Connecticut western news., 1908-08-06

MT. Milo Richardson, ST, believe
 there is no other two and one-half mile
 stretch of road in the state of Connecti-
 cut, outside the cities, that is travele6
 more than that leading from the villag,
 to the station. One day recently a coun
 was made, by a member of c. H Weis. ing's household and during the day 2St
 teams passed over this piece of stat, road. They included teams drawing cal wheels, iron, milk, charcoal etc., also those employed in light driving. And this Is practically an everyday occur renee. It clearly illustrates the need o1 the state road. The new road will be appreciated by the horses, especially those that have drawn the heavily loaded wagons through the deep sand which prevailed from the foundries tt the first bridge.
 While the editor of THE NEWS was enjoying chat with senator Barnum in the latter's office the other day, the sen ator remarked on the amicable relations that have existed for many years be- tween head bookkeeper Samuel Bradley and himself. For forty years, off and on, said the senator, Sam has worked for the company and although we have been together during the greater part ot the time, we have never had the slightest difference" Just then Mr. Bradley en- tered and the senator repeated the re- mark in his hearing. MT. Bradley gazed meditatively out of the window as Ii reviewing the happenings of those years and then remarked: "Yes, that's right. Our relations have been of the most pleasant kind. Of course we have not always had the same opinons regard 1nc ,FSa Ao1I them over, we always reached a conclu- slon. The senator remarked that he does not believe there are two men in Connecticut whose associations have been more pleasant. And, as usual, MT. Bradley agreed with him.
 The base ball fever certainly has the Lime Rock folks ill it's grasp. What's the score ?''is the question asked on all sides every Saturday when the local league team plays and during the week the sporting pages of the New York pa- pers are the first ones to receive atten- tlon. Every one wants to know what team the "Giants'' defeated and what team defeated the Yankees" The B. k. office is hot bed of base ball enthu- slasm. No one need to be told that Charley Mover is ''fan" of the deepe dye (as we'll as an unusually good player) k. N. Barnum Is close second while the others evidence an intense interest and even Milo Richardson, ST. isn't averse to allowing business to rest for while he listens to the reading of the scores, the hits, the strike outs by | various pitchers and the like. Over n the store MT. Gager who says he knows nothing at all of the game has been | known to pause and listen to the base | ball discussions and to express his en- tire approval when the home tet m ''stung'" an opposing team. Verify, the | national game appeals to us all.
 A stranger would hardly judge from the character of some of the contents of the freight house that Lime Rock is a village where liquor drinking is not tol- erated although such is the fact. We are informed that nearly every day % kegs of beer arrive here from Spring field or Pittsheld, the equivalent of about 121a barrels. This beer is COL stunned, almost entirely by the Italians who Ire employed on the various wood jobs in this section. They insist on having it and, according to the present state law, they cannot be prevented manner. The story is told of certain Italian who employed force of his countrymen in the work of chopping wood and burning charcoal. It appears that the supply of beer ran short one night and the supply was delayed in transit. The force served notice that all proposed to quit unless beer was forthcoming and that at once. The beer arrived at the station on the last train and, in order to hold hls force to- gether, the Italian hired a team and drew the beer to his camp in the night.