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Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
POTTIGER DISCHARGED
Was Arrested for Defending Boy Who
 was Being Chastised.

The festive Fourth of July season brought its little tragedies, though the watchword, throughout, was safety and sanity. One of the incidents of the patriotic season was a scrap that oc- cured in East Canaan, Wednesday evening, which resulted in Albert Pottiger being arrested and lodged in the lookup, where he remained until Thursday afternoon.
 According to the evidence, it appears that Charles Tierney was lying in a hammock in his yard, when some boys passed, and one of them threw lighted firecracker in hls face. He got up and chased them, catching one boy named Feathers, about 15o feet from his house. in the highway. He had the boy down and was chsstising him when Pottiger ran up and kicked him (Tierney) in the mouth On this proyocation Tierney caused Pottiger's arrest.
 The hearing was held before Justice Ford, in Town Hall. J. Clinton Rora- back appeared as counsel for Tierney, and l.. J. Nickerson for Pottiger. After listening to the evidence and the elo- quent pleas by the attorneys, Justice Ford acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insufficient evidence and in accordance with Nickerson's claim that the plaintiff had no right to take the law into his own hands in the chastise- ment of the Feathers boy, in whose de- fense Pottiger committed the alleged assault
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
Is the Doctor Eligible7

The Millerton Telegram, reproducing the article from the Wilkes Barre, Penn. Times Leader recently printed in The News, in which reference was made to Walter Wakeman. formerly of Falls Village, says it is reprinted particularly for the benefit of Dr. Delaney" of Mil. lerton. It says:
 i've understand the Doctor has aspir- ations relating to membership in the Bald Head Club of America aud is now spending much time Investigating his pedigree in all endeavor to trace direct ancestry back to the original bald headed man which will be some job, if our re. collections of early Sunday School lessons are correct"
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
New Town Bridge .

The selectmen have decided to rebuild the bridge over the Whiting river near H. O. Stevens place at East Canaan, but first tue rivers course is to be re- lined and strengthened, as it approaches the highway, as the state highway com mission refuses to recognize claim for state aid unless the river approaches the bridge in a "proper channel" The state IS to pay the cost of the abutments, the town being liable only for the super structure. It is estimated that the bridge will cost about $1 ,500.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
REV. ]. P. SMITH RESIGNS
May Cease to be Rector of Christ
 Church September |.

Church September |.
 Considerable surprise was expressed a few days ago when it became known that Rev. Joseph P. Smyth had for warded to the vestry of Christ Church his resignation as rector. to take effect September 1. There had been persistent rumors, for some time. that MT. Smyth was contemplating such step,,, but nothing definite was given out, as to his plans nor the plans of the church, and the definite announcement that he had notified the vestry and specified the date of his withdrawal was received by the public with surprise.
 MT. Smyth has been rector of Christ Church for eight years.
 A meeting of the vestry to take action on the resignation has been called by the clerk, O. T. Vosburgh, for Thurs day, July IT.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
Those Society Dances.

We've'never posed as a holier-than- thou philosopher but it does just give us a sneaking feeling of disgust to see girls and otherwise we'll behaved young ladies doing other nasty trots and tangles at a refined gathering It's bad enough to see girls who have had no opportunity of fine breeding hugging and pressing against men with all it's ugly suggestive ness, but when our pure and sweet girls of good families and the best training stunts in their own village hall-well, it makes some of us old rounders want to go home aud take snuff to clear our nostrils of the smell of the dives. Pretty strong talk, girls? We'll, no worse than you made itl-Shore Line Times,
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
LIVELY RUNAWAY
vosburgh Makes Clever Stop of Wild
 ..z.. Livery Team.

~.5.. Livery Team.
 on Main street Sunday afternoon. about o'clock, by runaway and the clever stopping of the wild team by O. T. Vosburgh.
 The team, driven by Dennis Hayes. was one of Liveryman A. P. Briggs's, hitched to canopy-top wagon, and was returning from East Canaan, without passengers The horses were spirited animals and were feeling pretty good, and it was necessary for Driver Hayes to pull vigorously on the reins to hold them in. At the Naples corner one of the reins broke, and the horses, feeling the relaxed pull, sprang forward, in a run. Mr. Hayes was unable to control them, but stuck to his seat and shouted "Whoa" repeatedly, but to no purpose. The team dashed headlong down Main street, but keeping fairly near the middle of the road. Bystanders tried to stop them, and the yelling and clattering frightened the animals all the more. A couple of automobile parties heard the confusion, and made haste to steer out to give the horses all the road-an un- usual thing for automobilists to do-and as the team came over the Town Hall hill number Of men. from the hotel to Farnum's drug store shouted and waved their hands, but failed to check the speed of the runaways. MT. Vosburgh, who sat on his front porch, saw the trouble and rushed out into the middle of the street directly in the path of the team, waving his hands and yelling .'Whoa." The horses seemed to waver as they approached him, and as they reached the spot where he stood he quickly side-stepped, grabbed the bridle of the nearest horse and pulled the team down to full stop within few feet. greatly to the relief of MT. Hayes, who had kept his seat all the way.
 The team would undoubtedly have turned the sharp corner at Church street, ands the sharper one leading to the Briggs stables, and it is more than likely that making one or the other of these turns the wagon would have been upset and smashed and Mr. Hayes thrown out and doubtless seriously injured.
 It was clever stop, and MT. Vos- burgh's promptness and coolness have been cordially commended.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
QUEER SHOOTING CASE
Judd Says His Wife Shot Him; She
 Says He Shot Himself

Juud says Tis Wife Shot Him Sh@
 Says He Shot Himself
 Fredrick Judd,, of sharon, aged A. was shot through the right shoulder. ak his home, Friday, and there seems to be more or less of mystery as to the cause and the shooter. There had been family row, in which Judd man.handled hia father in rather violent manner, ans threatened to ohastise his wife. Aocor- ding to the conflicting evidence Judd is said to have declared that he would puf an end to the whole businrss by shooting himself, and a few minutes later the shot was fired. The. bullet passed down. ward and was taken out under his Leax shoulder.b blade by Dr. Skin. The wound is not in itself serious .....#.
 Judd walked to Lime Rock, after the shooting, and told Dr. Skiff his wife han shoot him. Later it was asserted by hss wife and father that Judd had shst himself, and Judd didn't deny it. The injured man is in a comfortable oondi- tion, at his home, and although the authorities have been apprised of all, the facts no arrests have been made.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
CHARLES P. BRIGGS A SUICIDE.
Shoots Himself Through the Head While Temporarily Deranged.

Charles F. Briggs, aged 55, committed suicide in Falls Village, last Friday, by deliberately shooting himself through the head with revolver. He died in- staptly.
 Briggs had been employed for some years as night watchman at the Borden plant, Lime Rock. and Superintendent Frear, of the Bordens, drove to his house that afternoon at about o'clock to see if he was going on duty that night. Briggs daughter went up to his room to ask him the question, while MT. Frear remained seated in his wagon, outside. Briggs replied to the girl that he was not going to work. ''and didn't know as he would ever go to work again ..
 The girl went down stairs, and a few moments later a shot was heard, the sound apparently coming from Briggs's room. Frear was asked to go to the room, but surmising what had occurred decided to notify the medical examiner at once. Dr. Skiff arrived shortly after word and was the first to enter the room. Briggs was found, dead, with revolver beside him. Dr. Skiff summoned I. F. Hornbeck, and an examination was made, which so plainly revealed the fact that it was a case of deliberate suicide. that the county coroner was not notified for an inquest.
 Deceased had been acting peculiarly of late, and there is no doubt in the minds of his family and friends that his desperate act was committed while he was laboring under temporary aberra- tion. He leaves wife and three child. ren. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. MT. Hazeltine off1ciat- ing, Interment in Grassy Hill cemetery.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
Contrast.

The interesting investigation of the Stamford accident has brought forward a man named Langan, who holds an i'm portant position with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad. He has given his opinions clearly and intel quested by President Mellen to come as an expert. It is evident that he has not been prejudlced in favor of the New Haven road. People are asking, after they read hls statements. why the New Haven cannot be run as is the Lacka- wanna; there's road for you.
 It is true that the Lackawanna is one of the finest roads in the United States. It's staff of employers are. no doubt, fit- ted to act as experts in any railroad in- quiry. But how many people remember that it was on the Lackawanna road last July 4th, that forty passengers were killed by collision? That IS more than have been killed in the three dreadful accidents on the New Haven. Out these lives went and nobody is devoting time to abuse of the Lackawanna: it is all New Haven.
 One inexpressibly demagogic preacher, has denounced the New Haven for ex- torting its "vast dividends" from the pockets of the poor. AS matter of fact the New Haven's old rate was only eight per cent, while the Lackawanna, which furnishes critics for other lines, pays 20 per cent. and does this after a liberal extra donation to stockholders @ short time ago. No extortion there. no de- magogues to shout about it. On the contrary, the Lackawanna's experts are so competent and so conservative that they show others how railroad should be run.
 Isn't this queer old world, thought Hartford Times.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
The Miller Fire

The destruction of Henry Miller's big barn, at East Canaan, Thursday night, with all it's contents, including, stock, two hogs and thirty hens, was the sen sation of the early hours of the Fourth. The origin of the fire is mystery. The loss was about $500; insured.
 from the Canaan Hose Go. dance, in Town Hall, who were summoned by telephone. They took the chemical en- zine to the scene and did good service, in cooperation with the neighbors who had formed bucket brigade, in saving adjacent buildings.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
EDWARD JOYCE KILLED
Third Member of Well Known Canaan
 Family to Meet Violent Death.

Edward J. Joyce. of Canaan, brake man. was instantly killed and horribly mangled by a freight train. in Danbury, Thursday night. He was sitting on the rail, waiting for the engine of his train to coal up, when another train came along and ran him down, cutting his body in two across the chest, from the right shoulder across to the left side. It IS supposed he thought the approach ing train was on another track.
 Vae body was taken to Undertaken
 Tomlinson's establishment and ed for burial and Coroner Phelan ]. The remains were brought to anS Saturday morning, where fun
 es were held in St. Joseph's
 Ehurch A large number of lds of deceased attended.
 eceased was 27 years old and was known here. He had been em- Id for some time by Bullock & h. later going into railroading. At me of his death he was what was h as spare man out of Danbury, his run that fatal night was to have to State Line on the night freight. brothers had met violent deaths. ktest being that of Austin Joyce, vas killed by trolley car at the g near the lime kiln turnout sthis village. Two sisters survive, zie, nurse in New Haven, and manager of the Winsted telephone who was until few months ago, Ter in the Canaan central office; two brothers, William, who is in Fest, and Michael Joyce
 erment was in the Catholic ceme. berth of this village.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
The Fourth in Canaan.

The glorious Fourth in Canaan was quiet, sane, safe and. restful. There was nothing dolng, to disturb the peace ful repose of the people. The proposed parade petred out because so many of the expected paraders petred out that it looked like 6zzle in advance, and the committee got together and decided to call the whole thing off.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10

II feel that have an important mes sage for the world" declared the young man.
 Send it.collect," advised the practical friend. Buffalo Express.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10

"Are you sure that you're able to SUD- port my daughter and provide her with everything she wants ?''
 "I am."
 Lucky dog P' can't. ."--Detroit Free Press,
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
Back From Gettysburg.

James Quinn returned Monday, from his Gettysburg trip. He was in fine physical condition and good spirits, hay ing stood the strenuous experience of the week like the seasoned veteran that he is. He is enthusiastic over the treat ment received at the great reunion. and says he saw very little if anything to criticise in the arrangements, the atten
 tion given the veterans, or the fare pro
 vided and served to them. Considering the stupendous task of providing for more than 0,000 old soldiers, MT. Quinn thinks it was marvelously we'll handled.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10
Connecticut Suffrage News.

The attention of Connecticut Suffra- gists is just now more concentrated upon Washington than upon activities in their own State Now that the Senate Woman Suffrage Committee has re ported favorably on the amendment to general enfranchisement of American women the question naturally is what is the Senate going to do about it. The leader of the suffrage forces ill Wash ington, Miss Alice Paul, is outspoken in her hope and expectation that the Senate will pass the resolution for amendment during the present extra session.
 1t is not expected that the House of Representatives will act upon the amendment during the extra session. AS regards the House the chief efforts of the women are for the appointment of ar Woman Suffrage Committee similar to that of the Senate. With this committee appointed, they hope to have House hearings early in the first regular session of the Sixty-Third Congress, and then to have the House pass the amendment which will already have gone through its stages in the Senate. With the amendment passed by Congress interest will then center on the State Legisla- lures, but it is almost certain that there would be little more difficult in obtain ing the ratification of an amendment for woman suffrage than there was for the amendment providing for the direct election of Senator.
 With view to promoting favorable action in Congress suffragists all over the country are organizing pilgrimages to Washington during the month of July. These pilgrimages are not to be invariably on foot although the women of the neighboring States are purposing pedestrian marches on the Capital. Some of the suffragists will go to Wash ington by automobile, and some in a more prosaic manner by train.
 Pres Conn w S. A
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-10

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01

Mrs. Laura Shade. fifty years old. wife
Of Charles Shade and daughter Of the
late Mai. Samuel Dawson OF the Con-
federate army. died Tuesday at Win
chester. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01
IN OUR SCHOOL.

to die and won't be round Till tonight
unless she hurries up a little. So this
afternoon II Torp can hook the baby
when his mother amt looking he Is going
to let any Teller hold 1t minute for =
cent A large attendance is expedited.
as we are all very fond OF holding babies.
Phillip Wigglesworth, teachers pet.
picked a nice bunch OF asters for Miss
Palmer this morning. but AZ he was tying
his shoe Steve Hardy happened along and
picked them up accidently. Then Steve
brought them to school and presented
them to Miss Palmer. with nice little
speech. Since then Phillip has been try
ing to get up nerve enough TO tell Miss
Palmer how IL happened. and we are
hoping he will. as Steve has q tack I'm
the end OF his ruler and can reach Phil
lip from where he sits.
SPORTING NOTE
Walt Whites trained bulldog-foxhound
Destruction is getting very savage. max
ing hideous sounds now when shown raw
beef twice a day, and they will be a dog
fight In Waits barn Sattiday IL he can
borrow somebody's dog for Destruction to
fight. No girls can come. as IL will be
something for nobody but men TO witness.
EXTRA!
Phillip Wigglesworth just done II. and
as he sat uown received his Just reward,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01
OSBORNE, AS A PRISONER,
LEARNS TO MAKE BASKETS
Follows Usual Routine at Auburn
and Is Allowed No Special
Privileges.

AUBURN, N. z, October l-Thomas
Mott Osborne. chairman OF the STATE
commission for prison reform. yesterday
completed his first day in Auburn pris-
on as q self-convicted inmate for the
purpose Of studying prison conditions.
The report OF the prison physician
showed that he pulled through his first
night In q cell and stood the prison diet
Satisfactorily.
He is an inmate Of a cell on the
second tier OF the north wing, and
with the broom and basket factory
gang was marched from his cell at
$50 in the morning to empty cell buck
cts, wash and eat mess. The break
fast consisted OF rolled oats with skim
med milk and sugar, bread and coffee.
Mr.. Osborne at home usually has iced
cantaloupe or peaches with cream.
cereal. breakfast bacon and eggs and
coffee.
He was taken to the shop after
breakfast and became an apt pupil in
the art Of basket weaving. A mass of
letters. kilograms and other communi-
cations addressed to Mr.. Osborne at
the prison was sent back to his Of
hce. as he is not permitted to receive
communications.
Mr.. Osborne was reprimanded on two
occasions and may be disciplined before
he leaves the institution. He looked
back" In the mess hall and was eau
his company. the broom shop gang, he
got out Of line in the half-hour exer-
else tour In the prison yard and again
was rebuked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01

fast Nobody noticed shs aid not eat:
Afterward she went into the parior. All
was as it had been last night, yet how
6ifYerentl She sat down to practice be-
fore her first pupil should arrive. the
notes swan before her blurred eyes and
her voice was thick: How was she ever
to teach all day. and all the morrow. and
all the endless morrows which should Dc
only repedtions Of this sorrowful morn
ing?
The door bell rang upon the arrival Of
her first pupil She cleared her face
and went to open the door. But upon
the threshold stood not q young girl with
q music roll, but Eric Knight
He stepped in quickly and faced her.
The hall was dim, but not quite dim
enough. She wished there had been
some black shadow for her to hide her
woebegone looks in.
'TAlas." Eric said, you were angry
with me because did not come last
night?"
She shook her head. No. she had not
been angry.
II knew when you hung up the receiver
that something was wrong and l mad
great mind to come, after all, but some
thing kept me back"
YES know what 1t was" Her voice
was perfectly colorless.
He stared at her, his big. handsome
face full of embarrassed color. ''You
know? did not dream that you ever
guessed. How did you find out, Lilias
I've tried always to keep it from every
one. It's rather disgraceful when q man $
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01


THEM TO MISS PALMER
licking at the kindly hands of Miss Pal
mer made his eyes snap back as good as
ever.
GREAT DETECTIVE MYSTERY.
Farmer Griggs was a pleasant caller at
school this morning. and presented Miss
Palmer with a piece Of cloth which he
found on his barb wire fence round the
out OF the seat of somebody's pants. and
wanted to know II Miss Palmer knowed
any boy with pants to match Miss
Palmer said no, she dident. but she had
q very noted detective in her class, Hawk
Eye Anderson, and maybe II Farmer
Griggs would make 1t worth his while
he'd take the case.
Farmer Griggs went out mad. saying
he didn't come there to be laughed at
Miss Palmer said that would teach him
to find out who robbed his melon patch
himself-she had enuff to do with us In
school without worrying about how we
spent our time afterward. Just the same.
IL Walt White was wise she'd advise him
not to walk home past Grtggs' till he
had on his other pants. She amt so bad.
Miss Palmer amt, and Walt says he's
going to bring her some watermelon for
a present.
Anybody Wishing to become sub5eck
of Queen Genevieve Hicks Is requested
to meet at the royal palace this after
noon. the royal palace being her back
yard. Steve Hardy gives warning 1t won't
be SAFE because the queen has threatened
to read a pome wrote by herself.
A POPULAR BABY.
Torpy Stebbins says they think his
new baby is got the whooping cough. but
II amt certain for sure because DOC
Wylgus Is waiting for old Miss Peavey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-01

Isn't Eric coming?" her mother asked.
TRANQUILITY. Pardon me, love, that's my
trick. l take It with trump. Isn't Eric
coming. dear?"
speak. She rushed through the folding
doors into the empty front parlor. A
dense black cloud seemed to have in
quilted her. She knew why he was not
coming. They had company. he had said
that is. his sister had company ran, and
beth Wilson about the city girl who was
visiting at the knights. A find OF Polly
Knight. Pretty, OF course. Her voice
had sounded pretty. and she was about
had hair like henna and ways" She
had been introduced to her.
LAlias had scarcely listened to what
Elisabeth said. She was thinking about
srss e4 ia Rsns not Ts ea ns The IL
way to Concern her. But now she SEEM
ed TO concern her very much. She was
the reason for Ehic's not coming. The
~ eer assp h wss that Or
that red-haired girl! Ldlias began to
have shooting pains In her heart. She
clinched her hands. Her face cEtnkled
up into tears. She ned. sobbing all the
Into her room she plunged and slam
med the door. Beyond the partition
Charlotte called something to her. but she
Ql0 not answer. she collapsed on the
bed. regardless Of her pretty, new dress.
and melted into a passion OF weeping.
She was twenty-four and yet she did
not seem to have a bit OF sense. Twenty
fouA even ts so piufully Immature when
II comes to a question OF the heart She
felt shocked, hlighted. Eric did not love
her. His fancy had easily been led away.
She must reconcile herself to giving him
up. doing without him. And, oh, that
was going to be bitter, hard! It would
be tearing a great piece out Of ones
life, indeed. What remained would not
matter. Oh. that red-haired grill
She realized now for the first time Ill
that Eric meant to her. She had never
cared for any man before him. She had
sung and sung and tried to believe that
nothing else was worth while. And then
one morning in church she had caught his
eye as he listened. The next day her
pupils came and went, but she taught
as one In q dream. She had lived In the
same town with Eric Knight all her life.
but she only Just now actually knew him.
He was wonderful She felt like a miner
discovering gold-exaited. amazed. radi-
so It had como to this-her poor. in
n0cent little romance! She did not sleep
until the dawn showed at her WindoW
Then It was the sleep of exhausted
energy.
She awoke with the certain knowledge
of all that had happened last night and
OF fresh days beginning. At s her
lessons began. She went down to break