Connecticut western news., 1912-03-28
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of DatesgGfven.

News Files of DatessGiven.
 March 24. Large quantities of hay was being pressed and shipped from Canaan Valley.
 President H. I. Bodley and Secretary Miss Sarah w. Adam called the annual meeting of the Canaan Reading Room Association. The old files of papers and magazines were to be sold immediately after the business meeting.
 Those pupils in the intermediate de- partment of the school were most regu- lar in attendance during the winter term: Louise Bragg, Meta Rodemeyer, Emma Bullard, Mary Parsons. Best in lessons - Maggie Riley. Katie Britt, Emma Bullard. Best in conduct Mary Parsons, Frankie Adams, Ada Mcintyre, James McGuire. The teacher, Miss Nellie Richardson, was highly compli- mented by the committee.
 Conductor Elmore's passenger train was held up and attached by an officer in Millerton, as it was about to start out for it's Hartford trip, on papers charg- ing breach of contract in the non-pay- ment of three promissory notes of the railroad company. aggregating $10,000, held by one Alexander Trompbour. These promissory notes were described as "some part of the debt of the con- pany, contracted by the old manage, ment in securing funds with which to pay coupons. No such party as Tromp- bour was engaged in that operation, and it is presumed the notes were trans ferred to him for the purpose of bring ing suit outside of the state. Since the attachment the trains do not run into Millerton, for fear of other trouble, but transfer their passengers, freight, etc., aG State Line. about a mile from Millerton, through the courtesy of the managers of the Newburgh, Duchess & Connecticut R. R. in the loan of To- comotive and cars for the purpose. The O. W. locomotives are turned around on the " at this place.
 Two young Canaanites-GroyeK Knick- erbooker and Willard Underwood-com- menced building boat with which they expected to navigate the Ohio, Missis- sippi and Missouri rivers and tributaries to the National Yellowstone Park, in Wyoming.
 March 31. Mrs. Sarah Warner re- turned from long visit in Cleveland, Ohio.
 Rev l.. H. Reid removed to Rye, N. Y., where he opened select school.
 Dwight L. West. who left this place few months ago to accept position in . furnace in Negaunee. Mich., has re- gently been transferred to Deer Island, near Ishpeming, to take charge of a furnace there, at a salary that makes even an ink singers eyes open.''
 No arrangements had been made for supplying the pulpit of the East Canaan Congregational church, since Rev. MT. Reid's resignation. "An unfortunate breach has been made in the society, and it is doubtful if both wings can agree on minister. Dr. Eddy is men- tioned as perhaps the only man who could hold the society together, and it is authentically reported that an eff. fort will be made to secure him for the coming year."
 J. A. Macdonald, the new proprietor of the Stevens House, arranged to in augurate his infringement with a grand ball. to which 500 invitations were is sued.
 Frank R. Yale, foreman of the Win sted Herald office, d1ed of consumption aged 27. He was buried in East Canaan his native place.
 In the school in district No. g, Sails bury, Miss Mary Cleaveland, teacher these pupils were most regular in at tendance: Jennie Clark, Charlie Lamb Patsy Dowd, Marion H. Blssell, Frec Grey, Arthur Lamb, Carrie Bisseu Simon Hallihan.
 Falls Village correspondence: "Fret A. Bartlett has taken the agency fo The Western Connecticut News, ant can supply all who wish with extr copies. Patronize Fred.'
 After period of 37 years in the mer cantile business, MT. U. H. Minor, Fall Village, retired, selling out his stock t. George W. Hall.
 Among the spring movers in Wes Cornwall, Fred Yutzler moved into tn house with Mrs Sylvester Barnum "The Oldfelds go into the B. J. Bradle. house. Mrs. O. thinks she has nor stuff every time she moves"
 The school in West Cornwall, taugh by Charles W. Hall, closed for the term Pupils present every day were: Id Potrer, Bertha Potter, Mattie Long Stewart Long, Nellie Porter, Georg Porter, J. Houston Cochrane, Del Cochrane, Jennie Cochrane, Nelli