davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
SNAKE IN THE KITCHEN
Spotted adder Causes Much Excite
 want ip a eblav EaIIs Hotel

Spotted adder Causes Much Excite
 ment in Ashley Falls Hotel
 While working in her kitchen last Thursday, Mrs. F. F. Smith of the Maplewood Inn at Ashley Falls, heard something fall to the floor from shelf and on turning to find out what 1t was, beheld spotted adder gradually un- coiling himself. It is unnecessary to state that in fraction of a second, MT. Adder was left in undisputed possession of the kitchen. Mrs. Smith called Chas. Ashley, the f1agman on the N. Y, N. H. 6 H. crossing short distance away, who remarks that he never yet saw a spotted adder of which he was afraid. By the use of the "big stick" he soon had the adder hors de combat. The snake measured three feet, one and one half inches and it Is presumed it gained entrance to the kitchen through a small opening between the floor and a chimney which extends through the room,
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
$7O,OOO IN PREMIUMS
Connecticut Fair Association Planning
 for Big Exhibition.

The officers of The Connecticut Fair Association have voted to increase the amount offered for premiums for their first fair, September to 12 at Charter Oak Park, Hartford, to $7O,OOO.O0. The necessity for this action became evident to Manager Walter J. Snyder as soon as he began making up the lists of pre- miums for the various departments. The original amount, $55. 900 ,OO, set aside for this purpose, was found to be made quate The $7O, 100000 will be divided as follows:-$30, ,000 for the grand circuit races; $11, ,000 for free attractions and fireworks; $10,OOO for running races; $5500 for cattle, sheep and swine; $5000 to the winners in the horse show de- partment; $4000 for the dog show; $2O00 for farm products. vegetables. and Agri- cultural exhibits; 5000 to the winners in the poultry show; 5000 for an ath- letic carnival for amateurs of Connecti- cut; and $500 to the winners in the cat show.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
MESSAGES SENT ACROSS PUDDLE
BY, USE, OF, MONOGRAPH RECORDS
Turkish Custom House Officials Thought Records Were Internal and at First Objected to Their Delivery.

Some time ago Miss Susie R. Norton of Lakeville, Conn. went to Van, Turkey in Asia, as a missionary. Among her effects was photograph, also 9 number of blank records. Her parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Norton, also had machine and records at their home and by means of these machines novel communication was carried on. The folks at home spoke their messages into the machine equipped with the blank record and when it was completed, for warded the record to the daughter in the far-off country. In turn she made records in the same manner which she sent home. Thus 1t was that they were able to hear each others voices although thousands of miles of land and water separated them. Considerable difficulty was encountered at first, however, in getting the packages containing the rec ords through the Turkish custom house as the officers believed them to be infer nal machines. It was only after positive assurance was forthcoming that the packages were perfectly harmless and legitimate that the authorities gave their consent for delivery.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Lost Foot in Moving Machine

lazy Schwartz, a 12-years-old boy from Collinsville, was taken to the Hartford hospital Thursday for treat ment after he had met with an accident in moving machine at his home, The boy caught his right foot in the sharp blades of the machine and the foot was completely severed up to the ankle. At the hospital it was said that his recovery Is expected.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
INJURED BY LIGHTNING.

Two East Canaan Men Insensibie For
 Two Hours.
 Our East Canaan correspondent says; In the heavy thunder storm of Saturday noon Bert Barnard and Merritt Shores were knocked insensible by lightning and it took quite a while to bring them out but both finally revived and are all right at present. They work at the Garfield Lime Go. plant and were trying to close one Of the steel covered doors when struck. Barnard had his eye brows burned entirely off.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Prisoner scaped

AD Italian who was being brought to Great Harrington court last week by Deputy Sheriff Bradley of Southfield on & complaint of drunkenness. escaped from the officer and is now in Connecti- cut. He asked to have the handcuffs removed as he agreed 10 go along peace fully. The irons were removed and when he saw a chance he departed over the Connecticut line.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Robins Stole Collars

A few days ago twelve embroidered collars were placed on the grass to bleach in Mrs. Jane Cleaveland'r yard at Lake vile. Along came robin and his mate, looking for nest material. They promptly confisicoted these articles of neckwear, portions of which now futter from the nest MT. and Mrs Robin built high up in a nearby tree.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
A Near-White Deer

While Welles Yale of South Canaan was visiting his upper meadows on Sun day afternoon at some distance from his house an unusually large deer came towards him. It had white breast and tail and very wide branching antlers.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Milk Reduction

Our Chapinville correspondent writes that during the past week. the milk de- livered at the Chapinville station has been about 200 pounds per day less than the delivery of the previous few weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Date Set for Old Home Day

New Marlboro's sixth annual old home day gathering will be Aug. IS. The cele- bration will be at the Old Center in stead ot Lake Buel as it is intended to unveil @ monument 70 Elihu Burritt, the great philanthropist.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
HE HAS "SH|ED"
 AT PUBLIC OFFICE
GEO. E. BRINK OF FALLS VILLAGE
Proprietor of an Up-to-date Drug Store
 -ls Also a 33d Degree Base Ball Enthusiast and a Director in the
 Housatonic Valley League.

People in Falls Village and vicinity will quickly recognize this week, the picture of George B. Brink, proprietor of the Falls Village drug store.
 He was born i'll that portion of Salisbury known as Frink Hill and was educated in the common schools of that town, completing his education with course
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
No Roosevelt Canned Oratory

It is announced that President Roose- welt declined an offer to make speeches in the receiver of talking machine for the purpose of making records for pub lie sale
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
DR. CAMPS RECORD
Helped Nearly 1900 Children Into the

. World and Saved Every Mother
 Dr. Charles w. Camp, who is the dean of the medical fraternity in Ca. naan, has a remarkable record to which he points with pardonable pride, He has practicsd medicine for thirty years and during that time has had nearly 1900 obstetrical eases. The most re- marksble part of it all is, however, that in this long list every mother has sur vived and the percentage of children who have not lived is remarkably small.
 But few country practitioners can boast of such an accomplishment and we believe such instances are rare even in places much larger than Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
GODDARD GATE FEM ALIVE" ON THIRD

GODDARD GATE FEM ALIVE" ON THIRD Lakeville team played steady, con- sistent game, Barnum and Stuart each whelting the ball for two bases. God dard and. Dye of Salisbury put up an ex- matter to mention any particular Sails bury stars as all played so we'll. The gate recelpts were about 5000. The score follows:
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
The Standing

Only two games of ball were played in the Housatonic Valley league Satur- day afternoon i. e. at Cornwall and Lakeville. Sheffield and Canaan were scheduled to play at Canaan but the shower shortly after 12 o'clock wet the grounds so thoroughly that it was deemed advisable to postpone the game. Although notified to this effect the Sheffield players came to Canaan think ing possibly the field would be suffic- iently dry later in the afternoon to per init the game but the Canaau players. after the game was called off, scattered here and there, some of them leaving town
 $ALISBURv-LAKEVILLE
 The Salisbury and Lakeville teams met at Lakeville Saturday the game re- sulting in victory for Lakeville by a score of to 3, Salisbury played better ball than usual and kept Lakeville on the constant jump. High throws by Salisbury gave Lakeville two of the four runs. On two or three occasions Sails burys' chances of winning were en- eouraging but the team was not able to follow up the advantage gained, The
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Fined S3o for Assault

W. s. Powers of Clayton was fined S30 in the Great Burlington district court Thursday for assault upon Charles Hadsell. He paid.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
DESTRUCTIVE WORK
 OF ELM TREE BEETLE
HOW TO DESTROY THE PESTS
Films will Stand Injury for One Year but not for Successive Iears-For- muIa for Mixture Which Will Kill the Beetles.

\ large number of inquiries have been sent in concerning the small, black slugs or larvae of the elm leaf beetle. These insects have been found in many towns Of the state feeding in large number on the elm trees. They are doing so much dam age that measures should be taken to destroy them. These next 10 days will give a great opportunity todestroy large numbers of these insects. While it is true that spraying the elms is difficult and costly, much can be done to destroy this pest within the next week by those l who have infested elms in the vicinity of their homes.
 The larvae, by many called worms, are black above and yellow underneath and are more or less covered with fine black hairs. When full grown they measure about one-half inch in length. Just at present these larvae are climbing down the trees and getting into the ground to transform into another stage of their existence. Much as the caterpillar of the moth changes it's form and shape after it spins its cocoon, so these larvae change into oval, yellow, inactive forms that can b.. found near the base of the tree upon whose leaves 1t has been feed ing The worms go but one or two inches into the ground. Some of them stay in the grass without going into the ground at all, and most of them are not further than two feet away from the trunk of the tree, so this gives chance i to reach large number of these insects and destroy them.
 The substances required are gallon of water, two bars of any common soap and one gallon and a half of kerosene. i The water should be heated to the boil I ing point, the soap being dissolved in the meantime, and while still hot the kero- sene should be added and by pouring or with pump, the nozzle of which is di. rected back into the mixture, the whole agitated, for seven or eight minutes or until it is ielly-like when cold This can be called an emulsion. Dilute this emulsion with five times as much water, then, after loosening the soil around the base of the tree to expose as many of the small yellow insects as pos sible, either pour or spray this solution upon them, being very careful not to al low any of the solution to touch the trunk or roots, for the same would result in injury to the tree. Do this at an in terval of four days, and while this will not kill all the insects that haye been on the trees few having hidden in the loose bark on the sides of the tree, it will des- troy great number and prevent them from becoming so numerous another year.
 An elm will stand insect injury for one year, but insect injury of this sort for successive years will result in death to the tree. At least this is all that can be done this year for while further south there IS second brood of these insects, we only have one-occasionally a very partial second brood. As the above is a simple and effectual remedy it is recon mended to all those who wish to pre- serve their elms.
 G. H. HANSON, Entomolog ist. R1u Ubo Mg1zL.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
.LAKEV|LLE WON
 50 DID HYPHENS NO CANAAN-SHEFFIELD GAME Salisbury Gave LakeviIIe a Fright and the Hyphens Went to Cornwall With a New Corkscrew Artist Salisbury Team Improving.
NO CANAAN SHEFFIELD GAME

Results of Saturdays Game.
 Lime R.-Falls V. 15. Cornwall Bridge Il. Lakeville 4, Salisbury 9. Canaan Sheffield game postponed because of wet grounds.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
Games This Week Saturday. Canaan at Lime Rock. Lakeville at Cornwall Sheffield at Salisbury.

Games Next Week Saturday Salisbury at Canaan. Lime Rock at Lakeville- Cornwall at Sheffield.
Connecticut western news., 1908-07-23
LAKEVILLE
Score by Innings.

Score by Innings.
 Iakevllle % o 4 o o o 0 O. Salisbury % 70 0 0 3 o O. ? Earned runs Lakeville | Stolen bases Carly, Jones, Weeks, Stuart, Barnum,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-06
Women's Union Suits

Fleeced Lined. Jersey Ribbed Cotton
Union Suits. high neck. long sleeve
and ankle length. neatly trimmed
and perfect fitting. Regular SOC. quail
ity. Less than half price for single
garment
SSSsiKRSH SsSs SafH fhHdE. 1Oc
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
The Best Fertilizer Tor The G0TdeI

There is probably no better Fertilizer
for use on Gardens, Lawns Shrubbery.
etc, than Pure Raw Ground Bone. 1t is
excellent when used alone, but it becomes
especially valuable when used with Ashes,
and such chemicals as Nitrate of Soda,
Muriate of Potash, Acid Phosphate, etc.
Raw Ground Bone, guaranteed to be
absolutely pure and unadulterated, will
be furnished by {. S. Page, Hyde Park,
Vt, at $500 per barrel of 200 pounds,
freight prepaid to almost any railroad
station. He also furnishes the chemicals
above named at reasonable prices.
Send him your name on a postal card,
mentioning this paper, and he will send
you free, postpaid, little booklet giving
directions for using Raw Ground Bone.
The booklet also contains formulas tor
mixing complete Fertilizers at home.
both for the farm and garden, as well
as a lot of other valuable information
regarding the use of Fertilizers on lawns
and for different kinds of plants and
flowers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
CARRIE Id,

MISS Ellie Sherwood is out of school
this week on account of illness
Miss Grace Russ spent Saturday and
Sunday at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Smalley III Morrisville.
Miss Ella Prescott l.. ill, suffering from
severe attack of rheumatism. Dr..
Stevens is in attendance.
Mrs. Larabee wishes, through the
medium of this paper, to extend thanks
TO all those who so kindly assisted them.
Several of the friends and neighbors
of Norman Larabee went to his home
Monday and put in a day work pre-
pairing his land for the spring crops.
They also planted some potatoes.
Burton Eastman, VINO for several
weeks past has been stopping with Chas,
Thompson and wife on Hyde Park
Plains, is now at the home of Edward
Davis and wife, and is still attending
the school at Garfield.
Norman Larabee, whose illness we
noted last week, went to Burlington to
the hos pital week ago last Monday.
The news received from him Saturday
was that he had not yet been able to
undergo an operation.
Mrs. Nellie Keller of Barton Landing,
Mrs. Hattie Crowell of Cady's Falls and
Mrs. Mary Farham of Morrisville, who
were called here last week by the death
OF their niece, Ada Munson, returned to
their respective places of abode the first
of the week.
Ada May, only child of Arthur and
Lena Munson, aged 1 year and 8
months, died Wednesday, May 6, after
an illness of only few hours, of pneu-
monia and meningitis. Little Ada was
bright and beautiful child and her
sudden death was great shock to her
parents and grandparents, who have
the sympathy of all in their bereave-
ment. Funeral services were held at
the house Saturday Rev. o. M. Bout
well officiating and Erwin Lilley having
charge. The remains were placed in
the cemetery on Hyde Park Plains.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
MCkINSTRY HILL

Mrs. Charles Manning is sick.
Frank Sulham is working for James
Wilson.
Mrs. Harley Jones is sick, suffering
with qulnsy sore.
Harry Sargent moved Mr.. and Mrs,
St Francis from Belvidere over to the
Diggings.
Charles Manning has taken Wyatt
Hurlbut's farm. Mr.. Hurlbut is work.
ing at the Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvis Jones and daugh-
ter, Louie, visited relatives in johnson
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stewart were
guests of the formers father, H. A.
Stewart, in Lowell, Tuesday, it being
Mr. Stewards 18th birthday,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis and Mr..
and Mrs Irwin Wood of johnson were
guests of E. d. Woods people Saturday
and Sunday; also Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Davis of Centerville were their visitors
Sunday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
When George H. Prouty was made

When George H. Prouty was made
a director of one of the telephone
companies in Orleans county, he
informed the stockholders on being
asked to serve that in case he were
elected to State office he would seek
to promote the passage of legislation
to prevent combinations of such COM
panies from increasing the rates and
to protect the rights of the people in
every way, and as director he
should act along those lines. This
is the sort Of service that people APP
ciate.-Burlington Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
Estate of Lillian whitney Jaynes


The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Iamoille Commissioners, to receive. examine
and adjustall claims and demands of all persons
OF MorristOwn, in said district. deceased, and
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes afOre-
on the 2sth day OF May and 2sth day of October
next, from one O'Clock until four O'Clock p. M,
each of said days, and that six months from tire
18th day of April A. ID. 1903. is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Morrlstown, this 18th day of MAY
A. ID. 1905 J. r. PARKEB,
c. F. SMITH.
Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
CENTERVIlLE

Oscar Campbell and wife spent Sun
day last at Cady's Falls.
Miss Lois Peake is stopping for the
present at the home of Michael Manning
at Cady's Falls.
Several from this place attended the
theatrical entertainment at the Street
Friday evening.
Nathan Cobleigh and wife of Jeffer-
sonville visited at the home of Jesse
Gilmore recently.
Murray Calkins is now nicely located
at his home on Brooklyn Street. Mr..
and Mrs. Calkins say the latch string is
out and will be pleased to see their
many friends at any time.
Wilbur Griswold is making extensive
, repairs upon his residence, having added
fine veranda thereto, as well as making
other improvements upon the interior.
Leroy Griswold is assisting in the work.
The roads are awful--in places. This
is true of Clay Hill, where the cream
team got in all over recently. 1t took
the combined efforts Of many to eXtri-
cate the outfit. Why can't these bad
places be fixed so that they will stay
! fixed? tfI ut r
Mrs. E. l.. Chappell, who was ninety
years old last March, has during the
past winter carded the wool, spun it
and knit therefrom two pairs of socks,
doing as fine a job as ever was done by
the danes in the days Of yore. Mrs.
Chappell is pretty lively for a per-
son of her years and can discount many
a one of seventy.
Oscar Campbell, besides giving atten-
ton TO his general mercantile business,
is studying up on the antics of the
"goat." He took lesson at Morris
vile one evening last week and is pro-
crossing finely. 1t will be necessary for
him to take few more lessons, however,
before he can become fully acquainted
with the capers of that quadruped.
Although she may not get much credit,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
Lieut.. Gov. Prouiy on Vermont

The New York World observed ITS
25th anniversary, under its present
management, with an edition OF 200
pages last Sunday. In section de-
voted to the progress of this coun-
try in the last twenty-five years" it
has the following on vermont" by
Lieut.. Gov. Prouty:
Vermont is small State, one OF
the very smallest in the Union as re-
CARDS population, and having no
seacoast or great navigable streams,
she has had to depend on her natural
resources for such progress as she
has made. | believe that the way
she has done the most for the coun-
try is by sending out from her Dor
ders a very large number OF her ma
tive. born population, who have gone
into all parts of the world and by
their energy and thrift have helped
in the building up of the communities
where they live; not only materially,
bur morally and intellectually.
We have not, however, confined
our energies to the development OF
manufacturing or quarrying' but
have given such close attention and
intelligen, effort to the breeding and
feeding OF pur cows that to-day Yer
mont produces more butter per COW
than any other State, and the quail
ity is second to none. Morgan
horses also are known everywhere
as a Vermont product. Then, too.
we have sweetened the whole popu-
lation bv our most delicious Yer
mont maple sugar. This product
has been manufactured to such an
extent during the last few years that
it is only through the sood offices OF
the Pure Food law that we are en-
abled to make people believe it is
really pure and unadulterated.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13

The Republican State Committee
has made no mistake in selecting J.
A, DeBoer of Montpelier to preside
at the State convention i'll that city
on Julv LIST. This assures us OF a
splendid address as well as presid-
ing officer well versed in parliament
ary usages.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13

Unrest among the clergy is observ-
able. In Philadelphia, the rector of
large and fashionable Episcopal
church, resigns and is to leave the
fold with a view of entering the
Catholic communion. He is dissat-
isfed because his church will not al
low the ministers of other faiths to
preach in its pulpits; but for that
matter neither will the church to
which he proposes to go. In New
Jersey we behold an Italian Roman
Catholic priest about to be ordained
to the ministry of the Presbyterian
church. But is not unrest more or
less token of progress?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13

Guy Bailey of Essex for Secretary
of State, is getting pretty good
newspaper support from all sections,
and it would seem as if his nomina-
ton was foregone conclusion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13

The Methodist &c eral Conferenc
are having great time wrestling
with the proposed revision of the
discipline" The presiding bishop
is inclined a modification" of that
part concerning amusements; but
there are doubtless many that will in
sist upon the retention of the strict
rules, as they believe that upon those
the great Methodist church has been
built up. All the same there are
many adherents of the faith who
have already modified the "disci-
pine" for themselves.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13

In the death of Thos j. Baker,
which occurred at his home in John
son on Wednesday of last week, is
removed another of the old-time citi-
zens of Lamoille county, one who for
many years was all activecit and
took a prominent part in the politics
of this county. He was a staunch
Republican and an earnest and zeal
Gus party worker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing in this
S because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it heart disease,
pneumonia. heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
of kidney disease |!
kidney trouble is al
lowed TO advance the
kidney pois oned
blood will attack the
vital organs or the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist for
them. % cents box.