Connecticut western news., 1908-08-06

at Noroton was arrested yesterday Tor evading car fare between Norfolk and Canaan also for intoxication. Judge Ford sentenced him to 30 days impris- onment with fine of $7.00 and costs.
 Lewis Roraback, accompanied by his father and Samuel Brinton, went fish ing on Lake Washinee Saturday. He hooked a large bass and for a time 1t was uncertain whether there would be boy and bass in the lake or boy and bass in the boat. The fish was finally landed however It didn't weigh six pounds. How to Kill the Beetle
 Samuel O. Beckley says that one of the easiest and most effective methods of destroying the elm tree beetle IS to sprinkle finely powdered lime in circle a few inches from the base of the tree. When the beetles get taste of this, it means their finish.
 Died in Gilbert Home
 Harry Searles, aged ten years, died Wednesday in the Gilbert home in Win sted, meningitis being the cause of 1 death. He was committed to the home from the town of North Canaan conse- uuently the remains were returned here ! for interment at East Canaan on Thurs day. The burial was in charge of un- dertaker 0. M. Humphrey.
 Pilgrim Church Services
 There will be no preaching service in the Pilgrim church next Sunday Sun day School will be held as usual. how ever. On Sunday August 18th, the Rev. J. 0. Goddard of Salisbury will oo- cupy the pulpit and on Sunday August 23d, Rev. J. M. Ludlow, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of East Orange, N. J. will be the preacher. | Union Picnic To-day
 The members of the Pilgrim Sunday School have decided to join with the Sunday School of the Methodist church in the picnic at Highland lake, Winsted, to-day, (Thursday). Should the day prove stormy. it is planned to hold the picnic Thursday August 18th. The pie nic is also to be attended by the mem, bers of the Congregational Sunday School of Ashley Falls. .. White Pine Weevil
 Under Canaan date line the Courant says: "A great many white pine trees in this town and vicinity have turned brown and look as if they were dying. A letter has been received from the state entomologist, who writes that the pest is the white pine weeyi and that the topmost shoots of tree ought to be destroyed, as soon as it ii affected, as that contains the eggs"
 Says it Isn't So.
 Some of the Litchfield County papers contained a story last week to the effect that Adolth Schmidt, residing neal Ashley Falls, and whose wife died si1 weeks ago, advertised for another help Il mate, received eight replies and went last week to Hartford and returned witt a bride. MT. Schmidt .characterizes il as yarn with absolutely no foundation He says he has simply employed { woman as housekeeper.
 The Tomatoes on Vine
 Dr. H.L.Ross saw the Ed. Smiths 35 tomatoes on-a vine paragraph the othel day and now comes forward with the as sertion that little things like that are no worth. mentioning particularly in viev of the fact that one of the vines in hi garden contains 52 tomatoes. One of tn, largest yields of tomatoes in towl is that in 0. M. Humphreys gar den. He has them in plenty and som of them weigh one and one half pounds The White Deer
 A. P Briggs reports having seen, tn other day on the Pearson game preserve
 in the vicinity of Great Harrington, tn white deer which remained in the vi cinity of Canaan for number O months. It will be remembered tha
 the time he was lassoed by w. 0. Bul t l lock on E. s. Roots barn yard. MI Briggs reports that new pair of antler 3 have matured. The deer exhibits th 5 same pugnacious habits that it acquire
 while here and it has been necessary t 1 place it i'll a separate enclosure to pre- 7 vent it from doing damage to the oths 9 animals.
 l Worked Forty Years
 - After 40 years of continuous labor a
 cooper ill the New England linn l works at ZYlonite, Frank Defoe has re I signed, and will spend the remainder c , his days free from the care of daily toi S la these two score years he can coun 8 the days of his absence from work O
 the fingers of one hand. It is one of tn
 most remarkable records for uninte1 1 rupted industry in one position to b found in this section. Out of his carr ings MT. Defoe saved enough money t