Connecticut western news., 1910-01-06

Mrs. Dr. Adam and children returned Tuesday from a holiday visit to her home in Canada.
 George M. Walton, James McCabe and Harry Pulver left for Danbury on Monday to enter upon their duties for the New England Lime Company whose office was recently moved there
 The New England Lime Company has erected a branch office at their Peirce 6 Freeman plant It is a neat little building 24 feet square, convenient ly arranged for Messrs Garfield, Roberts Reel and Waller.
 We have been requested to remind the taxpayers of this town that this Saturday at two o'clock is the time for that adjourned town meeting at the town hall at which time and place the assessors expect to "break the news gently" to them.
 Monday of thIs week was Mrs. G. H. Brinton's 51st birthday and the 29th anniversary of the marriage of Mrs. Turner who is at present stopping with Mrs. Brinton. A few of the neighbors called in the evening and 'spent little time very pleasantly.
 The first annual ball of the Assembly was held Ill town hall las5 night. Bee man 6S Hatch's orchestra, of Hartford, furnished the music. The committee in charge was Dr. H. L. Ross, Fred Brewer, Ivanhoe Scott, N. Watson Hardenbergh, A. J. Wigglesworth and F. H. Wilcox.
 Game Warden Ross made & trip of investigation among the Hungarian partridge habitats last Thursday. He found several nice flocks which appear to be wintering we'll and left with them a Christmas present of goodly supply supply is uncovered from the deep snow. Choral Society Rehearsal
 The first rehearsal of the Canaan Cho- ral society will be held next Tuesday evening at 7:45. A full attendance is desired. Those wishing to join this sea- son for the first time should hand their names at once to N. w. Hardenbergh or to Rev. E. O. Gillette. The music to be sung this season is Verdi's Requiem Mass, and the copies are now here. MT. Hardenbergh will be at the post office on Friday evening with copies and it is hoped that a good many will get them, thus saving delay at the first rehearsal. A Narrow Escape
 E. D. Benedict's team and lumber wagon came down East Main street without driver last Thursday evening, and were stopped at the Railroad street corner, by Daniel Sweeney. Believing that MT. Benedict had been thrown out, he turned the team around and drove back nearly to East Canaan hoping to find him. but without success. In the meantime he had been found by other parties and taken home. When fonnd he was lying i'll the snow by the road side. evidently stunned when thrown out, and, as it was zero weather, would doubtless have frozen to deaIh in a short time. l. O. O. F. Installation
 On Monday evening a good number of Odd Fellows were present. when D. D. c. M. Daniel D. Cox and suite installed these officers of Canaan Lodge. No. 30: N. G., Charles Sheldon; V. G., O. T. | Vosburgh; Rec. Sec'y.,H. H. Scutt; Fin. Sec'y, V. M. Coe; Treas, F. H. Lee; Warden. s. B. Marshall; Conductor, w. D. Sheldon; Chaplain, G. w. Parsons; L. s. S., George $. House; R. s. S., H. l R. Whitford; R. S. N. G., [. J. Streck; L. s. N. G., W. J. Argall; R. S. V. G., H. H. Stanton; L. $. V. G.. W. N. Decker; | I. G., A. J. Wigglesworth; Q. G., w. G. | Wyckoff. After the installation, re- marks were made by several brothers, | and refreshments followed. It was a very enjoyable meeting and an occaslOn of great pleasure for all who attended. The Weather
 This is a subject we hear men,
 
 tention has been called to it several | times. It must be there's something | doing" in the weather department Someone said we had Christmas snow storm no doubt this statement is true, but is not this the proper season for snowstOrms? Even snowstorms like the | one we have just dug out of, although | causing much suffering, inconvenience | and hard work, are not without their | amusing features. One of our esteemed | residents was "on the home stretch" with some bottles of milk few morn lngs ago, when, in front of Humphreys | drug store he caught his foot on the curbing and dove into a snowbank head | first Tn a way that reminded the onloOk- l CTS of summer time at the "old swim ming hole" Shortly after, a woman came along the other side of the street 1