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Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
SOUTH CANAAN.

Interesting services in the church on Sunday, the baptism of three children of MT and Mrs Frank Silvernail, Frank Ennis, Cora Belle and Rosa Maria. On next Sunday the 26th, the Rev. Mir Evans will speak on profanity. bywords, etc The community are invited to Q Christian Endeavor social at the con- ference room on Friday evening, and requested to bring their guessing caps"
 MT and Mrs M. Fl. Robbins of Lake vile visited friends in this place on Wednesday last.
 H. P. Morse was delegate to the State Grange in Hartford.
 Mir and Mrs Wm. Merriman gave Q social dance at their home on Friday evening.
 Mir Reuben Ford, employed at the Tiffany saw mill, had his leg badly in- iured by the machinery on Saturday morning and was brought to his home in this place on a sled. It is said to be very fortunate that the mill was run ming very slowly at the time; If going as rapidly as usual. it would have taken his leg entirely of.
 Cool but bright weather; thermome- tor 4 above zero at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
 Some from this place attended the gift party given by the Epworth League at J. Brinton's. Falls Village, and re. port . very enjoyable time.
 The sick in the vicinity are improv- ing, quarantine will be raised from Deacon Bosworth's family this week, and they will rejoice in freedom again
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
KENT.

Mrs J. O. Ingersoll and daughters are spending some weeks ir New York
 Mrs Chas Buckingham and six child. ren are sick with scarlet fever. There are several more cases in the vicinity Three of Chas. Edwards children have had pneumonia, but are better. Mrs John Lane alse has pneumonia and Bessie Finn is critically i'll with the same disease.
 Mrs Susan Watson is suffering with a serious attack of pleurisy.
 Miss Lewey Frink has returned from Bridgeport.
 Watson & Morehouse are putting up large building on the grounds in the rear of their store. and are preparing to engage in the lumber business.
 Fifty men or more are employed in the two toba ,co warehouses, which makes business lively in our village.
 A special town meeting was held at the hall on Saturday to consider the matter of purchasing ground to enlarge the cemeterles This has become Q necessity as both the upper and the lower cemeteries in this village are en. tirely filled.
 The annual home gathering of the Congregational Church was held at the conference room and parlors on Thurs- day, January Is. The evening was pleasant, bright and mild, and there was goodly attendance. Supper was served at six o'clock. and after a social hour the meeting was called to order. The roll call was responded to by 84 members and letters were read from many absent ones. Reports of the church treasurer and the secretary and treasurer of the Sunday school were given, also reports from all the schools and societies connected with the Church, after which officers were elect ed for the ensuing year.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
LAR RVlLLn

An item in the New York Tribune says: Malcolm D. Rudd of this village has just sent to President Roosevelt 8 isckknife, the handle of which is made from 8 piece of the famous Charter Oak at Hartford. In the handle of the knife is silver shield engraved with the words .'Charter Oak" The Charter Oak was blown down in a hurricane in the month. of August, 1856. Alexander Fl. Holley of Lakeville, who became governor of Connecticut in 1857, se- cured two or three pieces of the Charter Oak. and 1t was from one of these pieces, which had been in the Holley family for forty-four years, that the knife handle was made.
 E. R. LsPlace and wife move to Deep River this week where MT LaPlace will conduct his extract business.
 JOHN M. MILLER DEAD.
 John NJ Miller died at a New York hospital on January IA. He was very weak when he went there on the llth and pneumonia set in and hastened his death. He was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, September 21. 1885, and al the age of IS came to New York, then being Q shoemaker. He staid three years in New York and learned the harnessmaking trade, moving to New ark, N. J., where he lived ten years. He removed from there to Amenia, N. Y. where he staid seven years and then came to Lakeville and opened up the harness store which be was conducting at the time of his death. He married Mary E.. Mansfield of Newark in 1861 and besides her, MT Miller IS survived by five daughters. viz, Mrs Nellie Thrall, Mrs A. H. Heaton, Mrs Linus Warren, Mrs NJ. Fl. Silvernail and Miss Alicia.
 John Miller was 8 good man, honest and kind, and had been a church mem Der before he left Germany, and was an exemplary member of the Methodist Church here. He was we'll informed, widely read and had been 8 news COT. respondent for the CONNECTICUT WEST. ERN NEWS. the Amsnia Times and the Millerton Telegram.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
R RUNTsVILLE

G. NJ. Hanohett of Bridgeport spent a little time here last week with the home friends.
 Mir and Mrs c. K. Norihway of South Norfolk were guests of Mir and Mrs J. M Page Saturday last.
 Mrs Louis Anstett and son of Norfolk called on friends here last week.
 Mrs Horatio Howe fell and broke her hip few days since. On account of her age, 82, it is hardly possible for her to get around again. It is only about Q week since her husband sustained the same injury.
 Ice harvest has commenced, making busy days for the farmers generally.
 Miles Blodgett is busy hauling logs to Canaan to be converted into lumber for his new house to be built in the early spring.
 Mrs Frank Passini is seriously ill at her home in this place.
 Miss Harriete Ensign of Lime Rock was the guest of her grandmother, Mrs A. B. Ensign. for a short time last week.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
WEST CORN W ALI.

Mrs D. W. Stevens. who has been visiting Miss Edna l.. Dean, has re- turned to her home in Clinton.
 Miss Ellen Oochrane has returned from Lime Rock. Her sister, Ms Amundson accompanied her for an ex- tended visit.
 Mrs John Eggleston has been with Mrs P. NJ. Jordan at Falls Village for few days.
 Lewis Johnson died suddenly early Monday morning at his home in "John. son Hollow" The cause of death was pronounced by Medical Examiner Ives to be spoplexy. MT Johnson was the oldest man in town, being nearly 85 years of age.
 With the State Grand Lodge, F. & A. M, the State Grange and the Con- gressionsl Convention, Hartford must have been about as lively last week as this village, when the "sshool ques- tion" is under discussion.
 Mrs R. W. Dean spent a day last week with Miss Agnes E. Cochrane.
 Dr and Mrs Joseph Robinson spent Sunday in town.
 Plans for the new hall are still being discussed.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Enos O. Foote died very suddenly Monday evening at 7.30 at his home on the West Sheffield road from heart trouble. He was sitting in rocking chair when he suddenly expired. Mir Foote was 77 years old and was born in 1925 in Colchester, Conn. After living there for several years he moved to Ct Burlington where he has since lived and made many friends, and when he first came to Great Darlington he engaged ing. About 20 years ago he sold his farm and assoclated himself with Chas F. Kellogg in the mill business which they conducted at the Green River Mills for over 10 years. Since then he has led retired life. Some 26 years ago he married Miss Frances Kellogg, who survives, together with two nephews.
 George Boice, a butcher of North EGremont, met with . painful accident Monday, which caused him the practical loes of his left hand. He was feeding a sausage grinder when his hand was caught by the knives of the machine and the four fingers cut of below the second joint. The grinder was run by horse power and could not be stopped in time to prevent the accident. Doctors Beebe and Lane were summon ed and found that the fragments were destroyed.
 Rev. Bruce W. Cronmiller has re- signed as pastor of the Congregational church at South Egremont to take effect April first.
 Lesley Lethgrow. student at the Sedgwick Institute, was badly injured on the toboggan slide 8 few days ago A piece of a board entered his thigh and protruded above the hip bone.
 Leon Goodsell has gone to Coscob, Conn. to take 8 position with the Palmer gasolene engine company.
 Frank Billings was sent to jail last week for 30 days on 8 charge of larceny He will also work out $15 fine. His brother Harry went to jail to work out $1O fine.
 Rev. Martin Murphy of St. Peters church has given out his annual report Total receipts. $7203. 78; expenditures, $2735. 24; balance, BAGS. .54. The amount now in the treasury is $25.- 415,96
 O. E. Cross has gone to Holyoke to take position in machine shop.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
L,eQGt Notices.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

The subscriber will sell at Public Auction on Thursday, January 90, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, if not disposed of at private sale, the real estate belonging to the Estate of William Tickner, deceased, consisting of cer- tain pieces or parcels of land with buildings thereon. situated in the town of sharon and bounded and described as follows:
 The first piece or parcel is the ons-hah in- dividual interest in the farm of A acres, bounded North by Falls Village Savings Bank land, East by highway, Sybet Hunter, William Hall and William Davidson; South by Seth H Chapman and William Hall; and West by Hall Buckley and Griswold. The second piece or parcel of land is bounded North by Falls Village Savings Bank; East and South by W. H. Green; and West by highway. containing S1 acres, more or less. The third piece or parcel of land Is bounded North by heirs of Eben ". Chaffee East and West by " J. Green and South by William Davidson, containing about an acre.
 Bale to take place at Ellsworth. Conn.
 SKTH H. CHAPMAN, Administrator.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
CORN WALL.

The annual meeting of the First Con- gregstional Church was held on Thurs day, January 18th. The exercises in the afternoon were held at the church and consisted of devotional exercises, reading letters from absent members, etc. At six o'clock supper was served at the chapel and although there was large number who could not attend the when the bell rang for tea. There was an abundance of good things to eat and a larger quantity left over. The eveI- ing WAS spent in sociability and isten- ing to some fine singing by MT Wilcox and readings by Prof. Foster and others.
 Wm. F. Kellogg. Jr., of Omaha, Neb., is visiting his many friends in town. All of us were glad to see Will, as although he was born in the West, he has lived so many years in this town he seems like Cornwall boy.
 Mrs Edward Baldwin has returned from visit to her sister in Bloomfield.
 The tobacco in town has nearly all been sold at low figures.
 Wild cats or lynx are getting numer- ous. Albert Be1at killed one last week that weighed 20 pounds, and Charles Ottman one that weighed 28 pounds.
 The school question in West Corn wall has been discussed so much in these columns that it is unnecessary to say much more about it, but we regret that the question as to whether there should be shingle or paper roof on tbe school house should keep 40 child ren out of school, and we think that it will be hard work to instill into the minds of the pupils of that school that 'the school system of Connecticut is the finest in the world"
 Mrs P. M. Kellogg accompanied her husbaud to Hartiofd this WOsk,
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
NHEFF1ELD.

Mir and Mrs George G. Peck cele- brated the 10th anniversary of their marriage at their home Monday even- ing A large number of friends were invited to join them on this pleasant occasion and numerous gifts were re- ceived.
 The ladies of the M. E Church held sooiable Tuesday evening. January Fist, at the home of T. 0. Wickwire in this village.
 The Friendly Union lecture last week given by Prof. Guy $. Csllendar of Harvard, was very fine and held the at- teution of the audience to the end . Music: duett by Miss Alice Wickwire and Mrs G. B. McCsnn.
 MT and Mrs Josiah Smith left town Tuesday for New York. and on Satur- day expect to go by steamer to Savannah, Ga, to visit their daughter and family, then to Philadelphia to visit their son, and later to Atlantic City and New York to visit their other daughters. They will be away two months.
 Mrs Tompkins has gone to spend two months in New York city with her son, Dr. B. Tompkins.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Gaylord and two children of Blair, Neb, who have been at John R. Huggins' the past month, returned to their home Mon day.
 Mrs Edward l.. VanDeusen left this village Friday evening of last week en- route for Rochester, N Y, to join her husband at Mt Morris. thirty miles | from there, where they will soon be settled in the new home. Mir Van Deusen with hls man, Phillip Vealy. started on a freight train Tuesday morning from Ct. Harrington with eighty head of fine Jerseys for J. F. White of Mt. Morris, N. T., and arrived safely. Mrs VanDeusen visited her friends here a few days before starting. All regret to lose them from this, their native town, but extend best wishes and hope success will attend them.
 Town Clerk Henry O. Clark reports for the year 1901: births, 27; marriages, IT; deaths, 37.
 Miss Alice E. Wickwire left on Mon- day for Newton, Mass, to visit her cousins, Mir and Mrs George H. Rob- iDson at their home. She will also visit Boston, Mass.
 Miss Daisy G. Cook has gone to visit friends in New York city.
 Miss Jenny Matthews is working al stenography in 8 savings bank at Pitts. field, Mass.
 Charles Mum is the iuryman for this term of court in Pittsield.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23

Neither the bible nor the almanack record all the movable feasts. North Oanaan's movable feasts are not record ed therein. We allude to the feast of the assessors, the feast of the board of relief. and to the feast of the state board of equalization. At irregular in- tervals during the past twenty years the valuation of real estate iu this town has been increased. The rate of taxation has also been increased. It has how ever fuotuated above II mills on the dollar. One movable feast increased it to 20 mills; however, the next mov- able feast reduced it to l5 mills. The feast of the state board of equalization in 1901 added $250, 900 to the grand list of the town of North Canaan for 1900. One peculiar thing about North Ca- naan's movable feasts is this, viz, none of the townsmen enjoy them-not even the assessors nor the board of re- lief. Nevertheless the law requires these feasts, and they also seem to be a necessity at the pace North Canaan IS travelling. Personally the writer has no reason to complain of bis treatment by these feasts-but many other tax payers feel called upon to do more or less kicking. The writer is not pre- pared to say that these feasts are the cause of a dozen vacant houses in this village today, but he will not be sur prised if the continuation of these feasts causes more vacant houses. This is the time of year when business men take an inventory and see how they stand with the world-whether their wealth has increased or diminished dur ing the past year. Some cannot dis cover much. if any, profit in the past years business, but if they will ex- anime the assestment list they will be surprised to find their wealth has in- creased-that their real estate is worth more than it was one year ago. The writer is not trying to find fault with this apparent increase of wealth in North Canaan; on the contra, he is try ing to find consolation in it-and that is just what some others are trying to do.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
SALISBURY.

George Everts, who has been ill at homo since the holidays, was able to rs- turn to his duties at Yale Friday.
 Rev. MT King preached in the Con- gregational church Sunday evening.
 Professor J. 0. Van Benschoten, of Middleto VII, Oonn., father of Mrs John Griggs, of New York, summer resident of Mt Riga for the past few seasons, died at his home of blood poisoning Prof. VanBenschoten has been professor of Greek in Wesleyan University for nearly forty years. Mir VanBenschoten made many friends during his stay co the mountain and much sympathy will be felt for his wife and daughters. The deceased was 66 years old,
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
CLAYTON.

Mir Spooner of Berlin, Conn who spoke in the Pilgrim church in Canaan last Sunday morning, came here with MT Burnaby in the afternoon and spoke in the chapel. He held the close atten- ton of the audience even to the little ones, and congratulated us on our pretty, comfortable chapel and good choir.
 Acel Rood spent Sunday with his family in Torrington.
 Mir and Mrs Dennis O'Brien of New Marlboro visited her sister, Mrs Walter Sardam, from Saturday until Monday
 Frank Miller writes that Mir Felten has recovered from his illness and both are now "all right.
 Miss Quantrell of Brooklyn, N. Y. is with Mrs Luther Lindsey.
 The entertainment by local talent, which was planned to come of this month has been indefinitely postponed on account of the death of Edwin Barnes.
 Wallace Bently recently visited Mil lerton and several places in New York state, being desirous of changing his location, but has not yet decided where he will locate. Perhaps if those of his customers who are desirious of having him remsIn with us would be more prompt in the remittance of his dues. he might be persuaded to remain with us. He is a good blacksmith and very handy at repairing many articles.
 Ice harvest has commenced. Sone.of the farmers are buy ing ice from Dapiel Miller's pond.
 Miss Emma Rood. s Miss Gilmer Dresser and Miss Grace Goodwin at- tended teachers meeting in Norfolk last Friday afternoon.
 George Rood has purchased Mrs Edwin Barnes horse. Mrs Barnes eI- poets to move to Canaan this week.
 Chester and Arthur Haynes returned from their visit to New York last We'd nesday.
 The Pilgrim Sunday school presented the Clayton Sunday school with nearly 30 books for their library.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
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 All wells sunk in the centre of the OIL BELT have proven to be large flowing wells. Our property is in the centre of the oil belt, with producers on all sides. Our we'll at sUNsET-MIDWAY, was down II75 feet January 11th. We are drilling night and day, and will have CUSTER in few days, We'll No. 2 will be started when No. is com- pleted. Property owned by this Company is 900 acres In San Benito, and holds lease on 80 acres in KERN RIVER, and on 40 acres in the sUNsET-MIDwAY districts.
 Treasury stock15 CENTS PER SHARE for development purposes only until the GUSHEB comes in, when the price will be advaned.
 For prospectus and other valuable in- formation, address
 JOHN L. WASHING. Fiscal Agent,
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Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23

The Hartford and Connecticut Vest ern Railroad Company have gained a point in their efforts to cross the fA- nous East Granby farm lot Judge Case of the Superior court made a de- cision Friday, and suggested that the Fl, & 0. W. road amend their applica- tion before further action is taken. The motions to dismiss the applica- tions were not allowed. These motions to dismiss were made by the "Oonsoli- dated" road and Fred Wagner.
 The H. & o. W.'s application is for a finding of the superior court that pub lic convenience and necessity require the building of . railroad across the Montague farm in East Granby. The application is in accord with public sentiment; and convenience and neces- sity do demand that the railroad cross the Montague farm, and if the H. & 0. W. road in their amended application can make this patent fact patent to the Superior court judge, and show how much greater is the public need of crossing that farm. than is the private need of keeping this pasture lot open for the grazing of the kine, then justice will surely overtake us all and the Springfield branch will be built where it ought to be.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23

There Is more Catarrh is this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For great many years doc- tors pronounced :ta local disease and pre- scribed local remedies, and by constantly fall- ing to cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t lneurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore re- quires constitutional treatment. Halls Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally iu doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for circu- lars and testimoni Address,
 PJ. CHENEY d O., Toledo oiio.
 a%sold by Druggists 76 cents.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
TERMS OF SURsCRIPTION.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 23. 1909.
Expensive LuXuries.

State roads in Connecticut appear to be expensive luxuries-and some of them when completed do not prove to be very desirable luxury. There has been a wide spread impression that North Canaan was the most horrible example, of the fallAcy of state roads. But there are others-other horrible examples" of State roads. North Ca naan was awarded the banner in the horrible example" contest. and is no. yet ready to surrender it, although per haps some other towns may now claim it. Just wait until North Oanaan's macadam road is completed-then if this town cannot hold said banner it will gracefully surrender it.
 During the present month the editor of the NEWS has been informed that the town of Cornwall is also horrible example of state roads. Also that state roads have cost the town of Norfolk three times as much money as the town has drawn from the state. In other words, every dollar that Norfolk has received from the state has cost Norfolk three dollars. The town of New Hart ford has had little bit of experience with state roads-and the New Hartford correspondent of the Winsted Evening Citizen describes it as follows in said newspaper of the 18th inst:
 "The new state road which was com- pleted last month is the first of the kind in town and 3l. 900 was the amount ap- propriated. Instead of the above sum 1t has cost about $2,0OO. A large num- ber of workmen remain unpaid and plenty of law suits arc threatened. Last Saturday afternoon . special town meet ing was held in Town Hall for the pur- pose of taking some action in making payment The old board of selectmen made their statements and it was ad- mitted by every body that the town was in hole. Resolutions were offered to appoint committee for investigation. which was vigorously opposed by At torney F. B. Mum and others. After two hours of heated discussion it was voted that the selectmen make the best possible settlement of all the claims A9Ainst the town contracted by the two boards of selectmen.
 E. R. Carter stated that as New Hart ford had it's first experience in making state roads and the wretched, bungling manner of the whole job, the lack of business principles, that the town would learn lesson and hereafter do away with state road improvements. The work was done in the south part of the town at Nepaug and completed ac- Oording to the specifications drawn by Commissioner Mcdonald As the selectmen had signed the contract and were unable to finish the work on the money appropriated the state compelled them to complete it no matter what it cost"
Connecticut western news., 1902-01-23
CHAPINvILLE.

The ice harvest seems to be the prin- cipal business at Chapinville and all around the lakes at present The Standard Dairy Go. are hiring men and teams and filling the milk factory ice house themselves. The Railroad Go. load about 35 cars 8 day when they have the cars to load.
 The new married couple, Mir and Mrs Frederick Wooding, came to Father Wooding's Friday the 17th.