Connecticut western news., 1910-04-21

Miss Marion Wait, of Cohoes, N. Y, IS visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. L. Ross.
 Miss Nellie Kane, of Bridgeport, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Ganci.
 Mrs. E. A. Brewer was in Lakeville few days last week visiting her mother.
 Selden Downs, of Tyringham. Mass. is visiting his daughter, Mrs. F. F. Stevens.
 Miss Ruth Hamer, of North Adams, visited her sister, Miss Ellen Hamer, over Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank Whiting is spending 8 week with MT. Whitlng's parents in Wallingford.
 Miss Roxanna Stevens, of East Ca naan, was a week-end-guest of Mrs. Esther Williams.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard A. Owen have returned from three days visit to their old home, Meriden.
 Miss Fannie Whittlesey has rented Thomas O'Hara's S new cottage at Twin Lakes for the season.
 Rev. A. E. Roraback, of Providence, R. l., made short visit at hls home the first part of the week.
 MT, and Mrs. J. B. Considine of Hart ford, spent Sunday with MT. Considine's s mother and sisters here.
 Albert Gibson, of West Hartford, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. E, R. At wood, since last Saturday.
 A. P. Curtiss and family, of Norfolk, came to Dr. 0. w. Camps iday even ing i'll his new automobile. -.
 Miss Mabel Quinn, who has been visiting with her parents here, returned to Boston Tuesday morning.
 Mrs. Jennie Kellogg, Of Great Barring ton, has been guest of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Hamm, the past week.
 Miss o. G. Cam, of Yarmouth. Nova Scotia, is spending two weeks with her schoolmate, Miss Carre Fuller.
 Some of our local fishermen have been wondering all the week what the price of trout is over in York state.
 H. A. Weaver lost the service of his horse for few days, as the animal has been laid up with a lame knee.
 The senior class at the school was ex- cused the fore part of the week owing to the absence of Miss Roraback.
 Miss Lillian Ingersoll went to Hart ford Thursday, and from there to Crom- we'll Hall to visit Miss A. M. Brown.
 Twenty three years ago Monday snow fell to the depth of eight or nine inches and the next day there was fine sleigh ing in Canaan.
 A short delay in traffic on the O. N. E. road was caused in the yard here Mon- day morning by the derailment of the tender of the switcher, blocking the main line.
 Has the census man called on you yet? If not, he will soon appear to you, so get your information ready for him. THE NEWS of January told you the ques- tions to be answered.
 G. 0. Dodge expects to leave Canaan soon and begin his duties as wire chief of the Derby division. Samuel Reel suc- ceeds Charlie in the local position, and the change is to be made about May first.
 The man who drove into the village and out last Friday with a small horse so lame it could walk on only three legs, has been reported to the Humane society, and it is hoped the case will be given the attention it deserves.
 Alfred H. Herriman contemplates oil ing the road in front of his residence on High street. It is reported that there is a movement among citizens interested in the matter looking to general appli- cation of oil to the roads in the village.
 L. c. Rhoades is the proud posstssor of pipe which he claims is twenty-five years old. The stem is a beautiful piece of amber, and the pipe is in fine copdi- blOh' LOW odJ kllO PApO hco 5SSh hehlu service, but it does not look or smell its age.
 Local fishermen, who started the sea- son with phenomenal luck and were troubled at times to keep within the legal limit. have not been bothered that way the past week, some of our best ang.ers coming home with empty bas- kets.
 W. J. Argall is taking treatment at Dr. GayIord's sanatorium in Walling- ford and his many friends in Canaan and vicinity will be pleased to learn that he is showing great improvement in health. having gained about four pounds in weight.
 Advertised letters in Canaan post office April 19 are as follows: o. W. Beckley, Miss Mary Ellwood, Mrs. s. H. Hall. Mist Antonino Lagana (2). E M. Suth- erland. Post cards for Mrs. O. A. Beckley,J. G. Bovee, Miss Mary Elwood, Jack Riley.