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Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

mother who owns a residence in Ames- vile.
 James Wilkinson of Amesville has entered some farm products at the Springfield fair.
 Robert Woodin, who has been spend. ing the past week in Winsted, returned home Saturday.
 Nurse Hillyer is caring for the little Reynolds child, who after a seige with diphtheria, submitted to an operation for an absess by pr. Reidy of Winsted. The little ono is doing as we'll as could be expected.
 Mrs. Abagial Canfield Abbott died in New York, Monday. She will be buried in Grassy Hill cemetery today. Mrs. Abbott was the widow of Ben. jamin R. Abbott we'll known in this vicinity in past years. She was SS years old and is survived by daughter, two sons and brother, George Abbott.
 Prospect Hill poultry yards, H. k. Frink, proprietor, carried off four prizes at the Danbury fair, second on R. I. Red cock, third on Buttercup bullet, fourth on Buttercup bullet and fourth on Buttercup cock.
 A meeting will be held Friday, Oct. IS, at 3 80 D. m., at "The Pines," the home of Miss Josephine Hallock. Mrs. A. k. s. Taylor or Norfolk W ill give a talk on suffrage and tea will be served. Everyone is most cordially invited 10 attend.
 Pupils perfect in attendance in the public schools of town of Canaan for September:
 Bebee Hill-Gertrude Dickinson, Henry Dickinson, William Argall, Bambina Malnati, Beatrice Malnati, Esther Malnati, Mason Noble, Lee Palmer, Ruth Sabin, Mary Wilms.
 D. M. Hunt, Room 1-Alice Bushey, Mary Dean, Laura, Dickinson, George Dings, Bertha Schreiber, Robert Schreiber, Flora Winters. D. M. Hunt, Room 2-Wallace Dick. inson, Mabel Dings, Leon Enderlin, Arthur Fillmore, Lucy Malnati, Mary Noble, Harry Schreiber, John Sedg. wick, Francis Silvernale, Mary Silver. nale, Clara Wilms, Frank Wilms.
 Huntsville-Viola Billings, Auguste Boibaux, Celina Boibaux, Helen Boi. baux, Mariarge Boibaux, Yvonne Boi. baux, Bessie Cortesi, Charles Mallory, George Mallory, Wallace Mallory, Will liam Mallory, Eva McGowan, Alice Passini. Canaan Mt.-Herman Passini, Mollie Passni. - -
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
EAST CANAAN

Mrs. Frederick Homan spent Sunday with her daugnte;, Mrs. 5. l.. Kimball in Millerton, N. !.
 Miss Mildred Kimball, who has spent some time with relatives here, returned to Ter home in Millerton on Sunday.
 Herbert Ladd of Schenectady, N. Y., was a weekend guest at Mrs. Harriett Kimball's.
 Miss Ethel Kimball of Millerton is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Freder. ick Homan.
 Mrs. Jennie Watkins. MT. and Mrs. Fred King of West Suffield were Sun. day guests of their cousin, Miss c. M. Botrum at the Stevens farm.
 Mrs. Samuel Leonard of Bridgeport is at B. T. Stevens for a week.
 The ladies will meet for an all days work, Thursday with Mrs. Fred Stevens.
 E. $. Roberts house is rented to a MT. Stuart of Torrington.
 Miss Hartig gave very interesting talk at the church Sunday morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Goodwin are spending the week at F. Goodwin's in Sodom.
 The date is set for the ladies' sale and chicken pie supper November 23.
 Miss Jennie Webster was an over Sunday guest at her grandfather's.
 The social Friday night is given out as "An evening with Boston's greatest attraction;" who can guess it?
 MT. and Mrs. E. $. Roberts are wis. iting ill Derby and Waterbury for a few days.
 The grange held their annual harvest supper and exhibit Monday evening. A good crowd was out and the exhibits of fruits and vegetables was the best ever held. MT. and Mrs. c. K. Good. win and MT. and Mrs. Charles Good. win had one table, and it was cream, butter, cottage cheese, canned fruit, iellies, grape juice, honey, vegetables, fruits, cake, pie, bread and fancy work. M. heane also had fine exhibit, and all were unusually fine.
 The funeral of Ernest Spencer was largely attended from the home Thurs day afternoon. Rev. Lindsley of Tor. rington officiating. Burial was at Hillside cemetery. A number of friends were present from out of town. MT. Spencer had lived here at times and had many friends.
 Miss Katherine O'Brien returned to her home in Waterbury, Sunday.
 Messrs. James Casey and Burton Stratton attended one of the games of the World s series in Brooklyn, Tues day.
 MT. and Mrs. D. J. Foley and Mrs. John Foley spent Friday Tn Winsted.
 Mrs. Charles Tierney and daughter Geraldine returned home after spend ing three weeks in sharon.
 Miss Augusta Colligan of Danbury spent Sunday at her home here
 Mrs. Mary Mcdonnell and daughter Katherine of Sheffield spent last We'd nesday at John Foley's.
 Don't forget the dance in the village hall, Saturday evening, October IA.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
TIME IS THE TEST
The Testimony of Canaan People
 Stands the Test.


 The test of time is what tells the tale. The public soon finds out when misrepresentations are made, and merit alone will stand the test of time.
 Canaan people appreciate merit, and many months ago local citizens pub- lIcity endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills they do so still. Would citizen make the statement which follows unless convinced that the article was just as represented Below is testimony such as the sufferer from kidney ills is look ing for.
 W. Wyckoff, W. Main St., Canaan, says: My kidneys were out of order and I suffered from pains in my back. Hearing about Doan's Kidney Pills, used some and it was not long before they relieved me of the trouble" Statement given July go, 191l.)
 STILL USES DOAN'S.
 On September n. 1916, Mir. Wyckoff said: "The recommendation I gave Doan's Kidney Pills still holds good. still use them whenever need them and they always do me good"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Wyckoff has twice publicly recom- mended. Foster Milburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
FALLS VILLAGE
LEVI 2. BEEBE.

Levi $. Beebe, S9, died Saturday morning of old age at the home of his son, Frank Bebee, 30 Merriam street, Pittstield. He was born June IA, 1872, in Falls Village, the son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Beebe, and had followed the occupation of farming, retiring eight years ago. He leaves his son Frank in Pittsfield, another son, Sid ney, of Hadley and several grandchild. ren. Funeral services were held at 7:30 o'clock Monday night at the son s home, Rev. Payson E. Pierce officiating.
 The body was brought to this place Tuesday morning on the S:l1 train. Undertaken Hornbeck took charge of the burial arrangements and interment was in Grassy Hill cemetery.
 Mir. Beebe was long a resident of this town until removing to Massachusetts. He enjoyed the esteem and respect of the community. He came of a large family most of whom are not now liv- ing. MT. Beebe died at the same age of his father, Deacon Charles Deebe.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
HUNTSVILLE

Mrs. Parmelee and her granddaughter spent Sunday in Sharon.
 Mrs. Cullen Holcomb is on the sIck list.
 Marian Bushey spent Sunday at her home in this place.
 Mrs. Charles Hanchett was in Water. bury one day last week.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

It is reported that the Rev. Henry S. Whitehead, rector of Christ Episcopal church at South Farms, is to leave Middletown to take charge of church in New York city
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Dewitt Clinton ComstOck, well known hotel clerk and for thirty years a resident of South Norwalk, commit ted suicide by gas poisoning in bis room in Norwalk.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Dennis Kelly of Bridgeport. sealer of weights and measures, asked that he be given an assistant to help in seeing that merchants and others give honest weight and measure
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
NEWS BREWT|ES
 OF CONNECTICUT
Happenings of Interest From
 Around the State.

Events of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points In the State and So Reduced In Size That They Will Ap- peal to All Classes of Readers.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Danbury bakers report an unusual shortage of help.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Ten members of the Hartford Elks have given $100 each to the Elks fair fund
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

The state fish and game commission CTS have established a state game pre- serve in Danbury.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

NEWS BREV|T|ES
 OF CONNECTICUT Happenings of Interest From
 Around the State. Events of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points In the State and So Reduced In Size That They Will Ap- peal to All Glasses of Readers. Danbury bakers report an unusual shortage of help.
 Ten members of the Hartford Elks have given $100 each to the Elks fair fund.
 The state fish and game commission
  serve in Danbury.
 A. G.. Atwood of Hartford suffered the loss of part Of his left thumb at the recent sheep barbecue.
 Professor David Nelson Camp for mer mayor of New Britain, will be ninety-six years old soon.
 The old city hall property in Watc"- bury was sold to Edwin Dreyfus. a Boston clothier, for $225, 5,000 cash. Chester Randolph WOodford, who is 1O2 years old, went to the polls in West Avon and cast his vote for no license. The Rev. Austin c. BaSsett was in formally injured when an automobile which he was driving overturned near Lyme.
 During the month of September in New Britain fifty-five building permits were issued for work to the value of z $123,99O. Trooper Thomas Brady of the Four teenth cavalry, U. S. A, is at his home in New Britain on a twenty-two days furlough.
 The threatened strike of 200 Hart ford barbers was declared off when the employers acceded to the mems demands.
 At the annual meeting of the state civil service commission Charles G. Morris of New Haven was reelected president.
 George A. Cowles, widely known ill the grain trade outside the>state. died at his home in Middletown after a \ long illness.
 Anna Williams of New Haven, who attempted suicide because of ill health. is resting comfortably in the New Haven hospital.
 Violent deaths in Connecticut in Au- gust were seventy eight. Of these six ty were accidental, fifteen suicidal and three homicides.
 Edward Vbimben, three-year-old son of MT and Mrs. Fritz Vbimben of Tor rington, died of infantile paralysis at the family home.
 Mary Daddio of Derby was taken to the hospital after being badly burned when her clothing caught fire from burning tar paper.
 Harry Crosswell Rawling of New Haven dropped dead at the Walling- for railroad station from an attack of acute indigestion.
 Professor Charles Upson Clark, for merly of Yale and now director of the American Classical school at Rome has landed in Genoa.
 pr. J. M. Kenisten of the staff of the Connecticut Hospital For the Insane. who resigned Oct 1, is to make his home in Portland, Me.
 A thorough search is being made in LuG uOpC Ol GdLCAA1lS Cu6 FduudlS WHO wrecked the office of pr. Paul Plum mer in Southington recently.
 While cleaning revolver Howard Heckermouth of Lancaster, Pa, was accidentally shot in the right leg and is now in the Hartford hospital
 The total amount received by Con, necticut from the investment tax for the fiscal year was $525,912.4S. This Is an increase of $11O, ,14073 over last
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Internal Revenue Collector James '. Walsh estimates that the total amount that will be collected from the levy of the tax on intuition workers in the state will be $2.OOO,0OO.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
Mislnderstood.

He-Did you see those motors skid? She-How dare you call me that?- London Opinion.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12
Time For 1t.

Time For 1t. "I've got the dot on you" 'Then I guess it's time for me to make a sh."-Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

A. G.. Atwood of Hartford suffered the loss of part Of his left thumb at the recent sheep barbecue,
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

William J. Donahue, yard brakeman was getting on the front step of the switch engine when he lost his footing. His right leg was severed
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Professor David Nelson Camp. for mer mayor of New Britain, will be ninety-six years old soon.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

John J. O'Donnell. inspector on the New Haven board of health, attended tke national housing convention in Providence. New Haven was the only city ill Connecticut represented.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Peter Ruskavich of New Britain com plained to the police that six of his chickens were poisoned and that he suspects a neighbor of the act. He was referred to Prosecuting Attorney George W. Klett.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

The New Haven railroad is prOvid- ing for new storage tracks that will accommodate about POO cars on each track to prevent recurrence of the congested conditions at Hartford .reight yards.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Mrs. Dora Mason Wright, daughter |of the late Governor Mason of Detroit, Mich, and widow of Colonel Edward H. Wright, who won fame in the war of'the Rebellion, died at her home in Waterford.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

As direct descendant of Gideon How land, who died many years ago, leav- ing q $3,OO0,OOO trust estate of which the late Hetty Green had life use, Will liam Allen, Myrtle Beach contractor, has filed a claim for a share of the es- tate
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Vera Wyckoff , of Stamford has brought proceedings in the superior court at Bridgeport asking for an in- junction restraining Spofford Wyckoff. wealthy Stamford manufacturer, from prosecuting a divorce suit in Nevada.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Because their salaries are lower than those paid unskilled factory labor Con- necticut teachers are writing to the bu- reau of labor statistics at Hartford. asking for figures regarding th1 rate of pay for women in other occupations.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

At a meeting of the senior class of Trinity the following officers were elected: President, Roger B. Ladd; vice president, James Madison Love Cooley; secretary treasurer. John Humphrey Pratt, Jr.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Bernard Heating, Bridgeport's city auditor, reported to the common coun- cil that the county tax, amounting to SIS, 135.O5, was due and that the levy was $135.O5 more than had been appro- priated
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

The sixteenth case of infantie pa ralysis was reported in New Britain when Frances, the thirteen-mOnths-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank An derson was stricken with the disease.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Joseph Corcoran of Battery E had just arrived in Branford to spend his furlough when telegram reached him to go back and make preparations to go to the korder. It is thought that the Branford battery will not get back before spring.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

The old city hall property in Watc-- bury was sold to Edwin Dreyfus. Boston clothier, for $225, 1000 cash.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

BlandO Vincenzo. forty-one years old laborer, was electrocuted at Burn side when he came in contact with 6 charged trolley pole. He was shovel ing coal when he leaned against the pole.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Harry Crosswell Rawling of New Haven dropped dead at the Walling- for railroad station from an attack of acute indigestion.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Mary Daddio of Derby was taken to the hospital after being badly burned when her clothing caught fire from burning tar paper.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

AS the regular army is in need of men for the signal corps, recruiting officers may now enlist men for the corps without special permission from the war department, according to in- structions received by Sergeant M. NJ. Shores. in charge of the Hartford re- cruiting station.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-12

Professor Charles Upson Clark, for merly of Yale and now director of the American Classical school at Rome. has landed in Genoa.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

Chauncey Olcott Is shortly to start
rehoarsals Of a new play written for
him by George NJ. Cohan. 1t will be
presented next month.
Two companies In "Alone at Last"
arc to be sent on the road. Margaret
Samara will head one and John
Charles Thomas the other.
''Hip. Hip. Hooray!" the New York
Hippodrome attraction. is to go to
Chicago at the end of It's metropolitan
run. Sousa and his band will go with
the production.
The new musical play Of the Latin
Quarter by George S. Chappell and
Kenneth NJ. Hutchinson. called Come
to Bohemia" will be produced shortly
with Walter Percival ir the leading
part.
Mizzi Ha1os has scored a hit in New
York in her new operetta. Pom Pom,
In which the little star plays the role
OF an actress who for her own pur-
poses assumes tho role OF a pick
pocket.
Bunalo Bill tcoI. William F. Cody
will be featured the coming season
with tho 101 Ranch Real Wild Yves
Show.
A new war play is called Trapping
a Spy" and lis the work Of Jack Ryan
Edna Won Buelow will be the leading
woman.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
Si2 Pretty Girls Win
Present Act at OdeOh
And Tiny lanes Doyle, LiIlipu-
tian, viii Provide the
MeTiment.

Two "big time" vaudeville acts are
booked for the first half Of the week
ut the Odeon theater.
The Six Royal Hussar Girls Will
open the bill with n singing and in
strumental music act. This Is splen-
did act and reports from the circuit
on which 1t has been appearing the
last several weeks are the very best.
The girls are beautiful, wear stunning
costumes and are real musicians. Their
singing is said 10 be exceptionally
good.
The other act on the program will be
by Major James Doyle, noted Ltllipu-
ton. He Is a tiny fellow but Is a real
comedian and does stunts that keep
everybody in roars of laughter.
Four reels Of good motion pictures
will be seen every day throughout the
week. new ones being put on every
day. Thursday. the fourth chapter oil
the wonderful railroad serial. The
Girl and the Came" featuring the dar-
ing Helen Holmes, will be offered.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

eral huge factories and studios en-
ploying 1900. Other great studios are
situated ut Nlontreuil-sur-Boi and
Nice, while ut Jotnville-le-Pont is an
other huge factory employing 100,
where films are developed, edited,
printed and forwarded to all parts of
the world. In Paris Is still another
where arc manufactured cameras ana
accessories with nearly 1000 persons
employed.
Remembering that other large fac
tories are located in England. Russia.
Italy, the United States and other
countries. as are studios and selling
organizations. one finds 1t difficult to
believe that this great organization is
only about twenty years old. and rep
resents the growth of an idea in the
minds of two mon. poor of pocket, but
large of vision.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
BEBAN TO APPEAR
AT THE ORPHEUM
Other Celebrated St.ra to Be
Seen in Splendid screen
Productions.

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HAS IL nowrrfriIy. rr..-rr;fc and gaids
from The yryy gtart iii Inc c!gsing
o, The last scene,
Talun Ware fa7trrrH.
TuneEny. the nurrnrv sage star
a j famous beauty. 4lnlrn Ware,
" u BIZ featured In SECRET Low" n
EiIc Bird nhutDn,ny adopted from
q anon novel. That Lass GLOW
7. ." by Frances IIoa%apn Burnett.
Tae story te Is of tn" regeneration
OF man By The SUPP nc love and
tL7 tender care Of faithful woman.
II g rrplctc with heart interest. such
a is peculiar 20 lha-n drr raa feicaS-
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
Heads o. Great
Film Concern

Charles Pathe is president of Pathe
Freres, one OF the largest film pro-
ducing concerns in the world, and Is
the guiding spirit of that organization.
Twenty years ago he and three other
brothers started the concern with
small capital. Shortly afterward two
OF them, Mortified by their rashness
withdrew, but Charles and Emile stuck
to their guns.
Today their concern is mammoth
institution. Its headquarters arc in u
sumptuous building, which might be
great art museum or a government
structure, an the Boulevard des Ital'
lens in Paris. Here some 400 employees
are housed. In Vincennes are sew
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

A new farce called Nothing But
the Truth" Is 10 be produced shortly
with Eva Niue Francis as leading
woman.
Justice" by John GaIsworthy. was
given its first American production in
New Haven. before an audience which
included Yale students and prison re-
form association members.
George Fawcett will, on the close of
his engagement in Treasure Island,''
so to Chicago for motion picture on
gagemcnts, beginning with "The
Crisis"
Margaret Anglln will, early in June,
mako an open-air production Of "As
You Yike 1t" in st. Louis.
Elsie Pllcer. the sister OF Harry Pill
Ger, Is making hit in vaudeville.
Gladys Hanson Is to appear In a
moving picture version OF 1.-THE Hav-
&C."
Rupert Hughes is writing a picture
play for Billie Burke called Phyllis %
Auriol Lee, who was last seen in
the cast of "Milestones," is shortly
to be seen in new Broadway pros
ductlon.
It Is said that an offer has been
made TO Margaret Woodrow Wilson,
daughter OF the president. to appear
in vaudeville, as she is we'll known
rs . talented vocalist. a-v.; - 4
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

produced by Metro. is expected to be
even more successful than the stage
production. 1t affords Miss Snow and
Mr.. LeGucre opportunities for some of
their boz wrrk and was directed by
Edwin Carawe. who produced "Des-
tiny, or The suul Of 4 Woman" one
of Metros strongest photoplays.
Wednesdays feature Will he a PaIlas
Pictures offering on the Paramount
program. THE Call Of the Cumber-
lands" from the popular book of that
name b. Charles Neville Buck, 1t
tells an elaborate detail of pictorial
and dramatic effect the story OF the
feudal ne tics Of two faclious IN
Kentucky. involving stirring events oi
traditional import which find thcir
end In the slnyinE of human heinz
Spectacular in this rogorl and rl
,narkahly beautiful IN na'Hra' scaHp
equipment, the product stands OIL
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12

Guiding Helen Dunbar. Grace Valcn-
line. John Davidson, Edward Brcn-
HnH. Charles-H. Prince and other stage
and screen artists. There are scores
cf remarkable scenes In this prodnc-
on. Including realistic factory fire
In which more than 1000 persons up
pear. In an interesting allegory Is
shown the creation of the world. the
Garden Of Eden. sand storm. and
other achievements In motion picture
photography.
Friday and Saturday, the attraction
WILDE Merely Mary Ann. with Vi
Wan Martin MS the star. The play
deals with Mary Ann, country girl
who goes to work In n city boarding
house and who Is subjected to the
lOathsnTne attentions of SD, dance
hall hahituc. In the photOplny, to
preserve the unites. Mary Ann cs-
capes from her cnnscIcrreless tnrmen-
tor. In real life. however, there are
only too many thousands Of cases
which end differently.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
STARS HISS HULEITE.

Charming Gladys Hulette, who de-
Nghted thousands on the legitimate
stare, ia the star in the Mutual mas
te.n!cce. De Luxe edition. The Flight
oil the duchess" a five part roman
tic drama produced by Thnnhouser.
Miss Hulette will be remembered for
he- abba and artistic work in such
wcll known Broadway productions
as THE Blue Bird" and Little
Woynen.' She also, appeared in sup
port Of DeWolf Hopper, Madam Ber-
tina Kalish and other prominent
stars.