The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-05-10
LITCHFIELD coUNrY.
WEST CORNWALL.

! II Il WEST CORNWALL. 10
MISREPRESENTATION e., CONCERN 1 N g
THE so-CALLED ''CANTEEN LAw."
At one of the regular business meet
ings of the W. G. T. u, followed by a
program OF Current Events" the
Misrepresentation of the result Of the
recent so-called ''anti-canteen'' law
was discussed to some extent. The
story in some of the Chicagpa
and which has been so extensively cop
led, OF, the rioting and drunkenness on
pay day at Fort Sheriden has been
| proven to be without foundation. The
Philadelphia Public Ledger received
communications from it's readers that
led it to make an independent investi-
cation and itsays: We have no end
| to serve in this case but tQget at the
truth. The original statements by
several Chicago papers. are not borne
out by the reports which we have re-
ceived. There was no.rioting." The
president Of Fort Sheriden village in
sworn statement says: mo new sa-
looms have been opened since the pas
sage of this law and there has been no
disturbance III connection with pay
day at the fort. &, A special investiga-
stion was also made at Forts Wads-
worth and Hamilton, near New York,
and it. was not found that there was
an increase Of drunkenness but on the
contrary a spirit of contentment
among the men and less drinking. At
a =. NJ. q. al. banquet ID New Jersey,
recently, Gen Joseph Wheeler said:
For many years the argnment ad-
.yanced in favor Of the canteen was
that it became necessary because of
the character Of the men who enlisted
and that it was better to sell them
beer than to have them 60 outside
and become intoxicated. That may
have been true in years gone by. It
is not true to-day. Senator Burrows
of Michigan says that he voted against
the canteen in behalf Of the young
men of the army. "FellOws who would
not drink otherwise have been, to my
personal knowledge, induced to drink,
or rather forced to drink, because they
did not like to use the postexchange
without contributing to it's revenues.
So long as even a fair proportion of
our soldiers do not drink it is an out
rage upon them to maintain canteen
in which the profits of the drinking
60 to the benefit of the company"
press Superintendent w. G. T. U, 5pi
L. Everts, the superintendent of
the J. Mallinson Shear Co., has moved
his family from Newark, N. j., INTO
the house with Joseph Mallinson. r
Mrs R. M. Hubbard and daughter,
Rose, are up from New Haven to
spend the trailing arbutus season with
Mrs Hubbard's mother, Mrs Brewster.
Mrs Jessie G.. Wheaton has returned
from Sharon. ~, - ~
Mrs L. J. Nickerson and her aunt,
Mrs Augusta New, of Canaan, spent a
few days this week in Hartford.
DR. A. M. Pratt and family have re-
turned from Deep River.
Mrs Joseph Robinson spent one day
this week with her cousin, Mrs w. s.
Powell, at Sheffield, Mass.
Mrs George R. Smith and daughter,
Mary, made a short business trip to
Great Darlington, one day this week.
Edwin Oviatt was home from Ban.
tam over Sunday. .,... ....
Ransom F. Smith was in New York
on business, last week. .'. .Hs >'.*
Mr. and Mrs George Mccoy OF Fails
Village visited at John T. Hubbard's,
over Sunday. e.. :.,E
Mrs Charles Listman and Miss
Agnes Koenig were in Winsted over
Sunday. ....... .......5...>.
Little Miss Clarabeiie Calkins kept
house for her father and brother while
her mother and sister attended the
exercises at the Winsted Y. NJ. G. A.
AS Miss Clarabelle is but IL years Of
age she is to he credited for her Gull
nary ability.
Master Norton Oviatt has been
quite i'll during the past week, but is
much improved at this writing. .H'
Class No. of the Sunday school,
Miss Sarah Thomas teacher, are to en-
terrain at the social room of the chap
Ell this (Friday) evening by giving a
white and gold dime sOciable. t1reced-