Connecticut western news., 1909-02-04
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play a return game with the Sharon team at Sharon next week Friday evening.
 Mrs. Mary Corbit returned from Mount Kisco, N. Y, last week after hay ing spent several weeks with Rev. T. R. Wallace and family.
 Passenger traffic on both railroads is unusually light at present. Some of the trains passing through this village carry less than dozen passengers.
 Mrs W. A. Wright went to Hillcrest Hospital, Pittsfeld, Monday, to undergo an operation. It was successfully per formed and her condition is favorable.
 That notice of post office box rental increase don't seem to. have struck popular chord But the local authorities can t help it. It's Uncle Sam's doings.
 Unclaimed letters repained in the Ca naan postcffice Tuesday for Gilbert Blake, Giooanici Platania. Post Cards for Berry Foster, Herman Hoffman, A. L. Hyde.
 Last Wednesday evening the Sharon basket ball team was very decisively beaten at Canaan by the Canaan team. It is far to the Sharon boys, however, to say that two of their best players were ] out of the game.
 The shed ill the rear of Whitford s wagon repository has been covered with corrugated metal. Messrs Whitford have gone into tho wood business and their electrically operated buzz saw is l located in this shed.
 A. J. Wigglesworth 6 Go. have just completed the installation of plumbing and heating apparatus in the remodeled residence of Mrs. O. M. Karter in Mill River and have the contract for chang ing tho plumbing in the cottage of MT. Luprien at Twin Lakes.
 Henry Roraback conceals the mental agony he is supposed to be suffering on account of the prospect of being dis ciplined as postmaster of North Canaan for his "pernicious activity" as manager of Congressman Hills senatorship campaign.-Hartford Post.
 The last of the Twin Lakes cottages have closed for the season of 1908, MT. Jameson and his daughter having gone to New Rochelle, N. Y. It is expected that the lakes will soon resume their normal level, as the extreme low water of last fall was attributed to the numer- ous large bass taken out by MT. Jameson. Canaan-MilI River
 On Saturday evening of this week. the mems basket ball teams of Canaan and Mill River will play a game in the Ca- naan town hall. These teams played an exciting game last year and both have improved this season. Business Mems Banquet
 The committee appointed to have in charge the arrangements for a business men s banquet. at ''The Canfield' have selected Friday February 18th as the date. The price of the tickets has been placed at $2 50 each and are now being offered for sale. The committee desire to dispose of 100.
 Gentlemanly Players
 The members of the Canaan basket ball team remark that it was a pleasure to play with an gentlemanly lot of fel- lows as those who composed the Sharon basket ball team here last Wednesday night. And what is true of the basket ballists this winter was true of the base ball team last summer.
 Hartford -PittsfieId
 Two automobiles enroute from Hart ford to Pittsfield passed through Ca- naan Sunday. They made the trip from Hartford via Springfield and Jacobs Ladder in 5 hrs. 20 min. They encount- cred many snow drifts which caused the drivers much trouble. Another car passed through here Tuesday, covering the same route.
 Girls Basket Ball
 The girls basket ball team will play their first game of the season in town hall this evening. The girls team of the Gilbert School of Winsted will be their opponents. The general admission will be 35 cents. The game should be a good one as the Canaan girls have been doing some faithful practicing and the ability of the Winsted girls is we'll known.
 "Something Doing"
 Canaan is experiencing lively season of entertainm ent and it seems almost impossible to find dates enough to go round. Last week was particularly lively and on Friday evening there were three affairs of this sort ill progress, the play in town hall, the sociable at "The Naples" and the chowder supper in the Methodist church. These were preceded by a club meeting Monday, a basket ball game Wednesday evening and a TVH