Connecticut western news., 1909-10-14
I onY Celebrated Columbus Day.

eh'HusIasIl, the stOfK naVlng the day before dropped a fine girl baby at his home.
 To Ride the Goat
 The Italian Lodge of Mutual Helr will meet for the first time in its new quarters, in the Whitford building, this CIhursday) evening A full attendance Is desired. Four or five will be put through the goat stunt.
 Two Years Ago Monday it Showed.
 The glorious weather of Monday was in striking contrast to that of the cor. responding date a couple of years ago. It will be remembered that on October llth, 1907, there was a snow storm which lasted for about one hour.
 Advertised Letters
 Letters advertised October 18th, at the local postoffice are for: Charles T. Brown and Miss F. 0. Sanford; post cards for: Charles Anderson, Miss Ethel Atwood, w. E. Becker, Miss Annie Fox, +. J. Goodum, Carl V. Helenscheneid and c. B. Wallace.
 St Josephs Census.
 Last Wednesday and Thursday R~v- erend Father Brennan took the regular yearly census of St. Jcseph's parish. The census showed fifty.fve families. St. Joseph's parish is in a healthy and fourishing condition and it is hoped that the faithful flock will be given resident priest before great while. O October Strawberriesl
 Here it is the middle of October, and still strawberries are thriving Ill this vicinity. Monday mornings. A Kemp brought several to THE NEWS office. Mir Kemp picked about one quart from the same patch in his garden from which he gathered 416 quarts earlier in the year.
 Painfully Hurt
 Friday, while operating a large iron roller on the Belden place, w J. Manser was thrown to the ground, by sudden and unlocked for start of the horses, and run over by the roller, sustaining ugly cuts, contusIons and scalp wounds and being bruised about the chest and I shoulders. Dr. Lee dressed the man s l injuries.
 1 A Rare October Day
 What is so rare as a day Tn June, " sang the poet. The answer is easy-a l day like Sunday. Twas indeed an ex- ceptionallY beautiful October day and ] Canaan folk, generally, took advantage I of it, scores going for walks and drives. A goodly number tramped into the nearby hills and mountains and many visited Twin Lakes.
 Joe is Getting Goat Ready District Deputy L. w. Coopman, of I New Haven, is ill town, actively engaged in organizing q class to be taken into the Canaan camp of Modern Woodmen. Joseph Ganci, the clerk of the local camp, is carefully training the goat, which, Joe says. will be in tho pink of condition on initiation night, and able to carry all who wish to ride
 Canaan's Healthy Growth.
 Canaan has enjoyed steady, constant building growth for many years and this healthy growth continues. At the present time there are no less than four houses in course of construction. These are Ralph Stanton $, just above the rail road crossing on Railroad street; s. A Kemp's, on Bragg street; Mrs. Scott's on West Main street and one for Mrs. Frank Mccarthy on Bragg street. Wallace Jester Is Married. Wallace, popularly known i'll this place as "Tony", Jester, surprised his many Canaan friends Friday evening by arriving in town with n bride. MT. Jester, who is connected with the Gen eral Electric Works, Ill Schenectady, N. Y, was married last week and he and his wife are spending part of theIr honeymoon at the A. V. A. Felten cottage at Twin Lakes. It will be re- membered that young MT. Jester was eight or nine years ago employed by the firm of Jackson and Eggleston. He is we'll known here and his scores of acquaintances extend hearty cougratu- lations.
 Abe Coons' Bear
 A number of Canaanites attended the Danbury fair last week and many of them brought back sundry souvenirs. But of all the souvenirs, Abe Coons had the strangest-he returned Friday even ing with bear The bear was small to be sure-measuring only about three feet, from toes to nose, but it was bear, nevertheless and Abe proudly displayed it ill the office of the Garfield Inn and ill Lew Rhoades' barber shop and else where about town. The bear behaved real well and Abe bravely handled it without being scratched or bitten, And he had the most cunning little mat for the animal to sit on-you know it's cold these nights The cub was all right eX-