Connecticut western news., 1911-07-20
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~ we'll Briscoe Motor nATpEN'NSs' company, at Tarry- town, N. r., had a miraculous escape from death. Kinwood was on swing painting the water tower when the rope gave away. He dropped 150 feet and struck guard wire, which broke his fall and made him turn a com pIete somersault and land on his feet
 The Rev. c. H. Heywood, the young est ordained minister in Illinois, has decided to resign his pastorate at the Wentworth Avenue Baptist church of Chicago because he cannot marry Miss Florence Woodman on $1, 900 year, his present salary. The minister says some women who pay $5 for a pair of silk stockings on Saturday drop three pen ntes Into the collection box on Sunday morning. .M
 While Charles Smith of Montgomery. N. r., was fishing in the Walkill river he found glass pint bottle embedded in the mud inside of which was a piece of paper. When he opened the bottle he found this writing: Joseph NJ. Leeper and John P. Seers. The war Is over. July 4. 1S66." Both men. who were lawyers, are now dead.
 After one of the stormiest sessions in years the Chicago city council passed the Bauler gas ordinance, fixing the price of gas at an average price of 70 Is cents for the next five years. The rates In the ordinance are 75 cents the first year, 70 cents the second and third years and 69 cents the fourth and fifth years.
 In a resolution in the house of rep resentatives of Georgia Governor Hoke Smith was called upon to resign as governor and proceed to Washington to assume the duties of United States senator and give Georgia her full rep resentation. The resolution was pre- pared by Representatives Ragsdale and Scott.
 The center of population of the Unit ed States is four and one-quarter miles south of Unionville, Monroe county, Ind. according to census bureau an. nouncement. Since 1900, when 1t was six miles southeast of Columbus, Ind, it has moved thirty-one miles west. ward and seven-tenths of a mile north. ward.
 Sheriff John R. Wilcox of Washing ton county, R. l., visited all the places in Narragansett Pier suspected oi gambling and told the proprietors they would have to close their places. His action was taken as a result of ar order from Governor Pothier to clear up the town.
 One thousand five hundred men arc | fighting the forest fires In northern and central Maine, and 1t was stated that unless rain falls soon or the winC changes the entire Maine nationa l guard will be ordered out to aid The property loss already exceeds $5O0,OOO
 A postal savings bank in New York city Is to become reality Aug. 1, ac cord1ng to rumors from Washington While Postmaster Morgan has not as yet been officially notified, it Is expect ed that word from the national capita will reach him within a few days.
 The aggregate capitalization of the railroads of the United States was SIS, S,SoO, $50, ,o93 on Dec. 31, 1910, hay ing been increased by $948,567 ,718 dur ing the calendar year, according to the statistical introduction of Poor's Man udl of Railroads
 among the several resolutions adopt ed at the Christian Endeavor conven tom at Atlantic City was one pro viding for a country wide antisalool campaign. the slogan of which will b, "A Suloonless Nation by the Fourtl of July, 1920"
 There have been no further death, from cholera and no new cases at the port 6f New York, and with the ar rival of Surgeon General Wyman tn, federal government has taken hant Gn keeping the disease in check.
 The Rio Grande is out of its banks Il