Connecticut western news., 1900-12-20
EST CORNWALL.

George R, Smith has been in New York for few days looking up for the holiday trade.
 Dr A. M. Pratt is at present in Deep River,
 Miss A. O. Koenig and Mrs Chas. Listman were in Winsted over Sunday.
 Mrs B. B. Bsrtram of Canaan was in town on Saturday last.
 George H. Baker is on the sick list at this writing but is improving.
 A number of the F. & A. M. of this village attended the obsequies of John Owen at Falls Village on Saturday last
 l.. A. Williamson was in New York over Sunday.
 The annual election of officers of Blaz- ing Star Lodge, F. X A. M. No. "A, was held at the lodge room in Cornwall Bridge on Friday evening, The follow ing officers were elected: w. M., l.. J. w., E. R. Davison; treas, George Smith; sec'y, Nathan Dunbar; trustees, U. J. Nickerson, N. Dunbar; & D.. M. I. Willard; J. D., F. w. Yutzler.
 The Five States Milk Dealers Asso- citation held meeting at the depot in this place or Saturday. N. B. Seeley of Washington Depot, one of the fore most leaders of the farming fraternity of this state, was present. John o. Fayen. manager of the Mutual Milk and Cream Go. of New York was also pres ent The object of the meeting was to discuss measures and unite the farmers of this section 80 that they can ultimate ly control the milk market and conse- quently the price of milk. After some discussion MT Fayen made the proposi- tion that the farmers send committee to New York to request the dealers who receive milk from this vicinity to abol- ish the practice of deducting the 10 cents per can commission which is de- ducted and to pay at all times the ex- change price. In case of the refusal of the dealers 30 to do The Mutual Milk and Cream Go. would take their product and allow them the exchange price. MT Seeley, who by the way sells milk from dairy of 100 COWS, urged strongly that the farmers must organize If they ever expect to receive better prices for their milk. 0. K. Baldwin was appointed a committee to go to New York and de- liver the ultimstum to the dealers. As was expected the dealers pre-emptorily refused to deduct their commission al- leging that all of the others were prac. ticing it. It remains now to be seen if the M. M. < c. Go. will carry out their program and erect receiving station here and pay the farmers the prlces they claim they will pay if they should decide to cast their fortunes with them.
 Excellent skating on the river. Ice about seven inches thick.
 A special meeting of the members of the Congregational church was held at the North Cornwall branch on Saturday last.
 Miss Ellen Cochrane is home for a short time.
 The Sunday school is preparing for a concert to be given on the evening of Dec 2l.
 Miss Julia Cochrane is home again from New Rochelle where she has been paying Mrs F. B. Wood visit. . B G. Hoag of Wings Station, N. Y. has moved into Mrs M. Miller's tene ment house. MT Hosg has been em- ployed for some time past by Theo Sturges
 L.J. Nickerson was in New York on Tuesday.
 Mrs l.. J. Nickt rson and Miss Lulu Page made a flying trip to Bridgeport on Saturday last for the purpose of do- ing Christmas shopping.
 Before closing our news items, Mir Editor allow me to wish you and your staff Merry Christmas, and we trust that the new century 80 soon to dawn upon us may bring to you realization of the happy solitude of existing in g country where despite the muimuring of the populsce you are permitted to enjoy a liberty of the press" which the editor of the Arizona Kicker would envy.