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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
Democratic State Delegate Convention.

AT a meeting held at Jersey City last
Thursday, the Democratic State Committee
fixed Tuesday, April %, as the date, and Tay-
lor Opera House, Trenton, as the place, for
holding the Democratic State Convention to
elect delegates to the National Conyention
to be held at Denver. The basis Of repre-
sentatiyes will be one vote for each 200
cast at she last Gubernatorial election, and
one for each graction over 100, but each
township, ward and borough will be ensi-l
tied to at least one vote.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
Price Of Feed July 1897 April 1908.

A dairy farmer near Woodbury. cams
across an old feed bill yesterday dated July
2, 1897, and there are the prices by Taylor
Bros. Corn, 391cents per bushel crushed
corn, $l4 per ton; bran, $ll.50 per ton.
These prices are less than one bali present
prices, yet, he says, milk is supposed to
sell at 1897 prices.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
GFanae TO Confer Degrees.

On Saturday evening, next, Hurffville.
Grange will confer the Sd and 4sh degrees
on class ST fifteen
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-04-02
THE WILLIAM MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL OF WOODBURY.. N ].
Plan by Clifford III. shivers. Architect,
of Woodbury.. y, y.

assembly
Working
preparation Bids will reveal the cost Of construction
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Communications Fr om Canaanites
 FaVoring No-License.

Communications Fr om Canaanites
 Favoring No-License.
 East Canaan, Conn, Sept. 28, 'OS Editor THE NEWS:
 North America is to-day in the midst of the biggest and most encouraging fight with the liquor traffic the world d1 has ever known. Canada and the United States are waking up to the danger and are fighting this age old sin of drinking. No time in the worlds history have there been such conditions of agitation The person who is indifferent to the heaven inspired movement for sober country, or who thinks that discussion of the subject is bore, needs education on the subject. An insane asylum tested the sanity of it's patients by turn. ing them into yard overflowing with water from running tap, ,and told them to mop it up. An inquirer asked the keeper of the asylnm why he did this ? Replied "Them as isn't idiots turns off the tap" As a nation we are just be- ginning to find out what idiots we were mopping the yard instead of turning off the spigot and stopping the flow. We are learning what fools we are to let anyone come into our town and turn on the spigot, to keep us mopping. This Is the whole question Ill a nutshell. A petition has been signed asking for a vote on license in our October election. It is a question whether the spigot shall be turned on and our fair town be flooded with all the woes of intemperance, or will we keep the spigot turned off? I believe if every right minded citizen does his duty, we will have no occasion for mopping. Who wants a saloon in East Canaan? The business men of Ca- naan do not want a legalized saloon at the hotel or anywhere else. Who then wants to turn on the spigot and food our town with the drink evil? Persons who have lost all sense of justice and right living. I really do not think that the people of this town are going to be fooled Shall those who have patronized the "blind pigs" of our town, making them possible or who have not but will not lift one finger to close them, now be allowed to add the greater curse the legalized place of drinking? Will not every sane man throw a better environ ment around the young men of our town? When all the towns on the Housatonic. from Bridgeport to Pittsfeld will vote no license, shall the town of North Ca naan vote license and reverse a record of over twenty years, and the only town where legalized drinking is allowed. Are we idiots or men and women as God intended we should be with reason and judgment for the right against the wrong? c. w. HANNA
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

rave another Ie3oX Dale here at the junction? Would Sunday be more quiet? Would there be one drinking place or many. who knows?
 Does history show that tii. institu. tion has reduced the catalogus of crime {? Ii license prevails could we do without regular police pupervision? What would it cost? Would we have to enlarge our jail room? Would court expenses be reduced?
 What would the saloon do for our boys? Would it make them stronger. healthier, cleaner. better? Would seri- ons, thoughtful father license anyone to tempt his boy? Did you ever hear that an officer of the Ohio State Liquor League advocated that missionary work be done among the boys, suggesting that nickels expended in treats to the boys now will return in dollars to the liquor mems tills after the appetites have been formed? Is it right in the light of conscience before man, before God to vote to license an institution which has such purposes in view?
 Rev. E. c. Gillette.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
LANEVlLLE

Chas. Bohlmann returned with his wife last week after taking his weeks vacation and visiting his parents.
 The much needed cross walks in front of Roberts store and across the road in front of the bank have been installed and will prove of great value.
 Mrs. Mainwaring and daughter re- turned Wednesday to their home in Brooklyn.
 Miss Sadie Frink spent Sunday last at Twin Lakes.
 Miss Martha Palmer is visiting friends ill New York.
 Miss Jennie Martin has returned to her duties in Hartford after spending two weeks with her parents.
 Miss Abbie Day returned last week to South Carolina where she has a position as instructor of music.
 Albert Pulver has resigned his position as plumber for R. o. Miller.
 Claude Shaw is taking his annual va cation from Roberts Co.'S store this week and is spending it visiting friends in Naughtuck, Waterbury and other places.
 The Lakeville base ball team are anti cipating turkey supper at the Wononsco next Saturday in honor of their season s work.
 Abram Martin jr. made a flying trip to New York last Monday.
 One of the cottages at Vassar college, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, was burned last week by the explosion of a gasoline stove. Miss Dorothy Mckee. formerly o1 this place, lost most of her clothing and jewelry.
 Hotchkiss' foot ball game with Albany High school last Saturday was won by the former team, score 23 to O.
 MT. Sprague has moved into the house vacated by Mrs. Ladd.
 MT. Ed Miller is able to be about the house again.
 Mrs. w. A. Blizzard of Danbury ar rived last Wedneseay with full line of millinery and will open her shop in Mrs. Miller's rooms.
 E. E. Wheeler's dog was run over and killed by an auto Sunday afternoon in front of Abram Martins house.
 Mrs. R. 0. Miller entertained her sis ter and husband of Torrington last week
 Rev. Simon Stephens and wife started on Tuesday for MIddletown, N. Y, where they join friend, MT. Smith, and start on an auto trip through Ulster County and Orange County, visiting some of MT. Stephens former parish toner's
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
SALISBURY

The presentation of the story of David and Jonatban in dramatic form at tine Cong. Sunday school session Inst sunday was most beautiful and interesting. The parts were read by thirteen men and boys of the Sunday School in aSclear and impressive manner, and the conpre- gation joined heartily in the singing of the four familiar hymns. The benutiful grand piano recently purchased by the society arrived Saturday and was used for the first time at this service.
 Goo. Parsons. one of the clerks at Clark's store is having his annual vaca- tlon this lweck. Tuesday he went to Bridgeport as delegate to the Democra- tic Convention.
 The Pomona evening of the Salisbury Grange was held Friday evening, Sept. 22. with large attendance. The pro- gram for the literary hour consisted of the following:
 Pomona's Address Miss Lena Clark Origin of Some of our Cultivated Fruits
 Q. :. Phelps Recitation: Apple Seed John" Miss Florence Hortie How to Prune and Cultivate an Orchard
 Robert Roger Reading: The Stockwell's Apple Par ing Bee Miss Alvalepa Hortie Fruits Which the Farmers Wife Shall Preserve Mrs. s. O. Miner Browns Example Miss Emma Clark A Kentucky Composition on Fruit
 W. k. Pettee When the Frost is on the Pumpkin
 Miss Lucy Reed The prize for the best joke, n box of candy was awarded to w K Pettee. The display of fruit was very fine one both in quality and quantity. It was voted to send barrel ofapples to Miss Martha Norton, nurse in New York and member of the Salisbury Grange. The vegetables and corn were also Of fine Iu 'hty. The frait supper was enjoyed by all.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
PEssIMISTIc sPEcTAcLES

Ia another column of to-day's paper appears poem, if such It may be called, which IS incorrect in it's grammatical construction, off in its metre but which contains much sound common sense relative to being loyal to ones town or village. Read it, it's worth while
 We hope it will come to the attention of the man whom we heard, not long since, finding much fault with the will Iage in which he lives. According to his vision, nothing appeared to be right. Unmercifully he tongue-lashed the will iage and its people. It was the most pessimistic utterance to which we over listened.
 And yet it was through his dealings with the people of this village that he directly or indirectly obtained the larger portion of this worlds goods possessed by him. We happen to be acquainted with the personal characteristics of the man and we wish to be sufficiently charit- able to believe he did not mean what he said-at least that he did not mean it all. Furthermore, we are sufficiently familiar with the village of which he spoke to know that what he said was unjust and not in accordance with the facts.
 But what of the stranger who listens to g. tirade of this sort? He knows neither the man nor the village and upon his mind an incorrect impression is made. One pessimistic resident, with a fancied grevance, can do much damage by misrepresenting his townsmen and ocal conditions.
 Unfortunately these persons with con torted ideas and Timber tongues are found in every village. If all strangers possessed the faculty of "sizirg up" such men, sitting their utterances and discovering their bias and chronic fault finding proclivities, the village would not suffer but the average stranger visits . village with definite purpose in mind ation to analyze what he hears, conse- quently when he leaves town, he carries this more or less unfavorable impression.
 No village is possessed of everything desirable but the desirable exceeds the undesirable nearly everywhere, there fore tell the truth about the good points and put your sholder to the wheel and help the loyal citizens in their efforts to correct the shortcomings.
 Don't wear pessimistic spectacles.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
Canaan, Conn. Sept. 28, 1908.


 Editor Conn. Western News:-
 The voters of the town of North Ca naan will have submitted to them at the election next Monday proposition of tar-reaching consequences:-Shall the citizens of this town license the bever- age sale ot intoxicants?
 When radical change in community life is sought it is the part of reason and oondence to ask some questions relative to the effect of such change upon our life. May we not with reason ask What do the promoters of license promise? What benefits would the community enjoy under license that cannot be had under no-license? Would the drinking place add anything to the place. comfort and welfare of the com munity? What is the history of this institution which it is proposed to license? Does the licensed drinking place aid the poor man in paying his grocery or meat bill? Is it the policy of the liquor shop to accept credit? If money is spent for rum can it be spent for shoes? Who buys the most of the necessities and comforts of life the drinking man or the man who is sober ? Does the licensed drinking place help the bread winner save his earnings? Is it an aid to industry?
 Is drunkenness a valuable asset to a community? Is it matter of com mendable pride on the part of decent citizens with respect to the community Would license make Canaan the dump ing ground for drunks from Harrington and the surrounding places? Would we
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
CANAAN. Sent. 2S. ,n4

CANAAN, Sept. 2S, '0S.
 EDITOR NEws:-I would like to say few words with reference to license in our town, as I understand it is to be voted ou at our town meeting in Octo- Der. Every voter should ask himself: Do we want to grant license to sell in. toxicating drinks ill our town, and if so, why?" do hot think any voter can an swer this question iD the affirmative, and give good reason for it. But it can be answered i'll the negative with many good reasons. Some will say in- toxicants will be sold anyway, and we may as well license and get the fees. But this is a mistake, for observation and experience teach us that it costs much more to pay costs of criminal cases in court than we get in ices for li- cense. We have had very few Criminal cases in town under no license. We do not want it (icense) because of its effect on the morals of the community, on the children and youth. We do not want it because of it's effect on those who would desecrate the Sabbath by drunkenness and carousinR on our highways and streets. We do not want it because of its effects ill our homes, where the teach. ing and example should be for high moral character. and influence on every member of the family.
 I do not see how any good citizen (and I not consider any one a good clti- zen who would vote to license an eviD can vote to license liquor selling in any form, but would rather vote to prohibit it, and pledge himself 70 do all in his power to see that the law is put in force. Let us do everything we can to save our boys. Fl. B. STEVENS.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
BORN
POINTERS

Benjamin of Winsted. Ct. has the agency for the Stevens Durvea and Max we'll oars, and has the 1909 touring cars ready for demonstrating or for sale.
 E.P. .Hunt&Co. have made special prep. arations to sell mammoth quantities of goods during Great Harrington fair. Store is chock full of new goods. Read their adv.
 Mlnlzler 6 Collins of Great Barring ton have large stock of everything needed by the hunters. Read their new adv. in to. days paper.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Rev. P. s. Collins preached his fare well sermon hero Sunday. The good will of the people will follow him to his new field of labor.
 MT. and Mrs. L. s. Chipman were in East Cornwall last week.
 Mrs. A. F. Palmer spent little time at West Cornwall last week.
 Rev. Eugune Richards, of East Corn wall, preached a temperance sermon last Sunday.
 Miss Anna Chipman returned home last week after an extended sojourn at Lakeville, Lime Rock and Norfolk.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

ing north from West Main street, at th corners of the house lots of Daniel Peirce and Charles G. Smith to a point of iT- tersection with Bragg street. In adddi- tion to the above the usual town busi- ness will be transacted. The polls tor balloting for town officers and for the license question will open at a. m. and close at 4 D. m.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
DIED

the Litchtield County Hos pital in Winsted. Conn, September 28, 1908, Mrs. Sarah Sabine, aged 6s years, Of Millerton, N. |. Mrs Sabine was the mother of Harvey Sabine, formerly foreman of THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS. The remains were taken to Millerton Thurs day and inferred in Irondale cemetery.
 BORN PPPA-In South Canaan Sept. 22, a daughter to Mir, and Mrs. John Pippa. CooK-On Canaan Mountain (Norfolk) Sept. 23, son to Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Cook a..
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
PULPIT AND PEW
of Interest In Canaan's
 Religious Circles
Methodist Church.

Methodist Church.
 A special union temperance rally will be held at the Methodist church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. c. W. Hanna, of East Canaan and the Rev. E. O. Gillette, of this village, will address the meeting. A cordial ill. vitation is extended to all
 Miss Louise Roraback gave an inter- esting talk before the Sunday school last Sunday on temperance work in New York, relating touching incidents in relation to the work, and Mrs. Frank Stevens gave a practical demonstration of the effect of alcohol upon the digestive processes.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

Last, but least, comes the Danbury fair after which the farmers prepare to go into winter quarters.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
COUNTY FAIR ENcE

During the past three or four years much has been published, particularly by the agricultural press, relative to the declension of the county fair. The writers of these articles contend that the exhib- ltions are becoming horse trots with an agricultural exhibit accompaniment in- stead of an agricultural exhibit with @ horse trot accompaniment. Some writers advocate discontinuing the races and confning the exhibitions strictly to mat ters pertaining to agriculture.
 In a measure these writers are correct. In too many cases the races receive the bulk of attention from the fair officers and the other departments are left to run themselves or are placed in charge of incompetent persons. This, of course, should not be but we cannot agree with those who would do away entirely with the speed contests. They form a very important part of the fair. No better proof of the truth of this statement is needed than glance at the crowded Grandstands on any fair grounds during the races.
 We honestly believe that were the question of racing or no racing submitted to the farmers, it would be found that the majority would favor the races
 But if they had their way they would make an effort to equalize matters SC that the farm produce, fruit, cattle, sheep swine, poultry domestic, culinary, ,schoo and the various other departments would receive theattention they deserve and their standard at least maintained if not raised.
 The marking back to first principles where the fair was held in the village street, where no premiums were paic and where racing was unknown, would hardly be a permanent success in thi: age but it cannot be gainsaid that there are many fairs where equalizing mus be done If the exhibitions continue tt be successful and popular with all classe! of people.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

The Flemish word for automobile is |" snelpoordelooszoond derspooewegpetrool rijing," and the German word "auto- mobiletaxameterdros We have not taken the trouble to follow the words through letter by letter but @ casual glance at either convinces us that they are correct for the combination of letters are. in general appearance much like what was left of an auto we saw not long ago just after its driver had at tempted to butt locomotive off the track.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-11
A e ABBOTT 8 GO. 4. = ABBoTT 4 Co a ? ABBOTT s co.
1The Daylight StoreA
A. P. ABBOTT & co.
Good Things to Tel AbOut |

There goods here that right
careful buying Goods the will
a follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-11
RATNCOATS

II you want just one Overcoat let it be Raincoat
long enough your legs keep them dry in the
rain and ii the cold you have several Oycrcoa
one should be Rancoat without fa-and there will DO
many dry days when you'll it, because il is easy
and comfortable Light in weight and dark in coor-nadc
Of fabrics that won't shrink and cookie up the first time they
get soaked $1,000, 1900 1900 up to p so Remem-
ber please that your Rancoa Oyercoa but your Over
coat is not Rancoat
We ans Repair Clothing Fur - Rent
FRANK WcWHORTER CO.,
(Telephone Call 2lS-)
Blanchard Block 20 and n No. Main ST One Price Mems and Boys OHNrs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-11
MADE NEW RECORDS.
In 7o-Yard Hurdle and Throwing SO
Pound Weight.


New York, March ii.-Champions at
nearly every branch Of field and track
sports were brought together at the an.
rual indoor carnival Of The New York
Athletic club 1T Madison Square Garden
last night, The sport was Of the best,
the performances Of Forrest 9. Smith.
son, formerly Of Portland. Ore, but now
member Of the New York Athletic
club and Harry HiIlman Of the same club
particularly afouslng the big crowd to
a pitch OF enthusiasm.
Smithson, In the third heat Of the 10
yard hurdle handicap race made a new
worlds record Of i As seconds from
scratch In the final heat of this race
ID Robbins of Yale, who was on the Ave.
yard mark was penalized a yard but
Smithson requested that the Yale man
who with two club mates were the only
other competitors he restored TO his
original mark This was granted b. tho
officials and the cheers were deafening
when Smithson skinned over the nurd.
les winner in nine seconds. The re-
cord for this distance over high hurdles
had been 2 Is seconds made BIZ s. G.
Northbridge 81 the Irish.American
Athletic club last year.
Mat 1icCsrath Of the New York Ath-
letic club, made a new worlds record IN
borrowing up the 30 pound weight for
height. From scratch he sent the weight
mp . feet 2 inches. The former record
of 10 feet 3-s inches had been held ~
james Mitchell Of the New York Atli.
letic club for nearly ten years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-11
New Tale Of Texas Life.

The new tale 81 Texas life. An Old
Sweetheart 81 Mine which will be seen
ut the opera hnuse on next Friday even.
ing is fascinating love story Of life on
fne plains THE scene Il laid on tae
ranch of Tom Cragen, in Western Tex
as. and che chief character Il PLAYED by
" A Nhteeaf, who was seen last
season IN the part II Jack Iumley III
eTne Mummy and me Hnmming Bird .
4 i absolutely devoid Of anything that
snaeks 81 melodrama and the rest Of
fhe pafaphenaiia Of western playa ~
written THE drama centres
around the part Of Dick Scott. played
BY Mr.. WI Gear, who haa left New York
and ~ life for the other. freer life 0f
tie plains The humor, the tempera-
i1ent Of His associates. and the indie
Iendcnee Of mind and body and the n.
wal sincerity Of the life into which re-
had stfayed buoYed him Up ii trials Of
great moment and puriaed and rarifed
the man to be d 1T companion for the
esweetheart" he had left behind