Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
School Notes

Ing up the record TOT perfect attendance preparing to have certificates issued, signed by the Governor. He also had some cases of non-attendance to inves- tigate.
 Mary O'Reilly recently brought for exami nation in school a curiosity in the form of model for a shoe, stamped, "A. D. 1890, Dean Brothers, The Shoe man. Taunton" The model is of clay, about six inches long and two inches wide, taperimg at the toe to less than one eighth of an inch.
 Schoolmates of Joseph L. Pease
 The story appearing in THE NEWS last week of the bark that held the name of Joseph l.. Pease half century attracted widespread interest, which resulted on the receipt of eight additional names of persons who went to school with MT. Pease. They arc as follows: George P Strong, Canaan Conn. Albert l.. Strong, Dennison, Ia.; Seneca B. Strong, Canaan, Conn.; Lemual Bulman. Llme Rock, Conn.,; Augusta Griffith, now Mrs. Geo. Day, Great Burlington, Mass; Mary J, Decker, now Mrs. John Turner, Ashley Falls, Mass; Augusta Doolittle, now Mrs. Thomas Haaton. Ashley Falls; Mary Rider, now Mrs. Henry Ashley TorrinRton. Conn.
 Weather Prophets Out of Business
 Last Thursday the local weather pro- phets, with unanimous consent, threw up their hands and refused to make any answers to inquiries as to what was still to be expected. As a matter of fact there was very little ill the weather line that remained on the waiting list. Lots of weather arrived the latter part of the week and of variety to suit only ducks and polar bears. Tho snow began to fall Wednesday night and by Thursday morning there was about an inch. Then about the middle of the morning it warmed up a little, began to pour pitch forks and thundered and frightened. The following two or three days were cold and windy and there was the usual talk about it's being 'the worst weather ever" THE NEWS might as we'll con fess here that it has been holding q poem on Spring in reserve for several weeks and 1t looks now as though it could not safely be published much be- fore the Fourth of July.
 In Honor of Miss Fuller.
 At the last regular meeting of the Hawthorne Club held Monday at the home of Mrs. Gillette, an enjoyable social hour followed the afternoon s pro- gram. In honor of the birthday of Miss Carre Fuller, the youngest member of the club, a birthday cake was served. In it were sixteen candles, symbolical of "sweet sixteen", the number of ladies present. The cake was further decorated with boquets of violets equal in number to Miss Fuller's birthdays. A pretty part of the occasion was the blowing out of the candles, one by each of those present, and each accompanied by a wish for the happiness of her in whose honor the occasion was. Miss Fuller then cut and served the cake. Mrs. Henry Ives read some apt verses which she had composed for the occasion and they made a hit with those present Mrs Bullock added to the pleasure by singing a vocal selection. At the close of the afternoon the club presented Miss Fuller, who had delivered that after noon the last in her fine course of lectures, handsome set of Ferguson s History of Architecture
 Italian Was Nearly ScaIped.
 Monday night strange Italian came to town looking for policeman. He was cut and gashed about the face and his head, particularly the back, was matted with blood and several wounds in the scalp were bleeding freely. He was directed to Constable Rhoades but could talk only few words of English and was not able to tell very intelli- ible story. As far as could be made out he has a brother who is a policeman and he is himself anxious to get on the force in the town whence he came. His brother told him it could be done if he first showed himself able to make good" He therefore came up here to get evi- dence against some fellow countrymen, who, he believed, were violating the excise laws. Upon arriving in town the policeman.to- to-be went to an Italian saloon and evidently made known his errand with frankness which proved him no very adept disciple of Sherlock Holmes. The result was disastrous, as stated above. The man went off Mon day evening with a promise to return with an interpreter, but has not shown up at present writing. He is said to have been working at Freeman's lime kilns for several weeks past.
 Became Happy" in Canaan
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