Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
.* CANAAN .*
MANUFACTURERS LOCATIONS SHOULD OPEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH BOARD OF TRADE

Mlchael Foley made trip to the Berk- shires Monday.
 Michael Mccormick was in Great Bar rington Tuesday.
 Cranford club will meet this week with Mrs. Hamm.
 Miss Gookins has just returned from a business trip to New York.
 Miss Ellen Kane visited Mrs. Harry Little ip Sheffield Monday.
 Miss Whiton, of Hartford, was an over Sunday guest at Mrs. Sarah Hamm's.
 MT. and Mrs w. J. Argall spent Easter with her parents in Falls Village.
 Miss Ethel Potter returned from a visit to her home in Cazenovia, N. Y, Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. 0. H. Koeney, of Hartford, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. 0 H. Pease, a few days this week.
 Charles G. Smith has been confined to the house most of the time the past two weeks with light attack of grippe.
 Edmund Ward and daughter, Mamie. of Falls Village, were guests last week Wednesday of Mir. and Mrs. w. J. Argall.
 David Roger and Norman Moore haN 8 purchased the general sore business of James Garfield in East Canaan, and take possession May first.
 Justice G. w. Ford and Constable L. O. Rhoades went to Litchfield Tuesday to testify in the Johnson case, which is being tried there this week.
 MT. and Mrs. James Mcclure, of Mil lerton, and MT. and Mrs. T. l.. Shields, of Waterbury, were among those who attended the funeral of William Devine.
 Advertised letters at the Canaan post office April IS, were as follows: Angelo Bertaccs, Pietro Guspaini, A. Johnston, Mrs. G E. Ryvale, M. J. Rock; postal cards, James Conley.
 Miss Hattie Manvel returned Satur- rday from several days visit in Mt. Kisco and New York city. She was accom- panied home by Rev. T. R. Wallace's lit tie daughters, Marion and Isabel. MT Wallace is moving to New York city. A farm hand while burning corn stub ble started fire i'll the woods on the Russell Hill place on south side of the tracks near Twi Lakes Saturday. The blaze set fire to~an ice house full of ice owned by MT. Phelps. The building was destroyed and the ice was left stand ing i'll pile. A number from this place who owned property in the vicinity of the fire went down and helped put it out. Bishop Brewster's Visit
 Rev. Chauncey Bunce Brewster. D. D., Bishop of the Diocese has announced his intention of visiting Christ Church to administer the rite of confirmation on Friday evening, May 28.
 When You Have the Blues
 Sometime when you have the blues and feel that nothing short of circus will drive them away just take a walk over the river to w. D. Sheldons, ar irving there between five and six in the afternoon, and see his animals perform. It's dog gone bully show.
 Clock 100 Years Old
 W. J. Argall has clock over one hun. dred years old and in good running order. In the back of it is picture of the first engine that was run on the Berkshire railroad. Mrs. Argall has a bureau which belonged to her grand mother oyer one hundred years old and ill nice state of preservation. Both are useful and valuable relics. Fire in Canaan Swamp Monday morning 1t was reported to this village that one of the southbound trains had, started fire in the Canaan Swamp and that it was being famed in to considerable size. The railroad gang, accompanied by a number of Ill n from the village, were sent down to check the fire. It is also said that bush fire has burned over portion of the Canaan Camp ground in the past few days. Fire Near Lime Rock
 One evening last week the attention of large number of persons was at tracted by large light to the south ward. There was strong west winG on the evening in question and it ap peared to be driving a line of flames through the timber land. It was after, ward reported that the fire was in tn, woods on the hills opposite Lime Rocl station. A report of that fire as well a. others is given in another column this week. Power House Improvements
 During tbe past several days only one of the dynamos at the Berkshire Power Company's plant has been in operation The difference in light and power ha been noticeable. The water in the river is also exceptionally high for this season of the year and the back water 1nterfercs with the generation of power. A new