Connecticut western news., 1910-02-03

1ho pilFllSRe Ol SttuStdu tO 6AJSuu wei come. Visitors are expected from Great Harrington, Sheffield, Mlllerton, Lake vile and Winsted. They will be oul guests for that day. To provide for din. ner. the committee of arrangements of David s. Cowles Post have appointed a citizens committee. consisting of ten ladies, 70 have this in charge. When called upon by this committee we trust our citizens will assist them in every way possible.
 School Notes
 Miss Hill, fourth grade teacher, has been i'll tho past week but hoTes to re. sume school work next Monday.
 Miss Johnston spent Sunday in Will liamstown. Mass
 Miss Florence Hall, high school stu- dent, has been on the sick list for few days.
 Miss May Lorraine is still i'll in Shef. field.
 The perfect attendance report for Jar- uary will be given next week.
 Pupils perfect Ill attendance in East Canaan grammar school. for month of January: George Adotte, Willie Casey, Alma Feathers, Beatrice Feathers, Har- old Feathers, Clement Kcgler, Marcella Kegler, Willie Kegler, Donalds Gaylord and Harry Warner.
 Death of Mrs. Johnson.
 Mrs. Maria Norton Johnson, widow of Harvey Johnson, died Saturday nigl at the home of her son, Lynan Johnson in Norfolk. She was 82 years old. She suffered shock last week Wednesday and gradually failed until the end came Saturday. Mrs. Johnson was woman of loyable character and will be greatly missed by q large circle of relatives and friends. She was a member of the church of Christ. Surviving relatives are two sons, Lyman, with whom she resided, and Erastus Johnson, the latter former Canaan resident; one sister, Mrs. Lyman Ford of Hall Meadow, and three brothers, Remus Norton of Winsted, Albert Norton of Ohio and Lyman Norton of John L. Thurlough and Miss Dorothy Johnson of this place are granddaughters. Funeral services were held at the John son residence at 1:30 Wednesday, Rev. w. F. Stoarns officiating. Interment was in the South Eud cemetery.
 Secretary Hine in Canaan.
 Charles D. Hine of New Britain, Secretary of the State Board of Educa- tion, spoke at the High school last Frl- day afternoon, the general subject of his talk being the practical trend of edUca- tion. He made some valuable sug- gestions to parents, teachers and school committees. Among other suggestions Mir. Hine brought to the attention of those present the project of having a high school ill such location as to serve two or three towns instead of one, and spoke of Canaan as being admirably situated for such a school, as it is a junction and could be easily reached from all directions. His opinion was that one such school could be made of more value than several~smaller ones, as the larger attendance and income would allow the town to provide better facilities and thereby enable the teachers to do better work. It is a pity there was not larger attendance at the meet ing, as the talk was full of information to anyone interested in school work, n. everyone should be, for the school child ren of to-day are the citizens of to- morrow.
 Berkshire Power Go. All Right
 In the annual report of the attorney general of Massachusetts, recently filed in Boston, he states that the Berkshire Power Company has not violated the sovereignty of that state, by building its dam across the Housatonic river at Ca. naan, even if at certain times in the. year this has caused overflow on lands and highways in Massachusetts. Settle. ments were made by the company with a number of people. others were either not approached or not satisfied with the terms offered. Patrick Hughes, John Griffith and Myron Andrus were among the dissatisfied ones and they brought suit against the company for alleged damages. These suits have never been settled. In 1909 the attorney general was directed to investigate the matter and to institute such proceedings in court outside the commonwealth as he thought advisable, at the expense of the state He finds, after careful examin- ation, that he has no authority to prose- cute claims for the benefit of private in diyiduals, and that if any action is re- quired upon his part it must be on the grounds of menace to public health, safety and convenience, and then only if the rights of the state have been invaded to an extent sufficient to justify an ap-