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Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29
CE N A w OR D
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Scotch Collie Pups for sale
 W. D. Sheldon, Canaan, Ct, Telephoae 1O5-:
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29

Miss Clara Peabody is visiting at Ghent
 An epidemic of diphtheria prevails in Amenia.
 The iron bridge in the valley is con- pleted
 Louis Benson is visiting at his uncle's, Miles Benson.
 Miss Edith Merwin is guest of Miss Ruth Prindle.
 Mrs. Lucy Reed called on Mrs. John Nase recently.
 Miss Tillie Harris of Berrytown is a guest R. Harris.
 Miss Martha Wilbur is visiting in Waitsfeld, Vt.
 Mrs. Chas. Sewall of New York is visiting Miss Treat.
 Farmers say that the rain came little late for fall crops.
 This may be August, but a stranger would not suspect it.
 Miss Louise Jackson has been visiting in Brockport, Me.
 The Misses Goodwin were in New York city last week.
 E. A. Smith returned from visit in New York last Friday.
 Mrs. Charlie Crocker is having the city water put in her house.
 Ralph Rhoades of Hampstead, L. l., is visiting Lloyd Emory
 Everett Chaffee is visiting his brother, Dr. J. s. Chaffee.
 Mrs. u. Klauman spent Sunday with friends in Salisbury.
 Miss Bertha Heady is visiting friends in Goshen and Winsted.
 James Landon of Ashley Falls is visit ing his son, ". K. Landon. 1 Miss Mabel Cav of Poughkeepsie is visiting Mrs Percy Harris.
 Mrs. Raymond Bunting and son are visiting at Luther Browns.
 Mrs. Eliza Hopkins and daughter are visiting at Charlie Sabine's. #h. Frank Baker and Mrs. Kater of Kings ton are guests at w. w. Bakers. MT. and Mrs. 0. A. Low have gone for an auto trip among the Berkshires. Miss Mary Mackey is spending a week with friends in North East Centre. The M. E. Sunday school held their picnic at Indian Lake last Tuesday. few days last week on Mt. Riga.
 Miss Bessie Miller and Clinton are spending few weeks in Hillsdale. Mrs Elizabeth Powers and Miss Helen Bassett are camping at Nudge Pond. Miss Tillie Harris of Annandale, NY is the guest of Miss Dorothy Harris Miss Sadie Eggleston of Poughkeepsie is visiting her uncle, D. N. Eggleston. Frank McCormic of Hartford spent g few days last week with Mrs. Sullivan The Episcopal sale was held in the parish house and the receipts were $460 MT. and Mrs. Almon Todd of Wal tham, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Hotchkiss. The Misses Daisy and Carrie Landor left Monday for few drys' visit in Nor folk.
 Mr. and Mrs. Almon Todd of Wal than, Mass, are guests of Mrs. Hotch kiss.
 The Misses Wheeler are spend ding z few weeks ill cottage at Gloucester Mass.
 Mrs. E. B. St. John spent Sunday with her daughter, M rs. Dr. Moore, il Millerton.
 Rev. Snyder H. Barrett and wife ar, guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E F. Hazard.
 MT. and Mrs. George s. Handlin O Rutherford, N. J., are guests at tn, Taghkanic. +.
 Henry Warehouse and Prof. W. s Newell and families are camping a Long Pond.
 Master Gerald Eggleston is spending few days with his friend, Charles Way at Litchfeld.
 Charlie Miller, Warren Brown ant Leonard Prindle went to Lake George N r., on Friday.
 Mrs. Hopkins and daughter, Florence of Winsted have been visiting Mrs Charles Sabine.
 Miss Mary Klebes and Mrs. Franl Platte and son of Leedville spent Frida, at Robert Miller's.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29
x SHARON x

evening service, 730; prayer meeting, Thursday evening at 7.3O.
 St. Bernard's Church Rev. Father Smith, Pastor Morning service, 11.15; once each month at a. m.
 Second Congregational Church (Ells- worth) - Rev. w. E. Page, Pastor morning service. II; Sunday school, 1915; Christian Endeavor takes place of evening service at 7.3O; prayer meet ing, Thursday at 2.30 D. m.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29
Harlem Railroad.

Harlem RaiIrOnd. Trains arrive at Sharon Station, north bound at 925 8. m., LAO a. m., 2.50 D. m., 5.54 p. m., TAT p. m; southbound at 7.23 a. m., 9.09a. m., 1.39 p. m., 4.08 p. m., G. IA p. m. Sundays, northbound, at 1928 and 8.22 p. m.; southbound at 7.23 8. m. and 6.42 D. m.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS

LARGE furnished room to rent by the week.
 John F. Rains, Canaan, Conn.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
His Mothers Christmas.

Ten-year-old Adelph Scherder, whose
father died two months ago, came out OF
his home, at 94s Third avenue, Brooklyn.
yesterday afternoon carrying a toy bank
in which he had CO cents. He emptied
the money out of the bank to show a
boy companion, explaining that he had
saved it to buy a Christmas present for
his mother.
He was still counting the pennies. while
crossing Third avenue, to show the money
to another boy, when he was knocked
down by team of horses attached to a
truck owned by q bottling concern.
The wheels of the truck passed over the
boys abdomen. The boys mother wit
messed the accident from the window of
her hoqle and ran into the street. She
seized him in her arms and carried him
to the sidewalk. An ambulance was sum-
nsoned from the Norwegian hospital AS
DIR. Baumgard was lifting the injured boy
into the conveyance he begged the sur
eeon to get his pennies. which had been
scattered In the roadway.
They're for mammals S Christmas pres
ent," he said.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

at either end keep the sand or dirt from
working back into the tunnel
That's all except the pulley ard string
arrangement for pulling the cars through.
One way is 10 fasten a pulley on one
OF the ties at the end of the track. or 10
post driven into the ground. running
the string down the center of the track
around the pulley at both ends and back
along the side as shown at the foot Of the
page.
a crank on the wheels at either enl
can be fixed to turn the pulleys and thus
pull the cars through the tunnel.
Fig. II. shows another way of fixing
the pulley in the end OF the tunnel beard
with a crank at the side. the string run
ming back under the board F. Ia this
way the car can be pulled through the
tunnel by the string and then be free
TO go on along any length Of track YOU
may want TO add.
BY the first method the pulley and
crank would be In the way"
That's all there is to IT."
Again there came the screeching OF
brakes and the train slowed up while
the brakeman called out Grand Cen
trial. followed by the scramble for COATS
and luggage
Before Jack passed out OF the car the
old gentleman came marrying back and
handed him card. saying: You'll do
me favor IL you will call at my ofTlcs
some tirne this week as have a scheme
I'd like to talk over with you," and on
he hurried, leaving our friend gazing st
the name of one of the most prominent
newspaper men in the country.
(To be continued.)
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
old-Time Ghosts Are Gone.

I'VE don't hear anything more of the
old-style ghosts that used. TO haunt our
dwellin's draggin' heavy chains owe EN-,
in the midnight hours" said the. aEclent
citizen. ''an' I've come to the conclusion
they've gone out o. fashion-ain't the
style any more: an Lor' knows. I'd
rather they'd be behind the age than
tefore it, Two OF 'eIn use to haunt this
same house, an the way they kept me-
awake with the chain-draggin business
was somethin fearful! It finally occurred
to me they was performin' unnecessary
labors luggin' theml chains aroun' so 1
bought two tin rattles an left 'em con-
yenient with note suggestin' that they d
answer the purpose just as well, an come
handler To en-. That settled the whole
business-as far as they was concerned
for from that day to this there amt been
a ghost on the premises. Or. 1t may be,
they were humorous ghosts. an bust out
a-laughin' over the idea OF a digaifed
ghost goin' around springin' baby rat
tie on slumberin' humanity y!"-Atlantic
Constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
raAPrER Y
an rights reserved.)

.tu rights reserYed.l
The boat landed IN Sunday and Mon
day morning found Jack in the obser-
Nstion coach Of the Limited, fast ap-
preaching the city OF Metropolis, while
opposite him sat two men engaged in
some very earnest discussion.
The larger Of the two. a gentleman OF
Affairs, with an air OF prosperity about
hlm. sat next the window Inquiry
might have revealed the fact that
ne was z vel known inventor and con-
suiting engineer. Of Metropolis.
HIS seat mate was or an almost op-
posite type, a man thin OF face and
form, his cheek bones prominent, and
with z mass OF wiry. unruly hair; evil
Gently a sHrend man and thinker, and
known throughout the state as L leading
journalist and magazine contributor.
The conversation had reached some
what Of climax when tie elder turned
70 his companion with ar emphatic ges-
ture.
''rnere. he said. speaking Of faces
and tho inner man. there's an interesting
face opposite: what do you see behind
u2'
Tile journalist turned his gaze aerass
the aisle, where the object OF Tho remark
AN ADrN -+- Al4ttt AA- DgDh lEEtNttGl
lying upon his knee
lie saw a young reilov Of about .. Of
medium height and build though evi-
Gently muscular. His clothes were un-
uistabsbly of the ready-aade variety
and the goods very indifferent as TO
quality. His little college cap, which was
set far back on his head OF curly hair,
Lad seen much service. ard the light
overcoat which lay en- the seat beside
Linn was very shabby. These were
things not caIculeted 70 impress one
favorably. and yet as they looked clos sr
al the young mans facc>fhey saw alto
gsther an unmistabable air Of education
and refinement which marked him as
probably q college man and OF a good
family.
Wen, whats your decisiong' quericd
the elder
-Favorable."
Literary
TO a certain extent"
"Successfuls'
"Um-m-." and the Journalist scrutiniz-
ed more closely the face before Inn, not
ing the dreamy Took about the eyes and
the fsr-away expression Of the face. He
vas about 20 answer No. when the train
suddenly dashed over a bridge, plunged
into a tunnel and then emerged, screech-
lng from the otner sioe entering the out
skirts Of q little ses-board town. For
& few minutes the open sea was in sight
while in the middle foreground q light
house. not yet extinglashed, as the sun
as not yet above the horizon, was flash-
ing out its message at stated intervals.
In an instant the young fellows face
completely changed; his eyes dreamy
before, took on a look OF exceeding In
terest. and his whole bearing was differ
ent. The journalist was completely taken
back. 50 quickly was his decision un-
Gone
Well asked the other. 'Hayo you
decided?"
L certainly have was the answer
7 was only thinking how TO express
Il in wordB. The nearest l can tell it IS
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

and the elder man expressed his intense
interest as clever caricature of the
young man several seats in front took
shape upon the page.
Finally he asked: VIII you pardon a
question? I couldn't help but see the
picture Of that bridge you drew a few
miles back, and yet it wasn't just like
that particular one We passed either. It
looked as though it were drawn for some
special purpose, Or
1t vas" broke in the artist as he
drew out the sketch shown in Fig. l.
And its a model bridge-fixed up so boys
can make it. / have a club Of boys at
home and 1 hap them in their shopwork
by sending them descriptions Of things
10 make. This is. as 1 said.
A Model Bridge.
and constructed OF tin and sticks You
see the boys haven't much spending mon
ey so what 1 write them about must be
made from things ttat don't cost much.
Most OF the things for making the
schemes IS the boys call them, are
picked up around the house,
AS he spoke Stoddard and the old gen
tleman arose and came back to their seat
and stood for a moment looking on.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

'sThe stranger looked up from his
sketching and smiled. a smile which in
itself seemed to explain the situation and
why these men Of business should Go such
thing bordering almost OH inquisitive-
ness.
Sheer personality said Stoddard aft
erwsrd when thinking over the episode.
"sheer personality and he smiled in re-
membrance Of the young man whom he
could not forget and who put everybody
to rights with smile.
See this" broke in the engineer. and
starting at the beginning in his abrupt
and almost eccentric manner he told OF
the young mans club of boys and his
letters which he vowed those boys must
look for with interest.
'Yes.f said the stranger, when 1 start
zea in there were only my three nepnews.
but now there are a dozen OF. theN boys
N a club who pass around the letters and
read them over together, so it seems they
must be Interested"
But so on with your description"
said the engineer. Il want to tell my
boys how to make that bridge, too"
oh. all right, But there isn't much
TO aiescribe as the drawings show most
everything" and he held out the first
drawing which was somewhat like the
heading at the top of this page.
"Frst. you see, it consists OF q floor
board that runs clear across the part
you have to span-and here I've shown 1t
across a little canal-and on each side of
the floor board is d truss OF sticks and
tin and you can see from the drawing
just how they are arranged
Here Stoddard winked across at the en-
gineer.
say bentley, can you beat tnat for a
bridse?''
The engineer smiled. Not for you. :
sters, he answered, and turning to the
young fellow, added: But go on with
your description just as if we were these
same youngsters you're telling about
and lack went on.
Suppose the distance ON the sup
ports OF your bridge, or the span, is two
feet. Then select a good straight piece
OF half-inch board, or even thinner, long
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

Tle crowd or men and women WHO had
gathered hurriedly picked up the money
and handed IT TO the ambulance doctor.
who turned it over to the injured lad
The little fellow chung 10 the pennies
until the hospital was reached. There ne
became unconscious. The doctors said he
would probably die before Christclas-
New York Times.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Cotton Gins On The Way.

The rhlee cotton gins, purchased for the state convict farm at Dallas, and which have been on the way to Var her ever since October 5. arrived Sat
 HFday morning about o'clock from IeSarkana and left Little Rock over the Valley route for Warner at 11:30 o'clock and should by this time be d their point of destination The Iron Mountain officials Were notified that the state would not tolerate any un- nacessary delay in their transportation from this city to the convict railroad station The car containing the three gins was billed from Dallas October :, and did not leave the Texas Pacific wards until October 19 The balance Of the delay occurred while the car vas in transit from Dallas and while s.detFacked in the yards at Texarkana.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Hall For Conventions.

Secretary J. F. Letton of the Ltts Rock Boosters Club. is endeav0rGs to create enthusiasm in the prospss of q big convention hall in the capital city. His idea is to raise the moneT by popular subscription. This may sound like large amount to raise Il this way he said, but this Is the manner in which Kansas City raised the money for its convention ha4 and there Is not a finer one in the country, When this is considered taa task does not seem 10 be of such SIT nnedons magnitude There are malf national conventions which could oe brought to Little Rock were thefe such convention hal which t now impossible 10 secure. aT termiaed effort will be made bring the Trans-Mississippi tor gross here. and there are map such meetings that would come he's had the city a suitable meeting pIas to offer. Not only conventions pa- many other meetings, would use ns convention hall. and in this Way ! would soon be made to pay more taaA the expense of keeping l.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Berry Took charae Monday.

L. I. Berry Jr, Of Marion. Cfitten. don eonntE who Was recently appoint ed assistant adjataat general 10 sue ceed J F Martineau who was ap- pointed chancellor If the Pulaski dis trict to succeed Judge Jesse NJ. Hart. who was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court 10 succeed the late Justice E Rid3iek. assumed the duties If his position Monday. + was Rot known whether Nr Berry took the oath of office at his home. which he could do Or whether he decided 10 wait nntil he arrived in Little Rock be. fore qualifying for the position. Since his salary begins from the time he is sworn in | Is presumed that he had already had the oath administered 10 him before coming to this city. Mai. l. E. Jett has been engaged in pre- paring a roster Of the Arkansas Ma. tionai Guard. which he had completed for delivery to the new assistant adiu. tant general upon his arrival.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
State Capital Notes
Board Selects 4 Site.

The Carnegie Library Board met the first of the week and selected as a site for the proposed new library building. three lots at the southwest corner of Seventh and Louisiana streets. and the dreams of the public spirited and the literary inclined citi- zens of the capital city, in which loomed .p a handsome and commo- dious public library. are about to be realized No definite plans have as yet been made but il is expected that Edward L. Tipton of New York, the architect who has designed many of the Carnegie libraries throughout the country, will be here within few days. and commence work on the plans al once The liggary project was preached about a year ago and in a quiet way that gave no presage of the present splendid realization. H F Auten. Mayor Lenon and T. NJ
 Mehaffy were al luncheon when the latter gentleman casually mentioned that he had been To St. Louis for sey- eraI days gathering information from one = the libraries in that city. This gave rise 10 the natural query. Why isn't there a library in Little R0ek?s
 Suffice t 10 say that before the gen. tiemen separated after their luncheon. theY agreed to propose the question to q number of other business and professional men of the city Some time later there was another lunch con. at which some 15 citizens sat
 Before f was over they had sub scribed over sf6ho toward a library
 A Library Committee was then appoint ed. wth II F. Auten as chairman, and within a few days they had raised over $2a.6a0 as a public subscription
 Following the appointment of the board. negotiations were carried on with Andrew Carnegie which finally resulted in inc securing of a dona- ton of sSsl0o for the building alone
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Withdrawals Are Limited

Little Rock banks have adoDta5 X, course pursued in other cities n -. vent possible runs. and from pov r, Ill the furry is over. cash witbd-,x,I, by depositors will be limited to F, per day. except to meet nav ,op, However, clearing house eertisc,,s, for balance on deposit will he is,p., upon request These certificate. .s new variety of emergency eurrap.v available for banks alone. T. is u,s orized by an organization of bank, secured by bonds or other eolla.a,,l and is advocated by bankers as tbs 5est means Of securing an elasj. currency IL differs from the hsrt note. in that t is restricted to tbs 'as .seat of daily balances at the clearing house. Shipments of cu, rencY 10 country correspondents have been discontinued and institutions to which the recommendation apple; nave already decided 10 require 10 tice Of withdrawal Of deposits. 4 number of bankers from various parts of the state have been here within the past few days inquiring into cond. fions. but it is said that practically none has been after currency. and that all believe they vii! be able 0 hold their own.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Want Commercial Congress.

Plans for the bringing of the iial, Mississippi Commercial Congress Little Rock in 1908 have been diseus'.4 by the members of the Board ol ial,, 7, and all of the 20 delegates who VI. represent Arkansas al the eonsiss, a to open at Muskogee, November :. :. will work throughout the sesSio- .,s accomplish this. Little Rock IS amy. able to care for the delegates u s.. sa4s a convention, and the united el@m , of all the delegates appointed nm ,s this state will be made 10 bring ,r..b. sas here next year Last year III "s ..,. ington the congress for 1'oi was .'.n 'o dered to the Little Rock deiesaa.- .s., but they did not believe the | .lr could entertain the congress p'ope''i' I,. i. so declined the honor. The e., s,o,. now in shape to entertain . oO. ., ton of this magnitude and ~AH'' ~ opportunity to do so.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Highwayman Kills Victim.

Ed Robinet of Newport died recent iy from the effects of wounds inflicted by negro highWayman. He was rid ing .long the road when he was met by the negro who fired without warn ing. He vas then robbed and left by the roadside The rob5er afterwards met Ed Peeg. a negro and took from him s50 and bottle of whiskey. and constable Stone and young man 5y the name of Harris. shooting and rob. ping both Of them Young Harris is in critical condition.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Will File Appeal A.

Attorney General " Y
 announced that he will w.s. ni''y has in filing his appeal in the ss.. .e 10 tn. case In which the pplasr. @'e espitq Court .oyerruled his dernn,. m. e'cat petition for writ of mapdam' 'o as $. Alexander. state canitnl oy '. sioner' to compel the state ,na,' eoaas honor his warrant on the s,atl aaal''' b 'ol fund. At the recen, n'. .a.s eap+ the Capitol Commission. bins ss,as [ Ing to about s15.oa0 Were .Io'a's .m paid. but none of the von.. a''Os-s. been presented to the anai,o- aa eiaimant knowing that they wo.,, saa De honored. There is in .h ''u as treasury to the credit of tbe s,.. S sAa ltol fund about s266. 6.00a I, ap mated that the tax of opoh.,, ese levied for the state capitol vln TI :, all Tn next year about $50 08a .s,s. s.las acknowledged 10 b. a ee,sa.+., e.- 2 estimate, as the increase in .. ,-.'s ments in the state this ye.r s'sss ~ amount to about 10 per cen. u.l' " the total Assessed value of nro.. -a.s in Arkansas about S3mA1o 0o0 Ss',. sos the Supreme Court uphold tba daai' d.'s of the Pulaski Circuit Court in ova.1 ing the Kirby demurrer +bara min :, v available next year for tho oor.'' ' ton Of tEe state capitol about ,2;ss,
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Fight Tn County Jail.

Johnson Baker. a farmer who lives near Mountain Home. and Is confined in the county jail charged with shoot ing and seriously sounding . boF named Walker. became involved in a quarrel with Jerome Wells. a neighbor. who had called al the jail 10 see him. and strue. him with a large piece of iron, crushing his skull Baker then cut his own throat with large knife in an attempt to commit suicide and il Is thought he viii die as result of his injuries.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
Prison Sentence Given.

Mayor w C. Faucette of Argenta. and Frank Cumnock. former mayor of Barring Cross. who were convicted by jury in the Pulaski Circuit Court on charge of conspiracy to bribe the jury in the trial of State Senator A. l. Gross, were sentenced by Judge Robert J. Lea Tuesday morning 10 pay fine of sl00 and to be i'm prisoned in the county jail for a term of three months. They were granted an appeal and released on $500 bonds.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
huroere. Attempts Suicide.

Dave hiuloe. the negro minstrel who slew J. N. Kent Of Pike county. at Hot Springs. attempted to commit sui- eide b. cutting his throat. Feeling against the negro is intense at Hot Springs. where the killing Wa. done. and mob violence is feared The ne- gro. $ victim was a man Of consider able prominence and wealth in Pike county. where he owned several farms. His wife is said to be prost-ated with grief, and his little e-months-old child may die as a result of .e tragedy because of the mothers condition
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-01
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Oest Ends Case.

GoEsn Beard. the negro. who was in prison a. Mar-aana under sentence of death, charged with a criminal as s2alt oa Annie Hartley. q white woman living a. Helena, died recently Of consumption. The negro was con Flcted solely oa the evideaee ot the Hartley woman After his conviction the woman confessed that she had sworn falsely and that the negro hal not assaulted her. The judge. before whom Beard was first tried held that he had no right to reopen the case on the strength Of this confession. however, and Governor Day.s vas ap- pealed to. He refused to pardon the segro. and the case was then appealed 10 the Supreme Court of he United States. where it was pending q the time of Boards dea.A.