Connecticut western news., 1909-12-23

lay, in the meantime visiting the Lake George region. New York State, where pine trees grow 45 inches through, from which five l3.ft. logs are taken below the first limb. The owner of these trees refused $l00 apiece for them, standing, and. as he owns thousands of acres of this woodland, extending back into the country hundred miles, he may be con- sidered fairly we'll off Besides this he is furnishing wood to pulp mlls at the rate of fifty carloads day and other contracts of a similrr nature that would open thc eyes of local lumber men. Mir. French states that when he reached Al bany there was no snow; at Caldwell there was twenty inches on level
 Business Dull
 Tho various business men in town have been complaining for the past two weeks because of dull business. They say that in many years they have not experienced period at this time of the year when there was SO little trading being done. Although there is this slump Ill business there can be no reason determined for it because the weather has been very good for travel. ing and there have been no great panics this year to stop circulation of money. The only reason that can be thought out, and one which is not very probable, is, that everybody is banking their rocks for a rainy day" Things may go diff ferent to day and tomorrow and the business men may withdraw their state- ments before the holidays are oyer.
 Red Cross Stamp Sale
 The sale of the Red Cross stamp in this village have been very good for tre size of the town and many are being purchased daily to send with their Christmas gifts. There were at first 1000 distributed in town, in the different stores. and, Tn most places they all have been soll aml two or three of the busi. ness houses have sent in orders for a second lot, and they are going rapidly. If every town does as well. in propor- tions i'll dispOsing of the Red Cross stamps as Canaan has done and is doing, there is no doubt but that the sule of this year will break any previous record and come up to the expectations of those in charge. It must be remembered that when one purchases any of these stamps he aids in driving out the much de- tested white plague, which is fought de- perately throughout tn" country.
 Big Crowd at Assembly
 Wednesday evening of last week the regular meeting of the Assembly was held in the town hall. and, us it was noised about the village that a special program mad been arranged for the meeting, an unusually large number of the members turned out All prepara- tions were strictly appropriate for the time of the year, for the hail was very prettily trimmed with eyergreens and there were also two Christmas trees laden with stockings full of candy and popcorn. In these stockings were mum bers and those who had numbers which corresponded were partners for the first table of progressive whis', which was played during the evening. At inter. mission sandwiches. coffee and cake were served. Because there was such large attendance it was one of the most successful meetings of the Assembly that has been held this season and the excellent program arranged by the com. mittee in charge also accounted for the pleasant evening.