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Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
Mrs. Laura 5. Richardson

Mrs. Richardson died at the War gum" on Friday, February 8. She born in New Marlboro. Dec. 31, 1895 a d had spent most of her life in Knoxville. Tennessee, butfor the past few years S. had spent the winters with her cousin Miss Whittlesey. and her summers at the old home in New Marlboro with h, r sister. Mrs. Fanny 0. Richardson, whose death occurred only last December Mrs. Richardson was a granddaughter of Dr. Jacob CatliD, who was life long preacher in the New Marlboro church and was one of the leading preachers in New England in his day. She had in- heri ed keen mind, executive ability, strict integrity and a devout Christian character.
 She, like her sister, was twice married and as they married brothers for their second husbands they ended life as they began it-with the same name.
 It will be of interestIto many to know shat her claim that she inaugurated the custom of marking the graves of old soldiers with flags was widely discussed in G. A. R. circles some years ago and was generally credited. It is interesting to know that this first occurred in Knox vile, Tenn, and came about because of the lack of flowers on Memorial day. It was typical of her resourcefulness that she thought of decorating the graves with flags.
 Mrs. Richardson was a woman of bright mind and genial disposition and will be greatly missed Tn New Marlboro, and by her friends in Canaan, though the severity of northern winters had con- fined her to the-house and thus limited her acquaintance. Canaan people will remember her remarkable self-control and courage at the time of the Whittlesey house fire. She leaves one sou, Frank s. Bearden, of Knoxville, Tenn, and one nephew, Rev. Joseph Ticknor, of Athol Mass. She also leaves several cousins in Canaan as she was related to the Whittlesey and Adam families here.
 The funeral was held at the Wan gum" Monday and was conducted by Rev. k. c. Gillette, who had also been her pastor in New Marlboro. The re- mains were taken to New Marlboro and placed in the vault beside those of her sister. "And in their death they were not divided"
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
THOSE OLD FELLOWS
DEACON STEVENS CONTINUES
 HIS "REMINISCENCES
Days When School Teachers "BOarded Around" and the Beacon Himself Was "0n the Town" and SojOurned at the PoOr-hOuse.
(BY HORACE B. srEvRNs)

Starting anew from the old hotel site we come first to house near by occupied by family named Daily of which will say more later; then a house built by Benjamin Wadsworth. bachelor, and occupied first by Marcus Lewis, car penter, and later by different families. some of which may mention later. Next we come to wo; len factory built by John Isham and conducted by him until his death, and afterward by the Union Woolen Go. and later by parties named Daily, who were conducting it when the war broke out. and manu- factured shoddy cloth until the factory was burned in 1862.
 Just across the way from the factory was a house belonging to the same property and occupied at different times by different employees of the factory and at one time by young man named Wall with his young wife who was very good looking, interesting and attractive. And here recall an. incident which win relate. At the time of which l am writing, was teaching school in the district, fact which I ought to have mentioned in beginning this letter; and l emember attending donation party at a neighboring house, where Mir. and Mrs. Wall were present and also a guy young fellow who was also teaching school, think in the Sodom district, who became very much interested in Mrs. Wall and paid her marked atten- tion When the party was breaking up he put on his overcoat and when Mrs. Wall was ready, not knowing that she had a husband, stepped briskly up to her and asked if he might escort her home, to which she very pleasantly re- piled, pointing to her husband:
 "You might ask this gentleman"
 By this answer the young man was much disconcerted but soon recovered himself and said:
 "Oh beg pardon; if have done anything wrong will sit on the stove or do anything"
 l assure you the laugh was on the young man. I remember that the late pr. Eddy was at this gathering and since have been writing about it have seen a man who is visiting here, who was also at this party and who in speaking of it relnted another incident which do not
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
FRED SCAMERHORN'S
 OTHER DEER STORY
Big Buck Disputing Right of Way With Train. Was Thrown End Over End
 Up on the Bank and Ran Away.

Big Buck Disputing Right of Way With
 Train. Was Thrown End Over End
 Up on the Bank and Ran Away.
 The wonderful vitality and recupera- tive power of deer were shown in the case of 6 well-kDown buck that figured in thrilling incident witnessed by Fred Scamerhorn, one day last week, on the west side of the Housatonic river.
 Fred relates that he was walking over the hill, near Pine Bluff on the O. N. E. road, when the afternoon passenger train going west came along, puffing 'laboriously up the grade. At the same time he saw the deer in question. trotting eastward. toward the river, and he cal culated that the train and the deer would reach the deer's crossing place at about the same instant.
 AS the deer approached the track he was hidden from Fred's view by the bank on the west siue of the railroad, and the watcher was unable to see just what happened as the train plunged along at that spot, but what Fred, saw next was the deer whirling upward oyer the brow of the bank, in series of somersaults through the air. and alight. ing on It's back in a tangle of barb-wii @ a couple of rods back from the declivity. Fred ran to the spot, expecting to see the animal either dead or in it's last throes and horribly mangled, but when he reached the place he found nothing but one fine big antler that had been toI M fron the deer's head and was dripping with blood.
 The deer had pulled itself together. extricated itself from the bard wire, and was scampering away in the direction of Toms Hill, with the speed of a rife bullet. Fred brought the detached antler home, and is going to put some. thing on it that will make another deer grow out.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
Electric From Winsted

President Buckland of the Con- nectIcut company. who recently con- ferred with a committee of Simsbury citizens who had been named by the town to secure, if possible, better train communications with Hartford, is re- ported to have told the committee that the New York 6 New Haven railroad company, which owns the Central New England railway, has been considering for six months plans for electrifying the latter road between Hartford and Win sted. He stated to the committee that he expected to be able to give them something definite in regard to what the company would do within month.
 The Connecticut company recently had bill introduced into the legislature asking for charter to build trolley line from New Hartford to the Massa- chusetts state line, where it is proposed to connect with lines in the Berkshires.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
COL, OSBORN ID TALK.
GUEST OF HONOR AT
 BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET
Committee Secures Presence of Best Known Connecticut Citizen and Famous Wit and Journalist. for Annual Dinner at The Garfield.

Colonel N. G. Osborn, editor of the New Haven urnal-Courier and Con- necticut's best known citizen, is to be the guest of honor and chief speaker at the banquet of the Canaan Board of Trade, the date fixed for which has been changed from Feb. 22 to the 23d, for the reason that Colonel Osborn is engaged to speak in Hartford on the 22d, and the only open date he had when approached on the subject of the Canaan banquet, was the 23d, and the committee promptly revised it's calendar to correspond.
 Colonel OSborn's services for after din- ner speaking are in such constant de- mand that he could if he would, be eat ing banquets and making speeches every night, with matinee performances of the same every afternoon.
 Plans for the Canaan function are progressing favorably and the committee are confident that the 1911 dinner will be in every way superior to anything of the kind that has gone before
 It is expected that N. A. McNeil, Esq, of Lime Rocr, the well. known insurance man, will be present to talk on the in surance question as related to the sub- ject of fire protection-a subject of special interest to this community at the present time. Other speakers will be on the toast card, names and sub jects to be announced later. Landlord Baker, who has the details of the ban quet, menu etc. in charge. promises to pnt up feast that will be not only a de- light to the feasters but a credit to his excellent house.
 Invitations are being sent out on re- turn postal cards with the request that acceptance be promptly returned. Mem bers of the Board of Trade will have the privilege of inviting friends. cn notify. ing Landlord Baker. of The Garfield o1 any member of the committee, Messrs. Wm. Bullock, N. Watson Hardenbergh and Rev. E. c. Gillette,
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
IMPORTANT MEETING
FIRE DISTRICTS ANNUAL
 SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Matters of Extending Sewer to Bragg Street, and Action to be Taken, on Proposition to Establish Fire Pro- tectiou.

The annual meeting of the Canaan Fire District, calledgtor o'clock Satur- day afternoon of this week, in Town Hall, will have brought before it matters of considerable importance to the Dis trict, and It is desirable that there be a good representation of taxpayers in at- tendance. The principal items in the call relate to the proposed extension of the sewer to Bragg street, and the prop osition to incorporate fire protection in the charter for the purpose of estab- fishing hydrants and other means of protection against fire" l.=...H.-. ..-
 This latter proposition is included as a result of the recent meeting of members of the Board of Trade, at which & com mittee, consisting of Messrs. Fuller, Hardenbergh. Ives and Wilcox, wHs appointed by President Lyles to procure from the water company terms for mak-
 ing the necessary equipment and SUD- plying water available for fire fighting purposes and report to next Saturday s meeting. On the advisabihty of a pro- viding adequate protection against fire it is not necessary to dilate at any greater length. The helplessness of the com munity. in the event of fire of any magnitude, is too plain and too thorough ly understood The matter has been neglected long enough, in the opinion of intelligent citlzens who realize that Canaan has escaped disaster thus far, only through exceptional good fortune.
 It is believed public interest in this subject is now awakened; that the meeting, Saturday, will be we'll attended, and that something tangible will result.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
M'LEAN'S EXPENSES
F ,ures of interest in the Senatorship
 Campaign.

F .ures of interest in the Senatorship
 Campaign.
 J. Henry RorabacR {, + o.ltlcai agent for Senator elect Geor9e F. Met can of Sims bury recent candidate for election to that office at the election held on January Is, 1911, has filed with the state secretary at Hartford, his state ment of funds received and expended for the candidates election in compliance with Section 6, Chapter 255 of the public acts of 1909, which requires every treas urer and political agent to file an item fzed statement within fifteen days after election. MT. Rorsback reports having received from MT. Mclean $15,00O and having a balance of $458 49. The state ment of expenditures follows:
 Allyn House, headquarters, 8, ,162. .56 ; J. Olin Howe, newspaper space services. advertising, travelling expenses and print ing, BLOOD; Evening Leader, copies and mailing, $15 Pyne Printing Go. $221 ; Greater Hartford adv, $25; Imperial Garage Co. $250 f; F. Harris auto hire, $500; Wage Farmer copies, $135; Hart tord Courant Co.,, marked copies, $84.50; Union League club, dinner, $45.85; So. N E. Telephone Co.,, $375 80 4. A.Pindar Corp, Autographs. $72; New Haven R ,gister Co.,, space and copies. $r50 /; Bristol Press copies, $50; Palladium adv, election copies, $50 i; Blue Ribbon Garage, $525 Jos. T. Curtis 6 O. transporta- tion, $500; John T. King, expenses Of Mclean headquarters in Bridgeport, stenographers, telephones, etc, $1 ,190 :; o. P. Way, auto hire, travelling expenses and telephones $45O; Melton Bennett, service with auto, $11O; F. ". Smith, transportation, $50; Wm. J. O'Brien, stenographer, $52; F. l.. Calkins, auto hire, $100; Charles Brewster. auto hire, $75 Charles Fiske, auto hire, $45 F. Munger, carfares. horse hire, etc. $95 B. M. Holden, cash paid stenographers, rentals, postage and clerk mailing circu- lars, rental of typewriters, autos, tele- phones, travelling expenses, etc., $2, ,265 40; J. H. Roraback, general expense &C., count, $2 O38 ; Morning Journal and Courier copies and space, $20040; Mid dletown Sun space, $62 Capitol City Auto Go. $315 Miner Garage, $46 ; Margaret MoGrath, clerical work $150 R. D. 6 c. O. Britton, auto hire, $50 total $14, ,541.51.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
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CARLETON'S LETTER
Spicy Review of Doings ot the States
 men at Hartford.

Spicy Review of Doings ot the States
 men at Hartford.
 { Hartford, Feb 7-The amonnt of " business which was introduced in the geueral assembly while the lists Were open makes it clear that the present sss- sion will be no shorter than the recent average, though it is to be hoped that it will not be extended through the month of August, as was that of 1909. 1t seems doubtful if it will, either, for there are 6 good many members who. while they will not take to the proposition of ad- journment in April until next January with any readiness, will be ready to ad- journ until next winter about June if it is clear then that there is perhaps three months more of work ahead of the as- sembly. The farmers and city members are agreed in their unwilliness to SD nd more than three days a week in this city on a salary of $500.
 If the salary was raised. they wouldn't want to do it, either. Nor is a. long ses- sion objectionable on any good basis hurried and forced legislation would be. The state is rather well convinced that this is so and will not object to the an- nual session plan when it comes no one could object to recess which let the legislators off during the hot months and if they are to be thus let off, there would be little sense In coming together again the following winter.
 The reason for the increasing length of the session lies almost entirely in the fact that with the session of 1905 there began to engage the attention of tue legislature those numerous important questions which are many of them yet unsettled finally. Automobile legisla. tion, good roads. public utilities regula- tion, the direct primary, employers ha- bilety, corrupt practices, trial by jury in damage cases, the $5, 900 death damages law, new phases of the excise situation, agricultural matters, those are by no means all. Of these only the last four had to any extent the time of previous legislatures.
 Public utilities is going to take up lot of the time of this session, despite
 Continued on Eighth Page)
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
Official E ditors

Officers of the Connecticut Editorial Association, elected at the annual meet ing i'll New Haven. are as follows: Pres1- dent, Everett G. Hill, New Haven Vice Presidents. Hartford County, E. H. Crosby, Manchester; New Haven County, W. o. Sharpe, Seymour; Fairfield County, Willis s. Jones', Westport ; Litohfeld County, H. Roger Jones, New Hartford Middlesex County, Ernest L. Prann; Holland County, Louise Mo Laughlin; Windham County, s. O.. Williams New London County, Theo- dore Bodenwein Secretary and Ire S. nrer, A, s. Barnes, Bristol Auditor, F. w. Lyons, Greenwich.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
Oropped Dead at Work

Benjamin Morris, manager of the din- ing rooms of the Hotel Groveland. in Danbury, was suddenly stricken by con- vulsions while at work in the hotel Thursday and was found dead on the floor of one of the dining rooms. He was 33 years old and leaves wife and four children.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
JIM" SHUCKEROW
WELL KNOWN CANAAN BOY
 KILLED BY THE CARS
Had Been Railroader for 37 Years and Yardmaster at Hartford 20 Years-Struck by Express and In- stantIy Killed.

stantIy Killed.
 News of the tragic death of James J. Shuckerow. native of Canaan, Friday afternoon, while attending to his regular duties as yardmaster in the Hartford railroad yard, came as 8 shock to his old time friends here. The Hartford Times gives the details of his death as follows |:
 Yard foreman for twenty years for the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad, and railroad man for thirty-seven years did not protect James J. Shuokerow of No. g Avon street from making the. fatal mistake of stepping from the path of one train into that of another at the Walnut street crossing, Friday afternoon. MT. Shuckerow's mis take was fatal. His skull was crushed, and he died within few minutes. When medical aid was hastened to him, he was dead. His death was the one talk among the railroad men in this city, Friday evening, and the manner of it caused de. pression among them. Shuokerow was held in general regard by hls fellow workmen and by those who labored un- der him. He was faithful to the com pany's interests, but never harassed the men under him.
 It was the second section of the after noon New York express train No. 53, that struck him. It may be that the yard foreman was unaware that the train was being run in two sections to accommodate the crush of travel to New York. This is one of the theories his fellow trainmen worked on to account for the death in this manner of a man so we'll posted in railroading.
 Medical Examiner Knight said he could not fnd that there were any wit nesses of the striking. other possibly than the fireman of the up express. MT. Shucekrow. whose duties kept him mainly at the East Hartford yard had come over to this side with an engine and was walking the tracks on his way back, when he was struck.
 He leaves his wife and five sous, Will liam J., Frederick. Raymond J., Francis F., and Thomas O.. and three daughters, Mrs. James P. Farrell, Miss Ella Shuck- crow and Miss Mildred Shuckerow all Hartford. He also has a brother, Will liam F. Shucherow, and 8 sister, Miss Julia Shuckerow, both of Hartford. Another brother, Patrick, lives in Ca- naan, and two sisters, Miss Mary Shuck- crow and Miss Nellie Shuckerow live in Bridgeport. MT. Shuckerow was mem- Der of Charter Oak council, Knights of Columbus and Court Ericsson, Foresters of America.
 Funeral was held in Hartford Monday; interment in St. Benedict's Cemetery of that city. Deceased was about 5s years of age.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
LITCHFIELD COUNTY STATESMEN
 GET THEIR BILLS IN
Grist of Legislation More or Less Important Introduced by Repre-
 sentatives You All Know.

STlSk Ol ICStSIAhOu NbOi VI @SSS
 Important Introduced by Repre-
 sentatives You All Know.
 In the last days rush of business in the legislature the following from Litchfeld county was introduced-
 Senator Brinsmade-For the estab- lishment of courses in agriculture and household arts in rural high schools. Agriculture.
 Senator Brinsmade - Authorizing state board of education to codify edu- cation laws, recommend changes. and employ counsel at $1 ,000. Education.
 Senator Brinsmade (by request)- Appropriating $2,500 for the Teachers Annuity Guild for two years. Appro- priations.
 MT. Benjamin of Canaan-Eliminat- ing the limit of one saloon to each 500 inhabitants. Excise.
 MT. Addis of New Milford-Incor- porating the Still River Power Com- pany. Interpretations.
 MT Hallet of Wlnchester-Punish- ing the giving of checks or drafts wh' n there are no funds on deposit to honor them. Judiciary.
 MT. Hallet of Winchester-Providi penalty for the crime of burglary with explosives. Judiciary.
 MT. Blakeslee of Plymouth-Estab- fishing town court in Plymouth. Judiciary: MT. Ravenscroft of Litchfeld-Re- garding blanks for returns of insuI ance companies. Insurance.
 MT. Whittlesey of Morris-That electors may be challenged on the ground that they have offered to sell or offered to buy votes. Judiciary.
 MT. Whittlesey of Morris-Giving the selectmen of Litchfield and Mor- ris power to control the waters of Bantam Lake. Public health.
 MT. Knight of Salisbury-Regardi muf1ers on motor boats. Public health.
 MT Hart of Cornwall-Regardin violations of the liquor laws. Excise.
 MT. Blakeslee of Plymouth-Regard- ing labor on Sunday. Judiciary.
 MT Hallet of Winchester-Regard the incorporation of state banks and trust companies. Banks.
 MT. Hallet of Winchester-Punish- ing false statements with the intent to obtain property or credit. Judiciary.
 MT. Magee of Watertown-Appro- priating $3,OOO.0OO for public roads. and Bridges.
 MT. Hall of New MiforG-Appoint- ing Frank E. Soule a commissioner for Litchfeld county. Calendar. MT. Boyd of Wooodbury-Regarding the powers of justice of the peace. Judiciary.
 MT. Boyd of Woodbury-Making @ close season for rabbits from DeOem- Der to September 30. Fish and game
 MT. Tiffany of Winchester-Appro- priating $2,500 for 8 reunion of Civil War veterans. Military affairs.
 MT. HatIet of Winchester-Ineor- porating the Winsted Dodge of Elks. Interpretations.
 MT. Tiffany of Winchester-Making an appropriation of $4O,0o0 for g state armory in Winsted. Military affairs.
 MT. Addis of New Milford-Requir- ing all vehicles to show lights. Roads and bridges.
 MT. Blakeslee of Plynouth-For the prevention of the white slave traffic Judiciary.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
BASKETBALL BILL SETTLED
WiggIssworth Pays Up Back Hall Rent
 and Ends Basketball.


 All is sweetness and serenity again between the first selectman and the management of the Canaan basketball association. The clouds have rolled away. or been pushed along, treaty of peace signed. sealed, and delivered and Wigglesworth has receipt to show fer it. It will be remembered that one of the main points in issue between the basketball team and First Selectnan Peirce was the unpaid bill for rent of the Town Hall, matter of some $33. 70. Since MT. Peirce refused to allow the team to play game with the Mill River, Manager Wigglesworth has been assidu ously endeaYoring to raise the amount by voluntary contributions of the citi- zens. He had raised about $22 couple of weeks ago, when MT. Peirce, in recognition of Wigglesworth' good in tentions. invited the team to play "just one more game" in the ball, but as Captain Scott detected in this offer a purpose to simply enable the team to raise the balance of the money due, and probably leave nothing for the players, he refused to negotiate game.
 Last Saturday public spirited citizen voluntarily handed Wigglesworth a s5 bill toward liquidating the balance of $11,70, and WiggIesworth went down in his own pocket for the rest, $6.70, and turned the entire amount over to the town, getting receipt in full.
 MT. Wigglesworth expresses his grati- tude to the friends who helped to raise the debt, and now says he is through with basketball iu Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
No More Cops Pictures

To prevent injurious publications which benefit criminals. bill went into the house last week providing that no person or corporation shall print, sell or give away any picture of any police officer in the state during his term of office i; that on the commission of crime informa- tion of same be given to the pubic by a discreet officer in print or writing only.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
Child Scaldad to Death

Eugene Pap, a baby, less than two years old, died at the Bridgeport l os- pital Thursday morning after several hours suffering from burns. The child fell into pan of boiling hot water. The pan had been placed on the floor just a few minutes before the baby, prompted by hIs curiosity tumbled into 1t.