Connecticut western news., 1909-01-07
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LOCATIONS SHOULD OPEN CORRESPONDENCE BOARD OF TRADE

"The Garfield" Friday evening, Janu- University Club meeting to be held at ary 18th. Arrangements have been made to have special trains run from Canaan to Winsted and Lakeville after the meeting.
 Unclaimed Mail
 Unclaimed mail remained in the Ca naan postoffice Tuesday for Mrs. Bond, Napoleon Geoffrim, Henry McGill, New York Lime Co.,, James Scot, Eugene Wooden, Miss Katherine Warren. Pos tals for Miss Alena Armstrong, Frank Doolitttle, Charles Gregor (2), Miss M. McDonlald, Miss Beulah Oster. Alins Raymond, Miss Hattie Tinker.
 l ale of Two Tails
 Local sportsmen became much in- terested few days ago, in the reported capture of a two-tailed fox in Canaan Valley. The hunter who captured the animal exhibited the skin to prove his claim that there were two tails on 1t but the interest in this supposed freak of nature dwindled after close examina- tion revealed the fact that tail number two had been carefully attached to the skin by the aforesaid hunter. It was so deftly sewed on that the fake was not observed for some time. Welcome Rain
 The value of the rain which fell Mon- day night, Tuesday and Tuesday night cannot be measured in dollars. Fortu- nately the ground was not frozen hard and the soil absorbed the water rapidly. Springs that have been dry for weeks are again filled, small brooks that have been dry are running once more. wells have been replenishedh the water in the larger streams has been greatly increased and the water supplies in villages and cities are again adequate. By no class of people was the rain more cordially welcomed, however, than the farmers, particularly those who have been carry ing water to their stock or who have had to drive the animals to distant streams two or three times each day. A Birthday Surprise
 A surprise was rendered Samuel Reel Tuesday evening on the occasion of his 30th birthday. Thirty red bells at- tractively hung in the rooms, were sym bolic of the 30 completed years and a 1909 bell represented the new year just begun. One of the features of the eve ming was poster contest in which the prizes were won by MT. and Mrs. c. B. Shaw. Mrs. Whiting and George Mather. During the evening Miss Hazel Gibbs rendered piano selections. Philemon Johnson of Norfolk performed num- Der of card tricks and Ivanhoe Scott of Canaan sang "Are You Sincere?" Re- treatments were served and the, g persons composing the party expressed the wish that birthday parties might be held at the Reel home every week. Choral Society Notes
 The rehearsals of the Choral Society will begin Tuesday, January 12, at 7:45. The work 10 be studied will be ''Noel, ," the new composition by the eminent American composer, George W. Chad wick. It was written specially for the Litchfield County choral uHion. The ladies of the chorus are to learn also the choral portions of Mendelssohn's "Mid- o,,,,o,,or N;rb+,S nroa,,, TTboea ,r;el, ing to join the chorus this year (new membership should send their names to the secretary, N. w. Hardenbergh, at once.
 D. W. Smaller of Winsted has re- signed as Choral Union accompanist and is succeeded by Mrs. Colin Pitblado of Hartford. She, has for several years, been the accompanist for the Hartford Choral Union.
 They Signed Receipts"
 A number of weeks ago an agent for a book concern visited Canaan and made a canvas of the village which resulted in a number of the books being shipped there According to the stories of those to whom the books were sent, the agent was to again visit the village some time before January 1st for the purpose of making collections. These people understood that if, at that time, they came to the conclusion that they did not wish the books, they were to be returned to the agent. The agent did not appear, how ever, but shortly after January 1st, the above mentioned Canaanites received notice from The Canaan National Bank that notes, signed by each of these GUS toners, had been sent to the bank for collection. Then the customers, some of them at any rate, awoke to the fact that the receipts" they thought they signed when the agent made his trip were purely and simply promissory notes, and they did the only thing there was to ho done Q settled Tho sionaro of