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Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Famous Winsted,
months.

This is the heading the New York Herald placed on it: Winsted's trained trout turn their annual trick. Liver, the rawness of which is exceeded only by the correspondents nature stories, is fed to fish and the event is duly chronicled."
 Winsted, Conn, Saturday. Jim, Pete and Dick, the tunnelling trout of Winsted, ate their annual New Years dinners here today from a silver spoon held in the unwavering hand of Lonis quarter of pound of raw liver, cut into six-inch strips, we'll seasoned, and couple of thimblefuls of coffee
 When the lid of the spring was raised the three trout. who have been in the newspaper business long enough to keep their mouths shut, rose to the surface, kept their elbows off the bank and waited for action on the part of Mir. Stone, whose nature stories are about twice as raw as the liver
 When the great Winsted correspond. ent lowered the meat on the silver spoon, the trout gave three fresh water cheers and took a strip of the meat rpiece. They then got into line, swam in the form of Mir. Stones three initials, back fired once and sank out of sight, as they have each year since MT. Stone took up journalism.
 AS soon as Mir. Stone could get his fountain pen to leak normally he placed his annual report of the trout meal on paper and communicated with the press of the world by telegraph. It is just one of those annual events i'll the life of Winsted correspondents fountain pen, and as soon us completed MT. Stone peereG into his note book to see what mammal bird, amphibian or insect is next due to swell his income.
 Along about February the fresh water clam that kicks the farmer in the weskit comes along annually over the telegraph wires, and later on the weasel that puts chewing gum between the books on the shelves of the Win sted public library nets Mir. Stone about $500.
 Regarding the trout today it might be added that MT. Stone stated that when they flew-or rather when they swam-away they appeared to be in- Hated and distressed apparently in. digestion. That WIS about all that happened today, but what can be ex- pected of three unrehearsed trout?
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
LAST OF THE BAKERY
Execution Auction Sale of Remains to
 Satisfy Gre editors.

Constable Rhoades did the 'going, going-once, twice, three times and sold" act at the execution sale of the "estate' of Bruno Foerster, the last and lost proprietor of the Model Bakery, who disappeared from mortal view, so far as Canaan was concerned, week before the billy cop was kidnapped and soused in the Housatonic river.
 The property consisted of something like a ton and a half of flour, large quantity of sugar, lard and general baker supplies and one horse, and the sale was on an execution procured by J. Clinton Roraback, attorney for various creditors, including Ives & Peirce, W. J. Reel, the Connecticut Power O., P. Berry 6 Sons, and the auction was held Tuesday forenoon, the staple goods being sold at Ives Peirce's E gram elevator, where they had been in storage, and the horse at the Rains barn on Railroad street.
 Under the persuasive and eloquent oratory of the constable, the goods sold readily at good prices. The horse was bought by Charles Nelson fer $26. Ives & Peirce purchased the flour; John deBarbeiri secured quantity of material and Baker Thomas Norton, of Lee, bought quantity of lard.
 A sufficient sum was realized to liquidate all local obligations.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
NEXT B. M. A. NEE TING
Novel Program Mapped Out for it by
 President Parsons.

President Joe Parsons. u, the Canaan Business Mems Association, has m at. tractive program in the works for the next meeting, next Thursday evening, which should bring out every member and awaken renewed interest in tho organization.
 MT. Parsons argues that inasmuch as the year is an unusual year, when tho twentieth century is just sweet sixteen, and the calendar has 3GG days in it, it will be appropriate to lnungurate the Associatlon's new administration with l6 speeches by l6 local men, each speech to be from one to lnree minu .es long, but none over l6 minutes in length. He will assign l6 topics to these gentlemen-giving each ample rime for preparation-anu these topics will deal with the various needs of the town and the duty of the Canaan Busi- ness Mems Association with relation to those needs.
 It is proposed to call the roll of mem- bers immediately after the opening of the meeting, and it is hoped that every member, and all who desire to become members, will endeavor to be present and that all will manifest, nt least hy their presence, their willingness togive their moral support to the new prosi- dent in his efforts to promote the in- terests of the Association and create an interest in its welfare and useful ness.
 In accordance with the sentiment expressed at the last meeting, the president will call the members to order promptly at o'clock for the boz ginning of business, and all are urgently requested to be present ut that hour, in order that the docket may be cleared and adjournment voted ut reasonably early hour. There will Do no smoking until after the conclusion of the regular business session. Some members have put forth the not un- reasonable excuse for staying away, that it is so late when the meetings begin that adjournment comes we'll along into the night, and furthermore, that when the cigars are passed around at the beginning of the session the I oom becomts stifiitg VI ith smoke to an extent that is offensive to non- smokers. 1t is hoped the new order of things will do away with these objeo- tions.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Christ Cnurcn Notes.

From the Monthly Messenger, thu Christ Church publication for January:
 For Missionary Day, next Sunday. we have a service that is different from any other. It is all printed in pam. phlet form with hymns set to musc c for the use of the congregation. To add further interest we have invited as special preacher, the Rev. J. R. Lynes, of Great Burlington. Then ill order to encourage all the people of the parish to come, Bring Three" movement has been started in the Church School. Handsome Epiphany buttons will be given at the service to the children who have succeeded in bringing parents or friends. The church ideal is all the members of all the families worship. ping together.
 The Christmas offering was one of the largest on record: 9S envelopes were sent out and 26 came back.
 The Christmas festival for the child ren on December 24 went off splen. didly. At the service in the church, the Rector told the story of "The Shepherd who didn't go." When the scene of the Herald Angels was des. cribed voices were heard, first from the gallery and then from the choir. John Pease and Dorothy Corwin made very good speaking and singing angels. In the Parish House the Christmas tree looked more sparkling than ever. Presents with candy and oranges were distributed and songs sung with danc- ing circles around the tree.
 A Valentine Party is being planned for Monday, February l4. The follow ing committee has charge of the pro- gramme: Mrs. Samuel c. Camp, Miss Caroline Camp, Mrs. Ella Durham, and Miss Doane Peirce.
 On account of the afternoon service on January 16, the 7:30 D. Ill. service will be omitted.
 Dr. George w. Grover will take the service and preach on Sunday morn ing, January 23, when the Rector will officiate out of town.
 At meeting of the Vestry held January 7th, Mir. George H. Triesch- mann was elected Missionary treasurer of the parish.
 Miss Mildred Creevey is substitute organist.
 The Union Brotherhood supper will be held in the Parish House and served by the ladies of Christ Church. It promises to be another jolly get to- gether good time. We have been fortunate in securing as speaker, MT. Wilson H. Lee, of New Haven. His topic will be: "The Upbuilding of New England Agriculture. There will also be few five minute after-dinner speeches and popular song will be sung during the meal. All the men of the community are invited whether they belong to the Brotherhoods or not. The price of the supper will be, as usual, 35 cents.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
STORAGE CARS BURNED
Exploding Oil Makes a Fierce Fire in
 Railroad Yard.

The shrill, sharp shriek of the siren 1 fire alarm split the air into shreds, l Thursday evening, at about o'clock, and the people knew, by the earnest ness and persistency of its frenzied howl. that it was not being monkeyed with for fun, uOr as matter of expert ment, to test its voice, as had always been the case heretofore. They knew 1t was serious this time. and there was general turning out and gazing ill every direction for evidence of fire.
 It was not many minutess before the ever ready hose company boys came up out of the alley-way from their head quarters, laboriously pulling the chemical engine through the snow that made progress difficult. A livery auto- mobile gave them a hitch and away they went, down Main street and through Reed, to the edge of the bank east of the railroad tracks where two. of the three de mounted box-cars which had been planted beside the tracks in the railroad yard, and used as store. houses and office by the switch crews, were blazing merrily, having been ac- CIueuCdlIy Seb Ou I1IcY uS IG ls suppOSed, by the careless dropping of a match or | lighted waste torch. on the oil-soaked floor of the middle car. The flames rose high in air and both cars were completely enveloped, within and without with fire Three or four bar rels of oil and gasoline that were stored there. exploded and made picturesque display.
 The chemical engine was unable to do anything toward saving the burning cars, but the firemen, by hard fighting in an insufferably hot spot, sucneeded in saving the third car, which caught fire several times during the confagra- tion.
 The contents of the cars weEe lost, consisting principally of tools, oil, etc. The real inanc,al damage was not great. But it made a hot and dazzling fire while it lasted.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Two Americans.

The New York sunday World thus sizes up the respective qualifications of two distinguished citizens:
 The hardest epithets harled by MT. Roosevelt at the pacifists ill his speech tt the Pan American Scientific Con- gress were aimed at Henry Ford. The former President referred to Mr. Ford as one who lived softly and easily, was timid and lazy, absorbed in luxury, slothful and unwilling to run risks or to toll and endure.
 Examining the biographies of these gentlemen, we find that MT. Roosevelt, born i'll 1858, with wealth, never con ducted a successful business enterprise of any kind; that his principal activity has been office holding or office seeking, and that except ill that capacity he gives no employment to anybody out. side of his domestic establishment.
 MT. Ford, on the other hand, born in 1863, in poverty, has established the greatest industry in his line in the world, in the conduct of which many of his associates have become million aires and tens of thousands of working. men have found occupation at the highest wages ever paid to mechanics similarly engaged. Nor has any part of his wonderful success been due to political or legislative trickery.
 Just what does our most leisurely statesman, hunter, trapper, rancher, traveller and explorer mean when he speaks, of such a man as soft, lazy, slothfhl and unwilling to run risks or to toll and endure? Does he have any conception of the risks, the toil and the endurance that appear in the making of Henry Ford or thousand like him ?
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
In Respect to MT. kimbalI |.

The following resolutions were adopted at the last meeting Of Esther Chapter Order of the Eastern Star:
 Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father in his infinite wisdom to re- move from the scenes of earthly activity our brother Eben Kimball, and
 Whereas, During his sojourn here among us, our brother has by his ster. ling qualities left us a rich heritage, as he has stood in the full glow of the Star in the East, he as a man, as a friend, as loyal brother of our Chapter, has buJlded better than he knew. His life as exemplified in his relation with the Order of Eastern Star has won for himself the respect, esteem and affec- tion of all who knew him.
 Therefore be it Resolved: That while in the untimely removal of our brother Eben Kimball, Esther Chapter has suffered loss long to be felt, we in deep submission bow to the will of the Great Grand Patron, and accept this visitation as reminder that another we answer the Roll Call one by one, holding sacred his memory.
 May we resolve to live closer to the sublime teachings of our Order in prac- ticing and inculcating the principles of brotherly love, charity and helpfulness, which are the real foundations of our order. Resolved-That we extend to his widow, our sister, and his children our brother and sisters, and the other members of his family of our departed brother, the sympathy of Esther Chapter o. E. S., and commend them for consolation, to the infinite and un- failing source of all comfort.
 Resolved-That these resolutions be spread upon our records and berprinted in the Connecticut Western ffws and a copy be sent to the widow Of our de- ceased brother.
 Mrs. Annie Trieschmann, Mrs. Alice Ford, MT. George W. Ford, Committee.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
PILGRIMS FEAST
Annual Supper and Business Meeting
 an Enjoyable Affair.

The annual supper and business meeting of Pilgrim church was held last Thursday evening. It was largely attended and was successful affair. The supper was served by the iea conesses assisted ny other ladies of the church. The business meeting and roll call was held at the tables-a sort of ''after dinner" affair. Just 100 re. sponded to the roll call either in per son or by letter. Reports were read by the church treasurer and the head of the various departments, all showing a successful year with larger balances in their treasa aries than usual. The total expended by the chuIu.l, all depart ments included, was $1, S41. Of this sum $3lI.45 was contributed to mis sionary and other benevolent causes. Besides the contributions to the regular missionary boards of the church, con- tributions were made to the Visiting Nurse Association, the State and County Sunday School work, the Fri. bute Fresh Air Fund, colleges for negroes in the South, and to the Belgian and Armenian Relief funds.
 During the year there were added to the membership of the church ten hy confession of faith and there was a loss of two by death, making net gain of eight and a total membership of 16S. The average attendance at the morning service was 92, an increase of 37 per cent. over two years ago.
 The officers of the church were all reelected. They are as follows: J. s. Reed, clerk; J. B. Reed, treasurer; H. A. Holt, auditor; F. L. Beckley and c. $. Fuller, members of the Official Board for three years; Mrs. J. O. Rich mond, deaconess for three years; A. A. Hubbard, collector and also representa- tive in the Litchfield Northwest Asso- citation; Rev. k. o. Gillette, superin- tendent of the Sunday school; and the following as music committee, Rev. E. O. Gillette, k. D. Peirce, Mrs. A. H. Herriman, Mrs. A. E. Molando, Miss Minnie E. Peirce and Mrs. E. T. Rowe.
 The superintendent has appointed the following officers of the Sunday school: Assistant superintendent, Allyn Fuller; secretary, John $. Reed; treas. urer, Forbes Adam; superintendent of Primary department, Mrs. k. T. Rowe; of Home department, Miss Minnie k. Peirce; of Cradle Roll, Mrs. David hoger.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
WEXFORD CHANGES
Restaurant to Move and Present Build
 ing Remodeled.

Whitford avenue is to undergo con. siderable transformation in the i'm. mediate future, according to plans laid out. The restaurant and pool room business, which has reverted from Mir. Lester to the Whitfords. is to be trans. ferred to the building opposite, formerly occupied by the Boy Scouts and will be conducted by R. II. Whitford. The rooms will be enlarged to give increased capacity for the lunch counter and pool tables.
 Tine large building, in which the restaurant is now located will be en. tirely remudeled and transformed into a dwelling, to be occupied by the Whit. ford family. The front of the lower story will be removed to make u porch on the ground floor and four colonial columns will support the projecting upper story front. The inside. upstairs and down is to be entirely overhauled and partitioned into capacious and con vient rooms for domestic purposes, the colonial style being predominant throughout. Work on the transforma. tions is to begin in the very near flu ture and will be completed in the early spring, when the family will remove from their present quarters over the store, into their newly prepared home. The rooms over the store will be rented as tenement.
 Henry Whitford has purchased fine cottage, furnished, at Riverside, near Milford on the Sound, which his family will occupy during the summer months.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
The Farm Bureau.

They talk about New Eugland con- servatism! If New England's culti vate a smile instead of scowl when a new idea came along, there'd be a let less good things smothered before they got going. Take the Farm Bureau, for instance. Good thing. Everybody admits it. There's 4,8OO farmers in Litchfield County, but not 300 of them comes across to help the Bureau that's started to help them. And the busi- nessmen There's about as many of their names on the membership roll as there's trout in a brook Fred Turrill and Amos Bowers has just fished.- New Milford Times.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
RECORD OF 1915
News of the Old Year CuIled from The
 News Files.
Continued from last week.
 MAY 90.

Continued from last week.
 MAY 90.
 Supervisor George J. Vogel was ap- pointed superintendent of the public schools in Torrington.
 Committees were appointed to assist in the observance of Memorial Day. Improvements in the local postoffice were completed.
 MAY 27.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Litchfeld County Public Health Asso. citation was held at the Canfield, Presi- dent W. w. Bierce presiding. Dr. Ross, at his summer camp in the Adirondacks, was joined by H. R. Ives, Dr. Corwin and George Simpson, of New York.
 JUNE 3. Norfolk concerts were on, this week. Charles Durham, a farm hand, was murdered near the scene of the H. B. Case killing, in Barkhamstod. Isaac N. Williams, of Bridgeport, and Henry F. Roe, of Poughkeepsie, were placed on trial in the criminal superior court.
 Memorial Day observed with unusual interest. Judge John H. Light, of South Norwalk, was speaker of the day. Miss Adele B. Graney, of Canaan, and Alexander K. MePherson, of Win sted, were married.
 JUNE 10.
 valI dropped dead, aged 6s.
 Herbert Stanton, of Canaan, died suddenly in a doctors office in North Adams.
 Adelbert Dings sold his residence on Reed street to John Mansfield, land purchased the Peirce house occupied by Samuel Drumm.
 JUNE IF.
 William and Roe, charged with the murder of H. B. Case, were found guilty.
 The tri.state reunion of veterans, was held in Lakeville.
 Rev. Mir Crichton addressed the graduating class of the Canaan gram mar school.
 MT. and Mrs. Jerome G. Root at. tended. in Niverville, N. T., the fun eral of Mrs. Roots sister, Miss Julia Wendell.
 JUNE 24. Annual midsummer meeting and feast of the Litchfield County Univer- sity Club, at Whitehouse, Norfolk, guests of Mir. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel.
 JULY 1. The annual meeting of the Visiting Nurse Association was held and inter- esting reports submitted. A special town meeting voted to build addition to the Canaan school house.
 Rev L. E. Travis preached a special sermon for Masons.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Editor Retracts and Suspends

In the Waterbury city court Friday, Edward L. Cowles, editor of the Water bury Sunday News, agreed to suspend publication of the paper if the state nolle the case against him for criminal libel. A nolle was entered and MT. Cowles publicity declared that he would not engage in sensational jour- nalism in Waterbury again. He also publicly retracted printed statements appearing in his paper, 1efaming the character of three girls, the offense which led to his arrest last week.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
New Haven's Efforts,

The New Haven Railroad Company issued the following order to all field men of the Traffic Department:
 "Effective at once and rntil further notice it is desired that you desist from any further solicitation of freight and in lieu thereof institute systematic campaign among all receivers and ship. pers of freight on the New Haven Rail road. prevailing upon them to promptly release cars by expeditions unloading in order that the terminals may be re- lieved quickly, thereby avoiding con. gestiou and enabling the company to return the foreign equipment on our rails to the home lines more rapidly.
 Patrons of the company taking delivery of freight through the houses, should also be impressed with the inn portance of promptly taking away all traffic consigned to them, thus avoid ing a congestion of these facilities.
 twill you please have your forces start this work at once and on any questions of overlapping territory con- fer one with the other and evolve some satisfactory scheme to bring about the desired results promptly"
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Get Out, Hyphenateds !

An invitation to "hyphenated citi- zens" who put the interests of the native country before those of America to "get off the face of the earth," was issued in New York, Thursday by United States Judge Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama. Judge Claytons remarks were made i'll addressing the grand jury which was empanelled to resume the investigation into the activity of German agents in this country.
 "You gentlemen" he said, "are en- tering upon your duties as American citizens. If any of you have had the misfortune to be born ill a foreign country hope that you can truthfully say now that you love America more than the land of your birth. I have no sympathy with any naturalized citi- zen who is given to carping criticism of his government or who canuot say that he loves America first, last and forever. If any citizen has come here from another country to evade military service let him not critlcise our institu tions here. If he desires to do so let him get off the face of the earth, or 20 back and fight for the country whence he came.
 i've do not care what foreigners or foreign nations think of our methods of government. So far they have proven pre-. .eminently successful. At present we are doing our best to carry out the precepts of the great father of our country, George Washington. by keeping our minds strictly on our own business and avoiding entangling alli. ances or by meddling in the affai1s of European nations.'
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Bank Officials.

At the annual meeting of the Ga. naan National Bank held Tuesday, directors were elected as follows George s. Fuller, A. c. Lockwood, J. H. Roraback, H. E. Lyles, G. L. Par sons, s. ". Balnes, Frank H. Lee.
 The directors elected the following officers: President George s. Fuller; vice. president A. c. Lockwood; cashier, J. H. Lansing.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13
Hangs Himself in Room.

Henry Snyder, 52 years old, con- mitted suicide by hanging in room at his home in West Haven, during Thursday night. The body was found the next day. Dependency is given as the cause.aa
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13

Binks-Timmins seems like very little fellow.
 Jinks-Yes. Timmins is the sort of chap who digs trenches for other men to fight in.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Connecticut western news., 1916-01-13

"I suppose you meet many kinds. of people ?"
 "No; they're all alike," said the shoe clerk. Every woman who comes in here thinks she's a Cinderella. D. Pittsburgh Post