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Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
CORNWALL HOLLOW

MT. and Mrs. Lee Wickwire and son Charles, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Smith and two daughters and her brother from New Haven were at Mir. and Mrs. Ed ward Deans, Thursday of last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Mansfield were in Lakeville one day last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Benj. Sedgwick and daughter Clara were in Hart ord re- gently going by auto from Torrington with Mir. and Mrs. R. w. Jennings.
 Miss Pauline 'Jasmin is visiting in Great Harrington.
 Miss Emily Sedgwick and brother Richard spent the weekend with their grandparents Mir. and Mrs. V, E. Mer- win, of sharon. s.
 Miss Emily Sedgwick substituted for Lucy Ives, Monday of last week. ..
 Mark Hurlburt has returned from Ca naan on two weeks stay. ~..- .a
 Willis Hurlburt and sons Mark and Allyn were in Goshen to the Rod and Gun supper. "4." .. .-' E. Ernest ocain went to Torrington with apples Saturday.
 Rollin Nichols called on his aunt Mrs. Edward Dean one day last week.
 MT. Sweet had the misfortune to smash his finger and had to have three stitches taken by Dr. K. Skiff, Thurs. day of last week. a
 Mir and Mrs. Ward Dean and sons Chester, Martin and Seland, of Winsted, spent the weekend with her parents MT. and Mrs. Edward T. Dean. ..
 Miss Grace Silvernale kept house for Mrs. Frank Fillmore several days last week, while Mrs. Fillmore visited in 1 Nol tn Hartland.
 Miss Nellie o'Bryan called at M. O. Deans recently.
 Allyn Hurlburt and Earl Fillmore were i'll Huntsville, Saturday night huntington coons. The hunters caught two coons.
 W. NJ. Hurlburt and men have re. paired the bridge in Cornwall Hollow near the school house.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Scoville and mother, Mrs Scoville were in Cornwall Hollow, Monday of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Horatio Adams drove through this place Sunday.
 Mrs, W. H. Bowman and, Miss Bow. man took dinner with Mir. and Mrs, Sedgwick recently.
 Harry Preston and friend Miss Inez Russell druve through Cornwall Hollow Sunday.
 Benj. Sedgwick Jr., and his sisters Emily and Olive and Miss Ida Hurlburt attended the Masquerade at the Grange Hall.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
ESTATE OF Eli Duto, late of Sharon,
 in the Probate District of Sharon,

ESTATE OF Eli Duto, late of Sharon,
 in the Probate District of Sharon,
 deceased.
 At Court of Probate held at Sharon, within and for the District of sharon, on the 31st day of October 1914.
 Present Frank w. Dakin, Judge.
 Upon the application of the adminis- tratrix, for an order of sale of real es- tate belonging to said estate described as follows, viz; two certain tracts or parcels of land situated in the town of Sharon in said district to wit; one piece with house and barn thereon, on the old turnpike road running from Sharon to Litchfield, bounded on the north by Mary Stars land; east by Forge Brook (so called); south by land owned by Peter Lane and Abel Star, and west by the highway. The other piece of land is bounded northerly and westerly by land of William Emmons; easterly by Abel Stars land and highway; south erly by Edward Halls land. Being the same and all the same premises convey ed to said deceased by deed from Charles B. Everett, dated July 22nd, 1912, re- corded on Sharon Land Records, Volume 43 Page 3S4.
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Sharon, on the 18th day of November A. D. 1914, at two o'clock in the afternoon and the Court directs said administratrix to give public no tice to all persons interested in said es- tate, to appear if they see cause, and be heard thereon, by publishing this order once in weekly newspaper having a circulation in said Probate district, one week previous to said date of hearing, and return make to this court of the notice given.
 Attest. Frank W. Dakin, Judge.
 A true copy. .....
 Willard Baker, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
EAST CANAAN

The Sunday school will have special temperance program Sunday observing the Worlds Temperance Sunday.
 The Brotherhood game supper and en- tertainment last Friday was largely pa- tronized. The Chapel was decorated to represent hunters camp with tent trees. etc. Burton Stratton and George Perdizet gave dialogue and Mir. James Allen a reading When Father joined the Lodge ' Miss Alice Perdizet sang solo and MT. Maylott gave a short ad- dress. Singing of the old and familiar songs was enjoyed.
 The young people enjoyed an outing on Canaan Mountain last Saturday and this week will, weather permitting, climb to Lake Wangum, leaving the church at 10:30 a. m.
 Work is slowing up at the lime kilns and the seasons rush is over.
 MT. and Mrs. Abel Stevens attended the annual meeting of the Gilbert Home, at Winsted last week.
 | The Ladies Aid meets for work this week at the home of Mrs. Rood, Thurs day afternoon. The ladies have nearly perfected their plans for the annual chicken pie supper and sale in Decem- | Der.
 The next attraction in the lecture and entertainment course is Miss Marion Evelyn Starks, of Boston, in an even- ing of readings and impersonations Tuesday, November r. Last Sunday was communion Sunday. The last benevolent offering for this year will be taken next Sunday.
 The local brotherhood will be we'll represented at the Union banquet at Pilgrim church Friday. The new pins have arrived and the men are very much pleased with them.
 Contractor Ball and the men of the Church built new carriage platform and steps at the Chapel last Saturday and it adds very much to the appearance of things and is permanent improve ment.
 A reading and study circle is being formed among the young people.
 The continued dry weather is making it necessary for many to haul water from the river.
 Burton Stratton will lead the Chris tian Endeavor meeting next Sunday night.
 Rev. W. F. Maylott is attending the State Sunday School Convention this week at Meriden. A..
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05

ESTATE OF Ida W. B. Jackson, late of
 Sharon, in the Probate District of
 Sharon deceased. ..-.. At Court of Probate held at Sharon, within and for the district of Sharon, on the 31st day of October 1914.
 Present Frank W. Dakin, Judge.
 The Executor on said estate repre- sented the estate insolvent, after the time limited by the court for the pre- sentation of claims against said estate, and the court deeming it expedient that the said estate should be settled as an insolvent estate,
 ORDERED-That the 18th day of November 1914, at 3 o'clock in the af- ternoon, at the Probate Office in said Sharon, be and the same is hereby as signed as the time and place for the hearing relative to the appointment ot Commissioners on said estate to receive and decide upon the claims of the credi' tors of said estate and this Court directs the executor on the estate of said de ceased late of Sharon, in said district deceased, represented insolvent to give notice to all persons in interest to ap' pear, if they see cause at said time and place, to be heard relative to the ap pointment of Commissioners on said es tate, by posting said order of notice or public sign post in said town of Shar on, nearest to where deceased last dwelt and by publishing the same in news paper published in Litchfeld County and having circulation in said dis trict, one week previous to said day ot hearing and return make to this court
 A true copy.
 Attest. Frank W. Dakin, Judge.
 Willard Baker, clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
PRESIDENTS STATE
 GOES REPUBLICAN
New JGrs8y Democrats M8Si
 Sweeping Defeat.

Trenton, N. J., Nov. 4.-New Jersey, President Wilson's home state, went Republican. The Republicans appar- ently made a clean sweep of 1t, captur- ing, according to early returns, seven of the twelve members of the congress delegation and taking control of the state legislature from the Democrats.
 Representative Allan R. Walsh, who represents the presidents own district, the Fourth, comprising Mercer, Hun terdon and Somerset counties. was de. feated by Elijah c. Hutchinson. His slogan was, Walsh works with Will son" Two years ago he carried the district by 4.600.
 With comparatively meager returns at late hour the Republicans were claiming that they had captured the legislature from the Democrats.
 There was a redhot fight in Essex county, and early indications pointed to the election of the Republican as- sembly ticket and the reelection of State Senator Austen Colgate mep).
 Republicans made gains in the con gressional delegation, which was made up of nine Democrats and three Ro- publicans in the last congress.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05

Republican Candidates Plurality EstI- mated at 115,ooo-New State consti- tuition to Be Written by Republicans. Next Congress Delegation to Have Twenty one Republicans and Twen- ty-t~o Democrats.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
The Golfers Apoloay.

Your golf enthusiast Is q cucumber in some respects. While playing over a corporation course the other evening, says writer in the Glasgow News, l witnessed an amusing little incident which eloquently Illustrates the golfng point of view. A ball driven from the tee sailed gracefully In the direction of the green and administered hard knock on the unoffen6.ng cranium of a player who was studying his mashie shot few yards from the green. I'm very sorry my ball hit you." said the driver when he reached the offended one. Then, as he caught sight of hts ball lying close to the hole. he eIaculat. ed in cheerier voice. "Oh. it isn't so bad; I'm well up to the pinr'
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
Han 10 Locate a Noise.

1t sometimes happens that an ab- normal noise is heard from the mech anism of a motorcar or other machine and that it is difficult to find just what part of it is responsible. In such cases any skilled mechanics proceed as follows. and there is no better way: They take a int piece of metal. flut file. fur example. and place one end of it between their teeth; the other end they apply to the parts of the machine that may be suspected. of course while it is in motion. By stopping the ears the abnormal sound can be dlstin- guishcd from other noises. and with a little experience the exact point from which it comes can be discovered.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
LEGAL NOTICES
To the Board of County Commissioners for
 Litchfeld County.

To the Board of County Commissioners for
 Ltchfield Countys -
 HEREBY APPLY for License to sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhlne Wine and Cider, at West Cornwall, Town of Cornwall. My place of business is not located within two hundred feet in a direct line from any church edifice or public or parochial school, ,or the prem ises pertaining thereto, or public li- brary, or cemetery, but is located within 100 feet of post office.
 Dated at Cornwall this 10th day of October, A. D. 1914.
 FRANK J. BEDAT, Applicant.
 We. the undersigned, are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, of the Town of Cornwall and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of Frank '. Bedat for license, and here. by certify that said applicant is suita. ble person to be licensed pursuant to said application.
 Dated at Cornwall this 18th day of October, A. D. 1914.
 Eugene Wickwire, James A. Clark, John Richter, William A. Preston, Patrick O'Donnell.
 Thereby certify that the above named signers and endorsers are electors and taxpayers, owning real estate, in the Town of Cornwall.
 Dated at Cornwall this 18th day of October, A. D. 1914.
 ". J. WILCOX, Town Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
No Variety,

'T suppose you meet many kinds of people," .t
 No, they're all alike" said the shoe clerk. Every woman who comes in here thinks she's a Cinderella. ."-Pitts- burgh Post.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
WHITMAN GETS
 BIG PLURALITY
WadSWorth, For Senate, Runs
 Close Behind.
115,OOO VOTES FOR SULzER

Republican Candidates Plurality EstI- mated at 115rooo-New State consti- tuition to Be Written by Republicans. Next Congress Delegation to Have Twenty one Republicans and T~sn- ty-t~o Democrats.
 New York, Nov. 4.--Charles s. Whit. man Is elected governor by n plurality of l25,00o over Martin II. Glynn. Jnmes w. Wadsworth's lead over James w. Gerard for United States senator is much less.
 They carry with them into office the entire Republican ticket. including Emory A. Chase for associate judge of the court of appeals, by an estimate plurality of 10000. Both houses of the legislature will be Republican.
 After four years of control the Dem ocrats are completely dislodged from the state government
 1t wassa Whitman tidal wave. His plurality is the largest ever attained by a Republican candidate in New York except that of Frank s. Black in 1896, which was 2eo 092. It surpasses the widest calculations of the Repub- lican managers. who claimed a plural ity of 95.000. Whitman carried every big city up state
 New York city. giving Glynn a lead of only 30.000, fell woefully short of Democratic predictions. It did much better for Gerard. whose city lead over Wadsworth Is 10000. 8
 tt5,ooo For sulzer l Sulzer. who two years ago was elect ed governor by the record plurality of 205.454, running on the Prohibitionist and American party tickets. got about 115,000 votes in the state. The total of Davenport, the Progressive candidate for governor. is only 60.000. The ferocious campaigning of Colo. nel Roosevelt may be accounted q fail. ure. Davenport fell far short of get ting all of last years Progressive en- rollment 111.OOo. The Progressive vote for Straus two years ago was 898. .is3.
 The state constitution next year will be rewritten by Republicans. They captured big majority of the district delegates and apparently all of their fifteen delegates at large.
 The next congress delegation from this state will have twenty-one Repub- licans and twenty-two Democrats. The present delegation consists of thir. ty-one Democrats. eleven Republicans and one Progressive.
 Capture Legislature.
 The next state senate will have thir. | ty-five Republicans and sixteen Demo. crats. The present senate has thirty. three Democrats and eighteen Repub- licuns
 In the next assembly there will be 1O5 Republicans. forty-one Democrats and fotr Progressives. The present assembly has eighty Republicans. for. ty-nine Democrats and twenty-one Pro. gressives.
 The Republicans are pledged by the state platform to restore the state par. ty convention. There is doubt as to MT. Whitman's belief in this plank, which was favored by William Barnes. The first clash between the new gov. ernor and the ex-state chairman may appear on this issue.
 The new state officers below gover. nor will be:
 Lieutenant Governor-Edward schoe. neck.
 Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo.
 Comptroller-Eugene NJ. Travis.
 Treasurcr-James l.. Wells.
 Attorney General-Egbert E. Wood. bury,
 Engineer and Surveyor-Frank M. Williams.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-05
Everythinq Counts.

''Is your car a good one?"
 Discriminating people choose them," said the glib automobile salesman. More of our cars are stolen than those of any other make" - Kansas City Journal s--.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-20
THE DEVILS OWN TOWN"

a private letter received in this
town from n friend living in another
state contains this significant state
ment: owe have five barrooms in
this small town, two of them kept by
negroes, and dance hall of iniquity.
Fights are frequent and murders take
place now and then. This is the DEVILS
own town."
This town is in mining region.
its population made up chiefly of a
laboring class, foreigners and negroes
prcdominating, and consequently few
rich men to pay heavy taxes, and the
town is supported in its work by taxes
imposed upon the saloons. Streets
are built, water supplied, etc, lcrgely
from saloon taxes, and hence almost
any concession is given or favor
asked by the saloons.
The town of Tazewell has been
without saloons, living under prohi-
bition laws, land a rather poor grade
of law Mt that, for about thirty
years, and grown and prospcrcd. Only
about two murders, or homicdes have
occurred here within twenty-five years
that were accredited to liquor as the
underlying cause. This is, it would
seem, an argument in favor of local
option. This is not to say that Taze-
well has been free from liquor or its
baneful effects. The proximity of
Pocahontas and Blueficld, and "A law
which does not prohibit shipment into
dry territory. has made it only a mat.
ter of short time and little money
to have it in ones house or office O,
stomach. OF course, liquor is con
stunned here, but nothing like the evil
and decentralization results that would
ensue if we had open saloons. Within
the past quarter of century the De-
mon Rum has taken dreadful toll of
human life in this vicinity-men have
murdered themselves, and there arc
several yet who are travelling the
same road. But this town is not
one of 1.-THE Devils own; and there
are good men and women and plenty
of them, who are determined by Gods
help, that it shall be better and better
as the years go by.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-20
George Westinghouse Dead.

George Westinghouse died in the
city of New York on last Thursday.
victim of heart trouble with which
he had suffered for the past three
months. He was sixty-eight years
old and was perhaps best known as
the inventor of the air brake, which
bears his name, and which revolution
lied railroading in this country. He
was born at Central Bridge, N. Y,
and received his early education in
the common schools. He was Il veter-
an of the civil war. AT his death he
was the president of nearly thirty
corporations. His air brake is used
throughout the civilized world, and
in almost every part of the globe are
great plants which he founded.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-20
Threatened to Investigate the Cover.
nor: Gordon Changed Mind.

Bitter words and grave charges
marked the debate in the lower house
of the legislature on last Thursday
afternoon when the Buchanan land
title bill, previously passed by the
senate, was called from the calendar.
The bill was passed by the house
also, 76 to IL, but not before Delegate
Lindsay Gordon, of Louisa, had put
the house on notice that he would
offer resolution calling for an of
fetal investigation to determine wheth
er Governor Stuart had not gone too
far in using the influence of the adj
ministration to force the passage of
the measure.
Governor Stuart, when advised OF
what the Louisa delegate proposed to
do, evinced no uneasiness.
II have used my best influence for
the passage of the BILL" he said. ~
do not know whether l have exhaust
ed my influence or not, but If ! can
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-20

there should be disastrous drought,
cannot, or at least has not been ac-
counted for. There must be some GER
tain, as yet unknown, laws of nature
which govern these things, as nothing
happens by chance. Some day, per-
haps, these controlling Influences will
be known and due warning given.
Glory and honor await the discoverer
of the laws governing droughts, such
as caused the loss of millions of bush
els of grain last year. May his COM
ing be FASTENED.
Two things should be pointed out,
in this connection. Droughts are not
an unmiXed evil, and may be guarded
against OF provided for by proper
preparation to conserve moisture and
store up water in the soil during the
winter and rainy season. The season
is here when plows will be started in
earnest. Corn planting time is about
thirty days off. AS rule early plant
ing is best, but it will pay to defer
planting week or more if necessary
in order to get thorough preparation
of the land. The temptation now will
be to pillow too wet. Better late plow-
ing than wet blowing. Good, deep
breaking, good narrowing and pulver-
izing of the soil will help wonderfully
later on should droughts come. This
year, 1914, should be record breaker
in the corn yield in the county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-20
SHOW CORN OR HEAVY CORN?

Are you aiming to grow corn for
exhibition purposes-show corn-or
corn that will weigh out the largest
yield to the acre? The latter, of
course. Every farmer wants the most
he can get per acre for his labor and
trouble. Corn that will measure out
in flour barrel seventy-five bushels
per acre may not weigh out more
than fifty bushels when shelled. Who
has the heaviest corn in the county.
that is, corn that will shell h @
largest number of pounds from 70
pounds of ears? If we knew where to
get this corn it would be the corn to
plant. Test your corn. Select a half
pushed or a bushel of your best ears,
weigh the sack and weigh the corn
carefully, allowing 20 pounds to the
bushel, or 80 pounds to the half
Dushcl; shell it carefully, saving every
grain, then weigh the sheled corn and
Ind out whether you are making more
or less than you should, or wasting
your time and exhausting your land
growing corn cobs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-20
GRAHAM DOGS AND THE GRIP

In a recent issue of that popular
and widely circulated publication, the
Bluefield Telegraph, the Graham cor
respondent announced that well
known hound of that vicinity h d
died of the grip, and that the afore-
said dogs name was Woodrow. We
would be inclined to doubt the truth
OF this statement but for the fact well
known and attested, that the above
named journal never told anything
but the truth in its life, and also
that the dogs name was Woodrow.
Generally, something worse than the
grip is necessary to put Woodrow
out of race. But when it was seen
that the owner of the dead dog is n
Bull Moose, the story can be more
readily accepted as true. Everything
connected with the Bull Moose party
is liable to go the way of the dog.
Be this as it may, the wish is most
earnestly entertained that this dog
grip may prove very virulent, in
durable type, and also highly conta-
gious and infectious, and spread and
kill all the sorry dogs in and about
Graham, and find its way into other
sections of the country, until its dead
ly grip chokes the life out of every
sinking, sneaking, sheep killing dog,
from the bench-legged fist on up
through all the flea-toting, long-leg-
ged old hounds from one end of the
county to the other are dead. Then,
and not until then, will defenseless
sheep and lambs have a chance. Only
last week twenty-eight fine ewes,
with lambs following, were killed in
Thompson Valley by worthless dogs.
This sheep-killing tribe of dogs are
peculiarly constituted. They know
when and how. If accidentally sur
prised while at their deadly work,
they can easily out run and dodge bull
lets and buckshot, and, consequently,
make their escape. If tracked home
and identified the owner generally gets
all "het up", and defies you to kill
his dog. There are today, upon a
very conservative estimate, 5000 dogs
IN this county, and not single one
of them worth $500. Mr.. Frank Bun
dy was in this Office while this dog
editorial was being written, and in
reply to question he said, that all
told, there are twelve dogs on his
farm. AT this rate there would be
twice five thousand dogs in the coun-
ty. But, what's the use to write or
talk? None whatever, until we can
find legislators with good sense en-
ough and nerve enough to pass laws
for the determination of worthless
dogs and the protection of valuable
sheep.