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Middletown transcript., 1910-06-25
CANNOT JOIN SPLIT HOUSE

Mrs. s. A. Roach, an ice cream dealer,
of Newark, is confronted with the prob
lem of what SIZE is going to do with her
home. Some tins ago she wanted to
move the frame structure from Main
street to the depot road. The necessary
permission was secured from the Town
Council and a contractor, who was given
the job, cut the house in half and started
to roll away one section. This required
more time than had been expected and,
in addition, the Council bad to send out
i;nemen to cut the electric light wires so
the section Of house could pass. Other
troubles developed and they became so
numerous that the Council refused per.
mission to move the second half.
Now six city blocks separate the two
sections of the house and Mrs. Roach is
trying to find out what she can do about
the matter. In the meantime she Is living
in the half that was moved and continues
to make ice cream.
Middletown transcript., 1910-06-25
JUST so

No paper can be published without
home patronage and every man is inter.
eeted in keeping up home paper. liza
railroad or factory is wanted, the news
paper is expected to work for il. If o
public meeting is wanted, for any pur-
pose, the newspaper is called upon for 3
free notice. If any OF the societies havs
q reception or supper Of any kind, the
newspaper is expected to give she neces.
sary notice. The newspaper must puff
the schools and everything else to advance
the interests Of the business men of the
place and then give them handsome
notice when they pass away. Yet some
of the business men of MiddletoWn get
their printing done out of towR.
What is the difference between the
man who buys bis groceries, ETC., from
mail order houses, and the merchant who
gets bis printing done out of town.
Middletown transcript., 1910-06-25
CORN STALK

We are again told that way has been
found to economically convert corn stalks
into print paper. Az The sans thing has
been said more than once in the past, ii
u possible that the last statement Is also
premature. Still there is every reason to
believe that sooner or later corn stalks
and other snbatanaes NOW wasted will be
made into paper to the 40 small JOY 81
she faxner AID printer. Ultimately, na
aouht, sornssaIks win IL Is valnabla /
rs product lar ths lafsneE II cotton seed
i - she epssoa E III n / be south
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
ID OBSERVE
 PRISON SUNDAY

Prison Sunday this year will be ob- served October 23, among the churches of the state and elsewhere and all clergy men have been urged to preach about the relation of crime to the community and the duty of all citizens to take an interest in this matter and to devise some plan to reform the present criminal and to prevent the continual development of his class.
 The following is demanded: The establishment of Reformatory the provision by law of a long indeterminate sentence of confinement for all crime. and especially for confirmed drunkards, in an institution where they could be healthfully employed the strict enforce ment of the truant law in all cities manual training in our schools the general improvement of the homes of our people.
 The Founders. are not reformed by fine and short jail sentence. Our jairs ill each county do not in any respect even attempt to permanently reform the drunkards who comprise a large pro portion of the inmates The man who was committed to the New Haven jail for drunkenness in May, 1878, and who has been released for 8 short time, say one-haf day each month since, is still there, having been supported in jail for about 32 years. It is almost impossible to say how many times this man has been prosecuted for drunkenness, but it is within bounds to say one hundred and fifty times. He is type of large class nobody actually knows how large a class. Estimates have been made rang ing from two thousand to six thousand. In Hartford County there are about 100 noted "rounders. The shocking career of Maud Hunter and Nellie Collins ought to arouse decent people to demand a chan ge of the laws so that such charac- ters could not exist in civilized con- nnnity.
 It is fairly estimated that there are in Connecticut 2000 prosecutions for drunkenness each month, 24,O00 year Each prosecution costs $l0.00; total for prosecutions $240,00 There are ill our jails about 1000 people. They could readily cam $500 a year. making a total of $500 0O0. Their boar. amounts to say $l30,000 more, so that by tEe vice or crime of drunkenness we waste nearly if not quite million dollars annually.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
DEATH RESULTS UNDER
 STRANGE CONDITIONS
MORE DEPOT IMPROVEMENTS

The improvements at the depot ap- breaches are not yet all completed. Some changes are to be made in wide ming the platform where it slopes down to the tracks at the north end, and the space between tracks and sides near the concrete curbing of the walk recently laid will be planked for distance of 12 to 15 feet north of the present platform so that passengers will find it easier crossing the tracks to the depot. Furth- ermore new planking is to be laid across the street beyond the flagman's shanty and the planking will extend as far as the cross walks both north and south. The switch on the west side of the track, near the gate, which at present obstruc s the cross walk is to be taken out and a switch of different operating pattern is to replace it, south of the present location.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
A Trtta Er;4pI

Your friend is the man who knows all about you and still likes you.-Phil- istice.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
THEIR
 GOLDEN JUBILEE
HE WILL NOT
 SUPPORT BULKELEY
A Prominent Republican Gives His Reasons for Favoring Mclean
 for the Senate.

Hartford. Oct. 10-[Speciall. A prom inent Republican who has always supported Senator Bulkeley and voted for him in at least one legislature is quoted as follows concerning the present contest between the Senator and ex Gov. Mclean:
 t"When Morgan G. Bulkeley sets aside the fact that he plainly stated that he would not be a candidate for rs- election this time. but wanted his friend George Mclean to go to the Senate from Connecticut, and enters the race against Mclean just because some of those people down at Washington want him back and he wants to go back. I, for one, can't see my way clear to support him in it. The people of this state made it very plain two years ago last spring, when they wouldn't send Bulkeley and Brandegee to the Chicago convention unless they would agree to be for Taft, that they mean to be needed on such matters.
 And the people of this state are for Mclean. If we had direct primary he'd run SO far ahead that it wouldn' look as if anybody else was running. The way the voters are turning out to caucusses show how the wind blows. More than two thirds of the nominees for the state legislature thus far named are Mclean men and iu good many towns the nominees are being instructed for him in open caucus. This is as it should be. This is no year for conceal ments. Every candidate should come out into the open. a+
 Ut is no year for slim oaucusses, either. One reason why Bulkeley can didates are turned down in one town and another is because the voters are turning out to the caucusses. They we got to in order to see that they get what they want. This thing of having sympathy for the Mclean cause and then staying at home is worse than useless. :"
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
BASKETBALL TEAM
 HAS PROGRAMMED

' At meeting of all interested in the formation of basketball team, held at the town hall Tuesday evening, Albert J. Wigglesworth was chosen manager and Ivanhoe Scott, captain for the ensu- ing year, both of these being re-elections. . The team last year had very success. ful season, winning IA out of the Is games played a, scoring total of 623 points to their opponents 429. These games were with some of the fasest teams of the state. The scores of last season follow:
 Nov, 20 Sharon 39 Canaan 3S
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
The Women's Board
 of Missions Meet

The Litchfield County Auxiliaries of the New Haven Branch of the W. B. M. will hold their annual meeting at Litch- field, Wednesday, October l9, 1910, at 10 a. m., in accordance with the follow ing program: Reading. Mrs F. O. Strong; prayer, Miss Mary Hazen welcome, Mrs John Hutchins response, Miss Mary P. Hinsdale County Survey, Mrs c. N. Fitch and Secretaries without haste without rest, Mrs w. H. Fairchild; report of junior work, Miss Mary. Hop son, Mrs Hubert Pratt; devotional ser vice, Mrs Robert Garter. Luncheon. E..
 Afternoon, p. m: Scriptural Read ing, Mrs J. L. Buel "Western Women in Eastern Lands." Mrs O. N. Fitch The Treasury, Miss Edith Woolsey; ;; Oar Work, Miss Bertha P. Reed, Peking, China Prayer, Dr s. O. Seymour.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13

MT BarnumA is at the head of the Barnum. Richardson Co, which owns more property in this section of the state than any other one concern or individual Its ore mines and furnaces furnish employment to hundreds of men. The candidate is son of the late Congressman William H Barnum, who was staunch democrat of the Grover Cleveland type and at one time the chairman of the national demo cratic committee. w. H. Barnum de- feated P. r. Barnum, the show man, for representative n Con ;ress.
 The convention was held in the town hall. Harvey l.. Roberts, Winsted, was chairman aud Howard .Landon. Sails tary. clerk MT Tanion nominated Senator barnun, and he was acclaimed the nominee. Two years ago Mir Bar num's namn appeared on both tickets, the democrats endorsing his candidacy.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13

Friday the Democrats of the district met and nominated Dr Charles W. Camp North Canaan, in the following resolu. tion:
 We, the Democrats of the 31st Sena torial District, convened, do hereby heartily endorse the platform and can didates of our state. congressional and county conventions and pledge ourselves to give our hearty support, and we plac- the name before this convention of Dr Charles W. Camp for senator and also pledge our hearty support.
 The delegates to the convention were Felix Gallagher aud John J. Hanafin, Winchester J. E, Bartram. H. B Dakin and John WakeEnan, Sharon; T. F. Watson and Frank H. Reed, Canaan David l.. Smith. Victor c Beers, Dwight Stratman and F. ". Yutzler, Cornwall John $. Per kins, Charles H. Weising, Charles F. Waneer, George H. Clark, Salisbury M. F. Mulville, Norfolk Dr c. w. Camp, H. K. Prescott, George Marvin, Nor'h Canaan John A. More house and c. A. Vincent, Kent; Leon Coe. Barkhtmsted.
 Bntn couv"ntiOus were harmonious amd t;,e Il miuees were @ unanimous choice.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13

The manager of the Canaan team has already received challenges from most of the teams played last year and will book four games with "The Films" Cf Naugatuck and three with the fast Vii . sted team.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
.SENAT TORIAL
 CONVENTIONS
Candidates Nominated by Both Parties in the 31st
 District Convention.

In the 31st Senatorial district Thurs. day last the Republicans placed in nomi- nation Charles W. Barnum. Lime Rock. There were present at the convention: A. P. Atwood, O. R. Pulver and L. N. Johnson, Norfolk Jesse s. Hopkins and Ern st E. Rogers, Barkhamsted J. L. Carroll, s.. L. Alvord, Harry 0. Ball, F. w. Moore. H. l.. Roberts, W. H BlodRett, M. H. Farmer, B. B. Patterson and J. A Marchan. Wiuche ner; J. P. Hornbeck and Dr A. E.. Cobb, Falls Village i; J. B. Smith, Clarence Eggles- ton, J. Manchar and Louis Miller, Sharon; C.-L Spooner and J.W. Chase, Kent and Richard Pulyer, Cornwall,
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
Fiftieth Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heaton Commemorated Mon
 day Night
AT THEIR HOME ..
 IN ASHLEY FALLS
Upwards of Seventy-Five Guests Help Them to Make Merry-Many Hand. some and Useful Pre- sents, lnciud- ing $25 in GoId-Poems Read in Honor of the Occasion.

Ashley Falls, October l2.-Not m many years has there been in Ashley Falls such large, informal and thoroughly social gathering as was ell- joyed at the home of MT and Mrs Thomas Heaton on Monday evening October 10. in honor of the fftieth anniversary of their marriage.
 A guest book was feature of tho evening and seventy.hve guests recorded their names, among them being that of Henry Clark, now 9o1s years old. prob ably the oldest resident of the town
 MT and Mrs Heaton were the recipients of many useful and pretty gifts inolud- ing $25 in gold, a bookcase, Morris chair, rocker and couch, fern dish and set of silver teaspoons and many others
 Three poems were read by Mrs K. Shaver and enioyed'by all. A letter was also read from Mrs Jared Bradley, Great Harrington, who was unable to be pres- ent. Mrs Bradley was one of the we'd ding guests fifty years ago.
 Out of town guests Rev and Mrs Snyder, Stockbridge A. H. Heatoa. wife and daughter Louise, and Mrs Miller, Lakeville Miss Katherine Heaton Brooklyn Miss Ida vanDsusen. AIEal- monte Springs, Fla. Charles Rood and family, Clayton Miss Martha Daley and Miss Susie Clark, Sheffield
 Lines suggested and written by Mrs M. I. Clark for the 5oth anniversary of the marriage of Mr and Mrs Thomas Heaton, October the tenth. 1910 ware read
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
Official Ignorance.

The London Chronicle quotes a naval officer as saying that during the war of 1912 the British admiralty sent out to Kingston, Canada, where the Brit ish fleet was then stationed, a large number of water casks in the belief that Lake Ontario water was salt.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
AN ENGLISH wooINo
Just half 8 century ago

Just half century ago
 An English lad wooing went. No "doubting Thomas" he, but owned (A-gust-e) Augusta zeal, a wills
 strong bent. ... -..#.# .f The lady's surname quite miHled
 Of truth contained no jot nor tittle, For when he praised her skillful handa Some teazing wag wousd add, Do
 little" "Now I've begun, I'll stop that fun: I'll change her patronymic, sure. By rhymes with Heaton. If I'm beaten. I'll then complacently endure" The dark eyed maiden heard his VOWS: Anon his wooing sped apAcs. A priceless wife, she's $ crowned his home For 10 these fifty years of grace. In home, in church, in social life
 Their blended lives show record clears Appeal to them was ne'er denied
 For those in need of aid or cheer. To do, and bring them honor, come There children three. grand childra
 seven .. 'Tis true they miss one cherub face. One "loved long since," but loaned ta
 heaven.
 We wish them many happy days,
 Fair, golden beams at eventide; The fruitage of their we'll spent lives Fore taste of gamers that abide. The following poem, dedicated 'tS our beloved friends, MT and Mrs Heaton," from friend in Brooklyn was read
 FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
Nailed bv tha Ears

During the prosecution of a London east end shopkeeper for adulteration recently the magistrate remarked in days gone by tradesmen convicted of offenses similar to this were punished by being nailed by the ears to their own doorposts.
Connecticut western news., 1910-10-13
FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS

A Golden Anniyersary-How blsst The few whose lives round out this
 al tumn age. United heart and soul in all that's best, Whom God hath joined" is writ on
 hfe's goldpag So then to you. dear friends we now ex-
 tend
 A golden wish for each preceedinA
 year And still another fifty do we send, That long your lives may be continued here.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-11
HOUSE REFUSES To VOTE
M0NEYF0R CANNON'S CAR
Also Declines to Provide Car for
Vice President, in Appro-
priation Bill

WASHINGTON. June 10-Without
debate the house today voted further
to insist on its disagreement to the
senate amendments TO the executive,
legislative and judicial appropriation
bill, making appropriations for auto
mobiles for the speaker and the vice
president. ssaAss
Other amendments were agreed to,
and the conferees will endeavor to
come to some understanding on the
automobile clause.
When the senate amendments were
taken up Speaker Cannon left the
chair and Mr.. Olmstead of Pennsyl-
vania presided Taking a seat on the
Republican side Mr.. Cannon watched
the proceedings. By a vote Of Al TO 63
the house refused to agree to the ap-
preparation of $2500 for the vice presi-
dent, and when the amendment pro-
Viding for a similar allowance for the
speaker was taken up Mr.. Cannon left
the chamber.
By vote of 4S to II the house re-
fused to appropriate money for the
speakers automobile, Mr.. Scott of
Kansas, chairman of the committee on
agriculture, voting with the insurgents
and Democrats against the appropria-
ton.
The report was then sent back to
the conferees with instructions to in
sist that the senate withdraw it's
amendment.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-11
WESTERN UNION INDICTED
ON BUCKET SHOP CHARGES
Claim 1t Aided by Means of Its
Telegraph Wires

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The fed
eral grand jury today returned an in
dictment against the Western Union
Telegraph company charging it with
forty-two violations of the bucket shop
law of March /, 1909
The claim is made that the Western
Union company, by means of a tele-
graph wire and ticker, aided and abet-
ted the conduct of a bucket shop in the
District of Columbia. The forty-two
counts of the indictments vary only in
the date on which the alleged violations
are said to have occurred.
An additional indictment charging
the conduct of a bucket shop in the
district was filed today against William
B. Price, Virgil P. Randolph, Henry M
Randolph, Charles T. Moorehead, Ed
ward Weldon, James A. Anderson, all
of Baltimore, Md; Thomas H. Camp
bell of philadelphia, Joseph F. Gatins
of New York, Edward Everett Taylor
of Washington and John P. Altberger
of philadelphia.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-11
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN,
AS EDITORS, CRITICISED
Former Congressman Says Poll
cies Pursued Threaten Dis
ruptiOn of United States

CHICAGO, June 10.-Editor Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Editor William j.
Rrvan were criticised in a speech by
former Congressman James Hamilton
Lewis before the Illinois Press as
sociation yesterday, both being de-
scribed as the causes of movement
which he said will lead to disruption
of parties into bands flying the flag
of their own especial privileges.
He called on the country editors TO
bring about cohesion and thus coun-
teract the influence of the movement
he described.
Colonel Lewis was talking on legis-
lation and said:
"By legislation we are being con-
verted into a nation of legal1zed
brigands against legalized bandits. The
policy now Is to destroy any opponent
by the sword of some privately directed
act Of the legislature or congress.
"Unless this frenzied mania for legfs-
lation which forces, under penalty,
obedience to that which justice and
conscience are against, shall subside
into a citizenship regulated by the
measure of individual welfare, the
United States of America will break
up into bands and parties under the
flag Of their own special legislative
privilege, and will pit themselves
against lHe OtlleiSt 30 NSAO tiiN
of italian mobiles, English lords and
German barons, which destroyed all
democracy Of human nature in that
day.
"If I am correct in my fear of the
surrounding danger, I must charge
much of its existence to Editor Bryan
and Editor Roosevelt each of whom
in his sincere desire to promote a re-
form in the injustice of local institu-
tions, has inaugurated in his political
following a greater danger in the spirit
of legislation against neighbor or
opponent for retaliation or vengeance .
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-11
STATES He CAN PERFORM
MIRACLES; MAN ARRESTED
Tombstone Holds Stranger in
Awe, Then Becomes Wary

TOMBSTONE, Ariz., June 10.-A
middle-aged man of fine physique,
wearing long, wavy hair, falling grace
fully to his shoulders, was first dis
covered in this town two weeks ago.
Like the ancient mariner, his presence
was invariably identified by the
burden he bore. He carried a picture
of Christ under his arm and claimed to
possess the power to work miracles.
He was held in awe at first, until
he told somebody his name was George
Stephens. The name saVored so much
of the mundane that the police were
asked to find out if he was the real
goods or a buffer.
Following a public statement that he
was in communication with the angels,
the police held aloof, yet watched him
vigilantly. George, however, failed
to work any miracles so they arrested
him.
He was taken before the lunacy COM
mission, to whom he repeatedly stated
that there is no need for soldiery and
that after considerable deliberation he
had decided that universal peace is
good thing.
The commission was perpleXed, but
ordered him removed to the territorial
asylum, where his case will be studied.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-11
PACIFIC COAST TO GET
A S1,OOO,000 COLLIER

WASHINGTON, June 10.-After
overruling the recommendations of its
conferees on the naval appropriation
bill by agreeing to senate amendments
that one battIeship should be built in
a navy yard and not more than one
should be constructed by the same
contractor, and agreeing to have
81 900, 900 collier built in navy yard
for the Pacific coast, the house today
approved the report of its conferees
on that measure.
Further disagreement was ordered
upon the senate amendments author
izing four submarine torpedo boats TO
cost s., 900 900, five submarines to cost
81, 500, 900 and six torpedo boat destroy
ers to cost $750,000 each.
The senate provision that but one
battleship may be built by one con-
tractor and that one of the battleshlps
must be constructed in a government
navy yard was agreed to by a vote OF
113 to 63