Connecticut western news., 1909-10-21
SPECIAL NOTICES
Prof. Mcdonald Dancing Glass, Town Hall, Friday evening, Oct. 22.

Deputy Sheriff Isaac P. Hornbeck, of Falls Village, was i'll Canaan Monday and Tuesday.
 w. 0. Bullock and family recently moved from the s. A. Eddy house to the o. J. Smith place.
 Prosecuting Attorney Williams and Deputy Sheriff Dunbar, of New Milford, were Ill Canaan Tuesday.
 George S. Fuller is erecting large concrete ice house in the rear of his place on Granite Avenue.
 The schools will be closed Friday, to permit the teachers to attend the state convention Of teachers in Hartford,
 A. J. Wigglesworth 6 Company have the contract for installing the heating system in the Mill River Town Hall.
 D. D. Walter returned Wednesday from a two weeks vacation in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He says he had a great time.
 At Tuesday nights, meeting of Court Wangum. F. of A. James McCabe was chosen treasurer, ir place of Henry Hoag, who recently resigned. Two candidates were initiated.
 Rev. Martin D. Kneeland, D. D., of Boston, Mass, secretary of the New England Sabbath Protective League, was an oyer night guest of Rev. E. C.. 1 Gillette Monday.
 During the past week several persons in various parts of the country have been poisoned by eating toadstools which they had gathered for mushrooms. Of course, to eat them is a "sure way" of learning the difference; but if you car not tell mushrooms from toadstools, the safer way is to leave them alone.
 The committee which had charge of the temperance rally in town hall, just prior to election, announces that there were printed few hundred extra cards of patriotic songs for that occasion which were not utilized. These cards are of good quality and are suitable for any kind of patriotic program or meeting. Any society desiring such selections would do well to call at Judge Rora- backs office, where these extra copies may be had at a nominal cost. Death of Former Resident.
 The funeral of Miss Beatrice Cady of Winsted, was held in Christ Church, this village, Tuesday-at one o'clock and burial was made ill lower cemetery. Rev. s. Wolcott Linsley, rector of St. James Church, Winsted officiated. The family of the deceased formerly resided in Canaan.
 Brighter Lights.
 The Berkshire Power Company had men engaged Sunday morning ill trans ferring the two transformers which stood at the railroad crossing, near Bor- den's, to a Joint near the Ives and Peirce mill on Railroad street. A set of transformers of greater capacity will be
  Main street and Canaan may look for brighter and better lights in the near future.
 Petty Thefts.
 Sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning the gum slot machine, which was placed outside the T and taken down the c. N. E. tracks to a point near the scales, where it was broken open. A window of a caboose, which was sidetracked nearby, was knocked out and shirt was stolen. IL was doubtless the work of the same per son or persons that recently entered the railroad stations at Ashley Falls and Sheffield. MasQuerade Ball Professor MaeDonald's first dancing class of the season. Friday evening, ill town hall, was exceedingly large, the local crowd being augmented by young people from Clayton and other neigh boring hamlets. For Friday evening October twenty just prior to Halloween, the professor has arranged 1 masquerade ball, and that the Canaan younger set anticipate a grand good | time is evidenced by the fact ttGt many 1 of them are planning the m73s c0mic.,! l and grotesque make-ups imaginable. | One young lady told the reporter that she was going to wear a-but, say, come to think of it, she requested me not to tell in advance. However, I will say that bet you won't know her Hunting Hereabouts The hunters are tramping the woods l inlarge numbers these days. Hungarian partridges are said to be rather plenti- | ful, but there might just as well not be any, in so far as the hunters are con- cerned, for the law protects these birds | until 1911. Other birds are said to be scarce, but squirrels and fox abound in