Connecticut western news., 1909-11-04
.* CANAAN .*
MANUFACTURERS DESIRABLE LOCATIONS SHOULD OPEN CORRESPONDENCE BOARD OF TRADE


 Epworth League held social Tuesday evening at the residence of Judge Rora- back.
 The Cranford club will meet to-day with Mrs. Joseph Parsons on Granite Avenue
 A party of automoblists from Torring- ton called on friends ill this place SuD- day afternoon.
 Emil Miller, of Brooklyn, N. Y, was a guest of David Curtis from Saturday until Tuesday.
 Waldo True, the porter of the Can field Inn, has been laid up all the week with rupture.
 Miss Florence Breen, of Cornwall Bridge, was a visitor in Canaan day before yesterday.
 Mrs. J. c. Richmond was called to Winsted last week by the illness of her cousin, Mrs. Mary Woodruff.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Rowe arrived at the Barnes homestead Monday evening from their wedding trip in Massachu- setts.
 Fourteen persons from this village attended the chichen pie supper in the M. E. church at Falls Village. last week i "Wednesday evening.
 Letter advertised at the local post office to date of November 2 is for Mrs. w. E. Frothingham, and postcard for Mrs. k. Houghtaling.
 Mrs. I. F. Barnes, who has been spend ing few days with relatives in Canaan, returned Tuesday morning to her home in Oyster Bay, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Manvel arrived at his fathers home Friday evening, after six months absence in Italy. They left Canaan for Pittsfeld Sunday.
 Several from here went to Norfolk Thursday to hear Mrs. Pettee on Life and Mission Work in Japan," which talk was exceedingly interesting.
 In the announcement of Barnes Rowe wedding Ill this paper last week a mis- take was made, the bridesmaid being Miss Minnie Wo2cott instead of Miss Minnie Wilcox.
 Miss Gladys Ferris of Torrington attended the teachers convention ill New Haven and returned home via Ca naan, stopping with others, to take dinner with Mrs. Sarah Hamm.
 The infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward Hunker, who live in the vicinity of Freeman's lime kiln, died Monday and was buried in the lower cemetery. Cholera infantum was the cause of the baby's death.
 MT. Streck, the painter, has wrought a very pleasant change in the external appearance of Miss Caroline Knicker-' bocker's house. This residence stands on a hill, on Reed Street, and has a rather commanding view.
 John Viola, of Great Harrington has a force of men engaged ill putting q
 
 shire Power Company's power house. This will prevent the high water from breaking i'll on the banks at that point.
 The reenforced concrete lime kiln, which was recently constructed by the Massachusetts Lime Company, west of Sheffield, Mass. is in operation. This being the first known kiln to be made of concrete, its working will be watched with considerable interest.
 On Sunday Deputy Sheriff Hunger ford, of New Milford, 'phoned County Game Warden Ross, of this place, and told him that deer had been discovered, in that town, shot in the eyes. It was not known who shot the animal. Dr. Ross ordered Officer Hungerford to put the ami nal out of misery.
 The county commissioners, Hubert B. Case, of Barkhamsted, Howard NJ. Guernsey, of Thomaston, and John J. Kari, of Litchfeld, will meet here to- morrow or next day. and pass upon the applications from persons in Canaan, East Canaan. Norfolk. Falls Village and Sharon, who desire licenses to sell intox- icating and spirituous liquors, etc A wreck on the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad was mar rowly averted last Tuesday afternoon, just north of Barnes siding A broken rail was discovered short time before the 4:38 D. m., southbound express train was due. The section gang was quickly l notified and a new rail was put in place l just before the train came along. A man had been sent up the tracks to stop the express train, but it was not necessary to flag it.
 The Congregationalists of Connecticut will meet in annual conference next r week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs l