Connecticut western news., 1903-09-17
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IT, 1908
LOCAL NEWS S

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 John Hubbard has returned to Wor- cester Polytechnic school.
 HI D. Humphrey and family return ed Thursday from Trumbun Beach.
 Mrs B. A. Peirce and Mrs. A. P. Freeman visited New York few days last week. -...
 Walter Warner of Bridgeport was at the Warner House from Thursday till Tuesday.
 x The registrars of voters meet today to make a list of those who are to be made voters.
 Charles Shaw and wife are expected home today from months visit at Delhi, N. Y.
 The Bordens have constructed a lawn and driveways on the east side of their creamery.
 A. w. Nicon of New York has been spending a few days at " The Naples !" with his wife.
 Miss Eda Lawrence of Pittsfeld, Mass, visited her cousin, William Beebe, last week.
 Wesley R. Field received his ap- pointment as postmaster at Mill River, Mass. last Thursday.
 -F. A. Dawson and wife of Newark. N. J., are making two weeks visit at George w. Dederick's.
 Mrs. Perry and son Samuel from New York are visiting Mrs. Perry's sister, Mrs. R. B., Coons.
 ID. L. Peirce accompanied Henry s. Rood on his return trip to his home in Benton Centre, N. Y., last Thursday.
 David Curtis and family have moved from Sodom district to near the A. & M. Barnes lime kiln in Sheffield.
 We are informed that the directors of the New England Lime Company meet today for the election of officers.
 Judge Roraback and family return ed from Twin Lakes last Friday. The judge is hearing a murder case in New London this week.
 -Albert Sooville of Worcester, Mass, and his cousins, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bradley of Winsted, visited at Lucius 2coyille's last Thursday.
 Miss Caroline Camp entered the Hartford high school last Thursday. Oornish Hitchcock attends the Searles high school at Great Harrington.
 -1Er. and Mrs. c. Willis Parsons re- turned from Trumbull Beach on Tues day, and yesterday George L. Parsons started to visit relatives near Syracuse, NY
 William Garfield is using heavy southern pine timber in constructing the first and second stories of his new block on Main street. The first floor is al- ready laid.
 Just the thing for pantry shelves. Back numbers of the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS. We sorted up the clean ones into packages of twenty five copies at 5c. a package. The Berkshire Cleaner of Sept. g says: Yesterday was day for German carp. An Italian working at the Gross quarry got one in Greenwater pond that weighed sixteen pounds.
 A German carp weighing 32 pounds was caught in the Rondout Greek on Wednesday afternoon by MT. Rush, who had considerable difficulty in land ing it.-Kingston Leader.
 MT. Maxwell, father-in-law of Myron Proper, who was so bruised by being thrown out of MT. Proper's wagon on Main street last Thursday that he had to have Dr. Lee attend to his in- juries, has recovered and returned to his home in New York state
 --John F. Smith of New Hartford stayed at the Warner House last Friday night, and on Saturday called on friends in Canaan, visited MT. and Mrs. Robert Little in Wetogue, and then continued his journey to call on friends in Shef- field, Great Harrington and Housatonic.
 The usual number of farmers signed the Borden contracts on Tuesday which cover the period between October and March 31. The prices for milk are tc be per ewt. for October $1 50, November 31.60, December $1.70, January $1.7O February $1.6O, March $1 50, an average of a1.6o or $1. .s76 a can (4o quarts.)
 1.-The camp meeting now being held in Fowler's grove at Ashley Falls, be- ginning Sept. 18th and closing the 2Oth promises to be quite success. Rev. T J. Jackson conducts services evenings al 7.3O o'clock. There is preaching by different colored ministers. The houl of services on next Sunday will be a 9.30 a. m., Il a. m., 2.30 p. m., 4.3( p, m. and 7.30 p. m. There is plenty O good singing.
 Fire was discovered, by John Hub bard who was bicycling past, in the barn of Elisha Benedict, mile north O the post office, at 1.30 p. m., on Satur day John alarmed Mrs. Benedict anG soon neighbors and villagers were flock ing to the scene, and by carrying wate from a brook it was possible to save tn, house from igniting. The building. burned were barn 30x60, shed 12x30 wagon house 20x20, ice house 16x16 Besides the buildings there wer' burned 70 tons of hay, 4 acres of har vested rye, 3 hogs worth $a0 each, 4 hens, new hay tedder, truck wagon stalk cutter, blows and other farming tools and quantity of lumber. Tn fire started in the shed and it's origin mystery. Mir. Benedict was ava from home delivering ice and did nc get back until o'clock when he foun his buildings in ruins. Whittlesey Adam had insured the buildings fo