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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15

future aid to educational institutions,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-15
LEGAL AFFAIRS.

BY order Of the judiciary committee,
]. 81. MONTGOMERY, Secretary
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Weston.
LOCAL INTERESTS.

J. M. Lockwood and grand -daugh- ters, took New Years dinner with MT. and Mrs. w. P. Lockwood.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Corsa enter tained a family party, on New Years day.
 Clarence Shipman is home from a visit in Newark, N. J. The schools re-opened on Monday, after a ten days vacation. MT. and Mrs. F. E. Wakeman, of Southport, were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. F. P. Warehouse. Miss Ella Northrop of Portchester, has spent a few days with her mother and sister.
 Miss Isabel Beers and Miss Gladys Bedient have been on the sick list. A. c. Bradley and Oscar Budd have purchased a Barker gasoline engine Rev. and Mrs. D. Moses have enter tained relatives from Westport and New Rochelle. Miss Susie Faulhaber is spending the week in New York. MT. and Mrs. Adolph Horn spent Sunday with relatives in Stamford MT. and Mrs. William Robinson last week, entertained their grand-daugh- | ters, the Misses Florence and Marion Perry of 7S Fort street, East Nor walk.
 Miss May Hamilton returned yester- day from a visit with New York friends. Frederick White has gone to Flori- da, where he will engage in tomato culture.
 Willis Banks has resumed his | studies at MerrilPs Business College South Norwalk, after a two weeks va | cation.
 Miss Katherine Beers returned t , her duties in the Norwalk High school on Monday.
 Miss Doris Godfrey is attending the Over River school in NorWalk of which Frank w. Gregory, is principal Miss Adele Kellogg returned to Easton this week where she is attend. | ing school at the Academy.
 Mrs. Jacob Kennel who was in iured by a misstep from her carriage last week, has been confined to hel bed. as a result of the accident fol several days.
 Miss Irene Perry is the guest of hel sister. Mrs. Davenport in Fairfield.
 Mrs. E. l.. Beers and son Clarence were guests of Mrs. Beers mother
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Stepney.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.


 The advance movement work Whlch has recently been taken up ln the bi- ble school, is proving good thlng' The interest of those partlclpatling growing as they continue with the course, especially with the younger The Little Cross and Grown" sys- tenn for increasing the regular atteh- dance has been started and IS meet ing with general approval on the part of the school. The average attendance has increased during the Fall and Winter months, which makes good outlook for coming days of service TOT the Master. ,.ot a. Last Sunday evening the subject of the sermon was "God and the ltailan Caiamity." L... Next Sunday morning the subJect will be Power for Life and Service.
 In Lower Stepney at seven o'clock a service will be held. As these meet ings are to take place but once d month during the Winter it is desira- ble that there be a large attendance. The next service at Judd District will be on January 31st. This service will be of an especially interesting nature. Fuller details will be ah- nounced later. ,-s u The new calendars were issued on last Sunday the following speclai evening services are announced'
 February [. Lincoln serVlce.
 February 12. Washington serVlce'
 March '. Cantata.
 March 21. The Story of the Hymns. The prayer meeting topics for the month of January are: .,. January I. Introduction to tie Book of Acts. .po January 21. Evidence from the Ground. ,- no...- January 2s. Men of the New Testa- ment. John, the Baptist. l.. .,o All Sunday school teachers ln tile .s community who wish assistance ii, their preparation are cordialis lhsi'eu
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Greenfield Hill.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT GREEN
 FIELD RESIDENT.


 The death of Rufus B. Jennings, prosperous and Well-to-do farmer, which occurred at his home on Con- gress street Wednesday December 30, rmoves from the community a citizen of sterling worth.
 Just how large place he occupied in the hearts of his townsmen is best shown in the fact that for fifteen con- secutive years he was elected mem- Der of the board of selectmen, where his duties were discharged with un- swerving fidelity to the best interests of the town. He was also chosen to represent Fairfield in the legislature of 1897.
 Being a man of affairs he was fre- quently engaged in the settlement of estates and whenever so entrusted proved an honest and efficient con- servator over the rights of others. Quiet, modest and unassuming, and possessed of a most genial nature he lived to enjoy large acquaintance among whom he attained a strong and richly deserved popularity. MT. Jennings death came as the outcome of a shock which he suffered the Sunday previous. Owing to his ad- vanced age and prolonged physical weakness he was unable to rally from the stroke. Deceased was born in Greenfield, June 6, 1880, and has always re- mained resident here., Besides a widow, three sons and five daughters survive him. They are W. Sanford Jennings, Biddeford, Me-, R. Bradley Jennings and Fred. R. Jennings of Greenfield, and Mrs. A. H. Peace also of this place. Mrs. A. S. Wakeman of Fairfield, Miss Helen Jennings at home, Mrs. John H. Angevine of Warren and Mrs. F. W. Reynolds of Greenwich. The funeral was held at his late home Saturday afternoon. The Rev. E. H. Olmstead of the Congre- gational church, conducting the ser vices. Interment was in family plot at Oaklawn.
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horses and 13O: head of high grade stock. Some of them are worth s1.00 per pound. Also keeping his farm of 620 acres in first class condition which the following goes to prove: On three measurement acres re raised 175 bush- els of A No. One oats He had 700
 bushels in all which were threshed in |23 hours with MT. Knowles three
 horse power Palmer engine, of which he has sold quite a number from three to seven horse power, that are giving the best of satisfaction.
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moved into J. B. Downs tenement

moved into J. B. Downs tenement house. ....,-E ..
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Washington of Pawling, N. Y, have been spending two weeks at R. s. T. Washingtons
 c. N. Harang is following his old occupation again this Winter, that of trapping. He also buys furs and dis poses of them mostly in the New York markets.
 Miss Eloise Bibins of Easton, has been spending her vacation at J. B. Downs.
 Mrs. Sarah Stillson and Mrs. Celes- tia Hawkins have been assisting with the care of their mother, Mrs. Stod- dard, who is very poorly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. B. French.
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The public schools throughout tho town opened Tuesday for the winter term.
 Miss Esther Gardner has returned to her school in Meriden, after spend- ing the holidays with her aunt, Miss s. J. Perry. 1~s
 Quite a number of Greenf1elders attended the funeral of Connecticut's oldest woman, Mrs. Deborah Silliman. held at her home in Easton, Thurs day, December 31.
 Mrs. John Edgar Banks has been quite seriously ill during the past week at her home in Hulrs Farms
 Mrs. J. H. Holton has resumed her school duties in Danbury, after an en- joyab1e holiday visit to her former home here.
 G. R. Banks, the Hulls Farm gro- ceryman, is out with fine, new top business wagon which he bought of Peck & Lines, Bridgeport. sr William Smith, who has been late guest of Greenfield relatives, returned to his home in Derby, last week. | Miss Mabel Thomas has returned l u llCl uullCo elI tllC DlcilC ANOl Lidl SOi~ lege, after a brief visit to relatives here. F..
 MT. and Mrs. George Sherwood of Lyons Plain, were Sunday visitors in this place.
 Amo Lakman, who has recently opened meat market at Easton Gen. tre, was the guest of his father, near Crosshighway, Sunday.
 l The closing hours, prior to Christ mas at the Banks school were marked by the usual elaborate exercises which have made this popular school the centre of attraction upon like occa- sions during the past. One of the features of the entertainment was the rendition of program, conspicu- ous for its literary merit, which had been skillfully arranged by the teach CT, Miss Ethel Sniffen, and which was lcarried out to the complete satisfac- ton of all present The school room was crowded with parents and friends of the school, all of whom enjoyed a lmost delightful time. Last but not least on the program, came Santa Claus, laden with gifts for each and every pupil. Through the unfailing courtesy of Miss Sniffen no one was overlooked. A delightful social time concluded the program and the day went on record as having eclipsed perhaps any previous entertainment
 held at the school.
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The NeWtoWn Bee
 Newtown, Friday, J anuary S.l9s..
 Bethel.
THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY.

THE BOROUGH AND VICINITY"
 Dr. Frank Benedict of Seymour has been the guest of friends in town.
 W. Richard and Henry E. Onier' who have been spending the Cnrlst- mas recess at their home on Grassy Plain street, have returned to their studies at Harvard College. -
 The funeral services of Mrs. Mary Glover of Golden Hill, who died at tne home of her sister, in Orange, N. J.' were held in St. Thomas church, Thursday morning, The interment was in the Center cemetery.
 Miss Elsie Moore of Bridgeport mas heen the guest of friends in town.
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DEERFIELD.

Mrs. Clara Wilson of Bridgeport, has spent few days at B. F. Burrs
 Mrs. William F. Nichols has gone to Hartford to visit her brother.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Barber have a fine new carriage.
 Mrs. Eugene Burr has spent few days at her fathers home in Easton. F. w. Knowles of New Milford has threshed 43 jobs of oats this fall, since September 1, which he thanks his patrons for the work and would like further to say. that Lee s. Dickinson of Bridgewater is the best farmer he has seen on his travels, with every thing in first class order about his place and barns, keeping II good
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Mrs. Margaret Wheeler of New Ha- ven passed New Years day with Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Wheeler. .-
 Miss Cora Lum is expecting to att tend the inaugural ball at Hartford Wednesday evening of this week.
 E. N. French of Shelton was a guest New Years at his old home in this place.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Drfng have
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Mrs. Crofut in South Norwalk, last week. ..,.s
 Andrew Eysinger has returned to his studies in the Centre school, Nor walk.
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Mrs. Leslie Judd and son, Robert, have been spending the holidays in New Haven and Bridgeport.
 Warren H. Wilson attended service at the Congregational church last Sunday. The work at the parsonage is nearly completed. --, The sociable at Mir. Johnson's, last Wednesday evening, was attended by over 40 people. Had it not been stormy there would have been three times that number there. The amount received was s21.
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Attorney Daniel A. Murphy, who formerly was very active worker in the Democratic party, but more re- gently in half-hearted manner, now announces that hereafter he will iden- tify himself with the republican par ty.
 Twenty five couples merrily danced the Old Year out and the New Year in, at the Town Hall on Thursday night. Among them was one eighty year old swain. Ephraim Foster, Fred Vancuren Bert Hyser and Harrison Burdick and sister of Patterson, N. Y, were some of the out of town people that attended. William McGee and Miss May Mont gmery of New York, were the guests over New Years of Mir. and Mrs. Dan- iel A. Murphy. Charles and William Wooster have moved from the Red Shop to the John Nicholson place in Centerville. William Whitlock has moved from the Mrs. Mead place to a place in Short Woods.
 Mrs. Sabra Britton has moved in with Mrs. Sidney Gorham. Archie Wallace has gone 10 New York where he has secured situation. Eight nationalities were represent ed in the exercises of the Christmas tree entertainment given at the Con- gregational church.
 Mrs. Lansidel and Miss Louise Lan- sidel of Great Plain, spent over New Years with MT. and Mrs. Franklyn c. Durgy.
 In the civil suit of Keith Joyce vs. John Carlson, before Justice Ernest J. Stevenson Monday, the decision will be given in three days. Daniel A. Mur- phy was counsel for the plaintifr and A. T. Bates of Danbury, for tIle defen- dant.
 James Lee has filled his ice house at the creamery.
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STEVENSON.

HARVESTING THE ICE SUPPLY. c. B. French filled his ice house last Saturday with ice nine inches thick taken from the Housatonic river.
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to attend the Teachers meetings on the first Thursday of each month.
METHODIST CHURCH NEWS.

MEIf1ODlDl CIlOIeSIl 1NS W D'
 Sunday at the morning service a pleasant surprise was in store for the children-a bright new penny was given to every attendant. The pastor gave @ sermonette of five minutes on the passages in Matthew and Luke where the penny is spoken of.
 Sunday next the sermon for the morning will be to parents. In the evening the first of a series of sermons to young people. Theme for the first, "The Young Man and His Home."
 On Sunday morning, the 17th an object lesson will be given of special interest to the children. The first of the socials for the young people will be given on the evening of the 18th at the parsonage. Mrs. Paulia B. Wheeler is in Dan- bury and will spend the balance of the winter with her sister, Mrs. Ira Pen- field.
 Miss Nettie Bride has been the guest of Mrs. Charles Ruggles in Bridgeport the past week. Mrs. Sherman of Brooklyn, N. r., is at the home of Mrs. Dees, caring for her father, MT. James Ackerson. | Mrs. Joseph Narreau has been car ing for Mrs. Lynson Beardsley during her severe sickness. Joseph Narreau, who is a prac' tical prospector and miner, has loca, ted a fine bed of infusorial earth o1 quality on land of Miss France: Turney.
 | Miss Carolyn Osborne spent New Years day in New York attending tht grand opera "Parsifal' at the Metro politan Opera House. Mrs. Charles c. Sherman of New Haven, has visited her aged mother Mrs. Edson Hayes.
 1 Mrs. Ida Lovegroye and Fred Love grove of Bridgeport have been tht guests of MT. Burr Mead.
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 Sherman.
ENJOYING THE SKATING.

The skating at Sprink Lake last greatly enjoyed by both old and young. Some of the old-time skaters gave some fine exhibitions of 1ancy skating. One man carried an um- brella to act as a parachute to let him down easy, which was brought into use quite often. A hockey team is to be organized in the near future.
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What :!
Go From The City To The Large Village To Buy
 A PIANO?

WHY NOT? If the Village offers better stock to select from, better instruments, better treat ment, better opportunities for critically exam, ming, better prices owing to less expense, and other inducements better than those offered by the City.
 We have noticed that the rural districts are good sources through which to get nd ofPlANoS rejected by the City trade, or otherwise inferior, at price above ours for new and perfect ln- strument. A few days ago party on his way to the City for PIANO, stopped to see what he could do with us before deciding the PIANO question, exclaimed, "Well! l did not know that YOU kept such an elegant stock Why, you have the finest have seen. What do you ask for that PIANO." pointing to new Early English oak. told him. "What Why they told me in ....... Ia City) that could not getthat PIANO for less than $4OO. We sold him almost mme- diately and saved him just t......, and. d.... dollars and ..... cents.
 Better look us up and let us send you our prices.
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Buy Your Pianos of
 Conkey
 At New Milford, Conn.,,

Who is an,exception to the rale of PIANO deal- CTS, in that his name has long stood synonym for all that is good in music as an Art, and whose wareroom is much above the average City store and contains an elegant line of high grade PIANOS at all prices.
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The Name
 Conkey
Is we'll Known.

And we hold the record above all others for fine tuning and the care of an instrument. More carefully selected instruments are found here in variety of elegant styles and in differ ent woods than can be found elsewhere in Con- nectcut. Possibly we have not the largest stock, for we do not have any repossessed, shop won or sec- ond hand PIANOS to show you. We Are Care full About Placing Our PIANOS, and they go out to stay. Those to whom we sell on the ln- stanent plan, are most reliable and we never move a piano from two to five times because 1t has not been paid for, and perhaps finally bring it in to clean up and sell as slightly used. We Sell To The City Purchaser Because He Can Do Better With Us Than Else- where.
 We do not handle nor compete with question: able makes or unknown names Ours Are All Standard Makes, World Renowned, Reli- able And The Greatest Values [Musically And Artistically.
 The Hardman,
 The Henry & s. G. Lindeman,
 The Harrington,
 The Hensel.
 The KohIer Campbell. PIANO PLAYERS:
 The Aut0tOne,
 The Lindeman Interior Player,
 The Aut0pian0.
 Where can be found better line to select from than at
 Conkey's, In the Mygatt Building' New Milford, Ct.
 An Exclusive Music House
 One of the few in New England. Fine Tuning A Specially.
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New Fairfield
A BARN RTTRNED.

. Daniel Richmond's barn containing hay belonging to Charles Cromwell, was burned down on Sunday night. The hay was all of the hay that MT. Cromwell had to winter his horse and cows on. AS no one was known to have been in the barn for a day or two, it must have been the work of an incendiary. There was no insur- ance on the building, or the contents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04
George w. Cate Missing.

George w Cate, who has been at
the Woodstock Inn since April, left
there Friday, August 20, and his
present whereabouts are unknown
He represented the J.. NJ. S. Glidden
Company of Boston, which operates
a gold mine. '"
Mr.. Gate was seen in North Bridge
water the day he left, and towards
evening was seen on the road to
Plymouth. lie was also seen Monday
of this week in Plymouth.
He has not been well for some time,
and it is feared that he is wandering
about or that he has perhaps fallen
exhausted somewhere and persisted.
Mr.. Cate is so years old, is stockily
built, weighing about PIP pounds,
and has light hair sprinkled with
gray. lie is II Knight Iemplar, and
Masons in Windsor aud Rutland
counties are beng enlisted in the
search Tor him.
Mr.. Cate is married, his wife com
ing here IA few days ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04
MORQAN-MESSER.
Everyone is

A September wedding Of interest
TO Woodstock friends of the bride
took place at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur O. Messer in Plymouth
Wednesday evening, when their
daughter, Miss Lena lnaz, was mar
ried to Henry James Morgan of
Woodstock, Only relatives and a
few friends were present
The ceremony was performed at s
o'clock by the Rev. II. l.. Garfield
of Woodstock, the couple standing
under a horseshoe of sweet peas,
The room was prettily decorated
with maidenhair ferns, which were
used in other decorations.
The bride wore gown of white
muslin trimmed with valenciennes
lace, and was unattended Mrs A. b,
Pinney played the wedding march.
The bride is ~ graduate of the
Woodstock High school, making her
home here with Mr.. and Mrs. B, II.
Pinney, and last year taught school
at South Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan will live at
the Spaulding place on the South
Woodstock road.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04
MRS. FRANK w. ADArlS.

Mrs. Ethel Fletcher, wife of Frank
w. Adams Of White River Junction,
formerly Of Woodstock, died Monday
evening at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fletcher, in
Felchville. She had been i'll for
several weeks. ...'.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams resided in
Woodstock for year after their mar
riage, Mr.. Adams then being en-
ployed in +. W. b. Smiths store,
and many friends hear of Mrs,
Adams death with much regret.
BESIDES her husband, she leaves a
daughter, about three years old.
The funeral was held in Felchville
Thursday afternoon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04
SPEED SHOW TODAY.
Well Known Horses to Race at
the Fair Grounds.

The horsemen of this village and
vicinity are excited to the fever
point over Il race announced for to-
day at 2 o'clock on the fair grounds,
in which several well known flyers
from Woodstock and Barnard sta
bles will participate.
This race is the outcome of an
informal meeting last Saturday, in
which the starters were horses
owned by Seth Aikens of Barnard,
Carl lIathom and H. j, White, the
first two each taking a heat. This
leaves the matter of supremacy I'M
settled and the main interest III to-
DAVIS event will be conferred in the
struggle between the two horses
which divided the honors.
Mr.. Aikens thinks he can trim
Mr.. IIalhorn's horse Mr.. Hathorn
thinks he can repel the Barnard in
truder, and the honest faith and
enthusiasm of these rivals, betokens
memorable day in local turf annals.
An ample purse has been hung up
for the inspiration of the contestants.
Public interest is growing and n
large crowd is expected,
Two or three mile heats were trot-
ted by the IIathorn horse, Mr..
Whites Hartford Girl, and Dr. w.
II. Corey's Highland G., Elathorn
taking two heats and Highland G..
one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04
WOODSTOCK NEWS.
Decorating for County Fair
Week.

The Woodstock National bank
building bloomed out with a great
show of flags and bunting Thurs
day in honor Of the coming fair
week, and following this good eX-
ample it is expected the decoration
Of streets, stores and houses i'll the
village will be general,
Other towns in which fairs are
held make much of this feature, and
Woodstock can do nothing better
towards letting the people of the
neighborhood know that there is, to
be fair next week, and showing
that the village is interested in its
success
w. f. Metzger, who represents
Metzger Bros. of Rutland, is here
with a lot of material, including in
ternational signals used IN decorat-
ing streets, etc, and with his assist
ants will be ready for any demands
upon him.
The decoration of Elm and Cen
trail streets and the park has been
guaranteed and they will he lined
with streamers, flags, etc, within a
day or two.
business places are expected to
fall into line, private houses as well,
and if everyone does little it will
make a royal salute to the good old
harvest festival which opens next
Tuesday rs good as hundred
guns, and better.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04

ago is either on the sick list, or is
keeping silent for some other reason
Manager Howes has offered to play
Bennington on any week day, but
his efforts To secure a game have
failed.
Woodstock, therefore, seems to
have IA valid claim to the champion
ship
Iiennington's crawl appears to
give considerable color to the state
ment that Bennington refused to play
with Rutland when they heard that
Rutland was to have Woodstock S
crack battery
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-04
Golf and Tennis at the COun.
try Club.

The Country Clubs golf course
has had many players this summer
and more interest has been shown in
the game than in any previous sea-
son Competition i'll the various
events has been close and good scores
have been made.
The weekly handicap Of August
90, Is holes, medal play, was won by
John French, with net score of 50.
DR.. G. l. Dana won the Campbell
cup, SO holes, medal play handicap,
score ia
The Woodstock Inn cup handicap,
36 holes, medal play, was won by
Col f. s. Billings, with net score
of IG7.
A consolation match and a match
for the DOGGY cup are being played
this week.
The tennis court at the club has
as usual been center OF interest and
the recent tournaments have been
notable for good playing and the
enthusiasm Of the spectators
The ladies' singles was won by
Miss Anna King
Mixed doubles - Finals - Miss
lIilda Smith and Mr.. Burgess de-
reated Miss Verona Smith and Mr..
Bucklin.
The mems singles is now in pro-
press and the mems doubles will be
played next week.