Connecticut western news., 1910-10-20
Canaan Locals.

James Levi, Norfolk. spent Monday in town.
 Mrs U, s. Miner spent Monday in Falls Village.
 O. P. Shaffsr, Albany, is in town for a day or two.
 ". H. spittler, New Britain, was here over Tuesday.
 Mrs George Ashman, Newark, N. J., spent Tuesday in town.
 J. O. Young, Poughkeepsie. N. Y, spent Tuesday in Canaan.
 Chester Tefft, New York, has been spending few days hereabouts.
 Mrs George W. Ford made a visit Monday to Falls Village friends.
 Miss Emma Beebe, Winsted, has been spending few days visiting here.
 Clinton Roraback has teen coaching the high school boys football eleven.
 s. T. Donahue, Boston, was in town the last of the week. on business trip.
 Martin Langs and daughter, File, Falls Village, spent Sunday in Canaan.
 Some of the political aspirants think that there's many a slip twixt cup and hp."
 There are several cases of whooping cough in town, some of them quite se- were.
 George Hall and wife, Falls Village, were in town over Sunday, visiting friends.
 L. R. Williams, Louisville, Ky, was here the fore part of the week on busi- ness trip.
 Have you taken out that hunters li- cense yet? The law is severe on the non licensed hunter. .t
 Major Samuel Bennett, New York, has been spending several days at the Naples on visit here. .'|
 Anumber of handsome pheasants have been reported by hunters the past week along the mountain edges.
 Miss Margaret Roger, who is attend ing Morse Business College, Hartford, spent Sunday at her home here. ...
 Monday was another of those delight moonlight nights so rare and yet so greatly enjoyed by old and young.
 The yield of ehestnuts this year is large and nutting parties that have re- gently been out have had, fine success.
 The Misses Emma Kegler and May Devine, who are attending the New Britain Normal School, spent Sunday at their hemes here. --...
 The annual meeting of tue Litchfield county auxiliaries of the New Haven branch of the W. B. M., was held in Litchfield yesterday, Wednesday.
 Electric light posts are soon to be erected along the recently laid cement walk at the depot yard and that section will then be lighted by electricity.
 Frank Stevens and wife have been spending the beautiful autumn days camping at the Twin Lakes, and had as their guest Miss Lila Johnson, Norfolk.
 Mrs Mary c. Adam and Mrs Mason Noble, Sr., have returned from Boston, where they have been in attendance up on the National Congregational conven- tion. E..
 MT and Mrs Albert Terry, Arthur Tyler and David Craig, Kingston, NY, forming an automobile party paid visit to Canaan, Wednesday and dined at the Canfield.
 Some of those who have been on the after birds, report partridges as scarce and gunning poor. Most of the former hunting grounds have re- gently been posted. .E
 Carl F. Curtis. naval cadet, from Newport, R. l., was home on furlough visit from Friday to Tuesday. The U. s. fleet, to which he is assigned. starts for China about October 20.
 A plank walk has been laid across the tracks at Main street and con- meets with the Main street sidewalk, af- fording quite an improvement over old in reaching the depot.
 Henry Reed has left his position in the Canaan National bank on account of defective eyes and will take vacation. He is succeeded by J. H. Lansing. Great Harrington, formerly of this vil- lage.
 Football seems to be on the advance in the Canaan schools. A team has been not only in the high school but among the boys of the seventh and eight grade as well, who have elected l.. Proper Captain.
 The heavy frost of the last few nights has killed down most of the towering plants and foliage shrubbery and has started the grass to whitening. Soon only the barren branches of the trees will remain mute raminders of summers 's 1