Connecticut western news., 1909-08-12

Who Owns the Dog7
 According to a story which is vouohed for by contemporary, a certain Canaan man, name unmentioned, owns a fine collie dog that he considers & most valu- able member of his family. The dog, if left alone in the house while the family are seated out of doors, will summon them when the telephone rings. He knows the number of his masters tele- phone call, and as soon as it rings, if no one is around he rushes about the place barking until someone answers the call He pays no attention to any other num- Der, and quite often he has been tested by ringing the wrong number, but at no time was he deceived. Of course the veracity of the story is not to be doubted, so the only question is, "Who owns the dog?"
 Automobile Caused Runaway
 Last Friday evening there was an ex- citing runaway on East Main street and It was due only to good fortune that no- body was injured. A team of farm horses driven by l.. B. Tinker. hitched to a three seated wagon carrying several women and children, was being driven across the 0. N. E. tracks in front of a standing engine, when two automobil- ists, without slackening speed, dashed across the tracks on the other side of the team. Such a variety of exciting cir cumstancss naturally terrified the horses and they dashed up East Main street at full speed and beyond control of the driver. Fortunately the tugs became loosened from the whiffletraes, and when the wagon came in contact with an ob- struotion it was broken loose from the horses and its occupants escaped with nothing more serious than severe fright. The horses were caught in front of the Naples,
 Bungalow Opened at Vacation House
 The girls who spent last week at the Mary Watson Home were as follows: Florence H. Candlish, Elizabeth A.. Smith, Norwich; Helen R. Butterfield, Stafford Springs; Louise J. Celestine, Irene E. Ziegler, Ida R. Adams, Emily Brunt, Trinity Church, New Haven; Lucy l.. Howard, Florence H. Price, Blanche Northrop, Grace Church, Nor. walk; Edith I. Walsh, Minnie A. Wilson, South Manchester; Eleanor Johnson,
 Hattie Brotherton, Mabel Warren, Nor walk; Edith E. Soil, Ellen A. Nelson. Carrie L. Rock, Ruth Ericsson, Mabel Hilton, Hartford; Gertrude Madison. Annie Christensen, Hazel Butterfield, Stafford Springs. Those who will be in charge during August are Margaret E. Jackson, Elizabeth R. Hurlbut, Alice Thorne Starr, Agnes Stables and Sara Stables, Middlstown; Adelaide Spicer, Hartford. The new bungalow in the rear of the Home was opened last week and accommodates twelve girls. This makes it possible to take larger nun Der at a time this summer than ever before.
 Mrs. Cadwelps Eye Gouged Out
 A most unfortunates accident red yesterday morning when Mrs. Fl. A. Caldwell, who lives on the old Britt place, had her left eye gouged out by a COW. She went into the pasture to pet the COW, which was being pestered by flies, and as she was stroking the neck it threw its head aroAnd to brush off a swarm of flies when one of it's sharp pointed horns caught Mrs. Caldwell directly in the eye and tore it from the socket. Mrs. Caldwell suffered pain. Dr. Camp was at once called and did everything possible to alleviate her sufferings. He advised that she be taken to the House of Mercy at Pittsfield which was done at once. Death of Milton J. killmer
 Milton J. Killmer died very suddenly at his home on High street a few min utes before midnight Tuesday. The cause of death was acute indigestion. MT. Killm CT had been complaining of not feeling well for a couple of weeks but had continued at work until Mon- day morning of this week when he was taken seriously ill. He took to his bed and became rapidly worse up to the time of his death. He was one of the old residents in town and held the re- spect and esteem of all who knew him for his many sterling traits of character. MT. Killmer was born in Churchtown, Columbia County, N. Y, 65 years ago the 25th of this month. Ho spent his boyhood there and then moved with his parents to Konkopot, Mass. When IS years old he enlisted in the Eighth Con. necticut Regiment in the year 1863 and served his country gallantly at the front. After the war he returned here where he has made his home ever since. For 37 years he was employed ut the New Lime Company's kilns, and asst spring left his position there to become clerk in Vosburgh's store Mir l