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Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
BRISTOL.

Harold Arms is attending the Morse
Business College in Hartford.
Mrs st. John who Is ill with small
pox at her home in Southingtou, is in a
critical condition. She refuses al
medical attendance. believing that
prayer and faith will cure her. Several
Bristol people were in the car with her
when she came to her home, April 18th,
and much anxiety is felt here.
Rev. Mr. Clark preached in tue Bap.
fist church Sunday morning and even
ing. They think of giving him a Call
to become their pastor.
The scarlet fever is abating No new
cases have been reported within three
days and the quarantine has been re.
moved in a few cases.
The Belgian Hare Association of Con.
necticut will hold meeting in Bristol
the first Friday in May
Rev. A. 81. Goodenough has been
assigned to Bristol for another year by
the Methodist Conference.
Peter Mansfield and wife of West
Hartford have been visiting THEN
cousin, Mrs E. NJ Hart of Prince st.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Death of r.. X. Whiting.

Robert r. Whiting died of consump-
tion in NewYork city on Monday morn
ing of this week. He had just return
ed from Jacksonville. Fla, where he
spent the latter part of the winter. Mr.
Writings remains arrived at Winsted
yesterday neon via. the Naugatuck rail
road and were Immediately taken to
Colebrook for burial in the old Cole
brook cemetery. There was short ser
vice at the grave.
The writer has not sufficient data to
give comprehensive sketch of the de-
ceased, but will mention that Robert R.
Whiting was born at Colebrook on
March 26, 1882. He attended the dis
trict school in his native town and
when he was about IL years of age he
lived one summer with George Marvin
and worked on farm. Mr. Whiting
never was blessed with robust health,
and his life was prolonged only by tax
ing the best possible care of himself.
In early life he taught school in various
places. In the late fifties or early six
ties he taught the district school in this
village. also in East Canaan and in Wea-
togue. Later he became drug clerk
in New York city, and afterwards was
proprietor of drug store in Brooklyn,
N Y. He retired from active business
a number of years ago and has travelled
all over the United States, visited the
Sandwich Islands and different foreign
countries. Fo, number of years be
has made an annual summer trip to Ca
naan and called on all his old friends in
this region. Last Summer he boarded
a number of weeks at the Warner House
MIR Whiting was a most genial and
pleasant companion. He was we'll edu
Gated and his descriptions of the places
and countries he had visited were mos
entertaining and instructive. He never
married and he leaves no relatives near
er than cousins except one brother ar
q niece. His death will be incurred
bJall who knew him.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Death OF DIR. Swift.

DR. Edwin ID. Swift of Hamden, Conn.
died April 20, 1901, aged rs years.
DIR Swift was born in Cornwall. Conn =,
the third of six sons of Augustus and
Rebecca (Munson) Swift. He began
practice of medicine, when young
man. in Hamden, Conn and has spent
his life there. He was highly respect
ed man and very skillful physician.
He had been twice married. His first
wife was Miss Sarah Punderson Of
New Haven. She died a number of
years ago. The second wife was Miss
Julia Swift of Cornwall, who died a
little over three years ago.
DIR Swift is survived by one son. DIR :.
Swift of New York city, son of the first
wife. He is also survived by niece,
Miss Elizabeth P Swift, who has been
a member of his family for number
of years.
The funeral was held at the house,
2 p. m. Monday, April 22d.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
SALISBUR ".

Hiram Bower of New York visited
friends here last week.
Mrs J. Nj. Selleck spent part of last
week in New Haven with friends.
Died on Saturday. April 20, Mrs w.
Ayres, aged 81 years. Mrs Ayres, bet
ter known as Grandma" has been re-
markably smart for one of her years,
until about four weeks ago when she
was confined to her bed. She leaves
seven children, who greatly mourn the
loss of kind mother; also a large
number of grandchildren, among whom
there are eight great, great grand
children,
Henry Ayres of Torrington was in
town over Sunday,
Mrs Thomas aud daughter, Emma, OF
Thomaston are visiting Mrs Thomas
brother, VIM. Speed.
The Misses Emmett of New York
city spent Sunday with their mother.
Mrs. Hunter, at the Maple Shade
Hotel.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Ladies' bicycle for sale cheap; first
class wheel, all in good running con-
dition. Miss BLANCHE MILLER,
Canaan, Conn.
For SALE Fertilizers in large and
small quantities at low prices.
J. L.. BRAGG
The New Union Lock Poultry Fence;
far better than poultry netting and just
as cheap. Ornamental lawn fence,
wrought iron fence, Bond steel fence
posts and hitching posts for sale by
K. E. E. Munson, Millerton, N. Y.
Sharon telephone call: 5-5. See his
adv. in another column.
DR. l. j. Turner. veterinary surgeon,
Winsted, Conn successor to the late DIR
Heath. All diseases of animals treated
in the most skillful and scientific man
ner. s. n. E. telephone call 90 %.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25

The ''amiable child whose grave
near Grants tomb in New York is mark
ed by this inscription.
Erected to the memory of an
amiable child. ST Claire Pollock
died 18th July 1897 in the
fifth year of his age"
has been the subject of much sentimen-
tai prose and verse. There has never
been any question as to his identity. He
was was the son of George Pollock who
had store at 95 Front Street and who
lived at 26 Whitehall Street.
recent examination of the records
of Trinity Church, however, has dis
closed the fact that the amiable child,
whose curiously marked grave has kept
his memory alive more than century,
was duly baptised on Nov. IL. 1882
II the child wks five years of age the
date Of baptism should be 1872.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
DIED
AYREs-At Salisbury, April 20, Mrs W.
Ayres aged 81 wears

AYREs-At Salisbury, April 20, Mrs W.
Ayres. aged 81 years.
SHALLEY-At Great Darlington, April
%. Patrick l.. Shalley, aged 60 years.
BEEBE AT East Canaan, April 10, Miss
Polly Beebe, aged So years.
WHrTING-At New York City, April %,
Robert r. Whiting, aged 50 years
Interment at Colebrook, Conn, April
"a.
O'DELL-At Kent, Apr. 16. Elijah o'Dell
aged 81 years.
SWEAT Hamaen. April 20, DIR Ed
win d. Swift. aged rs years, native
of Cornwall.
KEAcH-At Pine Meadow, April IL,
Mrs Jason Reach, aged about 10.
JoNEs-At Winsted, April 10, Roderick
d. Jones, aged 81 years.
RoTTLER-At Winsted, April 20, Mrs
Theo. Rottler, aged 46 years.
BoYLE-At Falls Village. April 19. Miss
Mary Boyle, aged % years.
HoLMEs-At Great Darlington, Mass,
April II, Herbert E. Holmes, aged As
years.
HEATH-At Lee, Mass. April Is, Rob-
ert A. Heath, aged 50 years.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Death of mrs. e. I'll. Waugh.

Mrs Clarence Fl. Waugh, "a years
old, died at the House of Mere, Pitts
field, April Is. where she had been for
the last nine weeks, suffering with
cancer of the liver. Mis- Waugh was a
daughter of the late Deacon Edwin
Adams of Mill River. She was an
active AMI consistent member of the
South Church in Pittsfeld, and most of
her married life was passed in that city,
where she was we'll known and highly
respected. She leaves besides her
husband, two sons, Clarence A, organ
ist in the Methodist church, Pittsfield,
and G. Clifford of Albany; also two
brothers, ]. ". and Geo. s. Adams, who
reside in Pitts6eld.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
HE KEPT HIS LEG

Twelve years ago j. W. Sullivan of
Hartford, Conn. scratched his leg with
a rusty wire. Inflammation and blood
poisoning set iu. For two years he
suffered intensely. Then the best doc
tors urged smputation, "but," he writes,
II used one bottle of Electric Bitters
and | 1.2 boxes of Bucklen's Arnica
Sslye and my leg Was sound and we'll as
ever" For Eruptions, Eczema, letter,
Salt Rheum. Sores and all blood disor-
ders Electric Bitters has no rival on
earth. Try them, VII. Camp, Canaan,
and G.. E Frink. Falls Village, will
guarantee satisfaction or refund money.
Only so cents.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
STATE NEWS.

David L Mcnamara, secretary of the
Democratic state central ommittee, and
Prominently identified for years with
labor organic ,tions. died April Is at his
home in New Haven, aged IL He was
employed as composiior.
Builder Gibbs of Hsrwinton is erect
ing 90 foot tower in front of the Fris-
bic place in that township. recently
purchased by q MIR Thomas of New
York City. The new owner intends to
make the tower as famous, il possible,
as the lofty pedestal at Ivy Mountain.
Theodore Smith. sn Ansouis weather
prophet. predicts that We will have lit.
tie genuine spring weather this year, as
it will be wet and cold till summer
jumps on us with both feet.
Among the army appointments made
by the president recently was that Of
Cyrus s. Roberts to be colonel of infan.
try. MIR Roberts was born in Sharon
and enlisted in 1862 in Captain Cogs-
wells Co A. 150th N. Y. s. Vols. On
his discharge in 1865 he entered the
regular army. Mr. Nj. X. Lewis and
the newly-spointed officer were boy
friends together, and Mr. A. F. Roberts,
the Lakeville merchant, is brother oil
the latter.
The typhoid fever in New Haven has
apparently reached its height unless
the unusually heavy rainfall of the past
week causes a fresh outbreak. New
cases average about eight per day. and
the total death roll had reached 2S cases
up to April 23l. The total number OF
cases of fever is about 425 to same date.
1t takes moro than a dentist to kill
some mems nerve.
The am bilaxtrous clan can mako his
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25

Another heavy rain visited this
town yesterday.
Floods aud fires have frequently al
ternsted in this section this season.
MIS- II. l. Ross visited relatives in
Cohoes, N Y, fir, m Friday until Mon
day.
Bishop Brewster will visit Christ
church on the third Sunday after Trim
ity, June %.
The hardest people to please are
those who borrow the paper from some
of its subscribers.
Lewis Rhoades has renovated his
barber shop and painted the interior Il
light colored shade.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Sarah b sch Hunt and Herbert
Gillette Strong. both of Winsted.
This Thursday being st Marks
Day, there will 10 celebration of the
Holy Communion a Christ church at
10 o'clock a. m.
The Woman's Guild of Christ
Church are busy in preparing for sale
and supper to be held in the Town hall
about the middle of May.
Over in Dutchess Comfy good
quality hay is becoming most expen-
a.
ton is the market price for the best
quality.
Dwight G. Kllbourn of Litchfeld,
clerk of the Superior court, was in town
Saturday, gathering data for his forth
coming History of the Litchfield
County Bar.
John Lermond of Pittsfeld, Mass +,
railroad brakeman, has been sick the
past two weeks with typhoid fever at
the House of Mercy hospital 10 that
city but at last reports was improving.
He is a son of Isaac Lermond of Ca
naan.
-Canaanites rejoice because the Rev
E. j Kelly is to remain in Canaan an
other year. They hope it will be long
time before he is called upon to sing
The Methodist Ministers Marching
Song" which was published in The
News of April Is.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Christ
4 he
been making garments and just now
have completed very handsome box
to be sent to The Comfort Club in
Hartford, who will send it to help some
poor mission.
"A free round-trip ticket from Hart
ford to the Pan American Exposition at
Buffalo. is offered by The Connecticut
Magazine to persons sending in u.s.
eighteen yearly subscriptions to the
magazine. All inquiries should be ad-
dressed to the Connecticut Magazine,
Hartford, Conn.
A large number of tickets have
been sold for the local minstrel show
tomorrow night. The company en-
braces chorus of good singers inclu-
ding Messrs Beattie, Lawton, DeHsri
and r. d. Peirce; the comedy is sup
piled by John Beckley, "Chick" Rode
meyer, Lynn. Ball aud Walt Norton
Ed. Slye is a musical moke; Adams and
Lansing, cornetists; Willie Joyce, p. j.
Kane and Jerome Root, jig dancers
Mrs A. F. Rood is the accompanist
Many of the company do two or more
turns, Miss Mabel Quinn doing pretty
stage dance with Prof Beckley, Chas
Rodemeyer doing some taking songs
and dances, L. III. Ball dancing the
American clog, Mr. VIM. Beattie singing
Tyrolean youdles, and DeHart and
Beckley playing horn solos. The pro
gram is varied and amusing.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
ARAGING. ROARING FLOOD

Washed down a telegraph line which
Chas. @. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia, had to re-
pair. STANDING waist deep in icy
water" he writes, ''gave me terrible
cold and cough. 1t grew worse daily
Finally the best doctors in Oakland,
Neb, Sioux City and Omaha said 1 bad
consumption and could not live Then
began using DIR Kings New Discovery
and was wholly cured by six bottles. ~
Positively guaranteed for coughs, colds
and all throat and lung troubles by W.
81 Camp, Canaan; G.. E. Frink, Falls
Village. Price SOC and 81. 90.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
l. A. KvnLL x

The shocking drowning in our lake
of Otis Sawyer aud Ellsworth Iuness,
two Hotchkiss school students, is still
the all absorbing sad topic in our vii.
lage. The body of Ellsworth Inness
was recovered last Thursday afternoon
and taken to Montclair. n. J., his for
mer home, for burial. The funeral
took place last Saturday and Prof E.G
Coy. head master of the Hotchkiss
school, in com pany with five of the sen
Tors, went to Montclair and attended
the funeral. The body of Otis Sawyer
is still at the bottom of the lake. A
diver from New York city is here to as
sist in the search, but without success
so far. Mrs Sawyer, the mother. mad
sailed for Europe the day before the &C.
cident on the steamer " Majestic" The
distracted father, Decatur NJ Sawyer,
q dry goods merchant of 90 Leonard
steamer Deutschland on Thursday
and is going to try all means to reach
Liverpool before his wife, as the doctor
tells him that if she hears the news
from any other person it will kill her, as
she is sufferer from heart disease. Mr.
Sawyer is wealthy and the crew of the
Deutschland are hidden to m AXE
every effort to overhaul the Majestic Z"
1t was an ocean race for a life. and
cablegram received Tuesday states
that Mr. Sawyer had reached Plymouth
aud will be in Liverpool several hours
before the " Majestic lands.
Mrs b. ID. Jones arriveds home last
week from au extended visit with her
parents at Springfield, Mass
Miss Ellen Stuart was in New York
city all lart week visiting relatives.
Rev @. 81 Grubb from Millbrook, n .
Y, is the new minister at the NJ. e
church. and Rev Jesse Alderman de-
parted for his new charge last Saturday
at Red Hook. N. Y.
AT the adjourned school meeting last
Tuesday evening committee of three
WAS appointed. consisting of DIR George
II Knight, FL s Wilson and Frederick
Reed, to procure plans. specifications
and estimates for new schoolhouse,
and as soon as they can report progress
call another school meeting
A. J. Oowles and Henry Barnett are
serving as iurymen at Litchfield this
week.
Dynamite was tried yesterday to raise
the body of Otis Sawyer, but without
success.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1901.
Local News.

TIME SLIPS AWAY RAPIDLY.
Almost before one realizes it new
year has come and gone. In this way
it happens that people get in arrears
with their newspapers. The News seeks
to obviate the unnoticed slipping away
of time by printing with the subscrib-
er's name the date showing expiration
of subscription. Look at it now.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
MA II RIED.

LILLIs-DowER-At Falls Village, Apr.
"a, by Rev L. f, Bannon, j. 8. Lii
lis and Miss Katherine Dover.
HML-WoLFENDER - At Attleborough,
Mass April -, Frederick Hotchkiss
Hill, nephew of f. A. Hotchkiss,
Millerton. n. Y, and Miss Maboth
Lillian Wolfender.
EvERETT-WHITNEY-At Sharon, April
"a, Edward Everett of Millerton and
Miss Whitney of Sharon.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25

BENTLY In this town, April Is, a son
to MIR and Mrs Dwight ii. Bentley.
STANTON AT East Canaan, April %, q
daughter to Mr. and Mrs Jesse Stan
ton.
VosBURGH-In this village, April 81, a
daughter tc Mr. and Mrs o. T. Vos-
burgh.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
More Ia Sorrow Than Anger

Judge" said the lady who was ae
cused of battering her husband, lit is
true that / struck him, but the weapon
l used proves that did so more In sor-
row than in anger"
What did you hit him withT'
"a sadiron, your honor. "-Baltimore
American
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25

EmpIoyer-Td engage you for the
place at once only must have a mar
ried man.
Applicant-Keep the place open for
an hour, sir, I'll fix that. It's easier to
get married than to get job.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Rule. of Publication.

Until further notice Business Advertise
ments will not be published among local
Items, nor among correspondence. Such adj
refreshments must appear either in the reg
ular advertising columns or under the head
Ing ot1'SPECIAL MOTTO ES," in the best po-
sition We are able to assign.
Free puffs about the business or persons
who are not patrons of this paper, either in
its advertising columns, subscription list or
Job printing department will be consigned to
the waste basket.
Notices of entertainments where money is
to be made taken in, or collected are adver-
tisements and will not be published gratis.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
FOR SALE.
MILLINERY OPENING

Miss 0dell is this day opening choice and
mer Millinery, which she viii be pleased 10
show to the ladies OF Falls Village and
vicinity. and TO all who may kindly favor her
with call.
MISS A. E. oDELL,
Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
WANTED

After May Is. 1901, girl or middle agei
woman for general Homework, In small
family,
MRS. sABIS p. IVES, East Canaan. Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25

1t takes moro than a dentist to kill
some mems nerve.
The ambidextrous clap can make his
left hand bis write hand.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
LINN E ROCK.

The Canaan Minstrels will appear
here on May at the Casino. They re
all right.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Shirt Waist Suits

Something new in Summer Suits
pretty, stylish and comfortable.
Ask TO see them.
Connecticut western news., 1901-04-25
Shirt Waists.
Wrappers

We carry only the best makes of
these garments, and are showing a
full line Of new and pretty styles.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-08
An UNEXPECTED RESULT
CHINESE AND JAPS GET !
SURPRISE.
Arrested One Another for Assault and
Both Sides are Arrested and Fined for
Confessed Gambling.

The next fight that occurs among
gamblers will probably not be reported
to the police. AS a result of two of
yesterdays assault and battery cases,
defendants, complaining witnesses and
most of the other witnesses were fined
$40 each this morning for gambling or
being present at a gambling game. es-
terday, in the effort to convict another
on the assault and battery charge they
cheerfully testified that they were gam
bling, whereupon High Sheriff Brown
promptly had the whole lot arrested for
playing seven-eleven or watching it.
Okikichi was the man assaulted He
was one of five Japs who We're playing
among about thirty Chinese i'm Ma
kiki resort. He had a difference with
one of the Chinese and according to the
testimony the whole thirty set on him
and started to beat him. He got hold
of knife and decorated the head of
Iio Tim with several deep cuts. In Civ
ing testimony about the assault and
battery the witnesses for both sides
told all about the gambling without any
reservations. Those who had made
passes said so and those who had
watched told what they saw. That was
why both Chinaman and Japanese were
In court this morning on new charges
The Chinese all pleaded guilty and at
torney Andrews asked the court to be
merciful. Two of the Japs pleaded not
guilty and were acquitted. High She
riff Brown called all the other defen-
! dants in turn, but none of them could
remember having seen the two i'm the
gambling place while the game was on.
! They were Nishimura and Vase Az
ter they had been discharged the others
stood up for sentence and the attorneys
made their spiel.
THE defendant Ho Tim has suffered
much already" said Andrews, waving
his hand at the heavily bandaged head
of Ho, and all these defendants have
been very frank, readily pleading guilty
| They put their head in the moose yes
terday in the assault and battery case.
They We're conducting quiet game ana
/ hope the court will not be severe"
The lawyer for the Japs came next.
Brooks called special attention To Oki-
kichi who had suffered even more than
Ho Tim. Okikichi had been nearly
beaten to death, he had been arrested
for assault and battery, had had to pay
attorneys fees and above all he had
lost in the game. Mercy was asked for
in behalf of Okikchi.
High Sheriff Brown objected to the
idea of the defendants money being de-
voted first to the game next to lawyers
and last to the courts fees. Judge VIII
cox remarked that the court collected
its share and he imposed fines of $40
each
Crap-shooting is becoming a fad in
Honolulu. 1t is in evidence everywhere.
The day before yesterday seven games
We're noticed in progress by a man who
went up Nuuanu street to the reservoir
and games are constantly going on on
the water front
In the Okikichi-Ho Tim cases of as
sault and battery there were no convic-
tions. The result of the orientals pro-
scouting one another for assault and
battery is the filming of all concerned for
violation of the gambling law.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-08
THE BATHERS HOT TINE
ROUGH SEA DRAWS CROWDS TO
WAIKIKI.
The Experience of a Bather Who Says
He Does Not Like the Booming
Surf.

Surf-ridng and bathing have been
very popular during the past few days
of rough weather, and Waikiki resorts
have been well patroniZed by people
who enjoy swimming or riding" when
good sized breakers roll. Bathing is
better now than ii has been for many
a day. But there is one visitor to the
beach who will not daily again with the
booming wave. He says he dOeSn' [
see any fun in it. He tried ii yesterday
in the presence of many spectators and
now he says he would rather walk Papa
lta's hot stones than mingle with the
sad sea waves again.
The man who doesn't like Waikiki
bathing had an experience in the water.
He is an elderly man. with white hair
and a long white beard. Attired in the
usual abbreviated costume he started
for the breakers yesterday, all unCon-
sciOus of the entertainment he was
about 10 afford To some time killers
who sat ana watched others bathing.
The waves were decidedly high. They
came in with force and the white hair
ed bather soon found il out
Trouble for the batheT began when
he suddenly made the thrilling dis
cuvery that his trunks had got loose.
He Wrestled with them a moment in
deep water, while wave after wave
knocked him about and then he eau
tipusly started for shallow water, hold
ing the trunks. He stopped with his
back TO the spectators to tie the gar
ments. Suddenly a wave sent him over
backwards. The last thing seen was
his wide open mouth shooting salt wa
ter into the air like the spOuting of a
whale and when he struggled To his
feet his shirt had been washed over his
head and the trunks We're still united.
The end of his long white beard trick
led through the shirt
The unlucky bather held his trunks
in one hand and struggled with his
shirt with the other. Then he stagger-
ed up the beach, turned his back this
time to the surf, and tried again to fix
the troublesome trunks. He leaned
forward to do so, while the thrilled
spectators riveted their eyes upon him.
The next wave lifted him from behind.