Connecticut western news., 1910-02-10

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 I H. R. Whitford expects to build carriage repository in the spring.
 Miss Rachel Woodbridge of Man chester is visiting at Miss May Kegler's.
 Norman Lawton has been the guest of relatives in Churchtown, N. Y, for few days.
 Alfred Caldwell was visitor in Lake vile last week as the guest of Cero Barber Beers.
 Last Saturday was the fifty second an- niversary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Schamerhorn.
 The local lodge of Odd Fellows is booked for Great Harrington next Tues day evening and will work the second degree there.
 AS 8 result of last Sundays cold snap, the plumbers were busy all day Monday thawing out frozen water pipes and other accidents, occasioned by Jack Frost.
 Miss Margaret Hanlon attended the 34th annual ball given by Alert Hose Company of Adams last Friday night She remained in Adams until Monday morning visiting relatives.
 Miss Catherine O'Bren, who is taking a course at the Morse Business College in Hartford, came home on a visit to her parents last Friday night, returning Sunday to resume her studies.
 Our ntertainment-going people have read and reread the advertisements on that old curtain i'll the town hall unSil they are almost worn off the canvas. Why not whitewash the old sheet if we cannot afford anything better?
 0. K. Hunt of Winsted was in town Thursday morning on his way to Lenox. MT. Hunt was Canaanite when a barefoot boy'' and remembers many a good game of "tag" he played around some of the older buildings here.
 The North Canaan Water Go. expect to begin the drilling of an artesian well immediately. When a sufficient flow of water is found pumping outfit will be installed for forcing it into the main pipe, as an auxiliary to the regular supply.
 Miss Gibbs. teacher of the first pri- mary department, froze one ear last Monday morning while going to the station in Norfolk, and was unable to come to Canaan to attend to attend to her duties. Miss Johnston took her place for the day.
 The steadily increasing demand for electricity makes perpetual motion i'm perative with the Berkshire Power Go. and to meet the demands of their cus- toners during seasons of high water @ steam auxiliary plant will be installed at their power house next spring.
 II. E. Lyles says that the drive from LakevillG oyer the hills to Sharon and return last Monday was really quite in- vigorating. This was the day that the mercury hovered between ten and twenty below zero and the stiff breeze helped to make the fact more impress sive.
 The Cranford Club will meet this i (Thursday) afternoon with Mrs. J. E. RhOades. The subjects to be considered by the members are Charles the First of Spain" "Charles the Fifth of Ger many" and "The Spanish in America " There will also be readings by Mrs Beckley and Mrs. Rood and "Current Events by Mrs. Jackson.
 Eleven members of Esther Chapter, Order Eastern Star, went by sleigh Tuesday night to visit Laurel Chapter of Norfolk. The visitors saw two can didates initiated in very impressive style and after the lodge closed they were treated to a nice lunch, returning to their homes about half-past one Wednesday morning.
 The fixtures and goods in the store and bakery of John Caputo on the East Canaan road were attached by Sheriff 1. P. Hornbeck of Falls Village last l Wednesday. The place of business was at Clement Kegler's and about half an hour before the sheriff arrived Caputo sold the complete outfit to his brother and then left for parts unknown.
 "Peeping Tom," the character who goes around town nights peeking into windows, is said to be again at his old tricks. If this chap should happen to step into bear trap, or get caught by some other method with which he is not familiar, one of these fine nights, he might think. before he got out of the scrape, that he had struck a mark down clothing sale" of the tar and feather variety.
 The Misses Ellen Kane, Catherine and Elizabeth Mccormick attended recep- tion in Benedict hall, Millerton, last Fri day evening, given by the dancing class who have been receiving instruction from, Mrc c T RertIatk OF A,,,oo;o