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Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
RAN AWAY AGAIN
Briggs's Livery Team Make Second
 Dash but Do No Damage.

Briggs's Livery Team Make Second
 Dash but Do No Damage.
 That black livery team of A. P. Briggs's that ran away with Driver Hayes after a rem broke, a couple of weeks ago, and were stopped by O. T. Vosburgh, never were quite satisfied with the result of that interrupted tour, and evidently had & secret understanding. between them selves, that at the first opportunity they would try it again and see how far they could go without smashing things up.
 Last Friday they thought they saw their chance, and were not slow to take advantage of it. They were hitched to 8 lumber wagon, in Mir. Briggss yard and while MT. Hayes was loading pack ages into the wagon, they noted that the coast was clear. They put their noses together, gave each other the wink and started of on dead run. Before any body could get to their bridles or head them of they were out of the yard and galloping up Church street. By the time they reached the corner of Church and Main they were plunging along in flying leaps. like team of fire horses going to conf1agration. Fortunately there were no autos nor other teams coming in the opposite direction as they made the turn, and when they went around the corner the tail-end of the wagon slid across the street until the rear wheels almost struck the curb on the north side. A couple of kegs in the wagon rattled and bounced around like corn in 8 hot pepper, but nothing was spilled. Upthe street they went like an avalanche, across the track in flash, and then made the great mistake. that turned their expedition into another fizzle. In- stead of keeping straight ahead and streaking it for Hartford, when they had clear road ahead of them, they turned to the right as they passed the crossing and ran down to the depot. Then their jig was up. They had to slow up in that tcircumscrlbed maneuver- ing ground, and there was plenty of heroic and venturesome talent down there, to head them of and end their escapade.
 They submitted, with good grace tc the ordeal of being turned around and driven back to the stable, where it was found that not particle of damage had been sustained by horses, wagon ol contents.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
SECOND HEAvlES REUNION
General Committee of Citizens tc
 Arrange for Event Sept. II.

General Committee of Citizens to
 Arrange for Event Sept. II.
 Hon. E. s. Roberts, president of the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment Association, has named Thurs September II, as the date for the annual reunion of the regiment, which is to be held this year in Canaan, for the first time since 1880, thirty-three years ago when the survivors of the old Litchfield county regiment were much more numerous than they are today. Y
 The general committee of citizens on the reunion which will take charge of the arrangements, is as follows:
 John Rodemeyer, chairman G. Willis Parsons, secretary Allyn Fuller, treas urer Hon. A. T. Roraback, Key. E. O.. Gillette, Geo. l.. Parsons, Hon. E. S. Roberts, Hon. J. H. Roraback, A. w. Hol sapple, J. O. Roraback, G. J. Vogel, N. W. Hardenbergh, W. A. Wright, Dr. O. W. Camp, H. E. Lyles, Rev. L. E. Travis, A. P. Briggs, Geo. P. Harden bergh, O. T. Vosburgh, Dr. J. G. Adam. Dr. F. H. Lee, Wallace Canfield, John B. Reed, Henry O. Barnes, D. L. Peirce- R. D. Peirce, G. E. DeHart, J. l.. Par sons, W. R. Weddle, Dr. H. l.. Ross, H. B. Ives, Freeman Dempsey, R. T. Farnum, E. L. Roberts, Geo. W. Ford. Dr. Corwin, W. J. Reel, Frank Whit ing, D. D. Walters, E. O. Finney.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
REX" RESENTS
Fights Two Dogs at Once and Feels
 Better Satisfied.

Fights Two Dogs at Once and Feels
 Better Satisfied.
 Rex" Judge Roraback's big, hand some collie dog, whose humiliating blunder in climbing into the wrong auto was referred to in this paper last week. has been in the dumps ever since his mistake became public. Rex is no fool dog, and he has imagined for the last week that every other dog that looks at him is thinking mean things about him and inwardly chuckling over his dis comfiture in the matter of the auto blunder. But he is dignifed canine, withal, and comes of aristocratic ances- try, and only under great provocation can he be moved to pay serious attention to any lesser breed.
 Last Friday, however, as Rex was meditating in front of the Roraback law office, and listening for the distant honk of Clint's auto, farmer drove by. His team was accompanied by two big dogs. As they passed they spied Rex and be- gan to bark dog slang at him. Under ordinary circumstances Rex would have treated them with aristocratic disdain, but in his present frame of mind he in- terpreted their attention as insulting and their language as referring to the incident of his boarding the wrong auto. Their barking sounded to him as "Bow- wow-blunderheadl Bow-wow-b -blnnder- headp' and it made him mad. He got up, made bee-line for the nearest dog, grabbed him by the funny-bone and dumped him in heap. By that time the other dog had come to it's com panion's support and charged on the Rex flank. But Rex had his eye on the re-enforcements and was ready for the assault. He buckled into Dog No. 9 like house-aflre. chewed his ear, kicked him in the shins and spit in his face, and when Dog No. returned to the at- tack there was a veritable cyclone of dogs, all mixed up, rolling, tumbling, growing, yelling and snarling, all over the street. The owner of the two strange dogs pitched into the fight, klck- ing and pulling right and left, and finally Judge Roraback, himself. who was attracted by the melee, took hand in the arbitration proceedings and the dogs were finally separated and went their several ways. Rex got a judicial reprimand, which he accepted with be- coming humility, but there was a self satisfied twinkle in his.other eye as he re- tired to his corner and laid himself down. Since then he has been more like his old self than at any time since the auto incident. He evidently feels that he hasput stop to canine ridicule.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
MORE NEW WALK

George c. Peet' Contracts for Large
 Cement Walk on Corner.
 Another sidewalk improvement that will be very highly appreciated by the pedestrianating public is about to ma- terialize Tn front of the Canaan Mer- camille O., store, on Main street, where a new cement walk is to be built, from the line of the store front to the curb and extending to the railroads piece of walk on the east and the curb line on the west. This will be broad stretch of good walk, and match the corners at Parsons and Dempsey's stores. Clar- ence M. Humphrey has the contract for making the walk, and it will be yigor- ously pushed to completion. George O. Peet, of Bridgeport, acting for his mother and himself, as owners of the property, is looking after the work, and says it is going to be good job.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
MORE CANAAN AUTOS
vosburgh and the Model Bakery win
 Deliver by Gasoline.

Vosburgh and the Model Bakery will
 Deliver by Gasoline.
 The automobile epidemic is spreading. and people are getting the habit" who never had it before. Among the latest acquisitions to the local ranks of auto mobile owners are Vosburgh, the grocer, who has purchased Dr. Corwin's Max we'll runabout. which he uses for de- livery purposes Fritz Oehlschlager, the proprietor of the Model Bakery, who is getting secondhand Pierce-Arrow car in readiness for the road as a bakery wagon; H. H. Stanton, who has pro- cured secondhand Overland touring car, from parties in Pittsfeld. Dr. O. E. Corwin has purchased from Brewer Brothers new Ford Runabout, and the same dealers have sold to William San ford, of Clayton, an E. M. F. 30> car. And thus the list is constantly growing.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
THE CAT CAME BACK
Deserted Dr. Ross in the Adirondacks
 and Hoofed 1t ISO Miles.

ana Hoofed 1t l6O Miles.
 This is the story of cat that was taken from Canaan in an automobile, to Lake Chatiemac, in the Adirondack Mountains and found its way back. a distance of 180 miles, through miles and miles of woods. through half-dozen cities and forty towns and hamlets, ar- irving at it's home late at night just twelve days after its departure, be- draggled, wild-eyed, frightened, thin and starved almost to death.
 It was the Farnum drug store cat, a sleek, friendly and affectionate maltese tabby, that makes friends with every person who enters the store. Dr. Ross took great liking to the cat, and MT. Farnum offered to give him the animal if he would take it away and keep it. Dr. Ross accepted the offer and said it would make good cat for the Chatie- mac Club, to which he belongs, in the Adirondacks. Accordingly when he started, four weeks ago. for the Adiron- dacks, in his auto, he took the cat along, and nothing more was thought of it here until just 12 days later when, one night as MT. Farnum was about to close up the drug store, he discovered the cat, outside the door, which ran away when he tried to reach it, but finally allowed itself to be coaxed inside. It was in a pitiable condition, utterly exhausted and half-wild. A saucer of milk was set before it and food procured, which it ate as ravenously as if it had not tasted morsel since it was taken away. It was some days before it recovered flesh and spirits and became its old self.
 Mrs. Ross wrote the Doctor, apprising him of the cats return to Mr. Farnum, and asking him if he succeeded in get ting the cat to the mountain resort, or whether it escaped on the way. Mon day of this week, she received letter, in which pr. Ross expressed his surprise and relief at the news that the cat had 'come back" He wrote that the cat was in his possession when he reached the Ohat1emac Club, and was there all the next day, that on the second day it wasmissing and no trace of it had been found. It was feared at the Club that the animal had been caught bv either a wildcat or young bear, which abound in the mountains, or fallen a prey to some other wild beast. That it could have found it's way through the noun. tain wildernesses and kept the back trail all the way to Canaan, seems almost in. credible, but the appearance and condi tion of the cat on it's arrival at Farnum's showed plainly that that is just what ii did. Its travels brought it through Albany, Cohoes. Saratoga, Glens Falls and other large cities.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
SHOT HIMSELF
Dominick Consallatti Has Experience
 in Little Italy.

in Little Italy.
 Little Italy had one of it's periodical sensations, Saturday night, when Dom- mick Consallatti, after getting himself filled up with fighting booze, fancied he had a grievance with some of his com- patriots, and talked of shooting. The outcome was that Dominick got bullet through his left leg, from his own re- volver, in some manner that was not made entirely clear even at the subse- quent hearing.
 Complaint was made to the authori- ties, Saturday night, that Dominick needed to be looked after and Deputy Sheriff Rhoades went up to Little Italy and arrested him. He was brought to town and placed in the lookup. where he remained over Sunday. Monday forenoon he was arraigned before Justice Ford on charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace He pleaded guilty, and in telling his story said he had shot himself through the leg while loading his revolver, in room upstairs in John Zucco's house. The Justice found how ever, that all the chambers of the weapon but one were loaded, and reasoned that the gun was loaded at the time Domi- nick went up stairs to get it, and that he inflicted his wound in some other man. ner than by loading the revolver. Dom mick was fined S1 and costs for breach of the peace, and sentenced to jail for 30 days on the intoxication charge. Deputy Sheriff Rhoades took him to jail Mon day, in an auto, Dr. Adam, who treated his wound, having advised that mode of transportation rather than by steam car, on account of the mans injury. The ball passed through the feshy part of his leg and injured the shin.bone.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
Connecticut Woman Killed.

Mrs. Tracy Lewis, wife of rubber manufacturer of Beacon Falls, Conn.,, eluded her nurse in 8 private sanitarium in New York Thursday and either leaped or fell four stories to her death. Mrs. Lewis had been a sufferer for a long period from nervous trouble. She was about S7 years old. Her husband IS su- perintendent of rubber factory in Bea- con Falls, of which George A. Lewis, his father, who is widely known as a rubber manufacturer, is president.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
The Fuller-EIdridge Wedding.

no NNod0hks
 The next event of general society in- crest is the forthcoming marriage of Miss Carre A. Fuller, daughter of MT. George s. Fuller. to Mr. Albert c. Ed ridge, of Lynn, Mass. Supervisor of schools in the Clarksburg district, with headquarters at North Adams, and formerly principal of the Canaan High School. The wedding will take place la Pilgrim Church, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 2, at o'clock, Rev. E. O. Gillette officiating. 1t will be somewhat out of the ordinary style of wedding events. in that no personal invitations are to be issued but a general invitation Is ez- tended to the friends of the couple, to be present to witness the ceremony. An attractive musical program will be rendered by Miss Gladys DeHart on the church organ. consisting of compost tions selected by the bride and groom.
 There will be no formal reception. but after the ceremony an opportunity will be given the friends to extend their con gratulations, informally, to the newly welded pair before they leave the church for the Fuller home, where the imme- diate family will sit down to the we'd ding supper.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
ACCEPT SMITH RESIGNATION
Christ Church Parish Vote to. Sever
 Pastoral Relation.

At meeting of the men of Christ Church parish. held at the home of O.. T. Vosburgh, parish clerk, Thursday evening, the resignation of Rev. J. P. Smyth as rector was considered, and after some discussion, accepted, and the ing rector, notify Bishop Brewster of the action of the parish and advise him that the parish were ready to receive sug- gestions from aim with regard to the steps to be taken for procuring 8 suc- cessor in the rectorate.
 The following letter to MT. Smyth was forwarded by MT. Vosburgh:
 Rev. Joseph P. Smyth.
 Rector Christ Church, Canaan. Reverend Sir: A meeting of Christ Church Parish was held Thursday even- ing, July IF, to consider your communi cation of July 8, in which you tender your resignation as rector of the Parish, with the request that it take effect Sep tember 1, next.
 After thorough discussion it was voted by majority of the members present, that your request be granted by accept ance of your resignation, and that, in accordance with your desire, the rela- tionship be permitted to terminate on the date named by you.
 In submitting this report of the meet ing, as clerk of the Parish, beg to as- sure you that, regretting the circum- stances that make it seem to you advisa- ble to sever the pastoral relation, the members of the Parish have due sense of appreciation of your conscientious de- votion to your sacred calling in your labors for the spiritual welfare of the people of our Church your upright and exemplary life as citizen of this com munity, and your scholarly attainments as preacher and teacher. and wish for you abundant success, prosperity and happiness wherever your lot may be cast in the future.
 O. T. Vosburgh, Clerk.
 The society have no definite man or plan in view in the matter of filling the impending vacancy, but will look to the Bishop of the Connecticut Diocese to suggest or advise in the selection of a rector. The society may procure candi- dates. but it will be for, the Bishop to approve their choice.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
The Mclean Amendment.

Senator Mclean of Connecticut Mon- day introduced an amendment which would restore the House provisions cur talling the importation of feathers which were stricken out by the Senate com mittee. As the bill stands, only aigrettes and osprey feathers are prohibited from importation. The amendment would exclude the heads. plumes and feathers of all wild birds. except such as are killed for edible purposes.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
Ives & Peirce Build.

Ives & Peirce are erecting store- house north of their elevator on Rail road street, 45x50 feet, taking in the entire space between the north end of thelr present property and the Brewer Brothers garage. The horse,shed which stood in that space has been removed and the new structure put under way by Albert Touissant, of Contractor Lor- raine's force.
 The new building will be one story in height and will add largely to the storage capacity of the Ives & Pe1rce plant, whose business has grown to splendid proportions.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
AUTO SMASHUP
John V. Adams Car, Driven by Lloyd
 Curtis, HitsTorrington Car.

shs@ SaNs
 An automobile collision at 11:s0 o'clock Saturday night. at East Canaan. smashed up the Cadillac automobile owned by John V. Adam, of Canaan. and the Ford car bearing number 564L and listed in the state auto register as belonging to Arthur Bond, of Torring- ton, the driver of which gave his name as F. H. Sharkey, 12 N. Elm street, Tor rington.
 MT. Adam was returning from Win sted, with Lloyd Curtis, who was driv- ing his car at the time. At point be- tween the East Canaan depot and the New England Lime O., office they saw the lights of the other car, going east, and Curtis says he steered out as far as he could get. into the ditch, to the right of the road, but that the driver of the other car failed to turn out far enough to clear. The hub of the Torrington car struck the Adam car in the front wheel, smashing the fender, and the steering gear, bending the front axle SO that both wheels were broken, and ripping the tonneau entirely of the frame. shearing the bolts as if they had been out with Q chisel.
 As the autos came together the smash hurled the occupants of the Torrington car out into the road. Two men and one woman were in the car. They were not seriously hurt. An examination of their car showed that the front axle was broken and both front wheels collapsed. the fender was a wreck and several parts of the frame bent out of shape. The occupants of both cars were obliged to leave the vehicles where they were and walk to the village.
 Sunday morning the cars were hauled to town, the Torrington car to Brewers garage, and the Adam car to Jones's, where repairs are being made. It is thought both cars may be put into run ming condition for about $500.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
"Miss Parker says you are a splendid onversationalist.n Q.

''I wonder how she got that idea"
 "Oh, you're too modest"
 "Not at all. I was wondering how she reached the conclusion that I could talk when she never lets me put in 8 word sideways" Birmingham Age Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
MT. Mellen's Plans.

When Charles s. Mellen lays down the duties of president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad in ac- cordance with his recently accepted resignation, he intends to "sleep well, eat three meals day and attend strictly to his own business. This was his answer given Monday in response to a query as to his plans for the future.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24

Woman (to druggist )-"Are you sure this rat poison is good?"
 Certainly. It's cheap, palatable and very nourishing. ."--Fliegend Blatter.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
NEW HAVEN LEADS
Has More Miles of Track Electrified
 Than Any Other Road Now.

Than Any Other Hoad Now.
 The New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad has more miles of its track electrified than any other railroad in this country. This is shown in figures recently compiled by the Electric Rail- way Journal.
 Out of the 1645.3 miles of track electri- fled in the United States, according te these figures, the New Haven has totsl of 594.s miles, or trifle over 36 per cent. This figure includes the 20 mikes of the Hoosac tunnel electrifoation on the Boston & Maine.
 Here are the figures as given by the Electric Railway Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24

"And a very suitable bride for you, too, old chap"
 "WhyP"
 "Well, you say she has brains enough for two "-Dondon Opinion.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
Italian Killed.

Frank Ghuiro, of Bridgeport who was shot Sunday afternoon during game with his brothers at hls home died in St. Vincent's Hospital Monday morning. A bullet from a large callber revolver had penetrated his intestines. Litoneco Ghuiro, aged 21, brother of the dead man, who is sought by the police as the one wanted for the death, is still at liberty. The search by the detectives. they say, has developed clues leading to the Italian secret society circles in New York and Brooklyn, the police in those places having been asked to trace them
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24

Ivory is getting scarce, but boneheads remain as numerous as overwhelming ton Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-04
POLICE GUARD CITY HALL
Effort Made to Prevent Victors at
Recent Denver Election From
Taking Office.

Denver, Colo, June 2.-Police and
deputy sheriffs are guarding the city
hall and county court house to prevent
the newly elected commissioners
chosen by the people on May 20 from
taking possession of the offices.
At the February election Denver
voted for a new charter instituting
city government and five commissions
ers and an auditor were duly elected
on May 20, all Of which has been de-
clared legal by competent authority.
Several of the old city and county
officials refuse to surrender their Of
fees until the case which involves the
legality Of commission government is
decided by the supreme court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-04
HAS NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
Senator Dillingham; Is to Introduce
Bill in Which Literary Test Will
Be Omitted.

Washington, June 2.-Senator Dill
bingham, former chairman Of the i'm
migration committee, will introduce
bill, which, if enacted into law, will
materially reduce immigration from
Southern and Eastern Europe and
Western Asia. The bill is similar in
many respects to the Dillingham-Bur-
nett bill, which was vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft at the last session of con-
gress on the ground that it provided
for the exclusion of illiterate immi-
grants.
The literary test for immigrants is
omitted from the present bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-04
NEED NEW MONEY ACT
WILSON SAYS TIME TO PASS CUR
RENCY LAW RIPE.
Fears "ArtificiaI Disturbances" to
Business After Passage of Tariff
Tells Views to TiIlman.

Washington, June 2.-Senator Till
man made public letter from Presi-
dent Wilson, in which the president
declared for currency legislation at
the present session of congress.
In that portion of the letter re-
ferring to currency the president
wrote:
This is the time to pass currency
legislation and l think we are in q
sense bound in loyalty to the coun-
try to pass it SO that any attempt to
create artificial disturbances after the
tariff shall have become law may be
offset by free system of credit which
will make it possible for men, big
and little, to take care of themselves
in business"
Senator Tillman, in a letter to the
president, had inclosed one from Rep
resentative Johnson of South Carolina
urging immediate currency reform.
representative Johnson took the posi-
ton that certain influences and men"
were DESTROYS of seeing the tariff re-
vision followed by stagnation and hard
times
When Senator Tillman gave out the
correspondence he accompanied it with
a prepared statement in which he be-
gan by declaring that the Republicans
were fighting to retard tariff legisla-
ton and to retard or prevent entirely
currency reform.
I'm my judgment it is of vital inn
portance to the future success of the
Democratic party that we should have
currency legislation as soon as posi-
ble," said he.
1--WE have too many multi-million-
aires and too many paupers. The d.
vision is not just or equal and the peo-
pie know it. And they have commits
stoned the Democratic party to right
these wrongs"