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

F. M. Williams, New Milford, spent Friday here.
 F. A. Shute, vas here this week on a business trip.
 Harry Pulver was home from Dan- bury over Sunday.
 L. A. Cochraine, Youngstown. has been visiting here.
 A. B. Landon and wife, LakeY1lle, spent Sunday here.
 D. ". Murphy. Hartford, spent few days in town visiting.
 F. D. Hartmann, New York, has been spending few days here.
 George O. Peet, Bridgeport, was a Monday visitor to Canaan.
 F. B. Higgins, New York. spent the latter part of the week here.
 W. O. Dutton, Kingston, N. Y. was a visitor here the last of the week.
 R. F. Barnum, Lime Rock. spant last Thursday in town on business. }
 Miss Ella Langs, Falls Villagn spent several hours in town Friday.
 M. A. Thayer. Winsted, spent the early part of the week in town.
 Miss Elsie Sage, PittsfelC, Mass, has been spending few days ill town. . William T. Newkirk, New yor,., has been passing few days stay here.
 The Kensington club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs O. E. Badgley.
 J. Henry Roraback arrived home last Friday night in time to take in the M. E church supper.
 Charles Beaujon has left O. E. Badgley's market and gone to work for o. T. Vos, burgh in the store.
 E. D. Russell, Boston, made business trip this way Friday and called on a number of his friends.
 Mrs Charles Thompson and daughter Clara, Lee, Mass, are here for a few days outing with friends.
 The leaves have fallen and left the trees barren and desolate, a harbingel of the cold weather to come.
 Merchants have begun buying theil holiday goods and soon the stores will blossom with Christmas gifts.
 St. Joseph's church will have fair al the town hall Thanksgiving Eve fol which extensive plans are being made.
 Heresa point worth thinking of B, sociable but don't intrude upon people who would rather not have you around
 Clinton Roraback was in New Haver this week coaching the Yale football team. MT R oraback was one of Yals' former noted football centers.
 The Canaan man who takes mor' pleasure working on Saturday than h, does in loafng on Sunday will neve have any trouble getting along.
 It is near election time now, but there are a lot of things more important thar the political. situation to every one ex cept those looking for a political job.
 The Methodist ladies gave one O their excellent chicken pie suppers las Friday night that was enjoyed by { number of people. It was up to iti usual standard of elegance.
 A very pleasant Halloween party wal enjoyed Monday night by the pupils o Miss Ethel Potter's school, at her schoo building. There were games suited tc the wierdness of the hour and no end O. fun.
 About 20 per cent of the North CauaaI schools have defective vision, which il larger by half than. the number should be. To remedy matters teachers havt been making reassignment of seats il the school room in several instances.
 The plan or the New England rail roads to substitute two days instead O four days as the time allowed shippers tt retain freight in cars before demurrag, charges begin has been deferred by th' interstate commerce commission sus pending the operation of the new movi until Dec. 1.
 The postmaster here in common witl those all over the country has been noti find to time acquisitions for supplies S, as to avoid shipment of them from Wash ington between December 19 and 27, s, as to relieve the country of great bull at time when the mails are heavil, taxed with holiday business.
 The boys and girls had a gay time las Monday night in the celebration O Halloween. They were about towl dress in sheets and pillowcases, Som were rigged up ill witoh's costume others appeared as great white cats There was the usual amount of mischie afoat, such as borrowing and misplacinI signs here and there. but no wagon were placed on roofs as last year. Thi was due very largely to the vigilance O Deputy Sheriff Hornbeck of Fall Village who had been engaged to kee the boys from anything approachin