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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20

ANCIENT ORDER HBERNIANS,
DIVISION NO. /.
Meets every first and third WedHes-
day. at p. m, In c. B. U. Hall, Fort
street. Visiting brothers cordially in
vited to attend.
H. F. DAWSON. Pres.
F. D. CREEDON, Sec.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20

JENNIE JACOBSON. NJ. E. C.
GRACE O'BRIEN. NJ. of r. & S.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20

OLIVE BRANCH REBEKAH LODGE
NO. 2. /. O. o. F.
Meets every first and third Thurs
day, at 1880 p. M. in Odd Fellows
Hall, Fort street Visiting Rebekahs
are cordially invited to attend.
ANITA PHILLIPS, N. G.
AGNES dunno, Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20
Fraternal Meetings

Fraternal Meetings
HONOLULU TEMPLE NO. 1, PYFH
Ian SISTERS.
Meets every second and fourth Mon
day, at knights of Pythias' Hall. KING
street. All visitors cordially invited &c
attend.
JENNIE JACOBSON, NJ. E. c.
GRACE O'BRIEN. NJ. of r. & S.
POLYNESIA ENCAMPMENT. NO. 1,
I. o. o. T.
Meets every first and third Friday
Of the month, at 1880 p. m, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Fort street. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
M. T. SIMONTON, C. P.
Il. LA PIERRE, Scribe.
EXCELSIOR LODGE NO. l., L o. o. F.
Meets every Tuesday evening. at 1880,
In Odd Fellows HaA-. Fort street.
| Visiting brothers cordially invited to
attend,
A. H. HoDsoN. N. G.
L. L. LA PIERRE. Secretary.
HARMONY LODGE NO. 8. /. o. o. F.
| Meets every Monday evening, at 7.So,
In Odd Fellows Hall. Fort street. VS.
iting brothers cordially invited to at
| tend.
| CHAS. A. SIMPSON, N. G..
e. r. HENDRY, Secretary.
PACIFIC REBEKAH LODGE, NO. 1,
| 10. O. F.
Meets every second and fourth
| Thursday, at 1880 p. M, Odd Fellows
Hall, Fort stree.. Visiting ReDekahs
are cordially invited to attend.
MARION WRIGHT. N. G.
JENNY JACOBSON, Secy.
OLIVE BRANCH REBEKAH LODGE
NO. 2. I. o. o. F.
Meets every first and third Thurs
day. at 1880 p. M. in Odd Fellows
Hall, Fort street Visiting Rebekahs
are cordially invited to attend.
ANITA PHILLIPS, N. G.
AGNES dunno, Secretary.
OCEANIC LODGE NO. 81. F. A 81.
Meets on the last Monday Of each
month. at Masonic Temple
Visiting brethren and members of
Hawai- ian and Pacific are cordially in
vited to attend
CHAS. A. BON, w. NJ.
F. wALDRON, Sec.
LEAH CHAPTER NO 2. o. z. 8.
Meets every third Monday. at T3o
p. m, In the Masonic Temple. Visiting
sisters and brethren are cordially in
vited tn attend.
ALICE G.. HERRICK, w. NJ.
ADELAIDE M. WEBSTER, See.
LEI ALOHA CHAPTER, NO. s,
o. e. g.
Meets at the Masonic Temple every |
second Saturday of each month, at 1880
o. m. Visiting sisters and brothers are
cordially invited to attend
MARGARET HOWARD, w. NJ.
LOUISE A. TRUE. Secy.
LADIES' AUXILIARY, A. o. a.,
DIVISION NO. /.
Meets every first and third Tuesday,
at s p. m. In c. B. q. Hall. Fort street.
Visiting sisters are cordially invited to
attend.
MRS. M. COwES, Pres.
MAUD O'SULLIVAN, Secy.
ANCIENT ORDER HIBERNIANs,
DIVISION NO. /.
Meets every first and third WedHes-
lay. at s D. m, In c. B. U. Hall, Fort
street Visiting brothers cordially in
vited to attend.
H. F. DAWSON. Pres.
F. D. CREEDON, Sec.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY LODGE, NO. 8,
K. Of p.
Meets every saturday evening, at 1889
o'clock. I'm Harmony Hall, King street.
Visiting brothers cordially invited to
attend
L. a. WOLF, c. c.
E. A. JACOBSON. K Of R. & s.
4 COURT CANOES,
Az A. NO. S110. A. o. T.
MY Meets every second and
A~ fourth Tuesday of each
SY month. at 7:s0 p. m, in San
~A Antonio Hall, Vineyard
u street. Visiting brothers
cordially invited to attend.
NJ. A. SILVA, C. r.
- M. PACHECO, F. s.
COURT LUNALu.o, NO. $500, A. o. F.
Meets every first and third Wednes-
day evenings of each month, at 1880. in
K Of p. Hall, King street. Visiting
brothers cordially invited.
GEO. MALE, c. r.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20
HONOLULU TEMPLE NO. 1, PYTH-
IAN SISTERS.

Meets every second and fourth Mon
day, at knights of Pythias' Hall, kins
street. All visitors cordially invited to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20
Fraternal Meetings
FUNERAL NOTICE.

i 1olO1llok V4NSIAAASS
FUNERAL NOTICE.
HAWAIIAN LODGE NO. 81, F. &
A. M
OK
All members of Hawaiian Lodge No.
q, r. & A. NJ, are requested to as
semble at the Masonic Temple, We'd
nesday. February 20. at o'clock p. m,
for the purpose of attending the
funeral of our late brother, Andrew
Brown, 2. NJ
Members of Pacific and Oceanic
Lodges and all sojourning brethren are
invited to attend.
BY order OF the w. NJ
K. r. G.. WALLACE,
Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20

Mrs. Theresa Wilcox appeared as an
attorney on her own behalf in Judge
Lindsay's court yesterday in Dickey
VS.. Cummings. in which the validity of
the deed held by ker to certain Ho-
nolulu property had been questioned.
The bulk of the evidence offered by
the de- ense was to the effect that both
the signatures of w. H. Cummings
and his attorney w. La Peterson,
which appeared on the deed in ques-
ton, were spurious.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-20
POLYNESIA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 1.


Meets every first and third Friday
Of the month, at 1880 p. M, In Odo
Fellows Hall. Fort street. Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
NJ. T. SIMONTON, c. p.
L. L. LA PIERRE, Scribe.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
Blodgett a Candidate

Representative George H. Blodgett of Ashley Falls is candidate for re-nom- ination at the coming convention to be held on October in the town hall in Great Burlington. This announcement of MT. Blodgett will be somewhat of a surprise to members of his party as it was expected that the nomination in Oc- tober would be given a Great Barring ton man. This makes three republican candidates who have declared themselves as wanting the plum. They are Col A.
 J. Hunt, Editor J. E. Clarey of the Berkshire Courier and MT. Blodgett made fine run last year, carrying the district by big vote over the demo- cratic candidate, J. H. Malony. It is pretty generally known that the demo- crats consider MT. Clarey the hardest man to defeat, and that they are having some trouble to get candidate to op- pose him.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
Verdict in Five Minutes

Our Millerton correspondent says: On Friday morning Judge Paine called Court to order to try Mir. Stankey, the horse trader, in the deer case. Lawyer D. J. Gleason was the counsel for the defendant and District Attorney Mack of Poughkeepsie prosecuted the case for the State. At l2 o'clock the jury filed out to decide on their verdict. At just l2:05 they filed back in the court room and rendered their verdict of mot guilty" In the afternoon new jury was drawn and James Myers was tried for his part in the case, Lawyer F. L. Conklin defending him. Verdict of mot guilty" was also brought in in this case. There is rumor that the District Attorney served papers for civil suit to be tried in Poughkeepsie.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
Druggists Licenses

The druggists will this year make
 their application for licenses on different forms from those used hitherto. The new forms, which were held up, pending a decision from the attorney general,
 have been received by the county com. missioners and are being distributed as desired. Heretofore the druggists have used the regular liquor license forms in. serting the word druggists" before the word license. The new form bears the word druggist" printed in, and no ref. erence is made to the fact that the place of business is within 200 feet of church, parochial school, public school or public The clause and provision for five signers under the new is the same as in the regular liquor license forms, as man who signs for druggist cannot sign for another applicant, nor can man who has already signed for liquor applicant sign for drug applicant.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
SHARON'S ABANDONED FARMS
They Number a Dozen or More
 Might be Made Productive.

A Sharon man who is in position to know whereof he speaks, informs us that there are in the southwestern part of the town dozen or more farms which are practically abandoned. He says that the windows of the houses have been covered with boards, that the buildings are going to decay, that the naturally fertile fields are rapidly be- coming mass of stunted trees and un- derbrush and that a condition of desola- ton prevails in that section.
 The claim is made for the land that it is as productive as that ill other sections of the town where farming is success fully carried on.
 The reason for the abandonment of these pieces of property is not known in every instance. In some cases, however, it is said that the inability to obtain help had much to do with it, i'll other instances, the young people left and went to the city and the parents, hav- ing reached advanced age and acquired sufficient amount of the worlds goods to live in comfort, endeavored to sell the farms and not being successful. moved to city or village aud left them unoccupied.
 But there now appears to be hope that some of these abandoned places will be reclaimed as they have come to the at tention of a Jewish organization in New York city called The Jewish Agricul- turial and Industrial Aid Society. It is a duly incorporated organization which purchases cheap farms and other prop erty and then re-sells, on easy terms, to people of that nationality. The town records show several instances where a small amount has been paid on such property and mortgage given for the balance. a.-E
 Although these people, as a rule. have very limited knowledge of farming. and take up the work under adverse condi- tions, some of them meet with very good results, in fact is said there is one instance where foreigner purchased one of these farms several years ago, making small payment and giving a mortgage for the balance of the pur. chase price. To-day he owns the farm clear of debt, has erected new buildings and has money ill the bank.
 It is understood that some of the city people who spent the past summer, or portions of it, in Sharon have inspected some of the farms in question with 8 view to purchasing them for summer homes.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
HAS WRITTEN 17 MILES
Town Clerk Herman c. Rowley of
 Sharon has Unique Record.

For eleven years Herman 0. Rowley has held the office of town clerk in the town of Sharon. During that time he has probably done more writing than any other man in the village. He has covered hundreds of pages of the town records and other volumes prescribed to be kept by law. An estimate made as the result of nasty examination of these books is that during these eleven years he has written 1879 pages. They contain from % to 55 lines each. Con- servatively averaging 40 lines to the page if the lines were formed into one continuous string it would reach 7,16o feet from the town hall or a distance of about 1224 miles. And when it is con- sidered that the duties of the office re- quires considerable amount of writing i'll addition to records, etc., it is esti- mated that three q four miles of quill driving would need to be added to the string, say total of about l6 or 1 miles handwriting enough to reach from Sharon to Canaan. It is believed that MT. Rowley holds the state record in this respect, size of the town considered
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
CANAAN RETAINS
 HOSIERY PLANT OUTSIDE CAPITAL IS INVESTED
Weekly Production will be Increased From 300 Dozen to 1000 Dozen Pairs of Hose Will Need 20 More 0perators-12 are now Available Boarding Places Found.

THE NEWS is much gratified to learn that the hosiery blunt of the Reliable Manufacturing Company is to remain in Canaan. This conclusion was reached by the company few days ago after several weeks of indecision. AS we have before said, the company started from the outset that the plant would not be moved from Canaan except as a last resort.
 Outside capital was approached, an investigation of the past and present conditions of the plant invited, and the prospects outlined. These prospective investors were not slow to realize that it is concern with future and they readily took sufficient amount of stock to provide the company with funds to materially enlarge the plant. And the company's loyalty to Canaan caused them to reject the half dozen or more fiattering offers which they received from as many Boards of Trade in vari- ous cities. ....
 We have said before, and we still be- lieve, that Canaan does not realize the value of this industry, now in its in- fancy, or an effort would have been made to give it local assistance, a few weeks ago, but as we have said, these out-of-town parties recognized the possi- bilities of this plant and have invested their money in it and manager Roberts will leave town this week to purchase new machinery which will increase the output of the plant to 1000 dozens pairs of hose per week. The present weekly product is 300 dozen pairs.
 The help question is also assuming a more favorable aspect. Twelve names are now on tho waiting list and each of these persons has agreed to commence work as soon as the new machinery ar rives. Eight more employees will be needed, or total of 20 more than the present force, principally loopers.
 Boarding places for 30 operators have been pledged by Canaan people. there fore another obstacle, which was in the way of the company's progress a few weeks ago, has been surmounted.
 It will not be necessary at the present time to enlarge the building but the in- crease in the equipment will occupy all the space available and with the next enlargement of the plant the size of the building will need to be increased.
 Now it is up to The Booster Club, the Board of Trade and every loyal Canaan ite to make every possible effort to keep the industry ball rolling. What Ga naan needs is industries that will give employment to men. With them will come the woman and girl help needed in such industries as the Reliable.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
Free Telegraph Schools

Within few days the Boston and Albany railroad will start a free tele- graph school at Springfield. Another school is to be opened in Albany. In- structors will be chosen later. Students will be expected to enter the employ of the road when they have finished the course, the school having been started because of the demand for operators necessitated by the going into effect of a shorter working day October on that part of the line that is in New York state. Then, too, the law cutting down a working day to nine hours will apply generally February 1.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26

cushion, the base man making a re- markedly fine one-hand catch of high throw. Ralph Stanton's hit was cap tured by the short stop. Nothing to naught.
 Second Inning-Great Burlington Hines placed his club three times where the ball wasn't, Fuller hit to R. Stanton and was thrown out at first, w. Crown was hit near the gambrel joint by the ball and hobbled to first and Costello s sky scraper made gentle descent into Dyes glove out in left garden.
 Canaan-Brewer's hit would have gone to the potato patch had the short stop not been in the way but it was fumbled and Brewer reached the first pillow, Ellis hit between left and centre for @ base, advancing Brewer to second, the short stop appropriated Percy Stanton's hit, Dye and Shleiffarth failed to connect with the sphere.
 Naught to nit.
 Third Inning-Great Burlington Flynn flew to Shleiffarth, G. Grown flew tol Dye and Mo Dermott made three more slashes in the atmosphere. Canaan-Merriman hit safe. the third baseman fumbled F. Stanton's hit, Merriman reached second and Stanton first, Weymouth hit for base and Merriman was headed off at third, R. Stanton sacrificed, advancing Weymouth and F. Stanton. Then up came Brewer and sent the ball to the tall cornstalks. bringing in Weymouth and F. Stanton, Ellis continued the slaughter of Null hall curves by long drive out into the lot, bringing Brewer home. In the at tempt to cut off Brewers run, the centre fielder threw high to the catcher and Ellis was perched on third when the ball was returned to the diamond. At this point, the rain put an end to the contest Canaan 3, Great Harrington O.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
108,324 RAILROAD VICTIMS
Statistics Covering Period ofOne Year
 Ending June 30, 1906.

The annual report of the Interstate OommeSce Commission issued last week gives some interesting facts regarding the railroads of the coun5ry. This re- port covers the period from July l. 1905 to July 1, 1906.
 It shows that on the latter date the single track Imileage in the United States was 224, ,363.17. This was 6, 6,262. 13 miles moEe than at the end of the present year, enough to reach twice across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific having been constructed in one year. The number of persons employed on the railroads was 1,521, ,S55. The gross earnings of the railways in the United States from the operation of 222, $40. 80 miles of line were for the year $2, ,235, ,765, 167. The total amout of wages and salaries paid during the year was $9OO,8 ,653- The operating ex- penses were $l, l,5s6, 877, ,271-
 The railroads in 1906 used 51. 772 loco motives. The number of cars of all classes was ,958,9 ,912.
 The report indicates that the number of passengers carried by the railways in the year was 99,507, ,838 and the average revenue per passenger per mile for the year was 2.002 eents-
 The total number of casualties to per- sons on the railways for the year was 1O8, ,324, of which 1b,618 represented the number of persons killed and 97, 705 the number injured. Casualties occurred among three general classes of railway employees, as follows: Trainmen, 2,3l0 killed and 34 ,989 injured: switch tenders crossing tenders, and watchmen, 147 killed, 1926 injured; other employees, 1472 killed, 0,686 injured.
 The number of passengers killed in the course of the year was 359 and the num- Der injured 1O,764. There were 146 passengers killed and 6,O53 injured be- cause of collisions and derailments. The total number of persons other than em- ployees and passengers killed was 6330; injured, 10,241.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
Canaan-Great Harrington

Libtle Mister Mulhall,
 Reputation and all
 Came to town on the afternoon train.
 By his confident mein
 Twas plain to be seen He thought the game would be his with
 out strain.
 But Diff and then swat
 All over the lot
 Went the ball from the Canaanites' clubs.
 For "Mul' twas no fun.
 Each hit meant 0 run, He's changed his mind about Nutmeg
 state dubs."
 The Great Harrington base ball team stepped off the cars at Canaan Saturday so full of confidence that it fairly pulled the bottoms off their coats. But this confidence had passed away ere the rain put stop to the three-inning piece of a game which was played. The scorewas to 0 in favor of Canaan and as the Canaan batsmen took kindly to Mulhall' s delivery and were swatting the ball at will, ther was every reason to believe that the Berkshire County boys would have been totally eclipsed had nine innings been played. On the other hand Percy Stanton's s shoots, slants and twists proved so illusiye to the Barring tonites that only one of them reached first base and he was hit by pitched ball.
 The story in detail is as follows:
 First inning-Great Harrington went first to bat. Mo Dermott mutilated the ozone three times, Mulhall's hut fell in to Dyes outstretched hands ill left field and remained there and Nally popped an easy one to Ralph Stanton on third. . Canaan-Percy Stanton tapped the sphere easily for fear of breaking his club and pitcher Mulhall gobbled it and threw him out at first. Weymouth hit to third and was thrown out at the first
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
Potatoes are Rotting

Farmers in the vicinity of Falls Will lage are having an unfortunate experi- ence with their potatoes, i. G., they are rotting badly. Charles Hanchett dug 300 bushels and says it is doubtful if the crop nets 40 bushels of sound tubers. Another man placed 27 bushels in his cellar and every potato routed. Every day the story of rot is repeated by farm CTS who drive into the village and it is estimated that not more than one fourth of the crop will be saved.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
TOOK CHURCH RECORDS
Some Ancient History Relative to South
 Canaan Church.

Plowdon Stevens of New York City who is engaged in ferreting out the Stevens genealogy, was in Falls Village recently and imparted piece of inform ation relative to the South Canaan Con- gregational church that, it appears, is not generally known.
 It appears that some time between 1750 and 1760, contention arose between the members and the church was divided by the withdrawal of several who went to Saltwater, N, T., where they organ ized Congregational society and gave it the same name as the South Canaan church, i. G., "The Church of Christ of Canaan" These people, it develops, took with them the original records of the church covering the period from the organization of tho society up to and in- cluding the year of the membership division. These records are now in the possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Seymour Ferris of Saltwater who seems inclined to retain them but who according to postal written few days ago by Mir. Stevens to Falls Villager, might pro- vide the members of the parent church with transcript of the records-for consideration.
 The custodian of the South Canaan church records at the present tune is Marshall O. Dean and these records date from 176o to the current year,
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
MUST CARRY LICENSES
Hunters Violate Law When They Leave
 License Cards Home

T1uHtcTS Slcldle Law when | n6y Leave
 License Cards Home
 Local hunters have been perplexed re- garding the meaning of the new hunter s license law on one point.
 In Section of the law regarding these licenses it is said: "Said license shall be valid for and during the term of one year from the date of issue thereof, and no longer, shall not be transferable, and shall be produced for examination upon demand of any commissioner of fisheries and game, game warden, game protector, sheriff, constable, police officer, or other officer authorized to arrest for crime, or the owner of lessee in actual occupancy of any land upon which such licensed person may be found.
 The point has been raised as to whether or not hunter who had forgotten his license card at home or had lost it in the woods and yet had supposed that he had it with him would be liable to arrest if he were confronted by an officer who 1hesSAC O oOhlelhd upOiA AOl bllS pre- sentation of the license card.
 Gideon H. Welch, judge of the Com snon Pleas Court, is reported as saying that any hunter found on another per sons property and without his license e. I'd in his possession is an offender against the law. He says: "The law clearly means that obedience to its pro- visions includes the actual possession by a hunter of his license card while hunt ing on the property of another person that actual possession shall consist of having the license card on the hunters person at all times while hunting. If a hunter not having his license card os, his person is found by an officer to bsS hunting on another's property the officer should arrest said hunter. and in | my opinion, if the court before which | the arrested man is taken follows the | letter of the law the hunter will be punished just the same as if he had never taken out license"
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-26
State Road at Lime Rock

A piece of State road is to be built from the Lime Rock hotel to the rail. road station, distance of lI6 miles. It will be much appreciated by the travelling public in general and the Barnum, Richardson Company of Lime Rock in particular as they draw 125 tons of iron to the station daily.