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Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
SUFFRAGE-PR0 AND CON
Pro-.


 The suffragists of Fairfield County meet today in convention at Red Mems Hall, Stratford. It will be all day affair, and it is planned to serve lunch con to hesdelegates at the hall The presiding officer at the convention will be Miss Ruutz-Rees, of Rosemary Hall i, Greenwich, who is chairman of Fair field County in the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. The Stratford Equal Franchise League will act as hostess, and Mrs. Charles Lay, presi- den of the league, will give the address of welcome. The morning session will be devoted to reports from all the suf- frage leagues and clubs in the county. From the towns where leagues are not in existence, the town leader i'll the suffrage association will make the re- port.
 In the afternoon there will be speeches from Mrs. T. N. Feoburn, president of the O. w. s. A.; Miss Emily Pierson, the State Organizer; Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett, the treasurer of the c. W. s. A and president of the Hartford Equal Franchise League Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor, chairman of Litchfield County and Mrs. Carlos F. Stoddard, chairman of New Haven County. Short talks will also be given by Dr. Valeria H. Parker, and Mrs. Edward Porritt. All the speeches will be short and snappy, and the set will cover suffrage work in Connecticut from every angle.
 At four o'clock. after the speeches are over, a approphetic scene. His Place is in the Armory, by Alice Duer Miller, will be given by the Greenwich Sut- frage Players. This is an amusing and delightful skit written with the we'll known wit of Mrs Miller and per. formed by we'll drilled troupe of play. CTS. Another pleasant feature of the convention will be singing by Miss Thereas Hoyt, of DaIien.
 Hartford, Conn. Press Sec.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

New Canaan has got lem, too. The New Canaan Advertiser deals with the Knocker in this fashion:
 There is very healthy-or unhealthy -"Knockers Club" in town, the mem bers of which gather nightly at favorite corners and pass the time pleasantly in tearing down carefully built up reputa. tions, criticising private enterprise and civic improvements and snorting with unanimous disgust at any achievement which they had previously voted inn possible. Each. member appreciates nightly what he has to say, himself, and each goes home after an evening $ conscientious work, and roasts his fel- low members. "It's an ill bird that fouls it's own nest. :"
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
EATON COMES BACK.

The latest edition of tWho's Who" reports Walter Prichard Eaton, of Stock bridge, as having died March l6, 1916. ky singular lack of coincidence MT. ,nton never knew of his death until ke book appeared, last week, when he
 ped into print to assure his bereaved
 6nds, through the Eagle, that "my
 Bt illness was quite without pain and
 enjoyed my funeral greatly"
 Were it not for the fact that "Who's Nho'' has reputation for reliability, he might infer from MT. Eaton's come back, that he did not die on the date mentioned; but it must be remembered pat he, himself, has reputation as a
 ritter of fiction. In fairness to the entleman, however. it must be as. umed that when he visited Canaan and addressed the union brotherhood on April 28, he was not aware that he had been dead for six weeks, and there was nothing in either his appearance or his performance al that time, to justify a suspicion that he was not very much alive.
 We sincerely trust that when the fog of mystery is lifted from the affair, il the report of MT. Eaton's death is found to be not actually true, it will prove at the worst, to be greatly exag gerated. '
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Con-.

At the next meeting of the board of managers of the Connecticut Associa- tion Opposed to Woman Suffrage de- tailed reports on the victory in Iowa and on the work done at the republican and democratic conventions will be given and plans for the summer cam paign worked out. The past week, with it's commencement activities at the universities and schools, together with and mobilization of the state militia, have kept the members of the association busy in other fields, in obedience to the aim of service ' which is one of the tenets of anti suf- frage organizations. Awaiting further developments, the managers have abandoned arrangements for meetings already made and turned their efforts to the service of their state.
 The satisfaction over the defeat of suffrage in Iowa is manifest among the members of the State Association, who sent $1 200 toward the expenses of the nti.sutfrage campaign in that state. It will be remembered that two months ago Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt said "Iowa is a strategic state. If Iowa lose, South Dakota will lose. If Iowa | fails, it will be tremendous blow to the movement in the United States. '' A victory for anti-suffrage by 4,655 votes is now being commented on by the suffragists as showing how fine g run" they made. The majority, how ever, is greater than that by which the suffragists carried their largest state = CaliforDia-in 1911, and undoubtedly the Iowa victory is the greatest ever won by the anti-suffraglsts.
 Hartford, Conn. Press Chairman.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files.
 1884

T
 Nov. 26. First sleighing of the sea son.
 All departments of the public school were taking vacation.
 Three tons of dressed poultry were transferred by the express company from the Housatonic to the H. and 0. w. railroad.
 Mrs. Augustus Bigelow erected fine monument in the lower cemetery, to the memory of her husband. Peirce, Lawrence and Go. received 15 carloads of barrel heads and slaves from Maine.
 Dr. James Bigelow of Altoona, Da- kota, spent several days in town. His mother. Mrs. Augustus Bigelow, ac. companied him to Dakota The death of MT. William Adam, aged 85 years, occurred at his late residence.
 Barnum, Richardson Co., s upper furnace was blown out for the purpose of putting in new hearth.
 Chemist J. s. Adam, of Lime Rock, was in town with his little sledge hammer looking up veins or deposits of lime stone.
 Samuel F. Adam sailed from New York on the steamer State of Texas, bound for Florida. The residences of George l.. Parsons, s. A. Bennett and Humphrey Brothers, and A. T. Roraback's s barn were all re- ceiving a new coat of paint.
 John G. Beckley was visiting in New Hartford.
 West CoInwall-Miss Ada Sterling, of Bridgeport, was to spend the winter at R. L Scoville's on Cream Hill. Charles R. Smith, of Danbury, spent Sunday with friends in town. William E. Oldfield was to act as station agent during he absence of his brother, George H. Oldfield, who was represent. ing the town in the legislature. Mrs. W. E. Weed was visiting friends in Bridgeport. Joseph Memmott was home from New Haven for a few weeks. Frank B. Wood went to Florida to spend the winter.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Got His Answer,

A bachelor said at tea to an old maid:
 Have you ever noticed Cha, ha, haD have you ever noticed, ma'am. that bachelors as rule are much richer than married men?"
 ''Yes, I have" the old maid an. swered.
 'Well, how do you Cha, ha, haD how do you account for it?'
 Like this," said the old maid: Poor men marry, and rich ones don't Mer are much readier to divide nothing with woman than they are to divide something, you know."-Detroit Free ress.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
THE GLORIOUS.

Next Tuesday, the Glorious Fourth It should be observed, in this year ot our Lord 1916, in spirit showing forth . profonnder conception than ordinary, of it's real meaning and the true signi. fcance of it's patriotic origin.
 It has been said that the unselfish patriotism of the forefathers is thing of the past; that the spirit of '76" is not alive in this commercial, self seek. ing age. The fast moving events of the present hour deprive such pessimis- tic assertions of their standing.
 From every part of the country thousands of young men are rushing as fast as the railroads can transport them, to the Mexican border, in response to the call of the government to uphold the nations honor and to stand ready to avenge insult to the flag and injury to American citizenship.
 The flower of the land are among those ready thousands, and their num- her will be doubled and trebled if ne. cessity demands, regardless of political creed or social station.
 Patriotism is not dead, nor is it asleep when the summons comes for patriotic duty.
 And this Fourth of July will find the American people wide.awake to the real significance of the day, responding with the ardor that 8 new baptism of patriotism brings to them, to the i'm pulse to wave Old Glory and shout Hooray for Yankee Doodle.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Treasured Trees.

Two trees to be seen i'll the main street of Thorshavn, the capital of the Farce islands, have an interesting his- tory. Trees resolutely refuse to grow in these islands, except in some few sheltered spots, and the inhabitants therefore prize them greatly When the road was made it was decided to leave the trees in the middle of the carriageway rather than be guilty of the crime of felling gthem.-Exchange
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
AND THIS IS LIFE.
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WAIT.

And is this life-to long, to yearn for better things To almost grasp, and then as if on heetest wings
 They slip from sight. We question oft Shall effort thus for better things Ever elude?" Hush, from afar a message rings Clear through the night Bringing good cheer bidding dream fondest dream; And through the gloom catch gleam
 Of heavenly light And this IS hfe to long, to yearn and to aspire; For things unseen d. ynamic drawing higher
 Where all is right.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Lona Lives the Kicker.

Bacon-It doesn't do any good to kick, you know. Egbert-Wh are you talking about, man? Why, the donkey is the longest lived of domestic ani- mals.-Yonkers Statesman.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

elan and efficient conductor of the Litchfeld County Choral Union; as teacher and trainer second to none, re- gardless.
 The toast was unanimously approved amid great enthusiasm, and the meet. ing adjourned to the drug store, where it was drunk-or drank, or drinked-ir due form and with great relish.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Cholera.

Cholera was first recognized by the Portuguese in India as far back as the middle of the sixteenth century. It has the peculiarity of following well defined route, with progress just about equal to that of an average journey on foot
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
"First of all. Our Country !"

The astonishing number of rush weddings, hurried up because of the Mexican situation, indicate that the popular song in the soldier camps will be, "The Girl I Left Behind Me"
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Must Have Been Poor.

for that play? Playwright-O of my head, of course. What do you mean? Critic-You must be glad that it is out!
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Desperately III,

Mrs. Parke-Your husband has been i'll, hasn't he? Mrs. Lane-I never saw him so ill Why, for two weeks he never spoke cross word to me.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

A Hartford man is agitating for a tax on cats, similar to the dog tax. That problem has been threshed out in the Massachusetts legislature, and the cats won out It is doubtless true that the abandoned cat leads dogs life, but public sentiment will not counten. ance the proposition to treat Tabby like a dog. It is categorical question and cannot be treated in dogmatic manner and the Hartford man will probably have to be content to see Tabby go unlicensed
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Put Them Aside.

Grief for things past that cannot be temedied and care for things to come that cannot be prevented may easily hurt, but can never benefit one.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

War is as consistently inconsistent as politics in it's assignment of bedfel- lowships. This Mexican proposition is hiking up the Yankee politics and politicians, down there, in fine style, and assembling an interesting me- nager1e of burden bearing beasts-the republican elephant, the democratic mule, the progressive bull moose and the prohibition camel. It's Mix7ican affair all right, all right.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

Get Together. Pull Together. There's no sense in getting together and pulling apart. If the town goes stagnant, just bear in mind, "It isn't your tOwn-it's You"
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
THURSDAY. JUNE ss, 1916.

4'An Adage From the Orient" At the punch bowls brink. Let the thirsty think
 What they say in Japan: First the man takes a drink, Then the drink takes a drink, Then the drink takes the man. "
 Edward Rowland Sill.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

"Dlm the auto headlightsi' com mands a righteously indignant ex- change. We move to amend by chang ing the vowel
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
CoIors of Amber.

Amber appears in various colors. It may be black, white, brown and green as well as yellow.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29


 Felicitations to our enterprising fel- low citizens in the eastern section of the town. East Canaan is setting the pace in local progressiveness and or ganizing Fourth of July celebration that bids fair to ouJstrip anything of the kind ever attempted in this region. With the coming of big boom in in. dustrial activity there, and the awaken ing of an up. to- date brand of civic pride backed by spirit of CO cooperation, East Canaan bids fair to be the sprouting tip of the growing end of the Nutmeg.
 From Nova Scotia, where President 0. A. Colley, of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, and Major Frank H. Johnston, of New Britain, ex president of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, are indulging in a fishing expedition, comes line a fish-line-to The News, stating that Major Johnston, last Friday "landed the biggest salmon of the season, Is lbs., after 45 minutes fight. !" Pre-. sumably the big fish comes to ConNec. Gicut in milk can, and New Britain society may be, even now, enjoying canned salmon fresh from the water and the milk can.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

The News this week begins it's 46th volume It has been filling long.felt want for forty-five years.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

Hang out the flag next Tuesday, and let the eagle scream.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Pointed Paragraphs

Folnteu FaraeTapnS.
 Brevity may either the soul of wito or the poverty thereof.
 On the program of human events women are the consolation race
 Spring fever is charitable covering for multitude of indolence.
 Baking powder manufacturers should succeed in getting up in the world.
 A bathing suit that shrinks every time it is worn may not be immodest.
 Blind people are usually smart-they have sight of sense but no sense of sight.
 What a pity it is that the most beautiful females usually have little else to recommend them.
 When man tells rich widow that she is all the world to him he may be trying to work the world for living.
 Some men show more touch than they do feeling.
 The fastest auto may be the one at. tached to the best lock.
 Art is long-especially drawn out through dozen movie reels.
 Weather never gets cold enough to nip the society buds.
 Effectiveness of a cruiser depends upon the crew.
 The less honor man has the more sensitive he is on the subject
 When it comics to jealousy and crow. ing man is superior to rooster.
 A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it's different with rolling joke.
 The self admiration of some people proves that there's no accounting for tastes.
 A poor man never knows how many relatives he has until he suddenly be. comes rich.
 The average man is always ready to stand up for the fair sex-everywhere except In street car
 There's something radically wrong doesn't write home that she has the best husband on earth.
 Facts Not Worth Knowing.
 Although the higher the colder, it Is well substantiated dumbwaiter fact that piece of ice very rarely reaches the top floor of an apartment house.
 The aviator who is going to fly around the world will find the walking very poor in the Sahara desert.
 In playing the average music roll on a pianola the performer walks about three miles and fourteen yards.
 And otherwise normal resident of Swizzleburg, Mass, has invented call endar that plays tunes while the diner is waiting for the waiter to return with some eats.
 It is possible to buy gasoline and food in capsule form and from advance photos it will also be possible to buy bathing suits in capsule form.
 A Minnesota man has donated val. uable collection of bird cages to his native city. We will soon be reading of valuable collection of used grapho. phones needles.
 No reason is known why an other. wise normal man should walk back. ward from Seattle to New York any more than there is any reason known for pet parrots and wrist watches.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

ReoMs TO RENT Inquire of Mrs. W H. Camp, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS

CLEANING. pressing and repairing reasonably done Clothing sent by parcel post will be re- turnfd at my expense. Anna M Tierney, East Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29

inches wide or in yard lengths. Also stock in full sheets by the dozen. The Canaan Printing Company.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

states that crops in his vicinity are in
good condition. Most OF the farmers
have finished chopping cotton, and
crop conditions generally are well ad-
vanced. Rain is what the farmers need
most of all, says Mr.. Summers, and
would go great way just at this time
in making the crops.
Prof. l.. Rumble, who has taught in
the high school department of the Cor
dele public schools Tor the past year,
will leave Immediately following the
close Of the schools for Lake Junalus-
ka, N. c., where he will teach at the
camp school which has been held there
for three summers. Following the close
of the summer school, Prof Rumble
will be connected with Emory college
for the year ensuing. Lake Junalus-
ka is the assemblage grounds of the
Methodist of the SOUTH
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Mrs. J. A. Dixon was the guest dur
ing the week end of her sister, Mrs.
c. l.. Wilson, at Findley, Mrs. Wilson
has been seriously sick for some weeks
but is now considerably improved.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Parks and Maize
Crawford and Fudge Jeter visited Ma
con Tuesday, going by automobile
They were joined at Vienna by Mr.. j.
L. Johnson.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03
SENDING CATTLE TO TEXAS
RANGES FOR FATTENING

An entire train load of cattel, three
hundred and fifty head, passed. through
Cordele today en- route from Perry,
Fla, to Hitchcock, Tex. The cattle
were shipped by Perry Miller, of Per
ry and are being sent to Texas for the
purpose Of fattening for beef. Several
train loads of cattle came out of Flor
ida over the Georgia Southern and
Florida railway last year, being ship
ped to Arkansas, Texas and other
western states. There will be heavy
shipments coming out of this state this
year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03
ZION HILL ITEMS
BY Vivian Borough

Our school is getting rather small
for the last few weeks.
Several Of the Zion Hill folk attend
ed the barbecue at PIMA last Wednes-
day. All seemed to enjoy it to the
fullest extent.
Cur school closes Friday anu 81
will be very sorry to bid eich other
adieu, although we are joyfully look
ing forward to the few months of va
cation.
Mr.. J. w. Mobiles. is visiting his son
Mr.. A. j. Mobiles.
Mr.. A. j. Mobiles and Mr.. W. II. Gull
pepper attended the barbecue at Mars
Hill last Friday. 1850
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Attorney General Clifford Walker,
Commissioner of Agriculture J. P.
Price, Assistant Commissioner c. C.
Clay, Gordon Clark, all of Atlanta, and
DR.. C. o. Gilbert, of Macon, were in
Cordele last Thursday en- route to at
tend the Elks' convention in Americas.
They were accompanied from Atlanta
by Hon. w. H. Doris, who was return
ing from trip to Charlotte N. c.,
where he went on legal business.
J. T. Summers, progressive farm
er of Route D, attended to business in
the city Saturday. Mr. Summers
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Mrs. M. Gillentine, of Gainesville,
has been the guest for several days
of Mrs. r. L. Dekle Mr.. Gillentine ar
rived Sunday and spent the day with
Mrs. Gilletine as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dekle.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Mrs. ]. T. Jeter was called to Amer
icus Saturday morning ON account of
the death of her brother, D. w. Borun,
which occurred there Friday afternoon.
Burial occurred at Americas Saturday
afternoon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Mrs. Fannie Pounds and Miss Nancy
Starr left Monday afternoon for Una
dilla to represent the local Methodist
church at the Missionary Conference
of the Cordele district being held
there for the first half of the week.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-03

Are close knit strands of one unbrok-
en- thread,
Where love enobles ALL
Miss Lille Thornton spent several
days in Atlanta the past week.
J. w. Renfroe spent the week end
at Americas on business.
DR.. v. o. Harvard, of Arab, was
here Saturday on business.
L. L. Jones, who lives at Pitts, on
Route 2, was in Cordele Saturday.
A. E. Jackson spent Friday in Amer
icus.
R. G. Harris was on business in Ma
con today.
Friends of Mrs. A. NJ Bell will re-
greet to learn that she is on the sick list
again.
Mrs. R. B. D. Taylor and little daugh
ter, Neva Bell, have returned home
from visit to relatives in Americas.
Mrs. Wood, of Rome, Ga. is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. F.
Ware
Numerous friends of Mrs. C. J. Ship
will be pleased to learn that she is
conyalescing.
The Philatheas will conduct the
Wednesday evening prayer services
at the First Methodist church.
Rev. Walter Anthony will return
home the latter part of this week, and
occupy his pulpit next Sabbath.
Mrs. L. O. Wooten, of Unadilla, is
the guest for some days Of her sister,
Mrs. S. j. Hill.
Mrs. H. c. Wheeler has returned
home from a visit to relatives in At
lanta
Mrs. Henry Malone, after visit to
relatives here, returned Friday to her
home at Albany.
Mrs. M. L. Tolbert, of Paris, Texas,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. T.
Murrah on Eleventh avenue.
Rev. ]. H. Coin left this morning to
attend the Sunday School Convention
at Pinehurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whatley and
Mrs. John Sheppard left this morning
for Macon and will spend the day
there.
1t is understood that the club house
design for the park is to be replica
of the former Joe Brown mansion
one of Cordele's landmarks.
C. H. Parks closed deal Monday
with R. L. Wilson for the purchase of
three excellent building lots on North
ern Heights.
Mrs. w. S. Hancock, of Ruston, La,
is spending several weeks in the city
as the guest of her mother Mrs. Rid
denhour, and sister, Mrs. L. Brown.
The old time song services which
are attracting large congregations,
will be at the Primitive Baptist church
next Sabbath afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Leemon, who attended the fun
eral of her sister, Mrs. Warren Will
liams, has returned to her home near
Albany
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Ship who re-
side at their plantation some twelve !
miles out, were the guests of relatives
here Tuesday, last.
Mrs. D. W. borough returned last
Thursday to her home at Fitzgerald,
after a visit to her mother, Mrs S. A.
Thompson.
H. B. Nicholson and j. T. Duncan
left Friday afternoon to spend the
week end in Atlanta, attending grand
opera.
F. c. Henderson returned last Fri
day from Valdosta, where he had been
the guest of his grandmother, Mrs W.
p Kendall.
Mrs M. Gillentine, of Gainesville,
has been the guest for several days
of Mrs. R. L. Dekle Mr. Gillentine ar
rived Sunday and spent the day with