Connecticut western news., 1909-09-02


 George D. Liuck, Miss Jane Morrison, Miss Bertha Pitlick, MT. Frank Rush. ford
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Gillette returned Sunday evening from South Greece, N. I. where they had been summoned by the intelligence of the death of Mrs. Gillette's brother. Howard Deming a former resident of Canaan. Mir Deming left here twenty-five years ago and had eyer since resided in the Empire state. He died suddenly on August 25, at the age of sixty five years. The funeral was held Friday and interment was made at South Greece. Wilbur M. Deming of Winsted, a brother of the deceased, also attended the funeral.
 William Cornford, of Brighton, Sus- sex, England, and family. who have been the guests of the formers brother, Rev. Harry Cornford, at the Methodist parsonage for some time, will leave to- day for Albany. N. Y, where they will remain for few days. The CornfoFd party will later go to New York, from which port they will sail for the home land on the steamship Baltic Thursday, September 9th. The Cornfords have made many friends during their stay in Canaan and all will wish them Godspeed on their journey.
 Waterworks Map
 The North Canaan Water O. has engaged the engineering firm of Buck & Shelden, of Hartford, to prepare large map of the local waterworks sys. tenn.
 Eclipse of Mars
 For about one hour last night the planet Mars, which is all the while draw ing nearer to us and which has beer growing brighter with each succeeding evening, was put in the shade by the man in the moon. It was an eclipse of Mars by the moon, and lasted from about S:45 ro 9:45 o'clock.
 New Lodge to be Formed
 Through his energetic efforts, Joseph Ganci has succeeded in interesting thirty eight fellow Italians of this vicinity in mutual benefit lodge. The society, the name of which is yet to be decided, will be organized Sunday, when all who de- sire to become members will meet at the home of Albert Civelli, near the New England Lime company's plant. A Freak of Nature
 In one of the front windows of the Savings Bank may be seen portion of branch, perhaps fifteen inches in length, which bears cluster of half a dozen apples. The branch was picked from tree in the yard of John B. Reed, West Main street, and is extraordinary in that nature has practically concen- trated the entire output of the tree on the one branch. This is an of year" and only five or six apples, beside the cluster mentioned, can be found widely scattered on the tree.
 Bishop ofColorado Sojourning Here.
 The eminent Episcopal divine, the Right Reverend Bishop Charles Sanford Olmsted, D. D., of colorado, whose residence is in Denver, arrived at the Wangum Friday evening, accompanied by his wife and daughter, Miss Ruth. The Bishop and his family will remain here for several weeks. Last Sunday he attended services at Norfolk, in the morning and at Christ church, Canaan, in the evening. Next Sunday morning the Bishop will preach in Christ church, as announced in our church notes. Boundary Dispute
 As a result of a dispute over a boun- dary upon West Main street, one of the parties, think It his privilege and duty to take the law in his own hands is alleged to have secured revolver Sat l urday and ordered the other party in l dispute to cease building a fence upon | the boundary ill question. The party |. that is said to have sfiourished the . was taken ill custody by officer but was later released upon 1 promising to keep the peace in the . future, and the matter was not pressed. { The New Water System
 The work of laying the sixinch cast iron water main from the Blackberry river to the N. Y. N. H., & H. crossing , on Main street, has progressed rapidly, the pipe being Iaid as far as the Wangum hotel. Work is being suspended tenn porarily, pending the arrival of Il valve. As soon as this comes, temporary between the old and new mains will be made. Patrons of the North Canaan Water Go. are advised to draw water enough to last them all day when thls switch is made. AS soon as the time for making the connection is decided on, a notice to this effect will be posted in the post office.
 Lime Company Gets Injunction
 At the request of Lewis Sperry and I Warrau IohnSnu rpnrpspntiuu tba