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Connecticut western news., 1912-01-04
Mrs. Augusta c. New

The death of Mrs. Augusta O. New, which occurred Saturday last. was not unexpected. Since the previous Tues day she had lain, in a semi. comatose condition, recognizing nobody and taking not 8 particle of nourishment, and. as was inevitable, the marvellous vitality that had sustained her during her last year of invalidism, succumb cd under the strain, and her troAbles ended Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. New was born in Hinsdale, Mass, Dec. 12. 1940. Ia her 21st year she was married to the late Jeremiah s. New, in AusterIitz, N. Y., where she remained until 1868, and where her only child, Florence, (Mrs. H. D. Humphrey was born. In 1868 the family came to Canaan, where Mr. New, after a short clerkship with Fuller 6 Peet, entered the employ of the Housatonic railroad at the "old freight house." With the exception of about four years, when Mir. New was transferred to the stations at Ashley Falls and Stookbridge, the family have lived in Canaan contin- uously since 1888.
 After the death of her husband, March 5, 1900, Mrs. New went to live with her daughter. Mrs. Humphrey. at whose house she died. Deceased had always been frail, delicate person, but was in the enjoyment of her normal condition of health until something over B year ago, when she was stricken with paresis, aud never afterward left her room, being under the constant care of a trained nurse, and her condition con- stantly grew worse. toward the end, until on Tuesday, Dec. 26, she was apparently stricken with shock, from which she never rallied.
 The funeral was held Tuesday after noon, at Pilgrim church, of which de- ceased had been a devoted attendant, Rev. E. O. Gillette officiating. The Harry E. Holt, Eugene Rowe, F. R. Collin. Honorary bearers, old and dcar friends of deceased, were Henry O. Barnes, Sheridan W. Barnes, A. A. Lawrence, A. A. Hubbard, John B. Reed, Ferdinand BeokIey. Interment was in Lower cemetery.
 Among the friends from out of town, in attendance at the funeral were L, J. Nickerson, Esq, and Myron Hallock of West Cornwall; Miss Flora Wedge, Cornwall Bridge; Mrs. Abbie Bell, Miss May Bell. and Harry M. Doty, of Chat ham, N. Y; M. c. Minkler and Mrs. Frank Race, Housatonic Fred Butler. Leete B Island. Conn.
 The floral tributes from friends of Mrs. New were many and beautiful, fitting expression of the affection and esteem in which she was held, for her lovable christian qualities as neighbor and friend.
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Sugar City, Col, to establish legal practice.
 Young people of Christ church re- hearsing for production of "Our wives. "
 February 23. Business Mems banquet at The Can field a great success.
 Announced that Bullock 6 Felten were to dissolve partnership. Valuable COW belonging to Frank Dempsey got loose from her stall. dis covered barrel of feed, and ate her self to death.
 Mrs. J. E, Rhoades gave enjoyable Valentine whist.
 March g. "Our Wives" presented two nights by young people of Christ Chuch scored big success.
 Railroaders arrested for stealing chickens from Charles Butcher were fined 500 each and costs. Seasons last Assembly took the form of dance and was largely attended. Hawthorne club entertained Mrs. Stoeckel, of Norfolk
 March g. D. D. Walters smoke house, with contents, burned.
 J. heury Roraback presented with gold watch, chain and charm, by friends in Washington.
 Business mems association appoint committee to consider fire protection.
 March Is. Representative Benjamin, of Falls Village, died.
 Conductor Frank Smith, of Canaan, died in Middletown. Litchield North Association met in Pilgrim church.
 Five children of Mr. and Mrs. H. l..
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LICENSE HEARING ADJOURNED
Forty Remonstrants Against Dennis .-= ' O'Neirs Application.

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 County Commissioners Case and Guernsey came to Canaan Tuesday morn- ing to act on the license applications of Druggist Freeman Dempsey and Dennis O'Neil. The session was called in the Town Hall, and very few spectators were present.
 There being no remonstrance against MT. Dempsey he was granted a drug g1st's license, and filed his bond at once, H. D. Humphrey going on the bond.
 Against the application of Dennis O'Nell who applies for license in the Edward Fitzgerald house on Railroad street, remonstrance containing forty or fifty signatures had been filed with the commissioners, Attorney Frank B. Mum, of Winsted, counsel for O'Neil, after examining the list of remonstrants and conferring with his client, moved for continuance of the hearing for 8 week on the ground that the legal re- quirement of five days written notice had not been complied with.
 Attorney W. W. Bierce, of Torringtou for the re. 'onstrants acknowledged the right of motion, and offered no objection, and Chairman Case declared the hearing adjourned to Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Il o'clock. ...E ...s.. ..
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Bartlett, of East Canaan, were taken to the county home.
 J. H. Wilcox, father of Frank H. Wilcox, died, aged 78.
 March 23. Bullock 6 Felten sell mercantile business to Canaan Mercantile Go. Engineer Towne submitted plans of new street for proposed trolley route Stephen E. Kimball and Araminta s. Bradford were married by Rev. Mr. tCornford.
 March 30. Canaan business men attended Win sted B. M. A. banquet. Horatio N. Adams, aged 79, died sud denly while eating lunch.
 April 6. Business Mems association named Good Friday as "Clean up day" and appointed committees for Fourth of July celebration.
 New engine Of electric light auxiliary plant, finally in operation, and given official test.
 W. 0. Bullock leased Canaan garage.
 April IS. Clayton post office discontinued and office effects to be turned over to Oa- naan postmaster.
 Principal Eldridgs introduced fire drill in Canaan school. Mrs. Harlow Root died at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Fuller, aged 88.
 April 20. Work of constructing Allyndale lime plant begun at East Canaan. Extensive repairs at Town Hall praoti- cally completed.
 Fred Scamerhorn captured the first snakes of the season, at the foot of
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The Assembly"

Now that the diverting festivities of the holiday season are thing of the past, it is expected that interest in the "As- semblies" will take on new life and the sessions bring out larger representation of the social element than has thus far attended the meetings. which have lacked the vim and interest of previous years. The season is now well advanced and it. is, hoped the socially inclined young people-and older ones,as we'll will find it convenient to come out and help put the Assembly on the road to success. The committee for the next As- semblY, which will be held Friday even- ing of next week, is as follows: Misses Margaret Collins, Ebba Lindell, Aida Lindell, Leonard Caldwell and G. M. Brewer-an energetic and capable com mittee that may be depended upon to put forth every effort to make the affair enjoyable and successful.
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"HEAVIES" IN BATTLE
Comrade Roberts Writes of Fighting Around Petersburgh
 BYE. S. ROBERTS


 BYE. s. ROBERTS
 Comrades: February 24, it was a noisy morning. More salutes of 100 guns. Rebels retaliated and oh, what a com motion probably 200 guns vomiting forth shot and shell from both sides. Eternal vigilance is the rule for the Johnnies are feeling for weak places to break through our lines.
 March 9th we were paid off. General Meade's daughter was married in the log church. This structure was certainly work of art 1; built of logs. Hello that voting commission who started on the run, as you noted, the 18th of last Octo- Der, have been heard from, and were on hand to take the vote for our state elec- tion. Rumors of an assault was the cause of your getting out and lying in the pit, thoroughly armed. No rebels came, so you returned to quarters. March l9 and %, inspection and review by General Meade and Admiral. Porter. A very hot day. March 22 much mov- ing of troops; they pass our camp to the left. Grant has something up his sleeve for the Johnnies. We are called out every morning at three o'clock and moved into the pits. The weather is getting warm and smoky. All furloughH stopped, which is another symptom that something is before us. The morning of the 25th of March was very noisy heavy firing on the right, but this was nothing to excite much interest, for tho other fellow was getting it.
 Soon orders came to us to move out quick and out onto the corduroy, and of to the right. All of our previous moves were towards the left, SO we did not un- derstand the move. There was much moving of troops ahead something ex- citing is going on. Soon we got where the Johnnies got range on us and shell came uncomfortably near over our heads, but we found that the Johnnies had made one of their surprises and had found the boys mapping and had captur- sd Fort SedRwick with losses on both sides. However the line and the forts were retaken by our forces and we cap- tured about 1900 prisoner. This proves to be the coup that Lee, undertook to do. to show the world that he was not yet beaten. It was a desperate effort but failed utterly. He had massed twenty thousand troops close up to the line that fronted Fort Steadman, which was only about five hundred feet distant, and they lay quiet until the first streak of dawn. There was when the surprise above spoken of occurred. It was so well exe- cuted that over two thousand rebels were in our forts and had our own guns turned on our own men before they realized what was being done. Then hand-to- hand fight soon arrested the advance of the rebel hordes. "Pandemonium let | loose" doesn't half express the situation. The Johnnies were sent reeling back to their own lines losing nearly two thous- and of their numbers, including arms.
 What might have been the outcome if successful was the all-absorbing topic of the day, aS Grants base of supplies was only little way of at City Point. And such a rebel force could have destroyed sn untold amount of army supplies. tho sffect of which cannot even be imagined. But the break was very soon righted.
 
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May IS.
 Hawthorne Club celebrated its 20th anniversary.
 New hose company cleans out build ing formerly used as Canfeld's private garage for headquarters.
 J. E. Rhoades and Dr. Ross started for a fishing expedition in the Adiron- dacks.
 May 25. Lew Rhoades caught brook trout in the Barnes lime quarry pond, weighing 8 pounds and IA ounces.
 Michael Finn, of Winsted, of the 0. N. E. bridge gang, was killed by train near the Canaan coaling station. Representative George B. Chandler of Rocky Hill, spoke at Pilgrim Brother hood banquet.
 Young Elisha Whittlesey Abbe res- cped playmate from drowning, while in swimming
 Memorial Day exercises made specially interesting by oration by Hon. George B. Chandler. Lewis O. Rhoades appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff Middlebrooks. Sweeney. Curtiss damage case, 8 draw the jury standing to 6. It was an action for SC, 1000.
 Artist Sleighter completed painting the new drop curtain in Town Hall.
 June 8.
 Allyn Fuller succeeds E. D. Norton, resigned, as treasurer of the Business Mems Association.
 George M. Bullock,s big coal team ran away but were turned in at Briggs's 1ivarv ut n h1a and m damaua uvaa doua Canaan was deserted for the three nights of the Norfolk concerts. Canaan Citizens Band was reorgan- ized.
 Twin Lakes cottages were filling up.
 June l5.
 Burglars attempted to gain entrance at back window of Dempsey's drug store.
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HAPPENINGS OF 1911
Record of the More Important Events of the Past Year.
January 5.


 MT. and Mrs A. v. A. Felten gave a delightful house party at their Twin Lakes cottage. Henry B. Ives gave a stag party at his cottage. ..... Seneca Strong had severe fall while fishing on the ice st Twin Lakes, re- ceiving bad cut on his. head, and several painful bruises. .- (.,.. ..
 Mrs. Gray, widow of Wm. K. Gray, formerly of Canaan, died in the county hospital She was sister of Mrs D. A. Riker and Clark Halstead, both formerly of Canaan. - .'s4 s..* E
 January 12. :...~. Selectman Peirce "called off" the Canaan Mill River basketball game, re- fusing to allow the Town Hall to be used for the purpose, for various reasons. Papers were served by Constable like" Hornbeck in 8 suit for $10,000 brought by Theophile Toussaint against Teddy Cassasent, for injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
 Mrs. J. L. Bragg died, aged 69 years. President Lyles and Vice President Fuller issued call for meeting of the comatose Canaan Board of Trade, to attempt to revive the organization. Jay Spaulding, former Canaanite, died in Winsted, aged GA.
 January 19.
 George L. Parsons and G. Willis Parsons announced retirement from the
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THREE OF A KIND
Rev. Harry Cornford Finds Congeniai
 Company on Train

Rev. Harry Cornford Finds Congenial
 Company on Train
 Rev. Harry Cornford figured in an amusing incident on New Haven train out of New York, a few days ago. He boarded the train at Stamford. and, find ing all the seats in the coach occupied, singled out a seat with only one occu- pant-a pleasant looking man. of mili- tary bearing-and, preparing to seat himself, remarked, in a sort of explana- tory, interrogatory way:
 tsThis seat is occupiedP" %r"-
 ''Oh, no, it isn't, replied the military looking man, moving up to give the cler' gyman room .AOh, yes, it is, for am occupying it. v said the dominic, settling himself into
 Thus amicably brought together they engaged in conversation, in the course of which the stranger. observing that the newcomers ticket was for Canaan, inquired if he knew certain Canaa1ites, who proved to be mutual acquaintances. In response to 8 question the stranger said he was going as far as Danbury, where he lived, and that his name was Tomlinson. a4
 "What line are you in?" he asked the Canaanite.
 -.I am clergyman" was the reply.
 "Well, ? said he, ''I'm practically the next thing to it-Tm an undertaken ''
 ''Indeed2' said the minister. "Now to complete the combination we ought to have doctor along"
 At this point a professional.looking gentlemen in the seat behind, who had overheard the conversation with some amusement. leaned forward and said to the pair: ..
 II am a doctor, at your service, " whereat the conversation became three cornered one. greatly to the, amusement of the other nearby passengers.
 Mans inhumanity to man makescoun
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DEATHS IN 1911
Thirty-Seven Canaan People Died Dur
 ing the Year.

ThirtY-Seven Canaan People Died Dur
 ing the Year.
 There were 37 deaths in the town O North Canaan, 68 births, and 21 mar riages, according to the town clerks re cords. The lists of deaths is as follows Jan. 5, Joseph Broggi.
 Jan. 3, Angelo SarGorl.
 Jan. 2, Mrs. J. L. Bragg. Jan. 2. o. Fl. Wheeler. ~. Jan. 12, Mrs. Mary E. Kellogg. Jan 34, Emma Montani. Feb 5, Mrs. Laura 5, Richardson. Feb. I3, Mrs. Abbie Fl Pixley. Feb. B, Theophile Toussaint. March 3. Dwight M. Robbins. March 8, J. Ii. Wilcox. .... March i27, Horatio N. Adams. April 12, Mrs. Caroline M. Root. April IF, Mrs. Caroline I, Bettis. April 19. James L. Heady. ,... April 26, Josiah Case.
 May 19, Michael J, Finn. July IT, Veveraaa Sartori. July 23, Prudence Beldeu.
 Aug 2, Sarah Ann Foster. \ . Aug. 8, Carlo Sivalli. - Aug. 9, Howard c. Fields.
 Aug. 1a, Alonzo c. Nash. r@ Aug. 23, Angelo MontefeBri. .s4 Sept. 21, Maria Malnatti, .. Sept. 2I, Philo Benson.
 Sept. %, Wm. H. OaDfiem,
 Oct. II, James J. Keane.
 Oct. 19, Mrs. Susan Maria Stevens. Oct. 28, Emma Jane Fields. Oct. g, Frank Beke. - .r. r Dec.>l0. Carlo Castaqua. ,.-. -. :.-' Dec. IS, Willita E. Saekett. -a.. Dec. 21, Mrs. A. A. Hubbard. Dec. 30, Wm. K, Black. II / Dec. 29, Opheha R. Camp. Dec. 80, Augusta O. New. J
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Mrs. Ralph Black.

Mrs. Millicent Donalds Black. wife of Ralph Black, died at the home of her father. Elihu Donalds, Canaan Valley. yesterday morning, at two o'clock, of bronchial pneumonia. aged 26 years. It is an unusually pathetic case, for the reason that an infant son of deceased died on the Saturday previous.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow at the house in Canaan Valley, Rev. MT. Hanna officiating.
Connecticut western news., 1912-01-04
IN DARKEST EGYPT

Anchor ceJams the Dam at the Power
 Plant
 Anchor ice in the Housatonio river, Friday night put the whole plant of the Berkshire Power Go. out of commission and plunged the people depending upon electric light, into total darkness after 9 o'clock. The ice began to run so sudden emergency steam plant into operation in time to keep the lights going.
 The interruption interfered seriously with various social functions. house parties, etc, and all the old and disused kerosene lamps in the community were put into acquisition. It was condition that is likely never to happen again.
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Toms Hill.

Toms Hill. April 27.
 J. Henry Roraback's big Pope.Hart- ford auto crashed into railing at Paups bridge. throwing Lewis Roraback over the bridge rail and into the river. severely injuring Mrs. Roraback, Miss Boon, a nurse and MT. Roraback, and badly damaging the machine.
 W. G. Green, of New Milford, addressed Pilgrim Brotherhood.
 Humphreys drug store sold to Free man Dempsey.
 Engineers surveyed the scene of the Curtiss automobile collision with Dan Sweeney.
 May 4.
 Locomotive sparks set fire to John Van Deusen's barn, but building was saved by hard work.
 TolI-bridge near the power plant was opened for the season, with John Flynn as gate keeper.
 Stubborn brush and forest fires at Gene Roots called out regiment of fire fighters.
 Mrs. Harriett Bishop Waters, of Troy, addressed the Cranford club, at Mrs. Della Hardenbergh's
 May II.
 Angeline Hoag McCarty, aged 76, burned to crisp while alone ill her house near the Ashley Falls line. Ten thousand dollar fire destroyed the house, barn and other out-buildings on the Wells Yale place in South Canaan, owned by John N. Fay.
 Canaan Hose Company was organized at special meeting in Town Hall. Business Mems Association held a smoker and raised $120 toward 4th of July celebration.
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Choral Union RehearsaIs

MT. R. P. Paine will spend this CThursday) afternoon at Canaan, ,examin- ing those who wish to join the Choral Union. He will meet them at Mrs Bierce's studio in the Canfield building. Former members who wish to be rein stated, as well as new members, are sx- pected to meet him, and those who wish to join (if they haven't done so already should notify Mir. Parsons or MT. Gillette before noon today. An unusually large number are planning to join this season.
 The first rehearsal will be held Tues day, Jan. g. The books for both Elijah" and "A Tale of Old Japan" have ar rived, at Parsons store, and may be procured by members. MT. Parsons states that it will simplify matters if members will procure the books before next Tuesday.
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And this new gas burner will actual ly reduce one's gas bills ?' II didn't say that. said it would reduce the con- sumption of gas. ."-Cleveland Leader.
Connecticut western news., 1912-01-04

Mans sinhumanity to man makescount- less thousands of dollars. Life.
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