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Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15

He first opened a shop in part of the building now knownls lsas sSmith's old store, but soon after removed his busi- ness to wing of the dwelling house on Main Street, which he then purchased. Ia the fall of 1860 he married Augusta A. Doolittle, of Ashley Falls, and all but the first half year of their married life has been spent in this house.
 MT and Mrs. Heaton have long been identified with the Methodist Church, of which they are members.
 While never holding any political office, MT Heaton has taken keen inter est 1n all town affairs and has rarely missed town meeting. An illness last confine him to his bed, prevented him for the first time from casting his vote in 8 presidential campaign.
 Since this illness has somewhat dim ished his strength, he has reluctantly yielded to the wishes of his family and will retire from business in the spring. For several years he has taken great in- terest in poultry raising on a small scale, and he will now devote some of his time to that hobby.
 During fifty years of life in one village many changes occur and MT. Heaton states that he has seen over forty houses built Ill Ashley Falls since he lived there. Another great change has been the de- velopment of railroading. A half cen tury ago the schedule of trains on the now busy Berkshire was "a passenger train each way daily and a freight train every other day"
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
WARNING TO TROUT
Any Old Worm May Conceal a Hook
 From This Time Forth.

Any Old Worm May Conceal a Hook
 From This Time Forth.
 The trout season has now opened and the fish should look before they eat because there is liable to be a hook secreted in any worm which floats casually down stream. The season will be on until July l. In Litchfield County they have changed the trout law back to the old date, April 1. Because it was colder in Litchfield County they had the law changed two seasons ago, having the season open April 1 and close July 15, but the law has been changed back again and it is now the same all over the state.
 Last year trout streams in this vicinity were stocked with about 5000 fry be- cause the streams were getting pretty well fished out. Last spring was very dry and the fishing wasn't especially good but all the streams are now run hing strongly.
 It is doubtful, however, if the fish ing will be good until the weather gets warmer. On several nights the weather has gone down to the freezing point and this is pretty cold for good trout fishing.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Fatalaties m the State

Deaths from falls led as the cause of tue most fatalities in Connecticut dur ing March. fourteen being ascribed to them. There were twenty suicides dur ing the month and three homicides Carbolic acid was used in five self.in 1icted deaths. and another poison, in four others. drowning took six persons through accident and two by intention. Fatal mishaps on the railroad numbered three, gas was the means of death to five. Ind four persons used firearms. The ,ther fatalities, which reached total of g, were by variety of causes.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Parks for Great Harrington

c. w. Freehan, superintendent of Edgewood farm i'll Great Harrington, has returned from New York. While in the city he engaged about 25 or more Italian laborers to work on the place the coming summer. A number of new roads are to be built, one of which will be drive of five or more miles from MT. Pearson's residence along the mountain side to Afford and return. Parks are to be laid out on the estate. one of which will be second to none ill the country
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
A Healthy PostoFice

The Belknap postofice was closed re- gently on account of the rural free de livery from Rockville. There have been only two postmasters during the 62 years that the postoffice has been in exist ence. G. c. W. Coles, who was post master until lately, has held the place for 40 years and says that he has never received a complaint. His prede- cessor, Sessions Lawson, was there 22 years.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15

SENATOR BARNUM OF SALISBURY
Cited By Contemporary In Search Of
 Connecticut Democracy

Cited By Contemporary Tn Searcn UT
 Connecticut Democracy
 The Hartford Courant Is organizing a search party to find out what has be- come of the Connecticut democracy, and i'll so doing cites Senator Barnum of Salisbury as an example. It says in part.
 "What has become of the Connecticut democracy? If there is such a party left, where is it going? These are not novel questions, but they are suggested again by certain recent incidents.
 "For example, one of the leaders of the state Senate and one of the stron- gest and most popular members of that body is Charles w. Barnum of Salisbury, who is a son of the late Hon. William H. Barnum. The father was long time chairman of the national demoratic party and for one term a senator at Washington. He was democratic clear through and when republican editors were bit short of topics they filled up with criticism and censure of "Old Bar num-" Today his son is conspicuous republican.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Quite Natural

On one occasion a grandniece of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became very angry at one of her little playmates, and stamping her foot, said: "I hate you, and I don't want anything more to do with you, nor your man servant nor your maid servant, nor your OK, nor your ass"
 Her mother, hearing the outburst, sternly reproYed her offspring, asking her if she knew what she was saying.
 Little Miss Beecher promptly replied |: ''Yes, the Ten Commandments"
 Well, do you know who wrote them ?"
 The child. looking much disgusted, answered:
 "Goodness, yes Aunt Harriet did, I S pose"
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Why They Are Poor

Their ideas are larger than their purses.
 They are easy dupea of schemers and promoters.
 They reverse the maxim, Duty be- fore pleasure.
 Ttey have too many and too expen- sive amusements.
 They do not think it worth while tn5 save nickels and dimes.
 They have risked a competence in try ing to get rich quickly.
 They allow friends to impose upon their good nature and generosity.
 They try to do what others expect of them, not what they can afford
 They prefer to incur debt rather than to do work which they consider beneath them.
 They think it will be time enough to. begin to save for rainy day when the rainy day comes.
 They risk all their eggs in one basket when they are not in position to watch or control it.-Success.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Ice Men to Boost Prices.

The feature of the meeting of the Con- necticut Ice Dealers association in Bridgeport recently was the discussion on the prospects for ics this summer Reports showed that the dealers had harvested only from half to two-thirds of the usual crop. WeStport was the only place in the state where full crop was gathered, while Ill Southport, four miles away, not a pound was housed. Ice will have to be brought from northern points in large quantities to all parts of the state this summer, and the dealers decided to regulate the prices accord ing to local conditions.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
COLLECTOR TALKS
 ABOUT HIS JOB
THE MEANEST MAN IN TOWN
MT. Morse Says That's the Opinion People in Town of Canaan Have, But His Colleagues Applaud Because he Gets the Money.

Among the many tax collectors who appeared before the finance committee at the capital. recently in relation to various bills concerning the collection of taxes, were some who are typical of the rugged hills and grassy valleys of Con necticat; hard headed, persistent Yan- kees, and among them was Cap'n Morse of the town of Canaan, who boasts that he actually collects all the taxes in his town.
 Why" said MT. Morse, "I'm consid- cred the d-dest, meanest man in town, , and then he told about the disadvan- tages Of collecting in Canaan. He said that last year of BIO names on his book 101 paid their tax to the town clerk because they wouldn't pay it to him (Moore).
 But don't care; get the tax just the same,' he sad. "Why there was one fellow who lived way up over Bar rack mountain (perhaps some of you know about it) who was bound he wouldn't pay his poll tax. I says to my 0SAAJ ooAJ IL | III SOlhB NO SCh bllab IdAp and drove five miles over terrible going and found the man. I've come after that tax, says I. You'll have to wait till I see the boss, says he. Wait a minute, I'm going with you. says I and 1 hitched the old mare and follered on.
 He didn't go near no boss, bat he had, the money just the same, After turning his pocket inside out and pro ducing some dimes and nickels and cents and few buttons and buckles 1 got it all but 7 cents. and, by George, I got that afterwards" Laughter.
 Do you take buttons and buckles for taxes?" inquired a member of the com mittee amid more laughter.
 No, sirree! take money," replied MT. Morse,
 Then Tax Commissioner Corbin dip ped in with this
 II see by the report here that MT. Morse collects the taxes of Canaan for a salary of $100 year, and that there are none outstanding on the lists of 1901 to 1905. This shows that he gets the money" Applause from assembled collectors.]
 Tax Collector Emmons of Middle field told the committee so,nthing about the experience of his town in the col lection of taxes. He said one of his predecessors was factory worker and got only such taxes as were brought or sent to him. Another was a grocery man who kept it only year and then quit, saying he had kept it long enough to find out who all the dead beats in town were. "I'm butcher" added Emmons, land don't know how long I shall keep it."
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
]. s. STONE APPOINTED

Great Burlington Man Named As Clerk
 of District Court
 John s. Stone has been appointed by Gov. Draper as clerk of the district court of southern Berkshire to fill the vacancy caused by the death of H. L. Wilcox. MT. Stone has lived ill Great Harrington about all his life. He graduated from the high school in 1894 and attended Williams college. He has been a mem- Der of the Berkshire bar for about eight years, having studied in F. H. Wright's office. MT. Stone previously held the position of clerk of court, but gave it up in 1908 to attend to his law practice.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Will Fish While Asleep

c. c. Middlebrooks, ex-sheriff of Litchfield county, has had n bungalow constructed over the waters of Highland Lake, near shore, so that he can fish off the front veranda or through holes in the floor of his summer cottage. He will sleep near the apertures and have con- trivance so that whenever a big fish is hooked bell near his head will ring.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
RATTLESNAKE H ILL FIRE
Brush Blaze Quarter Mile Long Burned
 Several Hours

Several Hours
 Last Sunday the attention of many persons in Canaan and vicinity was at tracted to dense volume of smoke rolling up from Rattlesnake Hill about half mile south of the village. The fire, it IS said, was started Saturday by farmer burning brush on the east side of the hill. The fire set the surrounding leaves and bushes ablaze and being unchecked, soon was driven by the wind over the top of the hill. It widened out until there was a continuous line of flame for at least quarter of a mile that worked it's way down the west side of the hill during the day. It was mostly confined to the leaves but at times it leaped up in the bushes and pine thickets making a hot fire. It did not damage the larger trees to any great extent but many of the younger trees were killed. Some effort was made in the afternoon to check the fire but it was so widespread that it was a hard proposition. In the evening it made fine spectacle to be seen from the village with the single line of flame winding up the hill along its entire length. During Sunday night the fire spread across a piece of land that had been cut over and gradually burned it. self out. Had there been a favoring wind the fire might have done consider able damage.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
.STAUNCH CITIZEN
 WILL RETIRE
THOS. HEATON OF ASHLEY FALLS
After Half a Century of Business Act ivity he will Enjoy a Merited Rest Changes That he Has Marked in His Home Town.

Thomas Heaton, of Ashley Falls, has just completed a half century of business lif9 in that village at the age of seventy one years.
 MT. Heaton learned the trade of har- ness making ill Birmingham, Connecti- cut. Coming to Berkshire County in 1858 he worked during the winter in the harness shop of James Gardner in Great Harrington and in the following spring started in business for himself at Ashley Falls.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
AFFLICTED WITH RABIES.
Man Stricken in Waterbury Placed in a
 Padded Cell

William Garrison, of No. 2455 Eighth avenue, New York City, has been stricken ln Waterbury with hydro phobia. He parked like dog and It re- quired the joint service of three patrol men to get him to padded cell. Ten years ago he was bitten in New York City by big dog, and regularly every year he has had the recurring symptoms. but not violent. Nearly three months ago he was bitten again by St. Bernard and lately he has been dangerous. Men with clubs guarded the house till the police arrived.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Sues For SIO,OOO

Among the entries filled ill the Mas sachusetts Superior Court lately was that of Thom ls Heffernan of Great Bar rington who sues the New Haven R. R. for $10,000. A train ran into him at the Furnace crossing in Stockbridge Sept. 10th last and he was laid up six months. He said there was no warning signal at the crossing.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Active Potato Business

The potato markets all over the country have continued strong md active, the feature being the extensive shipments of foreign potatoes to local ities which have until now always de- pended on native stock. It is very evident that home grown potatoes are nearly all used up in many parts of the west.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
METHODIST MINISTERS ASSIGNED
Numerous Changes Are Made

Numerous Changes Are Made In
 Churches of LitchfieId Country.
 The New York conference, in session at the Highland Avenue Methodist Epis- copal church at Ossinlng. N. Y. con- cluded it's work last week and it was decided to make an increase in the invested funds, amounting to $100 900, within period of five years. The suggestion to impose a tax of per cent on the pastors salaries for like time was defeated. The conference adopted a resolution making a 9 per cent. in crease in the apportionment for confer ence claimants.
 Appointments in the Poughkeepsie district included the following:
 R. E. Wilson, district superintendent; Afford, A. A. Vradenburgh; Canaan, Harry Cornford; Chatham, R. L. Ross; Cold Spring, Simon Stephens; Copake, W. Tunniclife; East Chatham, c. A. Ross; Falls Village, H. B. Chown; Gay lordsville, J. T. Van Burkelow, Jr.; Great Harrington, W. E. Ridgeway; Hartsville (supplled), L. J. Spooner; Hillsdale, B. Seeholzer; Housatonic, c A. Terhune; Lakeville, c. Montross; Lee, O. P. Hoyt; Lenox, E. J. Kelly; Millerton, A. Ostrander; Norfolk, W. H. Winchell; North Egremont and North Hillsdale, J. H. Fife; North German town, E. H. Todd, North Highlands, W. Wilcocks; Sharon, W. A. Maekey; Sheffield and Ashley Falls, M. B. Shy der; Stockbridge. A. P. Galloway.
Connecticut western news., 1909-04-15
Poultry Business Profitable

There is no reason to suppose that the poultry business will not continue to be as profitable as ever, every thing con- sidered, and with the return of greater general business prosperity there may be a time of scarcity and very high prices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10

The district court of appeals at
Washington last week affirmed the
decree of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, adjudging
President Samuel Gompers, Secre-
tary Frank Morrison and Vice Pres
ident John Mitchell of the American
Federation of Labor guilty of con-
tempt for not obeying the order of
the court instructing them to desist
from boycotting the business of the
Buck stove and range company of
St. Louis. The sentence was for
twelve months in Jail for .Gompers
and nine and six months for Mitchell
and Morrison. The practice of boy
cotting is vicious in principle and
the laws against it should be enforc-
ed, but the effect CT this decision
will not be to bring capital and labor
upon better terms. If it were pos
sible for Justice to put Jail sentences
upon the so-called captains of indus
try who rob every laboring man of
his just share of the products of his
labors, the higher courts of the land
would be more generally respected.
But it appears to be exceedingly I'M
common for corporate offenders to
have sentences against them en-
forced, even for fines.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10

Every editor in Minnesota will ap-
preciate the pathos Of the retirement
of Editor Green Of New Ulm, in his
eightieth year, when he sta tes7that
his. determination to retire from
newspaper work was taken on the
morning of the death of his faithful
wife, three months ago, and will al
so keenly appreciate the family feel
ing for old subscribers which the old
newspaper patriarch expresses in his
farewell: "Now, far down on the
sunset slope, with life appearing lit
tie more than a mirage, / am COM
PEELED to part with readers who
have commended the News since
undor my control for the past four
teen and half years readers who
have seemed to judge me correctly
as | am, and who have been stead
fast friends. This is sorrowI can
not, and would not if | could, con-
ceal. For readers of newspapers
have published have come to be rec
ognized by me as a part of my fam
lily, in a certain sense, and some of
them as warm personal friends.''
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10
money.

Chas. H. Grasty, the Baltimore
newspaper man who came to St.
Paul to reform the dailies of that
city, has already had enough and
now George Thompson, the former
Dispatch man, is pretty much the
whole thing in both the Pioneer
Press and Dispatch offices. Even
Tams Bixby has stepped down and
out, although he is credited with be-
ing the only manager the Pioneer
Press has had in recent years who
has been able to make profit for it's
stockholders. When newspapers
are run for the sole purpose of max
ing money for stockholders or for
bringing about certain selfish ends,
it is folly to expect permanency in
the policy of the journal or the prin-
ciples it espouses. 1t is the counting
room and not the editorial room
that contains the seats of the mighty
in our metropolitan dailies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10

The management is also arrang-
ing special entertainment features
including series of lectures and
demonstrations by men prominent
IN agricultural college and expert
ment station work and in livestock
circles on market types of livestock,
breeding and feeding, and other sub
Jects of interest and value to the
farmers and stock men. An addi-
tlonal feature of interest will be the
given by the judges in
the ring as to the why and how the
winners are placed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10
A Show for the Farmer and Stock Raiser

The third annual show of the
Northwestern Livestock Association
which will be held at South St. Paul
November 10Th to 18th, 1909, will be
bigger and better this year than
ever, judging from the way entries
are coming in, and the management
has again been compelled to enlarge
its housing facilities.
In spite of the fact that corn has
been scarce and high in price during
the past year, the entries this fall
will show an increase over previous
years. This is very encouraging
and indicates that the farmers and
raisers of stock are taking a greater
interest in one of the most import
ant industries of the country, with
the result that they will bring to the
market a better class of stock, and
this is one of the objects of the
show.
This association pays out approx
mately $1,000 a year in cash premi-
ums, and, in addition to this. valu-
able trophy cups and medals are Of
fered for::winners or championships
in the various classes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10
Some Sibley Expedition "reminiscences

Editor Bennett in Granite Falls Journal:
Sunday last we crossed one of the
camp grounds of the Sibley In
dian expedition of 1868, and the Wis
it of the U. S. troops to this place
set US to thinking that perhaps but
few people are now aware that
the Sibley expedition came so near
to Granite Falls. The expedition
was assembled during the month of
June of that year at Camp Pope,
which was located on the Minnesota
river three or four miles above the
mouth of the Redwood river. Here
were assembled 1000 men with the
necessary horses, wagons and equip
meat for an all-smmer's campaign
in what was then Dakota territory.
Gen. H. H. Sibley was in command
and the start from Camp Pope was
made on the morning of the 18th of
June. The head of the column
moved out from camp at four
o'clock in the morning, and the
head of the column was nearly six
miles from camp before the last
wagon left the grounds. That night
the camp was in the Minnesota val
ley. The second day but eleven
miles was made, and the expedition
camped on the Wood Lake battle
field of the fall before. We don't
know, but we presume Gen. Sibley
was here very forcibly reminded of
the 23d day of the previous Septem-
Der when he refused to allow the
Third Minnesota. and the other
troops under his command, to sur
round and take a large body of
Sioux who were in the Wood Lake
grove, and how the Third Minnesota
boys went out without orders and
had brush with the Indians. The
third encampment was made at
Haselwood. so named by Rev. Will
hanson. the missionary, whose resi-
dence was on the hill some thirty or
forty rods a little northwest of
where the Dibble school house stands.
The camp covered all the level
ground around the johnson resi-
dence and down to the Langmaid
home.
Hazelwood camp was reached on
the 18th, and the next day Camp Re-
lease was reached.
The Sibley expedition Of the fall
before was on the hill at what is
now known as the Doncaster place.
The signs of the camp were yet
plainly to be seen when we first
came to Granite Falls, and for
number Of years afterward.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10
INHERIT THE JOB.
The Postmasters of a Little Town In
Kent, England.


Kent, England.
Forty years before. as quite a boy,
Jones had left little town in Kent.
England. Now. on the first long vaca-
ton he ever had since, he was visiting
his childhood scenes He had remem-
bered that the postmaster's name was
Pengelley. and he had remembered too.
that he was a kindly old man. There
wasn't the slightest probability, he
thought. that the postmaster was still
alive, but his acquaintance with the
former incumbent might smooth things
little with the new one. so that the
whereabouts of people to whom he had
been directed would be made known
WHATS become of Mr.. Pengelley 2"
he asked. interrupting for a moment
his majesty's letter assorter.
Il am Mr.. Pengelley."
perhaps you're his son."
Yes: my fathers name was Pen
gelley. too" drawled the Englishman
81 mean the postmaster"
$50 do H.
"Was your father postmaster forty
years ago?'
my word. no. That was my grand
father. You see. our names are all
alike. and the postoffice department
doesn't know but that the first one is
alive. We inherit this job. don't you
know. And my wife's just presented
me with q son There was no hap
Cling over his name"-New York Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-11-10
Ralph Wheelock is now on duty at

Ralph Wheelock is now on duty at
Governor Eberhart's Office. and one
of the first letters opened by him in
his official capacity runs in language
which strongly appeals to the news
paper fraternity. 1t reads as fol-
lows: "Some are there with the
jolly, and others come across with a
grin, but the fellow who helps the
game along, is the one who sends
the money in. Enclosed find So for a
notarial commission. | could have
had one long ago, but l am tired of
having the Democrats spend my
money!"