Connecticut western news., 1907-11-14
Silver Sliced Sweeney


 penetrated the flesh a distance of one and one half inches consequently Dan has been off duty for several days, He was sandpapering a floor when the silver performed the puncture.
 More Inconvenience.
 Another railroad inconvenience for people in this section has resulted from a recent change of time on the Boston and Albany road. For several years it has been possible to leave here at 9:43 a. m. and make York state connections at State Line, Mass. This is no longer possible inasmuch as the B. 6 A. train runs earlier under the new schedule. Twelve New Woodmen.
 On Wednesday evening last District Deputy l.. B. Koopman of New Haven conducted the initiatory exercises by which the membership of Wangum Camp of Modern Woodmen was increased by 12. A delegation of Woodmen came over from Laksville. It is expected that another class nearly as large will be in- itiated at a meeting to be held in the near future.
 Looking for Reform School
 On Saturday afternoon a man, &C., companied by boy, alighted from the southbound train on the Berkshire di- vision and inquired for the industrial school. He was off his beat, away off. He wanted to reach Canaan Four Cor ners, N. Y. near which village is an in- dustrial or reform school where bad little boys are remodeled into good ones. The boy he had with him was one on whom he wished the remodeling pro- cess tried. He took the next train back to New York state.
 Change of Time.
 A change of time went into effect on the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford railroad, Berkshire division, Monday. The 1928 northbound express has been taken off and the train formerly leaving here at 1:02 will leave at 12:41. The train formerly leaving here for the south at 5:07 has been discontinued as has been the Saturday afternoon northbound train and the Sunday evening south bound. The Sunday afternoon south bound train formerly arriving here at 5:52 now reaches here at 4:09.
 Injured by Fall.
 While picking apples in the Scoville orchard at Chapinville, recently, Leon, of from tree and injured his arm. Inas- much as he did not recover as rapidly as he ought, he was brought here Saturday by MT. Phelps and an operation was per formed by Dr. Adam. It was found that one bone in the forearm had been slight ly fractured and that this bone and the other bone in the arm were growing to- gether. pr. Adam performed an operation, separating the bones, and the little patient is now doing nicely. School Notes
 Miss Harriet Stone, the superintend ent of schools, is in town this week, and the school supplies have been moved to Room II in the Canf1eld block
 Mrs. Bierce was in Hartford last week to hear Paderewski's concert. She also spent, some time in visiting schools there.
 According to the enumeration this year there are in the district two hun dred and thirty-one children over four and under sixteen years of age.
 Giles Stewart, formerly superintend- ent of schools in New Britain. visited some of the schools in this village last Friday.
 Miss Taylor and Miss Ferris, the teachers who are boarding at Mrs. Hamm's, took trip to Great Barring ton Saturday.
 Cranford Club Tenth Anniversary.
 The most enjoyable event of the season took place at the home of Mrs. 0. w. Camp last Saturday afternoon, when the Cranford Club and friends gathered to celebrate the Club tenth anniversary. The spacious parlors presented an at- tractiye appearance in their decoration of miniature flags and flowers, the for mer representing both foreign and na- tive countries of which the club had mabe study and the cnrysanthemums i'll their beautiful robes of yellow and white were representative of the club colors. After an informal reception, the president took the floor, entertain ing the assemblage in a most pleasing manner by presenting few reminiscent ces of the clubs past history, which had been most thoughtfully and interesting ly written by one of the charter mem bers, Miss Granger. After the reading gavel of olive wood was presented to the president for future use in putting the wagging tongues to silence. Then followed a song, in which all voices join ed heartily in singing words appropriate ly written for the occasion and set to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne."