Connecticut western news., 1897-07-15

ley Falls, Mass, took third money in the one mile open and the 5-mile handi- cap.
 | Rev J. $. Ellis, of Sheffield, Mass ,, officiated at Christ church on Sunday day in exchange with Rev MT Barnett He preached an excellent sermon on the text, "To him that hath shall be given, etc."
 The many friends of Mrs F. L.. ! Beckley will be pained to learn that she is again i'll at her home near this village She had 80 far recovered as to be able to ride to this village but owing to the extreme heat of last week suffered re- lapse.
 Sport that defes law prepares the way for the worst kind of communism and lawlessness in general. The open selling of pools in violation of law at the Charter Oak park races, Monday bodes no good for Connecticut, nor for it's capital city. Religious Herald, July | 8.
 At the meeting of the Canaan Say ings Bank held Tuesday evening these i officers were elected: President, Geo. w.. Cowdrey; vice-president, D. l.. | Freeman; treasurer, J. B. Reed; secre- tary, Geo. s. Fuller; trustees, J. w.. Peet. J. A. Underwood, Geo. l.. Par sons, Geo. s. Dunniug, N. l.. Jackson auditors, w. H. Camp and A. F. Rood.
 The case of Mary E. Rogers, adm K against the N. r., N. H. & H R. R. Go. for damages because of the death of Charles D. Rogers, who was killed on 8 grade crossing at Ashley Falls some months ago, has been settled out of court. The amount paid to the plaintiff is not positively known, but it is under stood to be about $500.
 Martin Mcclure was sun struck last Thursday while working in the coal bin near the gravel pit on the P. R. < N. E. road and was taken home in an
 
 is over 60 years old and fears were at first entertaineds for his recovery. Yesterday the report was that Mir Nc Guire was able to sit up and was on the road to recovery.
 Among the Sheffield items in the Berkshire Courier of the 8th inst. is the following concerning Miss Prudence Belden, of Canaan, who is spending the summer at the home of her niece, Mrs Frank Dunham, in Sheffield: "Miss Prudence Belden. 82 years of age, and Mrs Mary Merrifeld, aged P, met last week for the first time in GO years. They were school children together. had drifted apart and finally came together as noted. We think this unique case. !"
 To day, July 15, the new Sunday law goes into effect. The law reads as follow "Every person who shall do any secular business or labor except works of necessity or mercy, or keep open shop, warehouse, or manufactur- ing or mechanical establishment or ex pose any property for sale or engage in any sports between twelve o'clock Sat urday night and twelve o'clock Sunday night, sball be fined not more than fifty dollars.
 Don't drive away the toads From your gardens. They are of immense value as insect destroyers and are per fectly harmless. In fact, in many places in Europe they cultivate them as sort of house pet. A gentleman from suburban town says he has two in his home and they have entirely freed his dwelling from cockroaches and water bugs. If you are pestered in summer with the troublesome little red ant. keep toad. It is an absolute safe guard. - New Haven Union.
 At the adjourned hearing of the liquor cases against Edward Fitzgerald and Henry Neeland on Saturday an ad- iournment was had to the 20th inst. at 10 8. m., l.. J. Nickerson. who appears for the defendants, not being present Fitzgerald was arrested on a charge of keeping place having the reputation of being place where liquors are kept for sale and gave bonds in $100, ,Erastus Holcomb becoming his bondsman This case was also adjourned as above stated. The Barkhamsted correspondent of the New Hartford Tribune says: Ed win Sturges, of East Lee, Mass, has sent contribution to the Soldiers Monument fund. He was ninety years old last March and about seventy year ago was a marble dealer in Riverto1 In 1928 he joined Northern Star Lodge. and is now one of the two survivors of the one hundred and eighty members of that lodge while it was held in Bark. hamsted, the other one being Jemuel Woodruff, living in Rochester, Penn., now ninety-four years old, he joining the lodge the same year.
 -Apropos of the crash suits now so popular the following from the Atchi son (Kas J Globe may prove interesting: A member of the Linen Suit club has had his pants washed and reports that he had to cut two feet off the pants legs to make them the right length. His wife sewed the pieces together and hung them over roller towel and he now wipes his face on them. A statis. tician in the club figures that by wash ing pair of pants six times in season woman will get enough crash towels off the ends to keep her family supplied for year. The cost of the towels would be 75 cents at least. In two sea- sons the pants would pay for them 1 selves and still he vialdino sh towels