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Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

Mrs. Anna Hanchett passed away Thursday morning at 3 o'clock at her home in Huntsville. She had been feeble for long time. She was in her 90th year.
 Many from here attended the funeral of MT. Frank Reed at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Gillette.
 William Dean, a grandson of Sheldon Dean, died in the Pittsfield hospital and was brought to Canaan for burial. MT. Bryant officiated at the funeral. He was buried in Lower City cemetery. He was 21 years of age.
 Rev. O. W. Hanna came with Robert E. Pendleton from MT. Reeds funeral and stayed over night. He made several calls on old friends in Falls Village and South Canaan. All were glad to see him.
 Having is in order yet. It is very discouraging hay weather, but all are in hopes to be through in the near future
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
EAST CANAAN

The ladies aid will meet Tursday with Mrs. Gillette.
 Mrs. Drake and three children, of Stamford, spent last week at c. H. Sage's. .-H
 Thanks are due MT. N. s. Stevens for the tasteful floral decorations in church Sunday. .s.-
 MT. Wilcox, of Torrington, gave an excellent talk Sunday morning.
 Word is received from Wayne that Mrs R. O. Ware is home from the hospital and recovering her injuries.
 Miss Ruth Gaylord visited friends in Sandisfeld over Sunday. E..
 Wallace and Laura Webster, of Waterbury, are spending week with their aunt, Miss Minnie Briggs.
 The young people of East Canaan are making preparations for public dance to be given this Friday evening, the 21. at the Town Hall in that village. To encourage them in their work and in the interest of future amusements along this line, they are hoping to have liberal attendance. With this end in view, good music is to be furnished and an enjoyable time assured all who attend. Seven pieces from the Canaan Citizens Band will furnish the music.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
stephenson,s First Locomotive.

The first locon:otive was completed and put into operation In 1874 hy George Stephenson, who was borh iI Wylam, England, June 9. 17S1. ji' was engineer at colliery when t,r invented a travelling engine to draw wagons along a tramway Stephen sons first locomotive attained speed of six miles an hour. Improvement after Improvement was made. not oniy in the locomotive, but in the rails. and i'll 1922 Stephenson opened the first railway, which was eight mics ill length Tn 1S29 his locomotive. the Rocket, reached a speed of thirtv-fve miles an hour, winning the prize of $2,50O offered by the Liverpool and Manchester railway company. The entire system of railway lOcOmntiOn. with stations, signals. tenders and carriages, was completed with the in auguration of the Liverpool and Man chester line in 1880. Stephenson was largely instrumental i'll establishing all the English and foreign lines dur ing the first period of railroading. He died in 1S4S.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
WEST CORNWALL

The time is almost here for the picnic for we now say this week is the time. Saturday the picnic at the lake for a general gathering of everyone who is in any way interested in Cornwall or her people. Sunday Rev. W. G. Fennell D. D., of Hartford, native of East Cornwall, will preach in North Corn wall. Last Sunday, Rev. Dwight M. Pratt preached in the morning and Dr. Edward Baldwin spoke i'll the evening, and those present much enjoyed hearing them.
 A party of seven with Mrs. Davidson as chaperone, have gone to Mantle for two weeks camping pleasure.
 MT. Abe Mallinson, of New Haven, with his family have been visiting his mother, Miss Martha Mallinson has also been visiting her mother.
 Miss Warwick is visiting at George R. Smiths.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
LINE ROCK

Mrs. T. W. 2osicr's sister las retrrurI to ner l. n, ,n Nc" YUi1 ty.
 hober, P4tror, of 'Fn"- H ty.,1, =, :S a great of Miss Maj garet butler .ast Wednesday.
 A number from lere alter lnd the funeral of Frank Reed, at | talls Village, Sunday.
 Mrs. Jane Owen has been having some of her buildings painted.
 Lewis Davis, of Fails Village, was relief agent and operator at this station during the absence of w. J. Bacon, Monday and Tuesday.
 Mrs. Thomas Hogan. of Danbury. has been spending U week CT more with her aunt, Mrs. Jane Owen.
 Mir. N. A. McNeil is having his buildings painted. Canaan men are doing the work.
 Mrs. G. B. Latour and son Harry, of West Stockbridge, called on friends here the last of the week.
 Word has been recieved here of the death of MT. William Stone, who moved from this place to Bristol in the early spring.
 Mrs. George Doty and son Earl and Miss Elizabeth Hickey spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Peasley, near West Cornwall.
 Mir. and Mrs. Julius Malcuit, Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Van Deusen, MT. and Mrs. Peter Hines, MT. and Mrs. Michael Dunn and MT. and Mrs. William Fenn attended the funeral of Emery w. Buckley, in Winsted, Monday. Mrs. Buckley is twin sister of Mrs. Michael Dunn, of this place.
 c. H. Wiesing was away on busi- ness trip part of last week.
 Miss Lydia Speiser, of Bridgeport, is stopping with Mrs. Hoyt Simmons for couple of weeks. Her sister Miss Helena came with her but returned home Saturday.
 Mrs. W. J. Bacon spent Saturday in Canaan.
 Fay Chaffee and Archie Cronk spent few days in Bridgeport and vicinity last week
 Hugh Cummings left here Monday for couple of weeks vacation.
 Timothy McMahon and men are here repairing the wall on the dock which proved to wide for the new steel cars when they had occasion to take the sid ing here. ...
 William Tallerday has resumed work on the auto truck after an enforced idle ness of a week or two, caused by car wheel getting the better of him and in- turing one of his feet.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Saved hy Ready Wit.

The late Emperor Alexander of Rus sia tried hard to put a stop to alec holism in his army, especially among his officers. Whenever case of inc briety came to his notice he ordered summary punishment of the offender.
 One evening an officer of the guards decidedly the worse for liquor was driving home in an open droshky. Sud denly. to his utter terror. he saw the czar in his open carriage coming from the opposite direction. Motioning the officers driver to stop and stopping his own carriage. the emperor exclaimed in an angry tone:
 "Major K, what are you doing hereY
 Pulling himself together. partly so bercd by the czar's presence, the off cer stood ID, saluted and replied, with shaky voice: .........
 Your majesty, I am just taking q drunken officer to the guardhouse."
 This presence of mind and ready wit pleased the emperor so much that he pardoned the officer there and then.-- London Strand. s. ..#.#
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Moods of Musicians.

- Before the moods of genius the world must ever bow in awe. for is it not to the wayward wanderings from the normal that inspiration itself is duef says a writer in the London Lady
 The gloomy moods of Beethoven arc traditional, hut every time they on
 wrapped his spirit there flowed from his pen the most noble of scores
 Turning to Schubert, We find that it was in the gay moods of the German inn that his genius worked. Under their sway the "Serenade" and many other immortal themes were penned OH a tavern table, tiny scraps of paper being used that came to hand. Pa
 ganini was so wholly the victim of moods that 1t was no unusual thing for an audience to wait in vain for his contribution to a concert program. When due to appear some fantasy. of the moment would impel him to re, main in his poverty stricken room. grimly toying with the instrument which should have been moving his hearers to tears. .c
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Heat Lightning.

When the distant horizon is brilliant ly illuminated with flashes of light on warm summer evenings old residents will explain that it is caused by heat lightning"
 Heat lightning is really the refiec ton of ordinary lightning. Afar off there is thunderstorm. Light travels at something more than 1S6.00O miles a second, while thunder travels slowly through the air and soon becomes in audible to our ears. It is this light re- f1ected upon the clouds or mist near the horizon which we see and call heat lightning. Sometimes vivid dis plays of northern lights, or the aurora borealis, are erroneously called heat lightning.
 There Is, therefore, no such thing as heat lightning, and this should proper ly be called "distant' lightning. New York World. ..-..
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
DIsTRIoT OF CORNWALL ss, Pro

RESTRICT OF CORNWALL ss, Pro- D bate Court, August IT, 1914.
 Estate of Nathan Hart late of Corn wall in said deceased -........
 The Administrator having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. it is
 ODRERED-That the 25 day of August A. D. 1914, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate office in West Cornwall be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account, and this Court directs the Administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place. by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by posting copy on the public sign post in the Town of Cornwall where the deceased last dwelt, at least 10 days before said time assigned.
 Certified from Record,
 George R. Smith, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
ABSTRACT OF CORNWALL ss, Pro

RESTRICT OF CORNWALL ss, Pro- D bate Court, August IF, 1914.
 Estate of James r. Bradord late of Cornwall ill said District, deceased
 The Administrator having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is
 ORDERED-That the 25 day of August A. D. 1914, at l o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate office in West Cornwall be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account, and this Court directs the Administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by post ing copy on the public sign post i'll the Town of Cornwall where the deceased last dwelt, at least 10 days before said time assigned.
 Certified from Record.
 George R. Smith, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Where Pepys Was Buried,

The church of St. Olave's, in Hart street, London, is one of the eight that escaped the great fire of 1866, as well as one of the most ancient of London. It is a small building with a tower that Is surmounted by vane in the form of crown, which is said to commem- crate Queen Elizabeth's visit in 1851 to give thanks for her release from i'm prisonment in the Tower of London and make present of silken ropes for the bells. One of the most interesting associations is the fact of its being the burial place of the great diarist, Sam uel Pepys.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
In to fha Author

'T am thoroughly ashamed of this composition, Charles" said the teacher sternly, "and I shall certainly send for your mother and show her how badly you are doing"
 "All right" said Charles cheerfully. "Send for her. Me mudder wrote it-"- Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Age of Discretion.

Wfllie-Paw, what is the age of dis cretion? Paw-That's when a man gets old enough to keep his face closed when he has nothing to say, my son. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
One DiHarannA-

Examiner-Now, children, what is the difference between pro" and "eonY Bright Boy-Please, sir, they're spelt different-London Punch.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20

Johnny-Papa. what is a 'philoso- pher|' Pa-A man with a good liver, heart. stomach and bank account Chicago News.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Not Studied,

Louise-Does your husband treat you with studied indifference? Julia-No; 1t is quite natural.-Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
LEGAL NOTICES
lISrRI% - 0. CANAAN. ss., l.roba,

i \I5rRI:' : c. CANAAN. ss., t'robat , = Cours Ar g1st 10, 1914.
 state C.. Sh. I"gck 4. Kemp, '@tn of AO-Jh LulaG-- in said ,.sDlca, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited ami allowed six months from the date hereof. for tue creditors oi said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present. their accounts properly attested. within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to mid Estate arc re- quested to make immediate payment to
 Mary G. Kemp, Administratrix,
 with the will annexed.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
Canaan, Conn.
NIsTRICT OF CORNWAIL ss. pro.

RESTRICT OF CORNWALL ss, Pro- D bate Court, August IS. I9l4.
 Estate of Sarah Fay Kellogg late of Cornwall in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the creditors of, said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to makeimmediate payment to
 John E. Calhoun
 Helen Kellogg
 Executors.
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
BUSINESS CARDS.

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 Sls ';smih Horse 'l4eiG Q, N oodwogk
 -.J IoaHorh Railroad St Canaan. Coma
Connecticut western news., 1914-08-20
TIE CANFTELDe

Canaan, Conn. An u3-to-dal hotel All the nodert eonvenicnceS. Service unsurpAsE ed. A step from t.e stat.ou.
Morris tribune., 1914-01-16

The Boston Globe has this heading over long ed
itoral: EARN No Place for the Loafer.''
The editorial goes to prove the statement made
in this heading
But it needs proof. 1t is automatic. The farm
is place where industry and intelligence persistent
application yield big dividends and where aizness and
ignorance fail.
But where is there place for the loater?
Not in school-because there, as elsewhere. energy
and application win the victor's laures.
Not in the odiee-for there the hustler wins promo
ton and the oafer gets kicked because he is in the
way.
Not in the shop for there the steady, faithful,
thinking worker get the best wages and the foremanshp
and superntendencies
Not in the storefor there those who study the goods
and the business and strive please patrons win the
honors and the rewards.
Not in the law, or in medicine, in the ministry,
or in the schools faculty the newspaperfor there
as elsewhere the loafer souR finds his level, which
is the nearest exit.
Then where is there place for the loafer?
The grave. perhaps; there isn't much going on
there but restng-maybe that's the loafer's proper
place. No other occurs to at this moment-Duluth
Herald.
Morris tribune., 1914-01-16
Eddyisms From Sank Centre Herald

No man tell the truth. rebuke pretenson and OPP
pose deceit and have liars love him.
When mans wife ceases to get jealous of him once
in while she has ceased to love him.
woman can't make fool of man: she only de.
velops the foolishness that already existed.
A girl is different from soldier, the less powder
she uses the more apt she is to win her engagement
No woman ever brought divorce action against her
husband because he persisted in staying home nights
The best measure of public or public measure
are the men who are fighting the or the measure
young never gets really interested in a
young unless he has reputation for being little
wicked.
reduction in the cost of living that brings about
reduction in the price of farm products or in the
wages of wOrkngmen is the first step toward hard times
Morris tribune., 1914-01-16
Direct Nominations.

Before the year just beginning is closed probably
will the Democratic pass law providing for
the direct nomination of presidential candidates In his
message congress President Wilson advocated
such law and the President been getting every
thing he wants from the plant members of there
is suppose that probably will get this
sure through.
= And when it is passed we will have government by
arstocacyas represented by wealth. The day when
and honest hold the Office of president will then
passed For poor then aspire be presi.
dent. unless he is willing sell his birhrght to 1.-THE
big business interests of the country profit by
his thus being elected Only worth many millions
of dollars or backed by others who worth many
millions and who willing spend their money elect
the of their choice then reach the Office of the
chief executive of this nation
Under direct primary nomination of president it
will be money and that will The expense
of primary campaign would be fearful large that
no poor could hope win against mutmillionare.
The rich who sought the Office. the big interests
who sought to put over man Of their choice, would
dominate the campaign. Newspapers could be bought,
speakers sent broadcast over country be
flooded with campaign literature It is said that money
buy everything that is wanted and in direct prim
AIRY campaign could buy the things above mentioned and
through the nomination election of the President
of the United States.
The direct nomination of presidents fraught with
danger the republic that it is almost unbelievable that
anyone should advocate it, The convention system
doubt has its faults but when all has been said and done
it be admitted that there is far less chance for
chcanery to dominate national convention than for
demagogue backed by the unlimited wealth of
predatory go up and the country and
secure votes.
National conventions have nominated candidates for
president from Andrew Jackson Woodrow Wilson, and
type of selected has been uniformly of a high
order These have been chosen candidates by
selected by the voters whom they known and by
whom they held responsible To this added the
fact that the parties held responsible for the char
acter of they put up. But under direct primary
nomination where is this responsibility be placed
Nowhere No be held responsible for the result
will be responsible except the money interests back
of the elections land under
The people should think many times and deeply before
permitting their congress aside
our present dgnfed and effective method of selecting
candidates for president Our national conventions have
been snguary free from the charge of money bought
candidates, and likewise they have been strongly
sponsive to the trend of popular sentiment.
The people should check this unbrdled race for re-.
form, for it has gone long that the precipce
very near.-Rock County Herald.
Morris tribune., 1914-01-16
che DeLdvdI


them all
the easiest skins the eane and the longest Never yet failed
reduced from last year. Call
Morris tribune., 1914-01-16
The MORRIS TRIBUNE

J. Q. MORRISON, EDuToR AND .PUB11sHER
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-15
The Confessions
- of a Wife C

1 she had not slept for a week. Her
hands trembled. and yet about
her mouth and in her eyes was a
look which meant an interest in
life-either happy or sorrowful--
greater than | had ever seen be-
fore. +
lis it true that you are going
to adopt twins?" | asked.
YES" she answered, but let's
don't talk about II until we get
into the car.
She fairly ran down the hall to
the elevator, and when we got
into the big limousine she turned
to me and burst into torrent of
tears. Sobs shook her frame. She
could not speak.
For PHYS sake. what Is the
matter, Eliene?" l asked. Sure.
ly you are not crying this way be-
cause you are going to adopt some
children. Have you had Q quar-
rel with Harry over IT.? Have
you chosen babies instead of hus-
band? What are you making all
this fuss about?"
Harry doesn't know I am GO
ing to take the children" at last
she found time between her sobs
to answer, but | am taking them
home today, nevertheless, and !
know he will let me keep them,
for, Margie, THEY BELONG TO
HIM."
WHAT"
"Yes, that Ia the truth. l have
known for a long time that Harry
had furnished a flat for a young
woman who used to be a maid to
his mother, but | shut my eyes to
1t all. You see. / had more to
make me unhappy than you
thought. However, two days ago
these baby boys were born to the
girl. who, 1t seems, had broken
with Harry about six months ago,
and In giving birth to them the
mother died.
IAN older sister came to the
house yesterday to see Harry, and
as he was out she told me her
story. l then and there decided
to adopt the children. / immedi-
ately went to my lawyer and had
the papers drawn and am going to
have the grandparents of the
babies sign them today and take
the children home with me.
II don't know what / shall tell
Harry or what he will say to me.
| hope | can keep 1t from the pa
pers. Perhaps l had better go
South for a while and then come
back. as though had adopted the
children down there.
What would you do, Margie ?"
II haven't the slightest idea,"
answered breathlessly, all the
while beginning to realize that
Eliene, whom l had always decid-
ed was a namby pamby sort of a
creature, had arisen to heights
that 1t would be hard for me
with all my boosted philosophy
and bigness-to reach.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-15
CHAPTER CxxvIU.
Copyright, 1914, by the News
paper Enterprise AssOciation.)

Surely" | thought as put
Kitty Malram's announcement oil
her engagement to minister
down and picked up my last let
ter. this note from Eliene Sy.
none must be just common.
place invitation after such a sen
sational bit of news, Fate cannot
hurl a second one into my lap"
But | had not realized that II
the things that actually happen
every day in the most monotonous
lives were chronieled they would
be set down as the carnations OF
the most unreal of fictional imag.
nation.
Here in one morning I, Mar.
garet Waverly, who had lived
most uneventfully. had beer
asked to help and advise in a case
where the whole future lives OF
two people depended upon the
outcome.
Suddenly | began to feel very
old and | hoped that Eliene's note
was an invitation to do something
particularly frivolous-I wanted
to put off the responsibility for 9
little time.
Eliene's note read:
II shall call for you at II
O'Clock tomorrow, dear Madge.
want you to go with me to see my
babies-I am going to adopt twins
two wonderful boys. l am the
happiest and most miserable
woman in the world
This last letter capped the eli
max. Eliene was going to adopt
twins, and was the happiest and
most miserable woman in the
world. What could it mean? Had
Harry at last given his consent
What had happened? For a mo-
ment this last letter overshad-
owed the contents of the other
one. | looked at the clock; II
was after nine, and IL / was to be
ready for Eliene must hurry and
dress for the street. | was barely
finished when Eliene opened my
door after light knock. Her face
was gray; she looked as though