Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25
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LOCATIONS sHoULI OPEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANAAN BOARD OF TRADE

Judge A. T. Roraback and wife are to go to New York Saturday 70 meet their daughter, Miss Grace NJ. Roraback, on her return from Europe.
 Several Canaanites went to Great Harrington Monday evening to witness the basket ball game between Great Harrington and Gloversville.
 Miss Nellie M. Green who has been Dookkeeper for G. l.. Parsons & Sons the past year has resigned her position and returned to her home ill Oxford. N. Y.
 Charles La Fargue of Wingdale, N. Y. was in town Monday. He has just com pleted drilling a well ill Sharon. On April 1st he is to move his family to Canaan.
 Mrs Ahbie J. Bell has returned to Chatham, N. Y, and Miss Mary A. Bell has gone to New York City. Both have been spending several days at H. D. Humphreys.
 Miss Rose Adam brought to THE NEWS office, recently, a remarkably handsome bouquet of sweet peas, grown in the conservatory attached to the Adam residence.
 Miss Edith Smith, who has been spend ing the winter with Miss Jane Norton and E, D. Norton, left Monday for New York City and will start ill a few days for her home in Nebraska.
 Unclaimed mail remained in the Ga naan postoffice Tuesday for Charles w. Steadman, Stefano Smachetti, Donald Stoddard. Postals-James Casey, Miss Ma y Green, Miss Eliza H. Thompson.
 The lecture on Jewish customs, given Monday evening in the Methodist church by Prof. I. J. Peritz of Syracuse Univer- sity, was we'll attended and very enter taining. The lecture was illustrated by the stereopticon, operated by Rev. c. w Hanna of East Canaan.
 Charles LaFargue, now a resident of the residence recently erected by Mrs. Caldwell. MT. LaFargue owns a well drilling machine and has done consider able work in this vicinity, particularly in Falls Village and Sharon.
 The postponed Valentine supper and entertainment in the Methodist church Saturday evening was decidedly a suc- cess. Several of the pupils of Miss Hill rendered the dialogues Barbara Frietche" and George Washington and the Ratchet" and were highly compli- mented on the success of their effort. The Canaan orchestra was also present and discoursed some good music. This organization consists of E. w. Adams, MT. and Mrs. A. E. Molando, Alfred and Leonard Caldwell and John Adams Miss Gladys De Hart sang a solo which was we'll received.
 Death of William Fenn
 William Fenn, 61, died Monday in Canaan Valley at the home of Thomas Rockwell, brights disease being the cause of death. The funeral was held yesterday at MT. RockwelI's residence, the Rev. c. W. Hanna of East Canaan officiating. The remains were inferred in the Canaan Valley cemetery. Under tAker c. NJ Humphrey of Canaan had charge of the funeral.
 What's the Use?
 The girls basket ball team of Win sted want to arrange a game with the girls team of Canaan at Torrington but, -pshaw, what's the use? The Winsted girls came to Canaan and were defeated in a we'll played game; they came, they saw, they lost. The Canaan girls really feel that they must decline the challenge, at any rate until such time as the Win sted girls shall have had more practice and have improved in their playing. Another Gift to the Schools
 The Misses Brown have given a gen. erous sum of money to Miss Stone to be expended for the benefit of the schools. With the money has been purchased one globe and nine of the best Rand and McNally maps, each mounted in a post
 
 making them easily servicable to all the schools. The balance of the money will be spent for a picture for the school. The thanks of all are due to the Misses Brown for. their gift which will greatly increase the efficiency and the pleasure of the school work. Commitment to F c Pobar+e
 Hon. E. $. Roberts, of East Canaan. should feel proud of the compliment paid him by some high school boys the other day. On Friday morning he told the high school students about Lincoln and in the afternoon these boys met their teacher as they were returning from skating and informed her that while they had enjoyed the skating that they derived much more pleasure from hearing MT. Roberts speak about his army experiences and about Lincoln.