Connecticut western news., 1908-12-10
Dynamite Gap Exploded

While putting coal in a stove in the Canfield building, the other day, Edward McCarty noticed piece of wire in the coal. Shortly after closing the stove an explosion occurred and MT. McCarty dis covered that dynamite cap has been attached to one end of the wire. The cap happened to be we'll surrounded by coal when the explosion occurred there fore no damage was done. Where the cap came from or how it got into the coal is a mystery.
 Red Cross Stamps
 The Red Cross Society is doing good work along the line of preventing tuber- culosis. In order to raise funds, books of Red Cross stamps, have been placed on sale. They are put up in books like postage stamps and sell at the same price. They will not carry mail but mail will carry them. A number of these books have been placed with drug gists Humphrey and Thurlough and the proceeds from their sale will be added to the anti-tuberculosis fund for use in | this state.
 To Remove Stumps
 Now is the time of year says an ex- change to bore about an inch hole eighteen inches deep in tho centre of a stump that you wish to remove, and put in about an ounce of saltpetre, filling up with water and plug the hole up. In the spring take out the plug, put in half gill of kerosene and set fire to it. It will burn the stump out to it's farthest roots. This method is useful to remove stumps where they are in lawns. or near sidewalks, or in other places, where it is not convenient to pull out.with stump puller or dig out.
 Long Service
 An exchange says; Smith 8. Gilbert, residing at Millerton, N. Y, has the credit of being one of the oldest mail route agents in New England, having been in the employ of the Connecticut Western railway since it was opened. 28 years ago, and running between Hart ford and Millerton. For a number of years he was connected with the Valley road, given him 38 years ill the mail car service in Connecticut. Lieut.. Smith served three years in the civil war, lost an arm at the battle of Petersburg, Va, and was discharged.
 McGinnis Stole Chickens sta
 During Monday night 12 fowls disap- peared from Mrs. Bridget McGuire's hennery. Edward McGinnis was ar rested for the theft and confessed his guilt to officer Rhoades, who with of: ficer Reel, went to arrest him Tuesday. They met McGinnis in the road and he conducted the officers to the cellar of his fathers house where he had taken the greater part of the fowls. The prisoner was taken before justice Ford. pleaded guilty and in default of $500 bond was taken to Litchfeld yesterday. bound over to the February term of court. The maxium fine for chicken stealing is $l00 and two years in jail. Railroad RumbIes
 Alfred Evans, a former resident here, has temporarily taken the place of bag gageman. John Parmelee, on the o. N. l E. side of theUnion station, MT. Parmelee being off duty because of illness.
 Conductor Jesse Drumm of the O. N. E. switcher is spending two-weeks' va- cation in Springfield, Mass. During his absence his position is being filled by conductor William Chase, of Hartford.
 Harry Dodge, engineer on the nigh o. N. E. pusher, is confined to his home by an attack of grip. Engineer Van Benschoten. of Maybrcok, N. Y, tenn porarily succeeds him here.
 The bulletin at the station contained | the following Mother Goose Rhyme" yesterday for the benefit of the crew on No. 12:
 Tim, Tim, the son-of- gun,
 He stole duck and away he run,
 The duck was the kind NOT FIT TO EAT. |
 And that's the how that Tim got beat School Notes
 A teacher in one of the lower grades of the Canaan school, after completing | the subject of oceans, was testing the | knowledge of the class in regard to con- tinents. The teacher explained that | continents are large bodies of land and | contain countries, cities, villages, noun tains and rivers and then asked the children to name something else that continents contain. Baker shops, ,auto- mobiles and Canaan school house." was the ready answer.
 A fourth grade pupil gave the follow ing uses of "to." "I have to arms" .sI have too ears." 'I have two eyes"
 A Warning to Others
 Her lips he kissed
 And cried, "Oh, bliss !"
 The maiden missed,