Connecticut western news., 1908-05-21

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 MT. and Mrs. R. L. Andrews of Hud- son, N. Y, were at W. K. LaAdon's last week. MT. Andrews ls the general man. ager of the Columbia telephone company which is making pronounced inroads on Telephone Company in Columbia county and the surrounding section in Now York state.
 Dealers In fruit are predicting q glut in the strawberry market in a few weeks, and say that folks will probably be able to eat all the good strawberries they want at ten cents a quart, or per haps less. Reports from Virginia, Della ware and Now Jersey are that the on coming crop of berries il better than for many seasons, and larger acreage has been devoted to the fruit. The best ber- ries from North Carolina have been sell to fifteen cents quart retail. The Vir- ginia berries will begin to arrive this week and those from Delaware will ap pear next week. New Jersey will comd next.
 It is we'll that the public be warned of man who is going about selling worth less spectacles for which he charges 8 high price He calls them medicated glasses. He pretsnds to cure eye dis ease by wearing them. One of his de- captions is to take the glasses the person is wearing and with greasy cloth smear one glass, and then says "Look through your glasses" He then says you are losing the sight of one eye. "Now try mine. You see better" 0! yes," is answered. If the victim is ignorant of this trick the faker effects a sale. It is to warn and save the unsuspecting that this is written.
 As George Thompson, of this village was driving in South Amenia, his horse took fright at standing automobile and shying into deep trench at the road side, overturning the wagon and throw ing Mir. Thompson to the ground with great violence. Though stunned to un- consciousness, he held firmly to the reins t h n preventing a runaway. MT. Thompson was saved from fatal injury 1 by the timely aid of two gentleman at hand and escaped with only numerous bruises and internal strains. Though at present confined to his bed it is expected he will soon be around again. The two boys who were with him were uninjured. It is urgently requested that all who oan, contribute iberally of flowers to be used on Memorial day in decorating the. graves of the soldiers. Bring them to the soldiers monument at 200 o'clock As we stated last week, the line will pro- ceed from the monument directly to the cemetery. The committee of arrange ments desire that the school children join in the procession. The members of the Grand Army are rapidly decreasing in numbers. Let us all unite in evidsno- ing to the few of these brave men who are in our community, our appreciation of what they endured in the days of '61 to '65 in order that the Union might live. The mon who wore the blue do not. as 8 rule, make it manifest in their speech but 1t causes them much grief to observe the manner in which Memorial day in some sections of the country is becoming devoid of the sentiment it was intended it should arouse when 1t was set apart as day on which tho memory of these saviours of the country should be parti- cularly reversd.
 1 Contending that undue influence was brought to bear upon the testator, Joseph Burr Tiffany and Charles Otis Tiffany, of New York. will try to break the will of their uncle, Rev. Charles 0. Tiffany, formerly an Episcopal minister in New York, in the superior court this week. Judge E. B. Gagsr and a jury heard the case on Tuesday at Win sted. Between S500,000 and $75O, ,OOO is involved, according to counsel. The es- tate was placed at $34O, ,00O, but it is said there are other large interests from the Ogden estate, his wife having been
 
 wealthy Now Yorker, and heir of Will liam O. Ogden of Chicago. Dr. Tiffany died in Maine last summer, leaving no direct heirs. The appellants, Joseph B. | Tiffany and Charles O. Tiffany of Yon- kers, N. Y, nephews of the archdeacon, are represented by Attorneys Morse and Nickerson and Willard Baker of Sharon, and the executors by Warner 6 Landon and MT. Holland. Lawrence VanAlstyne of Sharon, was the first witness called to prove the will, which contains twenty four provisions among which are these bequests To Emily Wheeler, 150 shares of stock of the Chicago Dock and Canal Go. and 75 shares to Laura Wheeler. To Laura Wheeler the real estate in Sharon known as the Home lot cottage. To Caroline Schwab of New York, $15, ,000; Emily SchWab S2O, ,OOO. Charles How