Connecticut western news., 1909-01-28

| olosen to arrange for business mems banquet if they deem advisable: Dr. Ross, Dr. Camp and Messrs B. A. Peirce, Roger, Bullock, Marvin and Ives. If held, the banquet will take place Fri day evening Feb. 12.
 A rumor has been current during the past few days to the effect that the Con- necticut Lime Company has purchased a piece of land, on the road to East Ca naan, from Mrs. Mary G. Adam. MT. Freeman of the above named company states that there is no truth in the re- port. The company has a long lease of the land in question.
 Forester's Ball
 The local court of Foresters will hold their second annual ball in the town hall on h evening of February 11th. Austin's orchestra. of Winsted, will fur nish the music and refreshments will be served.
 Game Near it
 The Eagle says that at the annual meeting of the Reliable Manufacturing Company of Great Harrington formerly of Canaan) the business "came near showing O profit" They believe the plant will make money hereafter.
 Base Ball Meeting
 Tomorrow afternoon (Friday) at 2:30 o'clock the representatives of the teams to compose the Housatonic Valley base ball league will hold meeting at The Garfield" at which time matters per- tainlng to the season of 1909 will be discussed
 The Special Sales
 The special sales conducted by the two large stores drew many people to town and made business lively. During the pie from surrounding towns came to Canaan to avail themselves of the bar gains. A large number also came by train.
 Canaan Pastor Resigns
 The Rev. W. E. R4dgeway, who came from Highland Falls, N. Y, last April to assume the pastorate of the Canaan Methodist church will, at his own re- quest, be transferred to a new charge on or about April 1st of the present year. A Deer Story
 In the current issue of County Life in America, the Rev. H. K. Job, formerly of Kent, has an article on the white deer which became so famous in this vicinity. The article is illustrated by several of the photographs which Mir. Job took of the animal. And, as may be inferred, MT. Job did not write this article entirely for amusement.
 MT. Lorrain Has Contract
 E. R. Lorrain of this village has been awarded the contract to construct John Griffith's residence on Cooper Hill, near Ashley Falls, i'll the town of Sheffield It will be of Colonial design, will con- tain II rooms and is to be completed by May 1st. A barn will also be built later The house and barn which now stand on the premises are also to be repaired. Increase in Box Rents
 Tue local postoffice has received from the First Assistant Postmaster General instructions to increase the box rentals on April i, 1909. Call boxes which now cost 20 cents per quarter will cost 25 cents, small lock boxes will be incre lsed from 35 cents to 45 cents, medium lock boxes from 45 cents to SO cents and large lock boxes from 60 to 75 cents.
 Electric Coffee Mill
 Bullock 6 Felten installed in their 1 store, Monday, the new electrically oper- ated, double-hopper coffee mill which they purchased a number of weeks ago. By the use of this machine it is possible to grind coffee to any degree of ineness The power for its operation is provided by The Berkshire Power Company.
 The use of electricity is becoming more and more general in the various business places in town for the operation of both large and small machinery. The Sewer Assessments
 On Monday the executive committee of the Canaan fire district held a meet at the office of J. H. Roraback for the purpose of granting a hearing to those who are aggrieved by the assessments made for the use of the sewer. A few citizens who consider that they were disproportlonally assessed, appeared be- fore the committee and stated their claims but the committee has no power to change the said assessments, under the law, therefore the assessments as laid must remain until next years as- sessments are made. Practical Talks
 Miss Harriet Stone, superintendent of | schools Ill North Canaan, believes stu dents should have instruction in the practical things of life in addition to the courses of study adopted in the schools,