Connecticut western news., 1909-01-28
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6endance being about 6O.- A number of innovations in the way of entertainment and means of increasing sociability served to make the evening a very en- joyable one.
 Railroad RumbIes
 William Thompson, fireman on the Central New England Railroad, was ar rested for forgery last week in Pough- keepsie after he had stolen, according to the allegation, check for 1925 from the Highland office of the company, and forging the name ot the man to whom it was made out on the back as an endorse ment, got 1t cashed in grocery store at Hopewen Junction. He waived examina- tion to go to the grand jury. Borden BrieiIets
 A new bottling machine has been in- stalled in the Borden milk plant and is a great improvement on the former machine. It prevents the overflow of milk, operates more rapidly and occu- pies less room.
 The delivery at the plant. which de- creased to 5000 quarts per day during the drouth has increased to nearly 5000 quarts which is practically the normal amount for this time of year.
 About 1900 tons of ice have been harvested from the pond. The amount usually stored is 3300 tons. The ice on the pond is now about six inches n thickness.
 Had No Fire Protection
 Saturdays Albany Journal contained the following:
 "Glsns Falls, Jan. 23.-While the en- tire population of the Adirondack village of Chestertown, in the northern part of Warren county, stood by helpless, fire early this morning destroyed two of the villages best buildings The fire started in the McAyeigh block building, di- rectly opposite the Chester House, and it burned to the ground that structure and the residence of Attorney Charles Coyls next to it. The total loss will be about $10,000, and 1t is only partly covered by insurance. The village has no fire fighting apparatus"
 There are places in Connecticut where similar fires might happen.
 Mail was We'll Oiled
 A number of people in Canaan and the other villages in this section for which Canaan is the mail distributing point, thought, Monday, because of the peculiar perfume" their letters con- tained, that they had received commu- nications from John D. Rockefeller. The smell of kerosene was very notice able. The cause of it all was a broken lantern, such as are used by railroad men, which was found in the mail pouch by the clerks in the Canaan postoffice. The glass globe was broken to bits and nearly every piece of mail in the bag was soaked by the oil. Where the lantern came from or how it happened to get into the mail pouch is mystery. Bogus Canvasser Jugged
 ". H. Bennett, the magazine man who swiudled several people in Southern Berkshire last season as we'll as in Ca- naan, is now serving a sentence of from one to three years in the Auburn prison, NewYork state. The Pittsfield Eagle" says: Bennett. who went under various names, operated In Great Harrington for several weeks selling subscriptions for magazines which were not delivered as agreed. He also gave checks which were not honored at the banks. The Ramsdell Memorial library, the Great Burlington free library and Hotel Miller were among those victimized. After leaving Great Harrington Bennett swindled in Herkimer,' N. Y, on a sim liar basis. He left that place suddenly and was arrested in Williamsport, Pa. The chief of police of Herkimer made the arrest and Bennett returned to New York state with him voluntarily. A sentence of one to three years was im- posed upon him. None of the local peo- pie or institutions who lost by Bennt tt desire to have him brought hure ill order to press their cases"
 More Hungarian Partridge
 On January 5th 2OO0 Hungarian parl fridge were shipped from Germany to this country to complete all order for 1000 of these birds for the state of Con- necticut. They cost about $500 each. On January 9 they reached New York from which point they were distributed, 415 being sent to game warden H. L. Ross of Canaan who sent portions of the shipment to New Milford, Corn wall, Torrington and Winsted. The birds will be cared for during the winter in these towns and liberated ill the spring when their opportunity for find ing a sustenance will be better. Dr. Ross liberated about 40 in the towns of Canaan and North Canaan. These birds were in much better condi- tion than those composing the former shipment as only one was found dead in