Bragg street and it will probably be ready for occupancy by April 1st.
 The frame for Wallace Garfield s house on East Main street is erected and the building will at once be pushed for ward to completion if the weather per mits.
 At the annual convention of the Connecticut Hardware Association in Meriden last week, George s. Fuller of Canaan was elected director for three years.
 MT. and Mrs. Norman Moore returned from their wedding tour the latter part of laat week and are now at his home. They contemplate housekeeping in the spring.
 Charles H. Briggs who is i'll at "The Naples" is, we are glad to note, some- what better. His ailment consists of 8 general breaking down of the nervous system.
 Inasmuch as Washington's birthday accurs on Saturday this year, the busi- ness men will deviate from their declnr- ation to close the stores and all will re- main open.
 Sidney Cowles and Sheldon Martin of Lakeville came to town Monday |. evening to witness the basket ball game Falls Village and Ohapinville were also represented.
 This evening at o'clock meeting of the business men will be held at The Garfield to discuss the project of closing the stores at. six o'clock every evening but Saturday. a. ..
 The Barnard show exhibited in Town Hall again last Wednesday evening be- fore a small audience, The programme was substantially the same as on their previous appearance here.
 Last week. high water flooded many cellars and extinguished several fur mace fires. Not as much inconvenience was caused, however, as during the high water of several weeks ago. William Handlin, now express clerk at the railroad station, IS soon to resign his position and about the middle of March, will move to the farm owned by his mother near West Cornwall.
 Miss Caroline Camp attended the play Under the Southern Skies" at Mahaiwe theatre in Great Harrington Thursday evening and the leap year dance on Friday evening in Southworth Hall.
 George c. Beverly of the firm of Baker 6 Beverly, proprietors, of "Ths Can field' has leased the Park Hotel in Win stsd and will take possession April 1st MT. Baker will remain at "The Can field"
 During the high wind accompanying Saturday s storm the partly completed barn on Fred Brewers premises on Rail road street was blown over. Fortunately no one was in or near building at the time.
 Among the Canaanites who were in Great Harrington Monday are Mrs, Martin Langs and daughter, Ella, Mrs. H. B. Ives, Misses Ella Hall and Olive Humphrey, Mrs. G. A. Adam, Oswald T. Vosburg and Harry Holt.
 West Main street in the vicinity of the residences of MT. Wolcott and Mrs. Jennie Bierce was a miniature lake Saturday and a unusual sight it was to see a boat sailing across the street and around the various houses. John Curtiss and Clarence Goodsell were brought before Justice George W. Ford Monday on a charge of the theft of coal from John VanDuesen' s coal yard Saturday night. The cases were settled by each man paying $1 and costs.
 The Springfield Republican is author ity for the statement that g party of basket ball cranks from Winsted have chartered special train to be run to Pittsfield and return this evening in order that they may witness the game between the Pittsfeld and Winsted teams,
 E. R. Lorrain's force of carpenters have been at work for several weeks on large job in Colebrook and have had some cold rides to and fro during the past week or ten days. R. H. Whitford provided the conveyance and carried them the fourteen-mile journey in short order with his exceptionally good team of road horses.