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Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
DANGEROUS INSECT PEST
Native Birds, Have Protected Country Residences, Says MT. Job.

Native Birds Have Protected Country Residences, Says Mir. Job. ..
 State Ornirhologist H. K. Job writes {: Even more deadly to our splendid elms than the elm leat-beetle is the leopard moth, an imported pest which has be-. come abundant during the lass five years, only in cities and large towns. This is because the English sparrow has there driven out most of the insectivorous birds which: would have preyed upon it.. Ip country regions even though the native birds are none too plenty. there is still enough to keep this dreadful pest from getting foothold. This is one of the most striking concrete examples of she economic value of wild birds. a. '' Unless we can devise methods to pro teot and attract to the cities the native inseclvorous birds-notably the wood. peckers and their Rllies-our elms and other shade trees will be devastated more and more. Dwellers in the smaller towns may well appreciate the value of the birds that they still have. and take care, lest. through indifference, the same calamity may come upon them. It is a problem, thus, for city and country alike.
 No spraying methods can affect this pest. because the larve, which do the damage. burrow in under the bark, and there in secret girdle the tree.
 . It is practically impossible for man to do much in the way of reaching and destroying this seoretive borer, inside the wood, often eighty feet from the ground. The real expert for this work is the woodpeoker. Systematically he traverses the trunk and branches, tap ping and sounding. He knows that when the wood rings hollow he has struck the burrow. Following it up he hears the drum beat mufied where lies the soft worm. With few vigorous strokes the strong biu pierces the dead wood into the chamber, and the maraud- er is dragged out and eaten--a luscious morsel. It would be 8 splendid thing if every school in Connecticut, and in the whole nation, could provide little instruction -as many are already doing-in know ing our wild birds and their economic value. Both school children and the public should hang out suet in winter to keep the woodpeckers and nuthatches in town or about the estate to work for us, scatter small grain or barn sweepings for tho seed-eating tribe, put up bird. boxes, hollowed limbs. or tin cans, for nesting sites, keeping English sparrows and starlings away, if possible, and in nesting-time keep the cats shut up.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Mrs. Marian Parsons

Mrs. Marian Parsons, mother of Mrs. Frank Hitchcock, died at S:l0 Monday morning, at the residence of her daugh- ter, with whom she had made her home. Death was the result of shock which she suffered Sunday morring. Deeeas- cd leaves, besides her daughter. Mrs. Hitchcock, three sons, Willis W. and Brace Parsons. of Winsted. aud Miles G., of Oollinsville. and sister. Mrs. Josephine Root. of Canaan. She was a sister of the late Judge M. T Granger.
 The remains were taken to Winsted yesterday, and the funeral will bs held in the chapel of the Forest View Ceme- tery in that place, this afternoon at 9 o'clock. The body will be placed tenn porsrily in vault There were no ser
 vices at the house in Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Citizen Elects.

The Wihsted Citizen Printing Co., at its annual meeting, elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent and treasurer, L E. Manchester; vice-president. L. V. Pinney; secretary, G. F. Drake; managing editor of Citizen, I. E. Manchester; local editor Citizen, L. T. Stone; editor of Winsted Herald, Col. s. B, Horne; editor Litchfield County Leader. E. NJ. Platt; directors G. F. Drake, Col. s. B. Horne. L. v. Pinney, Frank sackett. G. E. Mau, chester, P. R Noble, F. D. Hallet, w. P Joyner and I. k. Manchester.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
NEARING THE END
Comrade Roberts Writes of Events
 Near Close of War.
RYE. &. RORKRTa


 Comrades: You will remember the amount of pelf that the winter had per- mitted you to accumulate. And when you packed up for the march and broke up winter quarters your knapsacks con- taIned extra clothing, two or three heavy wooIen blankets and overcoats. bric.a- brac. etc, which you could not bring yourself quite to the point of sacrificing until two or three hours march in & hot April morning, when at the first halt you, feeling the weight of your bur den, went over your valuables and threw out, beginning with the heavy woolen blankets, at the first stop. And do you see the acres of land. covered with thous- ands of those blankets Then on you go for two hours more, still sweltering under your load and at the next halt you go over your knapsack again and out goes all you think you can spare then on again, few miles more, and your load gets still heavier. Away goes your overcoat aud finally you have stripped yourself of everything that you can possibly spare-RlI the accumulations of the winter.
 Comrades, you have all been through one or more of these moving days, and you finally get down to light marching orders. and wonder who became the pos- sessors of your valuables, SO reluctantly parted with. Yon learned to carry nothing but what you were obliged to. l remember picking up a heavy Colts Navy revolver and carrying it awhile. but it soon lost it's value to me and I threw it away and another would pick it up and carry it till it got heavy and away it would go again. l wondered how many owned a navy revolver thar day. Some things you must have, but not heavy revolver. A musket weigh ing fifteen pounds with a hundred ano forty cartridges was quite enough, witt your five days rations and canteen of water, all in ali weighing nearly seventy pounds-these you must have.
 We found the country rough and hilly not much for farming. We rested until about noon, then we started on in a westerly course and covered about twelve miles and halted for the nightat Berrill's Ford. When the official notice of tho fall of Richmond was read to us, ''pars- demonium was let loose" brass bands. drum corps, cheers. etc., rent the air. Lots of rebels, including generals, came in and gave themselyes up. You will remember that we passed the body of a negro whose throat had been cut from ear to ear also bodies of white men. There was no law. ..# , We bivouacked for the night at the above place. We were routed ont on the morning of the brh of'April at about i've a. m. We marched till noon, halted and drew two days rations of hardtaclC and coffee with hints that it must last us four days started again and marched till near midnight enoamped at letters vile, Amelia County, on the Richmond and Danville railroad. You were told that long marches were to be the order.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
School PrincinaI Sues.

The trouble between John W. 8. Hodgdon, former principal of the Georgetown public school, and the town school committee, came to head last week when the former, through counsel. brought suit against School Committeeman John W. Ferris for $1, 300 damages. In his action be al leges that Ferris pushed him down the school steps and caused injuries to his knee and back which confined him to his bed for ten days, and also caused nervous shock, with which he is still suffering,
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Drowned in TWO Beet of w.ter

Patrick Riley, an employee of the Blakeslee Forging Company, of Plants vile, was drowned in two feet of water at the factory Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after the machinery started for the afternoon he was standing on 8 staging, oiling machinery in pit, in which there was two feet of water. An hour later his body was found by fel- low workmen. The only mark found on the body was cut on the back of the head, which was probably the re- suit of coming in contact with some of the machinery. Medical Examiner Stedman, who viewed the body, said that, while the blow did not cause Riley's death, it knocked him moon scious before he fell into the water.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
CUT OFF CORNWALL
Canaan Telephone Exchange May be
 Divided Again This Spring.

This week the officials of the South ern New England Telephone Go. are having a canvass made of their patrons in Cornwall, to ascertain the sentiment regarding the proposition to cut that town off from the Canaan exchange and establish a Cornwall exchange and central this coming spring. It is said, the number of Cornwall telephones sub- scribers is too great at present for ex- peditious work in the central office. and that the service, in both towns, would be vastly improved by separation and the opening of 8 new exchange to handle the Cornwall business. The objection that another exchange would necessitate the charging of fee for Canaan communication with Cornwall, is met by the telephone people with the argument that the telephone business between Canaan and Cornwall IS so small as to be almost nothing; that the calls between the two towns will not average half dozen a day, hence the privation to either town would be virtually nothing.
 On the other hand, it is promised that if the Cornwall people desire an ex- change of their own and such exchange is established, one result will be better ment of the equipment of the Canaan central and that the present batteries will be abandoned for the common batteries" the chief advantage of which is that the subscriber will not be obliged to ''ring up", central the act of taking the transmitter from the hook will light the burner on the central switchboard and get the attention of the operator.
 The proposed change will depend upon the verdict of the Cornwall sub- scribers themselves, it is sad.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
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SUFFRAGE MEETING
Most Successful Session Yet Held by the Canaan League. .e.s

Most Successful Session Yet Held by
 . the Canaan League.
 The Canaan Equal Franchise League held its fifth monthly meeting on Sat- urday afternoon. It was through the generosity of is vioe-president that the Odd Fellows~ Hall was secured as & meeting place. .#e .., Both in point of interest and in at- tendance, this was the most successful gathering yet brought together. Eight new names were enrolled This steady progress is most gratifying. Interest Is being expressed from most unexpected quarters. Tn fact. the future looks bright for the organization which, start ing with seven members now numbers thirty.two #
 The hall looked quite attractive with its flags and banners Across the back was stretched burlap upon which were mounted photographs of dozens of the most prominent suffragists in the world. Lincoln's portrait rested conspiouously against the speakers desk on the plat form, above winch Rlowed & yellow ban ner on which were inscribed the fami- liar words, Votes for Women"
 The president opened the meeting by reading the constitution of the League, following this up by data concerning suffrage conditions in Seattle and Los Angeles.
 Addresses. of which the League may we'll be proud, were then delivered by MT. and Mrs. Taylor. The League wishes to render them a vote of thanlr for the great trouble they took to make the meeting a success. Thanks are due Mrs. Bullock, who presiding at the piano and lending her own splendid voice, made it possible to have the pew suffrage song rendered with rousing effect. Those members who are equipped with
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Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Turrill-EerrfsS

A very quiet wedding took place at the home of MT. and Mrs. s. J. Ferriss, New Milford, at noon on Tuesday, Feb ruary 6, when. their daughter Edith was married to Dr. Henry Smith Turrill, of Canaan.
 Owing to the recent death of Dr. Turria's mother, only the near relatives were present. The ceremony was per formed by Arch Deacon John F. Plumb, rector of St. Johns church. New Mil ford. The bride and groom were attend ed by Dr. aud Mrs. Harry E. Stewart, of Washington, Conn.
 After the ceremony a wedding break fast was served by Mrs. Bernhard Moore.
 Dr. aud Mrs Turrill will reside i'll Ca- naan where Dr. Turrin is associated ill practice with pr. J. c. Adam
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Struck by Fast Express.

Misjudging the distance aud speed of the approaching Knickerbocker express, eastbound. Robert Cooper, aged 96, an Adams Express Company employe, at Bridgeport. started across the railroad tracks at grade, Thursday afternoon. with two trucks of express matter. He was struck and thrown thirty feet by the fast train. suffering several fractures of the legs and probable internal injur- les. The express packages were ground to pieces.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
ANDE ES0N WINS
Secures Judgment to Recover Wages
 in Canaan Valley Case.

in Canaan Valley Case.
 The case of John Anderson against Catherine Ferris and Sallie Monroe Bell. of Canaan Valley, before Justice George ". Ford, in Town Hall, Thursday, lasted all day, the proceedings being prolonged and enlivened by frequent sharp tilts between counsel-J. Clinton Roraback for plaintiff and L. J. Kicker son for defense-which entertained the considerable audience and kept up the interest to the close of the case.
 An unusually large number of wit nesses were examined, for both sides. The case was an action to recover $99 wages due for farm work "and other work performed" which was alleged to be house e-work, chamber work, etc. Both lawyers made conspicuously able pleas Tn summing up, and the Justice reserved his decision until Saturday morning, when he announced his yer dict in favor of the plaintiff to recover the full amount claimed with costs.
 Lawyer Nickerson served notice of an appeal to the higher court.
 The costs, which were fixed by the court Tuesday, amounted to $6595.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Second Piano Fund Dance

The piano committee of Canaan High School has decided to give another dance in the town hall on Friday evening, Feb ruary 16. Miss Kegler is to play again and an enjoyable time is anticipated. For this dance no tickets will be sold, but the price of admission will be 90 cents, to be paid at the door. This is the last high school dance until after Lent. Everybody come.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Not to-Ask for Raise.

<. According to G. H: ssines. vics-presi. dent of the International Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, there is abso- Tutely no truth in the report that either the trainmen or the conductors on the New York. New Haven 60 Hartford railroad system are contemplating ask ing for advance of wages at this time.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
The Passion Play

The illustrated lecture .un the |" Passion Play at Oberammergau." given in Town Hall. Wednesday evening. L., j. Kicker sop, Esq. of West Cornwall, under the autpfces of Esther Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, deserved a much larger attendance than it received, although there was an audience present sufficient ly large to pay the necessary eki enses. The pictures were good, the subject matter of the discourse interesting and worthy of the stupendous and absorbing lmportance of the topic. The story of the life. work and crucidxion and resur
 rection of the, Saviour, as enacted by those devout peasants of Oberammergau was shown and told in a most impressive manner, and should have been heard and witnessed by a capacity house. 'sa
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Fought on a Train,

pr. W. 0. Ralston. dentist, and Dr. B. c. Banks, both of Milford, were ar- rested in New Haven upon their arrival on late afternoon train Friday, charged with breach of the peace. It is sad that Banks wrote Ralston a letter, the contents of which are not known, which aroused the latter's ire. Angry words were exchanged when the couple left Milford. and on the train they came to blows, fighting all the way to New Haven.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Church Passes Out

With the death Thursday night of Nathaniel Bishop, 87 years of age. the Sandemanian Church of Danbury, which played an important part in the religious life of Danbury when Mr. Bishop was a boy, ceased to be. The members of this old sect have been gradually dropping of during the past few years, and Mr. Bishop had been for some time the sole representative of the church there.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
FIRE DISTRICT REPORT
Warden and Treasurer Submit Inter-
 esting Figures for Year.

The tenth annual report of the Canaan Fire District is now in press. The treas. urer's report shows expenditures of $l.. 414.34 for the year, including $l 1858 7s for electric lights. The balance sheet shows $1, ,630. IS received from the col, lector and $5544 interest on cash in banks.
 The warden's report gives amount of grand list as s65l,6 The sewer ac count shows cash in National and Say. ings banks, $l,2s6. 40, against a total bonded debt of ST ,000, mixing the total net debt $9.7l9.6O. The sewer tax col lected was $7l7.50.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Alcoholism kiIIad Him

Olaf Gardell, farmland employed by Stephen H. Dowd on his farm in COllinsville, was found dead as result of alcoholism in his barn this morning by another farmland employed by MT. Dowd. Gardell was practically a stranger, having worked for MT. Dowd about three weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Mir. Zinlbalist
Boy, Scouts

Any boy, between 12 and is, who is interested in the formation of Boy Scout Patrol in Canaan, is directed to mail to the Scoutmaster postal card giving his name and age, The number of boys who can be received at present is limited to i6..r ...f. '.. ALBERT G. ELDRIDaE,
 <. >,. ..~- ..."Actiag Scoutmaster.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Drops Dead From Alcoholism.

Michael Mclaughlin, 45 years, old, a hostler, who has been employed by Winsted livery stables all his life, dropped dead in an Italian boarding house ln that town Thursday. Medical Examiner W. s. Hulburt said death was due to heart disease produced by alco- holiSrn
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Letter to the Dentist

Dr. Ross received the following letter a few days ago: ... ..> ... :.,,
 Mrs, dentesnt:-I tell you Please get the teeth ready my mother is going take then this week for Barney Glondoi that she pull them up at I5 June 1911 you tell one time Tor go by at 20 September my m6ther stay sich in the bed my. mother go3 octonber you gone away no stay home. Good-by good.by, ,a . , ;. ..,....t.. From Barney Glondoh."
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Settled Out of Court.

The case of Stratton Brothers, of East Canaan, against Hanford and Catherine Ferris and Sallie Monroe Bell, of Oa- naan Valley for grocery bill, was settled out of court Monday evening, on pay ment of the fuf1 amount claimed and all costs
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
LINCOLN MEMORIAL CONCERT
Program of Rare Musical Event in Norfolk Next Monday.

Program of Rare Musical Event in
 Norfolk Next Monday.
 A number of Canaan people have re. ceived invitations to the Lincoln memo rialconoert, to be given by Mrs. H. H. Bridgman, in the Congregational church, Norfolk, next Monday afternoon. at 3 o'clock. It. .is to be high. .class affair. Thechief artists will be Efrem Zimbalist, the Russian violinist. and Miss Kath- erine .Goodson, pianist, with Samuel Chotzinoff, aecompanist. T Leschetizky. the great teacher, has said: "Katherine Goodson and Fade rewski are the two most gifted pupils have taught. They will be great pian1sts" :" e-a Fl The program will be as follows:s. Sonata, o minor. .............. Grieg 1. Allegro motto ed appassionato 3. Allegretto expressive laRomanza .; ! 5. Allegro animate {
 Mir. Zimbalist and Miss Goodson Suite, D minor. York Bowen Movement de Sonata .a Barcarole 
 Humoresque Finale ,,-s -. ., -Es .@: <. r# MT. Zimbalist .l@ Z Z Tsiss. EsfSsussi a fiat. Chopin (. Polonaise, Op. 52. ....... 2 .~ Miss Goodson
 a. Berceuse. Tor Aulin C.. Hungarian Dance, E minor. Brahms
 MT. Zimbalist Rhapsody, O sharp minor .,...... Lszt
 Miss Goodson a--s q. Orientale ...-........,.:,.O Cesar Cui o~ L6plyF sE10Day
 Mir. Zimbalist
 There will be no special train to Canaan and Lakevllle after the concert but Mrs. Bridgman will entertain those who have to.wait, at an afternoon tea at the NorfnIk Inn .@ .F .... .,a.t .- q
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08
Endemic of Maasles.

A mild epidemic of measles in New Haven has been indicated by reports of physicians covering 250 cases.
Connecticut western news., 1912-02-08

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
He was Admitted

During the examination Of petition
ers for citizenship last Monday Judge
Flanagan asked one of the petitioners,
"For how long term are the State
officers elected
The question puzzled the man 40
Judge Flanagan modified mis- question
and said
"Well. do you know for how long a
term the county officers are elected y
This question also puzzled the ap-
phcant 50 the Judge said, pointing 70
Clerk Wall who was standing by
DO YOU know that MANI
Eyes. sir said the man. Tint 5
Mr. Wall. the county clerk,
"For how long IS ne elected said
the Judge
For life came back the reply.
Admit him. John, said Judge Flan-
nigan. and bs was admitted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
May GIVE Surety Bond

II is rumored that new plan may
be tried by the city council in an effort
TO get the new city hall started next
year. AS things stand now. the build
ing OF the hall so as 10 have 10 ready
for occupancy next winter is almoat
impossible The attorneys for Mr.
Bendick informed the council that
June /. 1913 is as soon as they can
give clear title TO the property. There
Is small interest TOR which no clear
title shows and some OF the heirs 20
this interest are reported to be- in the
Orient so disqualification is the only
way that tney can be- got into court
That takes time
= In the mean time the cfty can DO
nothing about getting adequate FIRE
protection. Really, the city is IN bad
shape this winter because OF lack OF
housing accommodations for its FIRE
apparatus and central place for Civ
ing in alarms Business men who
have much at stake feel very shakey
over the risk and are advocating some
move by which this condition may be-
righted.
One plan proposed is to have Mr..
BendicK give surefy bond for the
missing title. The bond would cover
only about a twentieth Of the property
AS IL now stands and ought not be- a
hard one to get Should this arrange
ment be entered into the council could
20 ahead with its plans this winter
and have every thing ready so that as
soon as the breakup comes in the
spring eIoayating might begin
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
An Old Ballot

"a few days ago IN article appeared
in the Marquette Mining Journal, des'
cribing ballot used in the early days
of the peninsula The description was
interesting reading TO the people Of
these days.
During the week VIM. Nesbitt ran
across one of the ballots of old days
that is certainly a curiosity. IL was
the ballot used AT the special election
in 1886 when Bartley Breen ran for
congress against Mr. scymoure to fiji
vacancy.
The ballot IL what WAS known then
as "Breen Ballot In those days
each party had a separate piece of
paper upon which was printed the
names Of it's candidates. Advocates OF
each candidate or party would take a
handful OF these ballots and peddle
them much ~ sale bills are peddled ON
the street for merchants An elector
approaching the polls was handed bal
lots galore. the number that might he
printed being limited only by the ca
pacity OF the PRINTING presses OF the
locality. The elector would simply
select the ticket he wished 10 put IN
the box aud hand il TO the inspector.
The ballot unearthtd by Mr.. Nesbitt
ia headed Labor Ticket Under the
heading is n picture OF Mr. Brecn. ana
below the picture appears
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
eleventh District OF Michigan
20 fill vacancy
BARTLEY BREEN