Connecticut western news., 1909-09-30
If You go to the Fair


 fall to visit the free consumption exhibit which IS open from 10 o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the after noon.
 | Rare Bird Shot at The Lakes J. A. Jameson shot a fine specimen of Surf duck (American Scoter) on Twin Lakes, Tuesday. This is a salt water bird and is not common visitor to waters so far inland as Twin Lakes. Road to be Closed Short Time
 The weather permitting, early Friday morning, by order of the Selectmen, the Elm street iron bridge over the Black berry River will be closed to traffic for two or three hours-say from five to seven or eight o'olock-for the purpose of putting in new stringers and blanks Any Ten Center Fl Do
 Michael O'Neil, of Borden's, is these days wearing one of those smiles which 1t is difficult to suppress. You see, the fact of the matter is that Michael is the happy father of bouncing boy, which was dropped by the stork last week. We smoke most any good ten-center, Mir. O'Neil.
 Looking For Town Reports
 Rev. E. 0. Gillette is cndeavoring to secure complete set of town reports to date, to put on file in the library for re- ference. He would like the 1894 copy, or anything prior to 1888, excepting 1881 and 1885. Any person having any of the desired copies who would like to donate the same to the Rev. MT. Gillette for the library set, is invited to con- munciate with him.
 Canaanite is Professional Snowman
 G. A. Adam, who recently purchased "Ohameau, the camel-horse, is exhibit ing the wonderful freak animal at Great Burlington and will after this week make other fairs. It is likely that Mr. Adam will go on the road with F'Cham- eau" later in the Fall and next Winter, exhibiting the horse in empty stores in the cities.
 6I New Voters, 6 Reinstated.
 Town Clerk Norton and the Selectmen who were in session at Town Hall Sat urday, examining the qualifications of electors admitted 51 nsw voters to the electors oath and reinstated six. The town clerk and Selectmen will meet again next Saturday, but at that time no one will be examined except those whose right will terminate between last Saturday evening and election day. September Strawberries
 The frost may be on the pumpkins, but that has nothing to do with growing strawberries, according to 0. B. Shaw, of West Main street. No, Stree, for O. B. picked some from a vine in his yard just the other day. How do we know? Why, because we saw them with our very eyes. MT. Shaw brought q few to THE NEWS office. The berries were as large and sweet as the finest crop in June.
 Lemon "Cowcumbers"
 Having seen something in one of the city papers on demon cucumbers," in which the writer asserted that they were very rare, MT. George Treischmann took occasion to call at THE NEWS office and inform us that he had grown that variety of cucumber for several years. To back up his assertion, he brought three specimens, which so nearly re- sembled lemons, that at first we were averse to accepting them-we thought MT. Treischmann was handing us something"
 Eleven Inning Tie Game
 The Canaan and East Canaan baseball teams struggled for eleven innings on the local diamond last Thursday after noon and finally had to call the game on account of darkness with the score 8-8. McCabe was on the firing line for Ca naan and pitched a fine game keeping the hits well scattered. He struck out nine men and walked one. Tierney pitched for East Canaan until the fifth inning when the Canaan boys com to take kindly to his delivery and scored seven runs. Finn, of Lake. vile, replaced him and did good work. These teams will meet again next week a,id good game Is expected Scarlet Fever Cases in Canaan
 Six children of Mrs. Thomas Corcoran, a widow living on Barlow street, are with scarlet fever. They are George and Francis, twins, aged SIX; Margaret, II; Hugh about nine and three; there is also babe at the Corcoran home, Anne, aged eight months. pr. Adam is attending | Health Officer Lee quarantined the house | and, inasmuch as some of the Corcoran children attended school last | week. the health officer promptly took the precaution to close the school ill this |