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Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Deaication or The Beu

The memorial bell which Thomas Bonner recently presented to the Pil- grim Church in memory of his late wife, Carrie Harriet Bennett. was dedicated with appropriate exercises at the morn ing service last Sunday. The pastor, Rev. E. O. Gillette, related the history of the bell, and the Church passed reso. lutions thanking Mir. Bonner for his gift to the Church. Mir. Bonner and one of his daughters, Miss Florence F.. Bonner, were present at the morning service.
 In the evening there was special ser vice, the theme of which was Bells. n The pastor gave a description and hist ory of many celebrated bells, and read inscriptions copied from them, includ- ing the great bell of Moscow, the Liber- ty Bell of Philadelphia, and others. The choir sang an original hymn, writ ten for the occasion by Rev. E. c. Gil lette. entitled 1.-The Cali of the Bell. T During the service a number of passages of scripture were read in regard to bells, and the pastor related what he had re- gently learned in regard to ancient and modern ways of casting and tuning bells. He also read number of poems by cele- brated writers in regard to bells.
 An interesting object lesson and relic was the presence of the old bell ''Thor, " which was cast in 1764 or earlier, and which was originally donated in 1928, by the late William Adam, to the old district school-house, or Academy which stood on Elm street near the railroad crossing. When said school. house was abandoned in 1877 the old bell was restored to the donor and is now cherished relic in Miss s. W. Adams study. By the way, so far as known, only eight persons whom "Thor" used to call to school were present at the Pilgrim church last Sunday evening, viz: Miss s. W. Adam, MT. and Mrs. s. O. Beckley, Mir. and Mrs. H. D. Humphrey, John s. Reed, Miss Minnie Peirce and Miss Louise Bragg.
 The bell named "Thor" was cast at Holm, Germany, by person or firm named Mover, and it also bears the inscription, ''Triton, ? "1764." !"
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
POINTERS
Horse wanted. See adv.

Horse wanted. See adv.
 Read I. R. Prindle's new adv.
 Boston bull pups for sale. See adv.
 Blizzard at the Clayton Cash Store. For particulars, see new adv.
 Benjamin has some great values in sleighs and fur goods. See adv.
 Now is the time to buy blankets and robes. Whitford is selling them at % per cent. discount. See adv.
 E. P. Hunt & Go. are offering big bargains during the grand clearance sale in the cloak department, including suits, skirts and furs. Don't fail to read their new advertisement
 Another big silk sale begins at A. s Fassett's store on Saturday of this week The first 100 customers get beautiful present. Fassett's new advertisement tells you all about it, and about his clearing sale of ladies winter garment. and furs.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
New Type of Engine.

A new type of engine known as the " monkey motion pattern has been successfully operated on the Southern Pacific railroad. A train of 1900 tons was hauled from Ogden to WadswoFth New, by one of the new engines. All the driving mechanism is located on the sides of the engine, making it easy of access. The steam exhausts rapidly. and there is no back pressure. It is estimated that the new engine will save from 9 to 40 per cent. in coal consump- tion. The standard engines now ip use can be changed to the monkey motion T at small cost.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Beennan.s Trial.

At late hour yesterday the Superior court in session at Winsted had not an nounced when or where the trial of Sherman Beeman, who killed his wife in Canaan last Memorial Day, would be held, but the belief is generally accepted that Beeman will not be tried until the next term of court in April,
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
FALLS VILLAGE

G. W. Hall has purchased the livery business of Mrs. Reed and expects to carry it on at the same stand.
 pr. E. G. Rowland is moving into the Minor block from Mrs. J. B. Capron s building.
 Mrs. G. w. Hall is spending the week in Danbury, guest of Mrs. 0, E. Griffing.
 MT. Beehler of Brookfeld has pur- chased the undertaking business and ex- poets to move here before long.
 Miss Powelson was called to her home in Norwich Friday blythe death of her grandfather.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
The Power ef vast we.lth.
lPresident Roos,,vss.i

(President Roos'Ns5s.j
 Neither this people nor any other free people will permanently tolerate the use of the vast power conferred by vast wealth, and especially by wealth in its corporate form without lodging some where in the government the still high CT power of seeing that this power, in addition to being used in the interest of the individual or individuals possessing it, is also used for and not against the interests of the people as a whole.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Fortunate Father and Son.

am as certain as I now live, says MT, 0. E. Bartholomew, Kalkaska, Mich. !, that Dr. David Kennedy's Fayorit Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y, saved my life when was victim of that terrible disorder-Bright's disease. My son had fever sore on his leg; he too used Favorite Remedy and is now well. All druggists 11.00; 6 bottles 95.oo.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Where, o, where is the February

Where, o, where is the February thaw?
 Mrs. o. E. Vroman of Brookfeld is visiting at D. l.. Peiroe's.
 Fred. Manvel was home from Pitts field, Mass, over Sunday.
 Mrs. H. l.. Ross is spending couple of weeks in New York and Bethel. | 70. F. Hawley is enlarging the cloak department of his store at Millerton, N. Y
 Mrs. Martin Langs returned last night from two days visit i'll Bridge port.
 Lorenzo Lawrence gradually grows weaker but was more comfortable yes terday. | About six inches of snow fell last Sunday night and Monday morning and reinforced the good sleighing. Poems on 1.-The Beautiful Snow " are now in order. We will publish them at 10 cents line.-Patterson News.
 Mrs. T. R. Wallace sprained her foot or ankle last Thursday, but is get ting along as we'll as could be expected.
 Several of the fast horses of the town are being tried out nearly every day now, on the Railroad street speed way.
 Regrets are expressed that the Rev. Jacob Riddle of Hartford has declined the call to become rector of Christ Church. Engineer E. O. Jones has retired from the cab and will farm it another year; has rented George Cooks farm at Ore Hill.
 George H. Van Deusen and family will occupy John Cudney's new house on Snowfall Hill soon as the house is completed.
 We are informed that John Kane, Jr., was not hurt in a railroad wreck at Danbury January 29, but is ill in Bridge port with fever.
 Next Tuesday will be St. Valentines day, and the Lakeville Journal remarks that said day might be termed the low ers' delight and the postman's despair" |"
 w. Van Valkenburg and A. R. Wells of Canton, N. r., and Miss Jessie Wells of Stockbridge, Mass, were guests of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Herriman last Saturday.
 Fourteen young people of Canaan took a sleighride to Sheffield, Mass. and return last Friday evening Miss Josephine Camp gave the ride as treat to the others.
 Frank Dempsey, clerk at the Jack son 6 Eggleston store, was laid up the last three days of last week with an at tack of the asthma. He returned to his work Monday morning.
 -Dr. William B. Bissen of Lakeville on Monday, Jan. 30, removed cold tumor from Mrs. Hunt, mother of Mrs. Robert Little. Mrs. Hunt is recovering nicely from the operation.
 -Yesterday the N. T., N. H. 6 H. railroad company commenced the work of placing a new steel bridge over the Blackberry river, on the Berkshire divi- sion. south of this station.
 Owing to freight train being stall ed in the snow at Boston Corners, Mon- day afternoon, the train for the east over the 0. N. K. road, due here at 2.36 D. m., was nearly four hours late.
 The committed In charge of the Ma sonic ball next Wednesday night is ex- pecting large attendance. Several par ties from out of town have signifed their intention of attending. Kingman's orchestra make splendid music.
 A party of about 50 children of the Norfolk public schools, accompanied by their teachers, came to Canaan yester- day afternoon on a sleigh ride. Four teams were used for the party. The children reported jolly time and fine sleighing between the two villages.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
C. V. F.. Wreck.

A rear end collision between two freight trains on the Hopewell Branch of the 0. N. E. railroad at Manchester Bridge, four miles east of Ponghkeepsie N. Y, caused the death of Lewis R Lieman of New Haven, fireman, and seriously injured Frank Cough of Poughkeepsie and Austin Warner of New Haven, brakemen. The accident happened on trestle 50 feet high, and was caused by the head train breaking into two parts.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Dirorced.

The uncontested divorce case of Jennie Turbarg of Torrington vs. Alfred Fur. barg was heard at Winsted on Tuesday. l Judge Shumway granted the decree on grounds of intolerable cruelty. Attorney w. w. Bierce of Torrington was coun- sel for the appellant.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
SPECIAL NOTICES

Foot warmers, bells, blankets, etc. at cut prices at Benjamin's.
 Buy your milk of the Canaan Dairy at 5 cents per quart, delivered.
 Visit Benjamin's this month if you want bargain in sleigh or any winter goods.
 RYE WANTED. We will pay cash for rye, in any quantity up to 1000 bushels.
 IVES 6 PIERCE, Canaan, Conn,
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Mother Gray's Sweet Powder. for

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York, Cure Feyerishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis orders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 5000 testimonials. They neueT fda. At all druggists, 25o. sam pie free. Address Allen $. Olmsted Ie Roy N Y
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09

A third horse for farm work. A fair driver and one not afraid of automobiles. To weigh about HOO pounds. Address
 R. STANTON, Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
WANTED.

Competent girl to do general housework. Call at. or address l9l Main street, Great Barrington, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
NOTICE

The annual meeting of tho Canaan Firc District will be held at the Town Hall in the Village of Canaan on Saturday, Feb ruary Il, teo5, at 8 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of electing officers Of said District for the ensuing year; to lay n tax to de fray the expenses of the District for the en suing year; and to do any other proper business.
 By order of the Executive Committee,
 JOHN B. REED, Warden,
 SAMUEL A. EDDY, Clerk. Dated at North Canaan, Conn,
 February ?, 1905
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
Mllsht G Gttts.
Rulns of Puhlicatian

Until further notice Business Advertise ments win not be published among local items, nor among correspondence. Such ad- vertisemen,s must appear either in the reg ular advertising columns or under the head ing of SPECIAL NOTICES" in the best po- sition we are able to assign
 Free puffs about the business of persons who arc not patrons of this paper, either in its advertising columns or subscription list, will be consigned to the waste basket.
 Notices of entertainments where money is to be made, taken in, or collected are advel- isements and will not be published gratis.
Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
FOR SALE
WAN ED

THOMAS 2BnE, Canaan, Ct.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-09

Entomologist Craw read the follow
ing report of the very diversified ac-
tivities of his division during the
past month:
Commissioners of Agriculture and For
estry, Honolulu, T. H.:
Gentlemen: Since my report to you
dated April Goth, we have boarded
forty seven (47) steamers and sailing
vessels arriving in the port upon which
we found ten thousand SIX hundred
and thirty-one (1O,63l) packages of
fresh fruits and vegetables, eighteen
packages and eases (1S) of trees and
plants by freight and forty-two (42J
packages of plants by mail.
Five packages of mango CRAFTS were
received from Florida through orders
from the Department of Agriculture
Upon examination we found the CRAFTS
infested with the following insect
pests. which under the microscope
showed that they were still alive:
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi, in various
stages of development. This scale Is
closely related to the serious red scale
of the orange and lemon and is found
in Florida, the West Indies, Mexico,
Brazil, China and Demerara, where 1t
attacks a variety Of trees and plants.
\ species of fringed scale (Asterole-
canium), also the greedy SCALE AS
pidiotus rapax, infested the CRAFTS.
This latter scale is found to limited
extent on the Island of Oahu. Besides
the above scale insects the mango
branches were attacked by a bark fun
gus. When the importer attention
was called to the condition of the
CRAFTS, he offered no objection to their
ing.
A shipment of twenty COZ "Ma-
Mia hemp" banana plants, Musa tex
tiles, came from the Department of Ag.
riculture, Washington, d. c.. also five
% true rubber trees for experimental
purposes. They all arrived in good
condition.
Acting upon your orders of April
10th, to personally visit or send a rep,
resentative of your Board to the Is
lands of Hawaii and Maui to investigate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-09

was the arrival of three fimsy boxes
containing fourteen (14) large snakes,
five of them the deadly "rattler >
Under Rule IL in your general circu-
lar, No. =, such animals arriving in the
Territory of Hawaii are ordered to be
Immediately destroyed or deported In
order that there should be no hitch in
the proceedings, | took the precaution
and Immediately notified by telephone
Mr.. w. A. Bryan of the Bishop Mu-
scum, who is Federal Inspector of wild
animals. He came to the dock and af-
ter discussing the matter with CoIlec-
tor of Customs +. r. Stackahle, Ter
ritOrial Commissioner of Agriculture
and Forestry L. A. Thurston and Al
fred w. Carter, he stated that he would
refuse to issue permit for landing
the snakes. The reptiles were intend
ed for exhibition and in order that
there should Ue no question about the
proceedings, the three above named
gentlemen made proposition to the
importer to pay him the purchase cost
of the snakes and then would take pos
session of them. This was a generous
act on their part to keep the Islands
free from such curse, but they should
not have been put to that expense by
the blunder of another person that
should have been and was undoubtedly
aware of the Federal and Territorial
laws relating to the introduction or
animals. In the destruction of the
snakes we had a surprising experience.
[ placed boxes and snakes in one of
our fumigating chambers and applied
double the amount of hydrocyanic acid
gas. and they were still alive at the end
of fifteen minutes. They were again
ShTt m in Ou9drupIa density Of that
deadly gas, and at the end of one hour
and half still showed signs of life.
We then immersed them in 80 per cent
alcohol and that put an end to their
venomous existence. A fitting death,
as the same liquid is considered an an
tidote to their deadly bite.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER CRAW,
Supt. of Entomology and Inspeetor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-09
WOULD HAVE HAWAII
4 SERPENTLESS EDEN
Board or Agriculture Asks Secretary Wilson to
Prohibit All Snake Importations-
of Work--The Library

There was meeting of the Board
of Agriculture and Forestry yesterday
afternoon at which the regular reports
of Forester Hosmer and Entomologlst
Craw were read. John Austin, assist
ant to Mr.. Craw, was granted a twenty
DAYS leave of absence on account of
i'll health. The following communica-
ton from L. A: Thurston, President OF
the Board, was READ:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-09
DIR. RUSSEL'S INVESTIGATIONS

On May 10Th, DR.. Nicholas Russell of
Mountain View, Hawaii, left on the S.
s. Coptic on a business trip to Japan.
As DR.. Russell is much interested in the
suppression of insect pests by pre-
daceous and parasitic insect enemies, l
gave him letters of introduction to
Professor Kuwana of the Imperial Ag-
ricultural College, Toxic, Japan, and
Professor U. Nawa of Gifu. Mr.. Ka-
wanna was formerly connected with the
Stanford University. Palo Alto, Cali
fornia | am confident that both gen
tlemen viii be pleased to render DR..
Russell all possible assistance and adj
vice in his Investigations. Several Sc
rious outbreaks of Icerya purchase,
cottony cushion scale,' on portions
of Maui, have been reported, for which
several colonies of the Australian
lady-pirds,' Vedalia cardinals, have
been forwarded, together with written
instructions about how to hberate
them. AS the black wattles and
iron woods are reported dying from the
attack of the scale, we will see that
several more colonies of Vedalia are
forwarded on succeeding steamer. From
Kauai comes samples of mealy
bugs Dactylopius vastator, for which
we sent Cryptolaemus montrouzlerl.
Last August very large tamarlnd
tree in Honolulu was found to be badly
infested with that mealy bug and to-
day it is free from that scale, the re
suit of the work of Cryptolaemus.
Mr.. Rochelle forwarded to us from
California five packages of horn fly
pupae to test them for parasites. We
now have them in breeding jars and
will carefully watch developments.