Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
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MANUFACTURERS LOCATIONS CORRESPONDENCE

A'Of' d''u uhls' O. I. OIuyIH anu Cullu will leave Monday for Brooklyn, N. Y, where they will visit with relatives for several days, returning to Canaan Satur- day October 23d
 MT. and Mrs. Irving Ferguson, of Bridgeport, called on relatives here Tuesday, on their return from an auto trip up the Hudson to view the great celebration.
 The North Canaan Water Company made connection with the main at the 0. N. E. railroad crossing, near Bor- den's. Wednesday morning. The water was shut off until noon.
 Mrs. W. 0. Hamilton and little daugh- ter Jeanne, of Springfield, Mass. who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. N. l.. Jackson for the past two weeks, returned to their home Wednesday.
 The new arc light, which has been put up at West Main and Railroad streets, is a great improvement. It is to be hoped that the railroad company will install similar lamp at the Main street crossing, | The State Railroad commissioners visited Canaan yesterday morning for about twenty minutes. They were in special tram of two cars and during the day inspected the railroad from Water bury to Winsted, to Canaan, to Water bury, via Hawleyville.
 Miss Mary Fitch of Boston, Mass, aged 69, visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Cook, near Clayton, died Saturday. The funeral was at the house Tuesday and burial in the family plot south of this village. Rev. c. W. Hanna of East Canaan, officiated.
 Letters advertised in the local post to date of October 5: Giuseppe Callina, Joseph Cato, H. s. Hughes, William L. Knight, Mrs. William Rosenberg, U. Tristete. Postcards: M. Culllnan, H. S.. Comstock, Mrs. Andra Mellon. Mrs. H. Nelson, H. Rawet.
 Tuesday is "Columbus Day"
 Columbus Day, the new legal holiday, falls next Tuesday, that being October 18th. The postoffice and banks will be closed in observance of the day.
 Sustains Severe Fall
 While picking apples at his home Monday, Harmon Schamerhorn had the misfortune to fall, severely injuring his | hip. He is confined to his bed and unable to move without assistance. Canaan Birds at the Fair
 These Canaanites won prizes at the Great Harrington fair: F. F. Stevens, s. c. Brown. leghorns-1st cock list hen; cock; 1st hen; 1st and End cockerel; 2nd pen; 1st display; 1str hen with chicks; Doctor Corwin, buff cochin bantams- 1st cock; Ist bullet; 1st pen and 2nd display.
 l School Notes
 Having been closed for ten days, by order of Health Officer Lee, the school on Granite avenue was re-opened Tues day morning.
 Marguerite O'Hara, 'O9. has entered the state normal school at New Britain. 1 May Parmelee has returned from the Pittsfeld hospital and Is again Ill school. Third Ball Game in Series The third game ill a series between East Canaan and Canaan will come off Saturday, at this place. East Canaan | will Lauo parp1,p opd Cartu,ill nf Lakeville, to help them and good game ] is looked for. The first game in the series was of 10 innings, 7-6, in favor of i Canaan and the second game was II in- nings, tie, called on account of dark ness.
 Bishop OImsted Departs
 The Right Reverend Bishop Charles Sanford Olmsted. D. D., of the Episcopal diocese of Colorado, who, with his fam fly, has been staying at the hotel Wan gum for several weeks, left Saturday Jersey, where he will spend week or so in visiting relatives, after which he will go to his home in Denver, Colo. The Bishop expects to arrive in that city about the twelfth of October. Mrs. Olmsted and daughter, Miss Ruth and son, Richard, remained in Canaan until Monday, when they went to Hartford, for short stay. Mrs Olmsted will later join the Bishop in Denver.
 Autoing by Foglight
 A merry party, composed of Johnny Sheriden, the popular clerk at the Can- field Inn, the genial Harry Clark, of Millerton and Q couple others, enjoyed an automobile ride up into the Berk- shires an back Monday night in the beautiful foglight." Judging from the expression on Harry's face, as he told us of the trip, next morning, at the breakfast table, they enjoyed themselves immensely and Johnny said that he had the time of his life. Mir. Clark told us that the fog bothered them coming back,