Connecticut western news., 1910-01-20
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A party of Bridgeport fishermen, headed by Henry Setzer. are boarding at Thomas O'Hara s and endeavoring to rescue some of those big fish from their cold and wet quarters under the ice on Twin Lakes.
 The special meeting of Esther Chap ter, o. E. S., which was called for last Tuesday night, was postponed on ac- connt of the inclemency of the weather. The regular meeting of the Chapter will be held tomorrow (Friday) evening.
 Mrs. G. A. Marvin and Miss Jane B. Walton are giving house party to the following guests: Mrs. J. J. More house, Mrs. Harold Dakin, Miss Frances St. John, Miss May Prindle, of Sharon, Mrs J. A, Moore, of Millerton, N. Y, and Mrs. Emery Bierce, of Winchester. A dinner was given in honor of their guests last evening.
 Sprained Her Ankle
 When on her way home from school last Thursday noon, Miss Helen Wood slipped on the ice near. Bullock 6 Eel tens store and severely sprained her ankle, nec tssitating a few days at home for repairs.
 Fifty Years Married
 Monday, January IF, was the 50th anniversary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. Horatio N. Adams, which they observed in quiet way. Friends called and many congratulations and other kind remembrances were received.
 Rip it up
 The old mating on the stairs in the town hall has not only outlived It's use fulness, and ceased to be ornamental, but is really a dangerous thing in its present condition. Why not remove it before someone trips on it and takes a header down stairs? An accident of thls kind might be serious. Fell Through the Ice
 Nat Hathaway took bath Saturday. He was crossing Atwood's Ice pond and walked onto place where the ice had
 
 thinly frozen over, but hidden by the covering of snow, He went down about three feet in the water. The tempera- ture was not just to his liking so he made short stay, and considered him. self very fortunate that. the spot was an easy one to get out of. Gold Storage Fish.
 The Winsted Citizen of last Thursday stated that "Supt. J. E. Rhoades of the North Canaan Water Co.,, who is filling his icehouse, says that he expects to get a mess of fresh bullheads or pickerel | whenever he wishes next summer with | out having to take the trouble to go fish ing. A large number of these fish are 1 frozen in the,ice which Mir. Rnoades is packing in his icehouse." MT. Rhoades is not the only one in the village who is supplied with this kind of ice. It is not easy to explain why people will cut ice containing dead fish and polluted with decayed vegetation when there is any quantity of the first-class article to be had.
 The New Telephone Arrangement
 The cutting out of the Massachusetts section of the Canaan telephone division is not ''received with thanks" by sub- scr1bers on either side of the line. The natural business center for many people in Ashley Falls, Clayton, Mill River and - al DF +hn Canaan Valley and North Norfolk dis tricts which lie just oyer the Massachu- setts line is Canaan, and large prOpor tion of their telephoning was in this direction. Now these people have the privilege of paying ten cents every time they talk Canaan way, in addition to the regular quarterly rental, the result of which has been the removal of some of the phones. About sixty s. N. k. instruments have been changed. Beer as Fire Preventative
 One of our local residents had a mar row escape from fire Sunday night, by the upsetting of table on which was a kerosene lamp and box containing two bottles of beer. By way of explanation it may be we'll to state that the latter had been presented as a medicinal aid to our friend who had been slightly in- disposed, but was convalescing. The lamp tipped nearly over and would have capsized completely had it not been for that package of beer, which was located just right to break the fall and assist Ill keeping the lamps equilibrium until il could be righted. Moral: Keep beer on your table until the reservoir resumes it's normal level and better fire fighting facilities are installed.
 Mild Winter in I9O5-6
 A correspondent sends us the follow ing record to show the difference between the winter four years ago and the present one. He says that up to the date of Jan &l, I,I 1