Connecticut western news., 1910-11-03
Canaan Locals.

J. W. Brown, Baltimore, Md, passed part of the week here.
 F.F. Baker, New York, was week end visitor to Canaan.
 Miss Katherine Roraback is spending 8 week in New Britain.
 H. A. Holcombe, Hartford, was one of Canaan's week end visitors. O. A. Strokeman. Hudson, N. Y, spent the day in town Saturday.
 Henry Whitford and wife have re- turned from a visit to Waterbury.
 The Odd Fellows worked the third de- gree Monday night on William P. Stage.
 The postofflce has been blossoming out the past week with Halloween postal cards.
 Rev J. P. Smith and family are home from New York, where they passed a vacation
 J. F. Barrett, Falls Village. was in town the latter part of the week calling on friends.
 MT and Mrs Sherman Barnes have been entertaining L. F. Granger and wife, Winsted.
 The initiatory degree will be worked by the Odd Fellows next Monday night on five candidates.
 Roscoe Benjamin delivered a "Cad- lilac" abandonment to Prof M. I. Pupin of Norfolk this week.
 The pensions paid employees on the N. Y, N. H. 6 H. railroad system aggre- gate sl00,oo per annum.
 Miss Laura Cleaveland, a teacher in the eighth grade school spent Sunday at her home in Lakeyille, town hill.
 H. B. Chown, the energetic Falls Vil- lags pastor, was up last Friday night to the M. E. church chicken pie supper here. The regular monthly business meet ing of the Epworth League was held Tuesday night with the president, H, E. 1 Hester.
 Mrs Harvey Kellogg has returned home to Great Burlington. having been in Canaan on 8 visit to her mother, Mrs s. J, Hamm.
 Miss Mary Hill, teacher of the fourth grade school, had a Halloween gather Ing for the children at the school room Monday afternoon.
 Mrs Bonney, mother of Mrs Storms and Mrs Storms sister, Miss Bessie. who have been visiting here, returned home to Hartford Monday.
 Anumber of Canaanites went to Great Harrington Wednesday night to see the "Blue Mouse" at the Mahaiwe theatre. Some went in autos.
 Benjamin of Winsted has his 1911 Cadillac Demi-Tonneau ready to demon strate Call and ride in it. The finest valne on the American market.
 The sermon at the M. K. church last Sunday morning was common sense arraignment of topic on Common Sense, preached by the Rev Harry Corn ford.
 Beef has increased in price 75 per cent in five years. Pork has gone up 100 per cent. Butter and eggs have advanced 75 per cent. This isn' poetry; its prose. What do you think about it.
 Planning to work the initiatory the first Monday in the month, the 1st, the second Monday, the 2nd the 3rd Mon- day and the 3rd the 4th Monday the prospects are busy winter for the local Odd Fellows.
 Adelbert Blass has so far recovered from the injuries received from the fall he sustained from the top of building he was erecting on. Brinton hill some weeks ago, that he is able to walk about town but has not yet returned to work.
 The first basketball game of the season was played at town hall Friday night between the first and second Canaan teams, before fair sized audience, re- sulting in victory for the first team 21 to 6. Dancing followed the game, Miss May Kegler pianist, furnishing the music.
 Plans for the final week of the cam paign were discussed at a gathering of the Democratic leaders at an office in the Canfield building Saturday morning There were present, Dr Charles w. Camp, senatorial candidate; E. E, Rob- erts, candidate for state auditor N. Watson Hardenberg, chairman of town committee; O. O. Middlebrook, Winsred, candidate for sheriff; John Hannafin. Winsted; William Perry. Lakoville; Ed. ward L. Roberts, representative eandi- date Monroe Benjamin, Falls Village representative candidate; Pope Chapman and L. o. Rhoades A two hours session was held.
 Oanaanites who persist Tn shaving their face smooth should read what DI