Connecticut western news., 1901-03-21
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R. N. Cochrane has rented his farm to
Gordon Stevenson of Warren who will.
it is repo; ted, occupy the same April
LIST. +. 4. Hubbard will vacate the
above mentioned premises and tempo
rarily occupy one of r. f. Smiths
houses.
The schools in our vicinity have
closed their session for two weeks.
Myron A. Hallock spent Sunday in
Bethel at his brothers home,
A social for the amusement of the
converts was given at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs r. f. Smith on Friday even
ing. A very pleasant evening was
spent.
A dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs
@. r. Smith on Friday evening last
Joseph Msllinson is in New York this
week.
The Union Shear Co. property oppo-
site @. A. Miller's, was sold at private
sale yesterday to parties unknown to
the writer. The water power is of
| no real practical value as machinery
cannot be run with it steadily ten hours
| day for more than four months in the
year. The question of the availability
of the property is point of discussion
in our village. Some suggest q village
hall which would be an excellent idea
but yet the other side present the ques-
lions as to how far such a building is
needed in this little place. 1t certainly
would afford place where some fea-
lures Of amusement could be held but
as to the question of travelling shows
the most of them are so far below the
par OF common decency that no respect
able person cares to attend. or course
this does not apply to every company
but We all know that q stock company
with money invested and who are trying
to realize interest on their investment
do not try to discriminate in reference
to the kinds of amusement coming into
a village. Nevertheless the ball is q
good idea and with people engineering
1T who would use deliberation in the BE
lection OF the form of amusements al
lowed to come into our place would be
a success. A better scheme yet and one
which would last forever and reflect
credit not only upon its donor but
would be monument of education to
our community would be the erection
of library and reading rooms so that
there would be some place where oar
young men could congregate besides
our village stores, etc. And it would
be success properly managed. The
present library in our @. E. room is
open to the disadvantage of being in an
addition and part of church and for
that reason it is not given the patronage
it should and ought to have. During
its short existence of two years it has
grown from nothing TO 400 volumes OF
all kinds of reading matter selected by
a committee of the best educated men
and women in our immunity. Place
this in a proper publ, building and il
would mean better patronage by the
general public. Carnegie would I'M
doubleday build the library il its sup.
port would be guaranteed. Five hun.
dred dollars year would afford suffi-
cient support and it is a we'll known
fact that there are men of affuence in
our community who could easily endow
it with sum large enough to yield this
pittance.
Frank Dewkett, in the employ of the
]. Mallinson Shear Co., was seriously
injured on Wednesday morning at the
shop while putting japan on the bell
wheel around which the main belt re-
wolves. This wheel becomes smooth
from the action of the swiftly revolving
belt and it then becomes necessary to
put jspan on the wheel to produce fric
ton. Dewkett was engaged in doins
this when his coat was caught by the
betting and drawn into the machinery
His cries brought aid and the machin
cry was stopped almost Immediately
He was extricated and carried to hi
home where Dr. Ives was summoned
and rendered him temporary relief
His right hand and arm is broken in
three places. number of his ribs are
broken and be is otherwies injured in
ternally. He was taken to the New
Haven hospital yesterday afternoon
His recovery is at this writing consider
ed doubtful.