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Connecticut western news., 1910-05-26
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY. 26 191O
W est Cornwall.

West Cornwall.
 7-Forest fire started on west end of Canaan mountain and burned several hundred acres.
 8-John L. Cooper, of Cooper Hill, Ashley Falls, insured all of his buildings except one barn which was isolated The next day he sent a negro boy to this barn to thresh, who, being stung by hornets, loaded a gun and shot down their nest, setting the hay afire, and burning the barn. 8-9-Sixteenth annual far of Union Agricultural society at Falls Village. E. w. Spur was president of the so- ciety.
 10-Horse day at Falls Village fair.
 1O-Barn belonging to William Adam, 2d, East Canaan, was burned to the ground.
 12-Residing in East Canaan and its immediate vicinity were ten individuals whose united ages were 810 years. They were: MT. Cowles, 90; George Tobey. ST; Sanford P. Stevens 84; Joseph Cor bin, 83; Palmer Stevens, 82; lrenus Elton, TT; Horatio Beardsley, "A; Deacon Dennis Rood, 80; Mrs. Irenus Elton, "A: Roxie Stevens,79. North Canaan clalmed ten whose united ages were 815 years, as follows: Mrs, Fanny Cowles. 93; Mrs. Belinda S. Adams, 88; Mrs. Flora Mar vim, 82; Mrs. Mary Ferguson, 81; Mrs. Almerin Gillette, 78; Mrs. Lydia w.. Peet.78; Mrs. F. A. Gillette, TT; Almerin Gillette. .63; Dr, Miles Belden, 80; Charles Lewis, 78.
 15-Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs William Adam, Canaan. Celebrated at the old Lawrence house, built in 1754 by the brides great grandfather, and the house in which she was born.
 15-C. H. Rowley, of Sharon, pur- chased the Lime Rock hotel of MT. Thorp.
 r15-The "unsightly hollow and rub bish hole north of Canaan depot" was being filled i'll by the combined labors of the two railroads and the citizens.
 16-Married: At Falls Village, W. l. Sparks and Miss Nellie L. Millspaugh.
 16-Died: At Falls Village, Mrs. Julia A. Ford, aged 49.
 16-Married: At Canaan, Samuel G. Rider, of Ashley Falls, aud Miss Frances E. Barnes, of North Canaan.
 2O-Died: At Cornwall, Darlington Todd, aged 89.
 2O-Taylor Bros. bought the old mill building on the Washicastinook, Sails bury, and were fitting it up for manu- featuring sash, blinds. etc., and patent automatic gate.
 22-E. W. Warner, of Canaan, moved to Hartford and engaged in the livery business.
 22-Married: At West Cornwall. Riley M. Rexford and Miss Lucinda Wolf, both of Cornwall.
 ,22-Annual meeting of the Litchfield Northwest Conference was held at South Canaan; Deacon E. F. Gillette, of Sharon was chairman.
 25-A "bee" was organized in Salls- bury to assist N. l.. Dexter with repairs on his dam caused by the freshet of June.
 26-A stack of straw from 30 acres of land belonging to William H. Walton, Jr., on Town hill, Salisbury, was burned.
 3O-Died: At Sharon, Mrs. Edgar J. Reed, aged 62.
 ITO be continued.l
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-26
SaIisburY's Anniversary

On Saturday of this weekday 2S, 1910-the town of Salisbury is 165 years old. The original charter of the town was executed May 2S. 1745 "by Governor Law and company in general court under His Majesty, King George the second. "
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-26
Historical Sketch

H. w. Carter of Norfolk, secretary of the Litchf1eld County University club, has in preparation an enlarged edition of the historical sketch of the Litohfield County University club which was published in 1903.
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-26
THE FARMERS WANT
 ID BE LET ALONE
THEY GET TOO MUCH ATTENTION
A Maine Farmers Paper Says That All This Talk About Getting Out On the Land is Tomny-rOt-AIl They Ask is a Fair Show.

lHe LdHu 10 IOHIiI1-TUl All iHcJ
 Ask is a Fair Show.
 Becoming tired of the advice given to the farmers from government officials, newspapers and other would-be authori- ties, the "Maine Farmer" invites them to mind their own business, in the fol- lowing language, which will doubtless be approved by many agriculturists in Connections:
 "To the farmer it seems that it is high tine to call halt to this senselesS talk about abandoned farms and getting people out on the land If these men really want to better the condition of things why don't they get in touch with the farmers before they begin to talk? If they did this it would save many from a serious mistake.
 Change is written on everything, but with all the changes progress is cer- tainly being made. Farms have been left, and they should have been. They ought never to have been opened up in such out of-the- way places, but there never was year when the volume of farm products was greater, i'll the state of Maine, than m 1909. Measure the industry by the output, gentlemen, if you really want to play far.
 "There are more abandoned Irill and factory sites and shops in Maine than there ever were abandoned farms, but with all this there never was year when the state produced so great vol quality as in 1909. These platform speakers, far too many of whom have fattened off the labors of the farmers, would be prompt to meet any cry about abandoned mill-sites or factories, and be ready with good explanation, just the same as should be applied to the farm problem. They see the force of the les son in their own chosen field of opera tions but they either do not, or will not, see the universal application of the same.
 "As-the men engaged in other lines of work are amply able to work out the problem and increase the industrial wealth of the state, in their field of op- erations, so too the farmer is fully pre- pared to extend farm operations and the only service wanted is assistance in opening markets, equalizing rates of transportation, and insuring the pro- ducers fair proportion of the price paid by the consumer.
 "The supercilious officiousness mani Tested in so many places and eases touch ing farm life and labor will, if allowed to continue, work injury. The tide is setting strongly in the right direction in Maine and those whose organizing in- fuence has accomplished so much are amply able to extend the work. The thing to do is to stop talking abandoned farms, or getting the poor people out on the land Let the farm workers alone. All this tommy-rot is harmful and should be checked.
 What is required is a good, strong, positive word of encouragement, the clear setting forth of the advantages of the state, the establishment of the fact that markets are growing all about us and liberal train facilities put us in close touch with the great distributing cen- ters. This will help, but it's high time to call halt in the senseless stuff being doled out in so many ways"
Connecticut western news., 1910-05-26
SEPTEMBER, 1874
JULY, 1874

1-Married: At Cream Hill, Walter l.. Smith, of Goshen, and Miss Adele Tracy, of Cornwall.
 2-S. c. Beckley's store Ill Canaan was burglarized, entrance being effected with tools stolen from McIntyre's blacksmith shop. MT. Beckley's clerk, St. John, shot at them and frightened them away. 4-Died: At Huntsville. William Dean, aged 81.
 5-Died: At Falls Village, Mrs. Henry How'd, aged 70.
 6-Married: At Armenia, Charles Jack son and Miss Clara Williams 10th of
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
FOR INFORMATION
ON IRRIGATION

Rapid City Journal: O. H. Cor
Ion, special agent of the depart
nent Of commerce and labor, whose
headquarters are at Lincoln, Neb.,
S in Rapid City. He will spend
some time in securing information
relative to irrigation matters in the
Slack Hills district. This information
is to be embodied in the census re-
port. The field which Mr. Gordon
covers embraces Nebraska and South
Dakota, and in the former named
state the work is about completed.
He has just commenced his inyesti-
cations in this district. He desires
to know the amount of land irrigat-
ed in 1909 and 1910, the quantity
of water used, the quantity available
under existing conditions and the
quantity that may be made avail
able of further conservation To
this end he urgently requests the CO.
operation of all residents of this sec
ton, or who can furnish him reliable
information concerning it. Especial
ly does he ask for information con-
corning all private irrigation plants,
volume of the streams, dimensions
Of dams, areas irrigated, etc. Re
garding the great tracts such as
those under government canals and
bitches, he can secure his informa-
ton from the department records,
and can also compile some necessary
figures from records of the state.
Mr.. Gordon requests that those who
can lend assistance, but whom he
may not have an opportunity to
meet, forward any information they
may possess on the subject to Adna
Dobson, irrigation engineer, Lin
coin, Neb.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
MRS. SCHENCK MUST
STAND TRIAL.
Grand Jury lndict Woman on the
Charge of Attempting to Muir
der Her Husband.

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov 21.--Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenck, charged
with administering arsenic to her
millionaire husband, John 0.
Schenck, was indicted by the grand
jury. While no definite information
is given out, it is learned that only
nurses who have been employed by
the Schenck family and DR.. Frank
L. Hupp, upon whose findings Mrs,
Schenck was first arrested, were
present to testify.
For the first time in the history of
the county the corridors of the
county building were cleared while
the jury was in session. Newspaper
men were not exempt, and threats
of Jail for contempt of court were
made if they ventured within the
portals of the building.
The names of the witnesses had
not been disclosed, and when two
strange women, heavily yelled, rode
up to the courthouse in an automo-
bile they were taken at once to the
jury room. 1t subsequently was
learned they were nurses from the
Haskins hospital DR.. Haskins is q
orother-in-law of John O. Schenck
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
Buried Beneath Poverty Oak,

Yasniaya, Poliala, Russia, Nov.
2l.-Amid the pomp and ceremony
which he loathed. encased in a rare
casket, the body of Count Tolstoi is
to be brought back today for burial
at the foot of Povery Oak. where he
desired that he Should be inferred.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
The government is to send troops for
fear of an outbreak The late Count
olstoi's family is expected to have
a legal battle with Tscherkoff, Toll
stoi's representative, over the publ
cation Of his manuscripts and his I'M
published novel Tolstoi wanted the
publication to be fore the benefit of
the world and his family wants the
profits of the copyright.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
COUNT TOLSTO|
IS No MORE
XXI SSlA'S GRAND Oh. MAN AND
AUTHOR OF THE kRtET-
YER SONATA
AND MANY WORKS OF FAME
brcathcs His Last in AS apoVa. Ru>.
sia-AS He Nealrd Grave Asks
why Anxious About Me-

Aslapova, Russia. Ne 2l.-Counl
Tolstoi died peacefully here Sunday
morning, DR.. Makovotsky and other
attendants, physicians and Countess
Tolstoi We're at his side when the
end cane.
Tolstoi suffered several serious at
tacks of heart failure Saturday
night. Between the first and sec
ond attacks, members of his family
were admitted to the bedside. Cam
phor injections had the effect of re-
lieving the heart pressure almost i'm
medlately. On recovering his breath
after one of the spasms Tolstoi said,
why always anxious about me?"
There are millions of people and
many sufferers in the world" A com
munication from the metropolitan OF
st. Petersburg had not been shown
to Tolstoi as his condition was too
grave to permit agitation by written
appeals to him to make peace with
the church.
Several Of the physicians were
greatly overcome by the approach
ing death Of Russia's great writer.
Tolstoi, accompanied by DR.. Ma
kovetsky, had left home with the
purpose of ending his days in soil
tude. His pilgrimage led him to a
monastery where he remained as a
guest of his sister, Marie, nun.
Learning that his retreat had been
discovered he insisted upon pro-
ceeding to the Caucasus, where he
hoped to spend his last days close
to the Tolstoian colony on the shore
OF the Black Sea, but on the all
road journey he was overcome with
exhaustion and cold, and his COM
paniOn was forced to take him from
the train here, where he was made
as comfortable as possible in rude
wooden building. For five days he
had lain suffering from bronchitis
and Inflammation of the lungs.
Specialists We're called from Mos
COW and other places, but notwith-
stand their utmost efforts the heart
OF the great Russian responded but
feebly to restoratives and stimulants
Countess Tolstoi was admitted to the
sick room Saturday night for the
first time, but her husband failed tC
recognize her. The countess was all
day unceasing in pitifully imploring
of one doctor after another to gain
entrance to the humble building
where he husband lay
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
TURKEYS WILL BE ABUNDANT.
I.rice Should be 20 Per Cent Lan
Than Last Year-GoOd Season 4
For Birds.

To paraphrase famous verse,
ION with the feast, let joy be un-
confined" for turkeys are going to
be lower in price this year than for
any previous period during the past
five years. On this Thanksgiving,
the astronomical festival of the
year, the small boy can gnaw the
"drumsticks' without causing a fa-
tai depletion of the none ito plethoris
finances of his father. Owing to the
supply Of gobblers in sight this sea-
son the price OF the king of tho
Thanksgiving table will come down
from the lofty perch of &c and %
cents a pound last year to 20 and
% cents pound at retail This is
in accordance with the statement
! last evening of local restaurant
keeper who uses several hundred
turkeys a season.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
Biographical.

Count Lyof Nickolaivitch Tolstoi
was universally regarded as the
greatest of modern Russian novel
lists. But his fame did not rest sole
ly on his work as novelist. He
was equally we'll known as a social
reformer.
Count Tolstoi was born at Vas
maya Poliana, August 23, 1928. His
great ancestor was Peter Tolstoi, the
friend of Peter the Great. AS a
youth Tolstoi attended the univer-
sity of Kazan, and at the age of %
he entered the army and went with
his brother to the Caucasus. He
fought in the Crimean war, and at
it's close resigned his commission and
devoted himself to literature. Tho
his writings kept him busy he new
ertheless found time to work out nu-
merous schemes for the betternment
of the condition of the Russian
masses. He organized peasan,
schools on a new and original basis
co-operated in the Improvement Of
cheap popular publications, organ.
lied relief for the famine sufferers
of the Middle Russia in the early
| nineties, and ten years ago renounc
ed all his property in copyright
lands and money in order that tn.
people might be benefited.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
COMMISSION PLAN CONGRESS,

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 21.-Pre-
ures It's claim to being the best gov
erned city in the Union, Galveston
will serve as an object lesson to
the delegates from municipalities all
over The country who assembled here
today to take part in the first nation
al congress on the commission form
OF city government.
The commission system, which
had its origin in Galveston spread
rapidly throughout the south and
central west, and is now gaining adj
herents in many eastern and far
western cities. Greater centraliza.
tion and responsibility and the aD
clifton of party lines are the prin-
cipal claims made for commission
government which constitutes a may
or and board of commissioners fol
Ialdermen or councilmen Reports
from Des Moines and other large
cities which have adopted the plan
declare that it is an unqualified sue.
cess. Lynn, Mass, voters recently
passed favorably on the innovation
and Baltimore and other large cities
are said to be giving the matter ser.
ious attention.
Although Galveston has barely
held it's own in population since the
terrible hurricane and flood that all
but wiped out the city, great civic
Improvements have been made anG
the city is more prosperous than ever
before. Except for the adoption Of
the commission plan, involving a
sound and stable government, it is
declared that Galveston would never
have risen from her ruins.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
BASEBALL NOTES.

Bonnie Allen, the young Kansas
City pool player. is nephew of
Catcher Johnny King.
Wuffli, Westerzill, Koecher and
Onslaw are the names of four young
sters signed by Detroit.
Word from Chicago has it that
johnny Evers is out of the game for
good so far as playing is concerned,
on account of his broken ankle.
Frank Bancroft, of Cincinnati will
take fourteen regular players of the
Champion Athletics to Havana for
series of games in January and
February.
Livingston of the Athletics and
Archer of the Cubs led their respec-
their organizations in having the
| fewest number of steals allowed by
catchers
| President Hedges of the St. Louis
Americans would like to sign either
Harry Davis, Chief Bender or Topsy
Hatsel as manager of the Browns
Frank Mount Pleasant, the former
Carlisle foot ball star. will play pro
fessional baseball next season. He
has signed with the Lancaster club
of the Tri-state league.
One of the new plays of the pres
ent theatrical season is entitled
"The Duchess of Suede" We are
not mentioning any names, but there
is a certain pitcher with the Giant.
that would be riot as the Duke O
Suede"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
AIMS AT THE SURGEONS.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 21.-Phillip
Schuch, Jr., who in the last few
years has lost his mother and wife
in operations for appendicitis, an
nounced today that he intended to
have introduced in the next legisla-
ture bill making surgeons who OPP
crate where the appendix proves no,
to have been diseased guilty of NAL
practice and punishable under the
penal code. He declares not ten
per cent of the operations are neces-
sary Prominent physicians regard
diagnosis outside the jurisdiction OF
the legislature, and refer to the pro-
posed bill as foolish"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
LARGE SUNDAY MORNING
BLAZE IN SPEARFISH.
Two Ladies do Some Heroic Work
in Leading Horses From Barn
Out of Harm.

About 4 o'clock Sunday morning
fire was discovered in the chicken
house belonging to NJ V. Walk of
Spearfsh, and being such an early
hour, it had gained great head
way before the department reached
the scene. The chicken house is To-
Gated in the heart of the city, and
the fire rapidly communicated to the
hay barn belonging to D. Ellington.
and it was with great difficulty that
the entire block was saved. The
livery stable Of d. Ellington, which
is located next to the hay barn, was
in great danger Of destruction and
Mrs. Webb knight and Mrs. Walter
Hardness did some very heroic work
in leading all of the horses out Of
harms way, for which they are re-
ceiving great deal of praise, and
rightly SO, too. The fire department
also distinguished themselves by do
ing some valiant work, saving the
entire block from ruin.
The blaze is supposed to have
been set by some chicken thief to
cover the crime of stating few OF
I the bords from Mr.. Walks COOP
Mr.. Walks loss will amount to about
$50 on the SO chickens which were
consumed, and an additional $50
which was the value OF quantity OF
hay he had stored there. Mr.. Bill.
ington's loss will be about $50 on
hay which was stored in the hay
barn. and Mr.. Jim Rogers, to wbin
, the buildings belonged, sustained {
loss of about 5000 in their destruc
don.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
FREIGHT RATE HEARINGS.

New York, Nov. Iii Investiga-
ton of the proposed advances in
freight rates by the eastern trunk
lines was resumed in this city today
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. About a score of witnesses,
principally shippers, have been called
to testify and present their reasons
why the rates should not be raised.
It is expected that the taking Of
testimony will be concluded at this
meeting, and the presentation of fl
nal arguments in the case has been
set for Dec. IA. The commission is
not likely to announce decision ul.-
til early in January, and possibly
not till February.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
CR|PPEN MUST
HANG ON
WEDNESDAY
HathiE SECRETARY REFUSES
WIFE MURDERER PERNIIS-
SION TO
celebrate THANKSGIVING DAY
Orppen Has Issued Statement That
He is Innocent and That Time
Will Prove Him So.

london. Nov. 21.--Home Secre
tary Churchill refuses to commute
the sentence of Dr. Crippen to life
imprisonment or pardon him, and
therefore he must hang on Wednes-
day, Nov. 23 Dr.. Crippen has is-
sued statement in which he says
he is innocent and that time will
Of appeals to give him new trial,
but did not expect Churchill to in
terfere. He says if he had the mon
ey he could prove that the body
found was not that of his wife.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25

ROMANCE. OF LIEUTENANT WI,
HAD \ FIGHT AT 4
DANCE.
WON BRIDE FROM OPPONENT
After Being Tried and Acquitted for
Conduct unhecoming II Gentle
man and u Soldier.

Hichtield Springs, N Y, Nov. ~.
"A romance which began in the
navy, with court martial accompani-
ments, ended today in the marriage
of Miss Madeline Gray Swift. daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral William Swift
20 Paymaster George P. Aud, Unit
ed States navy. Aud was court
martialed and acquitted because OF
a fight at dance with friends of
Miss Swift's former tiance
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
KELLNER MURDER
SUSPECT TO BE TRIED
Chronology of the Famous
Kellner Case.

Chronology of the Famous
Kellner Case.
: Dec. s, 1909-Alma Kellner
: disappeared from her home.
Jan. IA, 1910.-Joseph Wend-
: ling quit his place as janitor
!: of St. Johns church.
: May 30-A plumber, digging
beneath the school of St. Johns
church, found the horribly mutt
!: lated remains OF the Kellner
child. Vending suspected, and
: his wife arrested.
!: June 5.-Coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of willful muir
der against Vending.
/: June 2O-Grand jury indict-
: ed Vending for murder in the
/: first degree.
/: June 24.-Wendling eluded
!: his pursuers at San Antonio,
!: Texas.
!: July 30.-Wendling captured
/: in San Francisco and returned
/: to Louisville.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
MODERN METHOD.

Houston Chronicle: II am can
didate for your hand"
"But my parents have Endorsed
another young man.
"All right; I'll run as an insur.
gent"