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Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
STATE NEWS.

The Connecticut Lodge of the o. of O. F. will hold it's annual convention in Bridgeport on May 18th. Prominent Odd Fellows from New York, New Jer- ssy and the New England states will be present.
 Thomas Vennert of Manchester died Su" day night from the effects of poison ing. A week ago he drank Rochelle salts in glass of beer and had been sick ever since. The druggist who sold Vennert the salts will be prosecu- ted if it is found that he made mis- take and gave him poison.
 Isaac B. Woodruff, president and treasurer of the William l.. Gilbert Clock company of Winsted, died sud- denly of heart disease Friday afternoon. He was born in Watertown 80 years ago. He married Sarah, sister of Wm. l.. Gilbert. She died IA years ago. Mir Woodruff is survived by two sons James G. and Wallace w., both connected with the clock company. Mir Woodruff was republican and had served in the Legislature.
 M. B. Carey, chairman of the Demo cratic state central committee has called meeting of the committee in New Ha- ven. May l2, when the time and place of the convention to elect national dele gates will be decided.
 Lester Holmes, 45, & respected citi- Zen of Rocky Hill, hanged himself Sat- urdaY in fit of despondency brought on by asthma.
 The Rev Dr John Humphrey Bar. bour, professor in the Berkeley Divinity School, died Sunday. He was born al Torrington on May %, 1854. Martin Bailor, a freight brakeman on the N. r., N. H. X H. railroad, wal crushed to death at Wallingford Mon day morning.
 MT John O. Rowland of Fair Haven has been appointed superintendent oi the Masonic Home at Wallingford to succeed the late Clarke Buckingham, former superintendent of the Home Mir Rowland is grand master of the grand lodge, F. & A. M.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti cut State Dental Association will be held in Putnam Phalanx Armory, Hartford on Tuesday and Wednesday,, May IL and l6, the session beginning at l 1 a. m.. Tuesday. Dr H. G. Provost oi Winsted is the president of the associa tion, and will preside. He will deliver the annual address.
 Jeremiah Sheehan, 35. freight trair conductor, was killed at c iilford Tues day morning by being struck by cal and thrown under the wheels while the train was switching.
 The William l.. Gilbert Home al Winsted is to be enlarged by erecting new buildings and thus make the total capacity of the Home 375 chsldren The present capacity of the Home il accommodations for 225 children.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
CORN WALL aBHIDGE E.

Rev John Nash. wife aud three chil. dren have moved iu the M. E. parson- age he will supply the pulpit here. He preached last Sunday very interesting sermon from Acts, 3d chap 6th verse. They are all we'll liked Miss Grace l. Sturges presided at the organ.
 Michael Barrett, Jr., died at the New York hospital and his remains were brought here for interment. His fu- neral was held at St. BrIdget's church. April 24th. Rev Father Lee delivered very interesting discourse. A large number of relatives and friends were present. The floral collection was fiue. He was only 3l years of age and much liked.
 Miss Amelia Warwick was home from Kent over Sunday.
 The first thunder shower for the sea- son visited us Monday. It was quite severe but did no damage. Farmers are very busy and the season Is late. House cleaning is very fashionable and the musical splash of the whitewash brush is heard iu many homes and the men keep quiet.
 The many friends of Mrs Mary H. Loper were sorry to hear of her death in Ellsworth few days since.
 Rollin B. MIllard visited friends in Kent the first of the week.
 Miss Mamie Slade is homs from We. botuck to assist in taking care of hei mother, Mrs Merit Slade who has been very sick with pneumonia.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
PISTOL.

Mir and Mrs J. P. Mckay have re- turned to their home at "Brigbtwood" Bristol, after spending a very enjoyable winter at their residence in LosAngeles. California.
 Rev Mir Piddock of Hartford preach ek in the Baptist church Sunday even- ing. There was special music at the service. Rev J. $. Lynn preached in the morning as usual.
 Dsputy Judge B. A. Peck left for a business trip to Washington. D. C., this morning ani will be absent for q week.
 Rev T. NJ. Miles is attending the Ecumenical council in New York for several days.
 Miss Perry, one of the High school teachers, had to leave her classes and go to her home where she is a sufferer from an attack of the grip.
 The Prospect M k church will give reception t1 their new pastor Rev Arthur H. Goodenough, D. D.. and family Wednesday evening in the church parlors.
 Work on tue Main St. railroad cross iny is rapidly progressing. Many hands are employed and it proves 8 difficult task ou account of the ledge of rocks to be blasted.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
BRITISH BUTTER DESIGN.

product, there Is something wrong. Not only this, but great deal of the milk Is adulterated before it reaches the consumers, so that much of it ac- tually brings 0 and even 10 cents per quart. The city inspectors test the milk as it arrives in the cities to see that the dairymen have not adulterat- ed 1t, but the middlemen can water 1t to suit their customers tastes without much fear of discovery.
 It is more profitable today to sell milk in the cities than to raise 1t on the farm. The margin of profit on the farm is almost too small to >attract many to the business, while the work Is exceptionally trying and tedious. To place our dairying on a farm basis something should be done so that there is more equitable distribution of prof its. If consumers are satisfied with paying s cents for bottled milk, the dairyman Is, but not if more than half the profits go to the transportation companies and the middlemen.
 Why should not milk be sold on com mission, as most other farm products? !? Commission merchants find 1t profit able enough to do this, and a dairy line or company should find 1t to It's advantage to handle milk in the same way. Then if milk soured or was hardly up to the mark the shipper would be responsible. There would be seasons then when the dairymen would make a large profit. At present the summer season always opens with a cutting of rates. The mllkmen of cit les cut the rates down about one-half, but the consumer pays just as much as ever. The result Is that the season when the dairymen should have a chance to make a little something is often time of loss. All the extra ex- pense that the milk dealers have to in- cur in summer is the cost of ice, but that is small item compared with the difference in the cost of their milk.
 It is impossible for dealers and milk producers ever to agree upon price satisfactory to each, but if the milk was received by the milk dealers and sold on commission there would be more general satisfaction. The milk market Is steady and unvarying one, and it is the only one that the farmer has no say about. If there was a steady demand at a uniform price for fruits and vegetables the year round, the commission merchants would want to buy this truck direct from the farm CT, but so long as there is an uncer- tainty they prefer to take the goods on commission. The only sure thing is milk, and that we have to sell to city dealers at prices practically made by them and which are ruinous to pro- ducers.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
AHEEEGEBD.

Roscoe c. Clark, son of Elias T. Clark who has attended the Mt Her. mon (Moodyl school at Northfield, Mass, the past three years, graduated there Monday April 23 with honor. He is 8 young man with good record as a student and promises to make his mark in the world in future years.
 Mrs J. l. Jenkins of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has taken board for the summer with the Miss Matthews in this village.
 Miss Louise Dewey of Boston is wis iting her parents here.
 Fred Shook has position ss clerk in the store of W. D. French.
 The funeral of Mrs Patrick Kane was largely attended from the Catholic church Saturday morning.
 The funeral of Egbert Finkle was at- tended from his home on Brush Hill Saturday forenoon. Rev l.. O. Adams officiating.
 The faneral service of Mrs Phebe O'Bnen, widow of the late John O'Brien was held Sunday afternoon from the home of her daughter Mrs Martin Love, Rev l.. c. Fl. Adams off g. iating. Interment at the Brush Hill cemetery.
 Clarence Warner is quite sick with scarlet fever and also Mrs Edward Bar. tholomew has the same disease, so il has been decided by the doctors. Both cases are on the under mountain street
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
HAST CANAAN.

Several from here attended the "Old Maids Convention" at Town Hall last week Wednesday evening. All were much pleased. Home talent can fl ] the house.
 Miles Roberts was home Sund y; also w. Oakes of Lakeville was guest of E. l.. Roberts.
 Mrs Ethel Johnson and children of Hartford are guests at o. Fl. Johnson's.
 Mrs Case has returned to her home at F. Belden's after several months ID Barkhamsted, New Haven and other places.
 Quite delegation attended the cir GUS in Winsted Monday.
 Mrs Edward Fields of South Canaan who has been ill several weeks, is with her daughter Mrs Winthrop Bottum.
 Charles Lewis died last Saturday night of consumption at the home of Bion Stevens. The funeral was attend ed at that place Tuesday afternoon, burial at Hillside cemetery. Deceased was formerly resident of Norfolk but has been in the West until three years ago when he returned to East Canaan, where he has @ mother and brother still living. His age was sixty years.
 A few of the veterans went to Win sted Tuesday to attend the encamp- ment there.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
EilinI I.OXR-

That's pathetic story of the Gour don fishing boat crew. No class of men face death more frequently than the hardy fisher toilers of the sea, and among none Is a genuine heroism more frequently displayed.
 The Gourdon boat was manned by a father and his four sons. When the boat sank, three of the latter went with her. The old man got sn oar, and soon the fourth son appeared by his side. But the oar could oBly support one, and the lad, taking in the situa- tion at once, bade his parent farewell In the words, "Weel, weel, father, l maun jist awa'," and sank.
 Only readers familiar with the north ern dialect will fully appreciate the depth of kindly resignation and true feeling which the words denote. The father endured terrible sufferings, but was ultimately picked up. Greater love hath no man than this."-West' minister Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
W EST CURN " ALI.

As there has been come dispute in re- gard to the actual birthplace of Ethan Allen we desire to say that he was born in the town of Litchfeld on January 10. l737. He was the son of Joseph and May Allen. The fact that he was of A migratory nature probably gives Goshen, Cornwall, Salisbury. Roxbury and other towns their respective claims as to his birthplace.
 Robert N. Cochrane has bean on the sick list but is much improved at this writing.
 Dr A M. Pratt, who has been in New York for some time, is very much i'm proved and expects to be able to return in about month.
 l.. A. Williamson was in New York the early part of the week.
 Mrs A. Nj. Pratt is quite ill at this writing.
 Robert Cochrane 2ud and George D. Mallinson were home over Sunday.
 Rev w. O. Ferris was in New York the past week attending the Eoumenical conference.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Housatonic Valley 0. E. Unior will be held at Falls Village on Saturday next
 L. J. Nickerson was in New York the early part of the week.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
GREAT HARRINGTON.

o. s Freer of Detroit, Mich, who has purchased the Bishop place on the under mountain Sheffield road is mak- ing extensive repairs. He is to erect several buildings and barn that will cover nearly an acre of land.
 The committee appointed to investi- gate the water supply of Lake Mansfield have held a meeting to discuss the sub feet. Civil Engineer Curtiss has taken number of levels
 Darwin Wadham has been at Norfolk, Ct to attend the commencement exer- cises at which his sister graduated. The merriage of George R. Pinkham and Miss Bessie Norton is to take place this summer.
 The United Workmen have engaged the Bicycle Club band of 25 pieces for their grand field day. They have ar ranged for the parade two large floats. One is to carry girls from each lodge who will bear banner. The other will carry girls from the town. All orders outside the Union and within a radius of 100 miles are to receive an invitation. Charles Shaw has been appointed a committee on trotting, and c. Donahue on bicycle riding.
 Two attachments were placed upon | the Brewer Lumber company last week one by J k. McComb for $2OO0 and | one by Boston firm for $500. The property of J. R McComb was also at- tached by the Brewer Lumber Company for 5000
 George Soudant had narrow escape from drowning in the Williamsville river last week. He was out in a boat near the large river gate when the rushing water smashed the boat.
 E. B. Culver has sold a handsome pair of black road horses to H. D .Sedg- wick of Stock bridge.
 W. D Tefft and family have arrived and opened their house for the summer.
 The Old Maids Convention held in the Town Hall Tuesday was we'll attend. ed and afforded no end of amusement.
 The Berkshire trout hatchery has shipped 1000 yearling tr ut to George Crum at Balston, N. Y.
 Mrs Wm, Stanley and daughter have returned from few months visit in Nassau, N. P.
 The Junior class of the Searles high school have presented Miss Mary Gross who has resigned as teacher. with g gold brooch pin. It is said Miss Gross intends visiting Paris this summer and will return here this summer and teach 8 private class in French and German
 The annual convention of the South Berkshire district of the Massachusetts Sunday School association will be held at Great Burlington, May 8, with three sessions.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
BILL OF SALE.

Levied upon by virtue Of sundry tax war rants directed to me as collector Of taxes of the Town of Canann for the collection Of taxes laid by said town on lists of 1887, 1894. 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1899, said taxes being laid and assessed against the estate of Hawley Dear, said taxes amount ing to S5 % on eaeh of the aforesaid liste. making a total of Ss5t0. Also tax warrunls laid and assessed against the estate of John McGrath, sad taxes amounting to S3 7b on tho aforesaid lists of 1896 1897 1898 and 1899, making total of Si5.00. Also tax war rants laid and assessed against Barney Murrey, said taxes amounting to Sl. .25 on the aforesaid lists of 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, lsg7, 1898 and 1899, making total uf SS7 70. All Of the above will be sold by me at public Huctio n on the l2ih day of June, 1900, at ten o'clock In the forrnr on, at the public sign Iust tn Falls Village tn said Town Of Canaan, eu tul h ot tho following described real estate in said town belonging to said parlies to pay the nfor, said taxes wi h he interest allowed by law and my fees. Said real rs'ate Is describ- ed as follows. viz: lst., Estate of Hawley Dean certain piece of land situated in the town Of Canaan, in The Barrnnk strict so called; bounded uorther'y on lerd formerly owned by Henry Post and Chares Dean, easterly by said Charles Dean land, souther. ly on said Charles Dean land, westerly on land formerly owned hy Samuel Dickinson, lying on both sides ot the highway. contain, ing S5 heres more or less 2d., Estate of John McGrath: n certain piece Of land, situated in said Cat aan, bounded on north by John Jacklin, south by highway leading from Lyman Pages to railroad track netr J. ID. Egleston, aud east by James kirwin, and west by John McGmth, contain ng a house and one acre of land, nor or less. 3d., Barney Murrry: n certain piece of land situated in the town ot Canaan about fifty rods noriheasterly of the Lltt c Falls Of the Housatonic and described Rs follows viz; north by land of the hate sam- uel Robbins, east by the Housatonic rail. road, west by the Housatonic river, and south by the tile falls privilege. and con taining about two acres, more or less.
 Dated at Canaan this 23d day of April, 1900.
 A. F. GIBBs,
 Collector of taxes of the
 Town of Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Shattered Diamonds.


 "Under certain conditions, which are very rare and remarkable" said an old jeweler, "a diamond may be shattered to atoms by smart, sudden blow. The stone seems to disintegrate and fly apart, as nearly as I can express 1t, and when the Kimberley gems first came into the market the Brazilian brokers claimed that they were esDe- cially subject to that kind of accident. For the time being the story had its effect on trade, but it was proved to be untrue, and the incident Is now forgot ten. In the course of an experience of nearly 40 years I have known of only two cases of diamonds being broken.
 ''One occurred many years ago, when I was working in a shop in the old Reid House in Chattanooga. A lady customer dropped a cluster brooch from the counter to the tiled floor, distance of about 312 feet. It struck squarely on the center stone, which was broken into a number of small, ir- regular fragments. The diamond had weighed about two carats.
 "The other instance took place here in New Orleans about six years ago. 4 St. Louis travelling man named Crawford had solitaire weighing 11a carats set In ring. He was standing in the store and while conversing about something made sudden gesture and struck the stone against a metal fix ture. It was split into small, jagged splinters, a number of which we found On ton of tho showcaSa The drI1mnnar himself was the most astonished man I ever saw. He had supposed dia- monds were indestructible simply be- cause they were hard."-New Orleans Times-Democrat
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
GLORIOUS NEWS

Comes from Dr D. R. Cargile of Wsshi. ta, I. r. He writes: -Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs Br, wer of scrofuls, which had caused her great sufferiug for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help; put her euro is complete and her health is excellent" This shows what thous- tnds have proved-that Electric Bitters x the best blood purifier known. It's
 he supreme remedy for eczema, letter, salt rheum. ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels poisous, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Only 60 cents. Sold by w II. Camp. druggist, Canaan ; c. H. Clark, druggist. Salisbury; c. E. Brink, druggist, Falls Village.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
When Henry Irving Was HiSsed

"I was hissed every night for week when I was playing the provinces about 35 years ago." said Henry Irving to a writer in Ainslee's. ''I was given aG engagement as leading man in a very small theater, and before l made my bow to the audience I learned that the man whose place I had taken was very popular in the vicinity and that the people strongly disproved of the way in which the management had forced him to retire, so that when I made my appearance the audience showed their disapproval of the mana ger by strongly hissing the successor to their favorite, and they kept it up for weak It was a very unhappy week for me-
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
CHAPINvILLE.

Clarence Warner is very sick with what is reported to be scarlet fever. His son died last week.
 The farmers are sowing oats though the ground and the weather is rather cold yet
 Mrs Wm. Greenwood made a flying Trip to New York city and back Satur- day. April 18th.
 They have commenced using the lawn mower at Grasslands which is the name given to Scoville Bros home iu Chapinville.
 David Hatmaker has purchased the COWS belonging to Horace Ball who had au operation for appendicitis performed April p. and it is reported that he must have another operation perform ed
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
Locatinx a Creamery,

When the agents of n creamery con- cern are trying to place the stock of a new outfit, seeking subscriptions from the farmers of a community, says Ava Agee in The National Stockman, 1t Is not question of the profitablencss of the creamery at Elgln or any other dairy district, but rather a question of the probability of getting a full sup ply of milk throughout the year for the creamery that Is proposed. Many farmers can never be converted Into dairymen. 1t Is only when a full supply of milk Is absolutely assured for the future that these stock sub scriptions become at all reasonably safe for farmers.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
True Dream of Br'er Williams. \.

"Atter dis," said the old colored farmer, "I ain't gwine tek nobody's ad- vice bout whar orter keep my money. You know, Br'er Williams tol' me dat banks wuz onsafe-dat dey all time failin en swailerin up what yo' puts ln 'um?'
 He didT
 "Dat what he done! En he say. wen yo' sells yo' cotton, tek yo' money ep dig hole in de ground en bury it.'7
 "En yo' done lak he say?"
 'I did, fer sho'! En what yo' reckon? Br'er Williams gone ter bed dat night, en, please God, he see money in his dream, en whilst he wuz in a trance en walkin in his sleep de sperit what wuz a-movin CT i'm led right whar dat money wuz, en 'fo' he knowed 1t he had done digged it up en lef' de state wid lt?'-Atlanta Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
NORFOLk.

Prof and Mrs Goodnow were in town Friday.
 Mrs Heady and family are expecting to move to Sharon.
 The following tfficers have been elected by the mem bers of the Village Improvement Society for the ensuing year. Fl. H. Bridgman, president; R. I. Crissey, vice president; Harry E. Stevens, secretary and treasurer; Ed mund Brown. Dr J. 0. Kendall and Thomas Higgins. executive committee. Dr Peaslee and family of New York will open their cottage on the Highfeld and Greenwoods Roads this week. College has been appointed member charter of Greater New York, by Gov are expected at their summer home in the south part of the town some time this month.
 The "Glee Club" of this place and the Choral Unlon of Winsted held 8 combined rehearsal at the latter place last week on Wednesday evening. The Norfolk organization returned by spec ial train.
 In letter to MT Patrick Bresnahan, manager of the '99 base ball club. Mir Carl Stoeckel has offered the club the use of his base ball field for practice and games. and the sum of $50 ,eward defraying general expenses. The meet ing of those interested in the sport was held at the Town Hall Saturday even ing.
 The s. N. E. Telephone company are removing several of the local instru. ments and wires and are substituting their own.
 The Methodist Episcopal church so. ciety has purchased the house owned by the late Mrs Samuel Vaill for par, sonage.
 Dr J. o. Kendall was elected presi dent of the Litchfield County Medical Association at the society's meeting which was held in Winsted last week.
 Mrs Dewell, wife of ex-Lieut. Gov J. D. Dewell. has been spending sever al days in town as the guest of hel mother, Mrs M A Reyes.
 Two spur tracks will be run from the line of the O. N. B. railway to Ed mund Browns coal and lumber yarC and the new site for A. P. Curtiss' gris mill.
 The Robbins school base ball team and the Torrington team expect 10 pla, in this place Saturday.
 O. c. Hallock who has been ill fo some time, is able to sit up.
 The library is closed for the weel owing to the interior being vanished.
 Mrs Jennie Johnson, wife of Erastu Johnson, died after five weeks illness a her home Friday at 3 o'clock, aged Al A husband and five daughters-Rosa Clara, Stella, Florence, Dorothy-sur vive her. The funeral was held Mon day at half past two.
 A teachers meeting was held at tn gymnasium Saturday. J. E Marvin o Lakeville gave talk on English gram mar.
 Miss Rose Bruey opened her schoo Monday morning after closing for tw weeks.
 George Norton, Son of Mir and MT Edward s. Norton of St. Paul, an, grandson of Mrs William B. Bigelow 0 this place, died Sunday, April %, age, IS years. Mir and Mrs Norton hay lost all three of their children durin the past three years.