Connecticut western news., 1909-09-16
Have Moved to Salisbury

| hold goods to the Bliss farm in Salisbury MT. Phelps will proceed at once to re- model the large new barn on the place into residence Mrs. Phelps and the children will spend the winter at her sisters farm in South Coventry, Conn. Reason for Water Scarcity
 A leak i'll the main line of water pipe. opposite Peter Goggins', along the lower road to East Canaan, was discoyered Tuesday and repaired the same day by the North Canaan Water company. The leak probably occurred Sunday or Mon day, and much water was wasted in the meantime. The break, combined with the fact that the reservoir has been very low of late, accounts for the great scarcity of water and the low pressure of the first of the week. Moreover con- siderable water was used Monday for washing purposes. The pressure is again up to the standard.
 | N. E. Lime Go. Directors
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders, of the New England Lime Com pany, which took place Tuesday, at Millerton, the following named were unanimously re elected directors: Charles k. Grifing, David Follett, Wallace Garfield, Daniel l.. Peirce, Martin H Griffing, Charles M. Beach, Francis H. Boyd, and Henry 0. Barnes. J. Moss Ives was elected in place of J. Henry Rora- back. There were sixteen stock. holders present and out of total of l,523, shares S,S97 were voted, making very good representation. Some of the stock holders were disposed to highly compli- ment the management for the excellent manner in which the business has been conducted during the past year.
 Peculiar Railroad Accident
 About five o'clock Thursday morning. in thick fog, as the Wilson Point freight train was switching some cars on the track northeast of the station, switch engine number 51, Harry Dodge, engineer, came along, tender first, and crashed into the last car of the freight train with such force as to tear the ten der box from it's truck and hurl it over on the next track and smash the end of the box car. Fortunately nobody was injured. The accident was remarkable in that not wheel left the track. The car which was struck was to have been left northeast of the depot, but had been backed a couple of feet onto the main c. N. E. track and engine Number 5I 1 discovered this fact before the brakeman had time to dig his way through the fog and find it out.
 Bad Man Sent Away.
 After having for several days been disturbing the peace in Canaan and making himself generally obnoxious to business men and pedestrians, Edward Perkins, 8 market gardener. whose resi- dence is just outside of Ashley Falls, Mass, was arrested late Wednesday afternoon. Sept. g, by Constable Lew Rhoades and lodged in the jail at Town Hall. Perkins had evidently been drink ing heavily and he went up and down the streets brushing against people and exhibiting puglistic proclivities. Wed. nesday Officer Rhoades ordered the man to leave town and he promised to do SO. But he remained here and grew more violent, with the result that he was taken into custody by the authorities. Perkins people in Massachusetts were communi- cated with and upon their promising to take proper care of him, he was sent day morning. On the afternoon of the l same day he was sent to Ashley Falls, | Perkins returned to Canaan, as meek l and mild as lamb and courteously paid 1 several little bills that he owed. Ten Years in New Britain
 Rev. Harry I. Bodley, former we'll known pastor of Christ church. Canaan, has just celebrated his tenth anniversary as rector of St. Marks Episcopal church, New Britain. Rev. MT. Bodley has held his New Britain charge longer than any of his predecessors and he is dearly beloved by his flock. His church . and parish are in a fiourishing and | healthy condition. In his anniversary discourse, Rector Bodley modestly said he did not feel very jubilant, or success full, or inflated with vanity. Ten years of the best and ripest of ones life ought to bring considerable. During these ten | years there were 306 baptisms, 253 con firmations, 240 funerals, 239 marriages. 5000 public services, 1000 sermons preached and an estimate of oyer 5,00o personal calls and visits. Certainly the number of combinations was high in proportion to the number of baptisms, when it is considered that one-third of the human race die before reaching five years of age. Five confirmations had followed every six baptisms. This is a a much higher average than prevails in English and American churches. The