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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
MUCH DIFFERENCE IN LAW

Isn't it queer how stern the law is
in some respects and how lenient in
othersl
Clip a few cents worth of silver
off quarter dollar and bang! Uncle
Sam locks you up for several years.
Let butcher cut 20 cents worth Of
steak off that four-pound order Of
yours through his swindling scales
and perhaps after a thousand similar
offences he may be fined $40, writes
Wizard" in Philadelphia Press.
Cheating a thousand persons out Of
meat is regarded as trifle. Cheating
your Uncle Samuel out Of nickel is
a penitentiary job. Why such big
difference?
/ read in paper that store
keeper who habitually swindled his
customers by short weight has been
fined $25.
Every once in a while Philadelphia
sends out to see how many crooked
scales are in use and finds hundreds.
LET us Gather at the River" was
reputed to be the favorite hymn of
the milk dealers. That was long ago,
before we made it a crime to put wa
ter in the milk bottle.
Now the pump is no longer the
most profitable COW in the dairy.
Tens of thousands Of purchases
made in this town daily are weighed
or measured. Gould the city do a bet
ter service for its 100000 buyers
than to see that yardstick is always
36 inches long and that a pound is
not IA ounces?
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
HALF A MILLION YANKs
ARE YET OVERSEAS

The Stars and Stripes, the official
newspaper Of the American expedi-
tionary forces, gives some statistics
in its issue Of May % which are
interesting to those wlo still have
relatives in France:
During the first 20 DAYS in Nav
2l0,l76 members Of the A. E. F. put
out across the Atlantic. In one sin
gle day last week 1895 soldiers took
ship. During the past week in S5
minutes they put 1861 troops on
board one boat at Brest."
The rapidity with which the sol
diers are being handled at embarka-
ton points should encourage those
who are waiting so anxiously for the
return Of their loved ones, for soon
these too win be numbered among
those who are clambering aboard the
transports.
There are now approximately $780,
600 Yanks in the A. e. f., half Of
whom are in the divisions and half
in the S. 0. s. The seth, S0th, 81st,
88th, seth, goth, 9Th and 7th divisions
have sailed or will soon sail. Five
divisions remain for the present in
the army Of occupation: the 1st, End,
Bird, 4th and 9Th divisions. The in
dications are that the 4th and 9th
divisions will soon be withdrawn
from the army of occupation and
moved towards the ports Of embarka-
ton,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
GREENFIELD SHIPS BEANS
AND BERRIES BY CARLOAD

The Dresden Enterprise says that
Greenfield is shipping from one to
two cars each of plackbkerries and
string beans per day. On Saturday
two cars of beans were shipped out
and more than one car of berries.
The berries are bringing Sc per
crate on the Chicago market and
beans 81 basket. The yield of the
latter is very poor, due to late frosts
and continued rains, but berry vines
are fairly laden and growers are maxi
ing money hand over fist. Mr.. Nc
TIMBER shipped 1870 crates Of berries
one day last week.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
zoo cAN ID II. 90

The way Of the farmer IN this
country this spring has truly been
hard, and yet many good farmers tell
US they have the best crop they have
had in years. Work, persistent and
determined work, rain or shine, they
tell as did it. They kept their for
ees going in rain and mad and now
they have good crops to shew for il.
And work viii accomplish wonders.
-Fayette Falcon.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26

Teething babies always have q hard
time Of it when this process occurs
in hot weather. They not only have
to contend with painful gums but
the stomach is disordered, bowels
loose and the body uncomfortable
The best help you can give the little
sufferer is McGee's Baby Elixir. Il
corrects sour stomach, eools and quiz
cts the bowels and helps digestion.
Sold by Alexander Drug Co.
Surgeons agree that in cases 81
cuts, burns, bruises and wounds the
first treatment is most important
When an efficient antiseptic Is aps
piled promptly there is no danger 81
infection and the wound begins to
heal at once. For use on man OF
beast, Bor0zone is the ideal antisep-
tic and healing agent. Buy it now
and be ready for an emergency. Sold
by Alexander Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
FARMERS PAY TOO LITTLE
ATTENTION TO INSURANCE

Farmers, as a rule, we believe,
pay far too little attention to the
matter Of insurance, both fire and
life. Every farm home should be
insured against fire loss, and when
possible valuable barns should also
be insured. OF course, where a man
has a good farm well equipped, no
debts and money in the bank, life in
surance may not be an absolute ne
cessity;. but it is little less than a
calamity for widow and children
to be left with heavy debts to meet
and no insurance money to help meet
them. This matter Of insurance is
one that should be looked to without
delay. Progressive Farmer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26

America controls the trade in Sa-
moan Islands. Copra is the prin-
cipal export of the islands.
England is now the only country
left which possesses an upper house
Of parliament composed entirely Of
hereditary peers.
Nearly one thousand charwomen
employed In the Dominion govern
ment Offices ct Ottawa, have formed
4 union with a view to securing an
increase in wages.
The only important peace treaty
ever negotiated by women was that
known as the ssLadies' Peace" ar
ranged By Louisa Of Savoy and Mar
garet Of Austria.
A successful experiment IN peanut
cultivation on the Euphrates river
n Meeopotarnia has been accomplish
Cd. .sras@-A-a------. 'susssi
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
NEW GERMAN CABINET
Has BEEN FORMED


Berlin, June 21.-A new German
cabinet has been formed under the
premiership Of Herr Bauer, formerly
minister Of labor, with DR.. Hermann
Mueller, the majority Socialits leader,
as minister Of foreign affairs.
The other members Of the cabinet
ale;
Minister Of the interior, Or. Ed
uaId David.
Minister Of finance and vice-pre-
mier, Matthias Erzberger.
Minister Of economies, Herr Wis
sell.
Minister of labor, Herr Sehlicke.
Minister Of the treasury, Herr
Meyer.
Minister of posts and telegraphs,
Herr Giesberts.
Chief of colonial Office, DR.. Bell.
Minister Of natiQal defense, GUS
tav Noske.
Minister Of fodo, DR.. Schmidt.
No appointment has been made
to the ministry Of justice. Herr
Meyer, The new head Of the treasury
department, is a native Of Keufbeu-
rem, Bavaria.
Weimar, Friday, June 2O.-Cau-
cnses Of three principal parties, vot-
ing Thursday night on the question
Of signing the peace treaty, resulted
al follows:
Majority Socialists rs in favor Of
signing the treaty and SO against;
Democrats, one Baron Won RIGHT
hofen) in favor Of signing, and So
against; Gentrists, four in favor Of
unconditional acceptance and So for
conditional acceptance.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
LIME ROCK

Mrs. Michael Hickey and son Rob- ert were in Canaan Saturday.
 Anson Young is confined to his home with the influenza.
 MT. and Mrs. R. N. Barnum and family of Yonkers, N. Y. were in town Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Newman Athoe was in Great Harrington Friday.
 N. A. McNeil was in town the greater part of last week attending to his business here.
 Miss Belle Judd of Huntsville has been visiting Mrs. Irene Owen
 Mrs. Frank Brown left here Mon day for New York where she will join her husband.
 H. V. Eggleston arrived in town one day last week. His family ex- pect to move April 1st.
 The Red Cross have sent the fol lowing articles in the past two months. 30 pairs of drawers, paja- ma, 30 shirts, pajama, 15 children's skirts, 15 pairs of children's draw CTS, 6 years, 10 undershirts, 10 pairs of drawers, 14 years, 10 baby dress es, flannel, 10 baby dresses, serge 10 women's dress skirts, serge. 10 women's kerchiefs, 38 pairs of socks 8 sweaters, 10 girls petticoats, 15 girls underwaists, 9 large bundles ot refugee clothing.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
EAST CANAAN

Mrs. Geo. Smith of Canaan visited at John Foley's Sunday.
 Mrs. Martin Casey spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. B. Ganci at Great Harrington, Mass.
 Mrs. Catherine Carley spent the past Sunday with friends in Winsted.
 Miss Mary Deloy of Torrington called on friends in town Sunday.
 Miss Leanore Carlin of Torrington spent Sunday at James Tierney Sr's.
 Miss Mae Foley has been con- fined to her bed the past week.
 Messrs. Howard Lawrence, D. C.. Garfield and James Casey attended the automobile show in Hartford one day last week.
 Miss Alice Perdrizet spent Sunday with Elizabeth Smith at Canaan.
 Several of the young people at tended Bought and Paid For" at Mill River, Mass. last Friday even ing.
 Mrs. F. B. Ferris and daughter were called to Michigan On account of the sudden death of Mrs. Ferris mother.
 Andrew St. John of Newberry, Michigan is spending q few days with F. B. Ferris.
 Mrs. c. B. Cowdrey spent one day last week with her mother at Win sted.
 There was a good congrcE ation out Sunday morning in spite of :he awful condition of the roads. Rev. Robert Fletcher started a series of sermons, as all the ministers have been requested on "The League of Nations, it was very interesting.
 Miss Philinda Stevens is a victim of the humps. Mrs. H. F. Law renee played the church organ Sun day. .. .r.-. h.
 Miss Ida Mcintyre accompanied her sister back to New York for a visit.
 Mrs. Spencer of Lyme was a guest at Joseph Rix' last week.
 Miss Clara Allyn has been taking care of Miss M. E. Briggs who has been i'll for two. weeks. This week Miss Allyn goes to Winsted to care for Mrs. Esther Brinton.
 William Bump of New York state was an over-Sunday guest at Mrs. Mary Gaylord's.
 Rev. Robert Fletcher was called to Beacon Falls Friday to officiate at the funeral of a former parishioner.
 A letter from Mrs. Cunning who is in St. Augustine, Fla. says they are having lively times there with the aeroplanes and hydroplanes which are thicker than mosquitoes, also several submarine chasers, which the people were allowed to go over now that the war is ended.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
CORNWALL

On Wednesday of last week MT. Charles H. Smith was buried in the Calhoun cemetery. He died from heart disease on Monday night, aged seventy-seven. His decease leaves but a single veteran of the Civil War residing in the town, MT. Payne. Ever since the war MT. Smith had carried the flag of the Gregory Post G. A. R. on Memorial Day until last Spring, when he was unable to march or even to ride in the procession. His death and the recent removal of John Edwards leave MT. Payne our solitary old soldier, but new series gre already coming back from over seas, fields and national camps, two with wounds, one from a German prison, but the two who come not back died at Camp Devens.
 Almost everybody succeeded in getting in a fair supply of ice here though it had to be hauled further than usual.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
NEWS frefn NEARBY F0WRS

Mrs. Ezra Huntley.
 Ward M. Langdon from Copake, N. Y. spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. Julia F. Roraback.
 Mrs Martin Casey from East Ca naan spent Sunday with Mrs. M. E. Kane.
 Miss Sarah Rood was confined to her home a few days last week ow- ing to sickness.
 Private A. H. Rood and Mrs. A. H. Rood have been visiting their parents MT. and Mrs. c. L. Rood.
 MT. N. Barton, who has just re- turned from overseas spent Friday with his wife and daughter who are staying at Wm. Sackett's.
 Mrs. Mansfield and son are visit ing at her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. Pinkava.
 Fred Smith has had an attack of the quincy but is much improved.
 Dewey Vosburgh visited his sister, Mrs. H. Handel on Sunday.
 Miss Alice Bowen spent Sunday with Mrs. E. Donsbough in Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
FALLS VILLAGE

Mrs. Cosgrove, who returned from Kent last week, has been called to GayIordsville to care for Mrs. Dakin. Rev. E. A. Hazeltine spent Tues day at F. G. Deans.
 Mrs. Laura Brinton is visiting in Waterbury.
 Mrs. J. K. Mackie was in Canaan one day last week.
 Mrs. Ralph Woodin and children were in Lime Rock last week as guests of relatives.
 Mrs. L. Rosenthal and Miss Annie Weiner spent few days in New Ha- ven last week.
 Miss Katherine Schoen has been a guest at Mrs. Levi Ganser's the past week.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. Rosenthal left Thursday noon for St. Louis, Mo. where they expect to reside perma- nently.
 W. R. Willard of New Britain was a guest at his home here last week
 Mrs. s. L. Frear was in Canaan last week one day.
 Mrs. Frank Olcott of Hartford WAS guest at s. L. Frear's a few days last week.
 Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hall spent Friday in Canaan.
 Miss M. A. Ward spent Sunday with Mrs T. F. Watson.
 Rev. M. s. Pressey returned Sat urday after spending two weeks in CoIlingswood, N. J.
 Mrs. Frank Bushey was in Canaan Monday
 M. G. Marcy and Walter Marcy spent Sunday in Danbury.
 Carroll Burkett of Camp Upton WAS a guest at the Burkett farm over the weekend.
 Mir. and Mrs. Picken left Sunday afternoon for New York city.
 Mrs. Inez Preston is in Canaan this week.
 Will Hines is working at R. E. Woodin's blacksmith shop.
 The highway in front of the Amesville school house is in bad condition caused by the rain Friday and Saturday.
 Tony Passini of South Canaan has eve that gave birth to three lambs on Sunday. 4 daughter was born February 22nd to Rev. and Mrs. M. s. Pressey of this place at Camden, N. J.
 Miss Olive Wilms has been spend- ing the past week at Mrs. Mary Will COX in Canaan.
 Mrs. Chas. Blake went to Pitts field to see an eye specialist Friday. Mrs. Fred Blake accompanied her.
 Mrs. Geo. I. Ayres, Mrs. O. J. Sabin and Mrs. Irving Ayers were in Pittsfield last week.
 Henry Beneway, the new section boss on the railroad has moved to this village from Sheffield, Mass. -
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
WEST CORNWA ALL

Friday night the heavy rain raised the brook to a torrent and a muddy one But it soon subsided and no damage done.
 Mr. and Mrs. Willis Potter had the influenza but are now better. Clarence Bailey thought himself better, but was not careful, took cold, and at this writing is seriously sick.
 Rev. Fred Smith preached an ex- ceIlent sermon Sunday afternoon on Amefica's great problem, the peace question
 R N Cochrane took trip to New Britain for the weekend.
 The heavy rain and bad roads made the carriers on both mail routes late with their deliveries last Saturday.
 Delos Hart has gone back to New Ycrk and Sylvia Hart and Burnham have also gone for a visit.
 There is to be a Farmers Institute Sunday and Monday, March 9th and 10th. On Sunday the services at the church in the morning will be as usual. Every one is expected to take his lunch, From 80 to 3:30 the speakers will be A. w. Manches- ter and Miss Marie Lovsnes. On Monday, at Grange Hall, there will be an all days session each one carrying lunch for the social hour at noon. The speakers will be MT Manchester, Miss Lovsnes and Miss Bronson
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
CANAAN VALLEY

Johnnie Spaulding's family and Geo. Browns family are i'll with in- f1uenza.
 Robert Roger Jr. is confined to his home with a severe cold.
 Miss Mary Stevens returned to Ct. Harrington Friday.
 Mrs. D. J. Emmons spent Tuesday with friends in Lakeville.
 Mrs. Walter Tupper and daughter is spending a few days in Hartford.
 Several from this place spent last Friday in Ct. Harrington.
 The storm of Friday night and Saturday morning washed the roads badly in places.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
SHARON
SERGT. PALMER WRITES
 TO AUNT IN SHARON
Gievres, France. Jan. 29, 1919.

Dear Aunt:
 Arrived back at camp safely and it seems good to get back home again. Hope you received my letter from Coblenz o. K. When I got back to camp I found several letters from you waiting for me. I also had some from various other sources so you see I had plenty of reading for a time. had a wonderful trip and can't tell you how glad l was to get such a long trip. had stove in the car all the way up, so I kept very comfortable although the weather was a little cold. I was through the old battle grounds and stopped in Verdun. The ground is just full of shell holes and the houses are all demolished and there isn't tree left standing.
 It surely must have been some warm place when the shelling was going on. I went through the long tunnel on the other side of Verdun, where so many French were gassed. There were dugouts all along the railroad and I went into some of them to see what they were like. Most of them had been hit by shells and were nearly destroyed.
 The Cootees were still holding the fort but think they must be getting rather hungry as they looked rather thin. I saw a number of them with three service stripes and most all of them had been wounded.
 I was very much interested in the barbed wire entanglements which were scattered all over the country and it didn't look as though it were possible for any one to get through them. There &rc millions of tons of :: GlI t I,.l le 2y,nc jcb to gather < ,.> al G@3 id Of it. l saw many
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
NORFOLK

The Isabella Club met with Miss Helen Pettibone Tuesday afternoon. The final list of forty-seven delin- quents of local exemption board No. 19 for the district shows the name of Myer Feldman of this town.
 Miss Hazel Hildebrandt has re- tcovered from an attack of influenza
 Miss Martha L. Stevens, through her attorney, has issued a notice to MT. and Mrs. J. Frank Horton, who have lived in her home on Maple ave- inue for several years, to vacate the property before the middle of March. Failure to pay the rent for several months is alleged.
 Corporal John Moore, Company B, 303d Machine Gun Battalion, has mo- tified his mother, Mrs. William Ivenny of his return from France a week ago on the transport Montana, and is now stationed at Camp Mer- ritt, N. J. waiting to be sent to a demobilization center.
 Rev. William F. Stearns who has been very i'll for several weeks, is so far recovered as to be about his home again.
 William J. Cowles, a we'll known farmer died suddenly at his home in South Norfolk Sunday. He was sitting in a chair when the summons came. Death resulted from a blood clot on the brain. MT. Cowles was born in the house now owned by Prof. F. J. Goodnew, Aug. 19, 1850, son of James M. and Julia B. Cowles, and was the youngest of seven chil- dren. He is survived by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Dotha A. Woodward and Miss Louise F. Cowles of South Hadley, Mass, and a brother, Joseph N. Cowles. The funeral services were held Wednesday at ? p. m., Rev. John Barstow officiating.
 Henry Parmalee of New Haven has been in town a few days.
 Miss Helen Tule of Hartford has been spending several days at the parsonage.
 Harold Peck is visiting friends in town.
 The masquerade dance given in Village hall Saturday evening was a crowning social event.
 Mrs. E. w. Y. Dunn has gone to New York for an extended visit.
 Miss Nora Whalen of Terryville spent the weekend at her home.
 John Torrant and Gerald Mulville of Waterbury were home Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Frederick Blass spent Sunday in Waterbury.
 Edward M. Selden of Hartford died at St. Francis hospital i'll Hart ford, Saturday afternoon of heart disease. He was TT years old and was born in West Hartford, a son of Edward and Julia (Goodman) Sl- den. He leaves a son, Stephen A. Selden of Norfolk; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Kelley, and brother, Henry H. Selden of West Hartford.
 A telegram was received at Fox Hill to the effect that Eldridge Bridgman had landed in New I ork.
 Mrs. George E. Gillette ana son, who have been spending several days with Mrs. Frank Sylvernale, have returned to Hartford.
 Lieut.. Harold Carruth, who re- gently returned from France has been visiting in town.
 Considerable damage was done to
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06

Arthur H. Lane of Sharon, has taken Charles Bissell's farm to work the coming year and. will take po- session April 1st. MT. Lane will rent his own place to other parties who will move in as soon as it is vacated by him. Success and prosperity is the best wishes of his many friends
 Mrs. H. R. Cline of Bristol has been at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scott, called by the serious illness of her mother.
 Dr. c. G. Kerley of New York city was in town last week.
 Mrs. w. E. Hotaling has been vis- iting relatives in Kingston, N. Y.
 Miss Sarah Burch of Millerton, has been caring for Mrs. Albert Scott.
 Master Freddie Liner, son of MT. and Mrs. Chas. Liner, who under went an operation for appendicitis at the Sharon Hospital is doing nicely.
 The meeting of the Litchfield County Farm Bureau was held under the auspices of Silver Lake Grange at their rooms in the Casino, on Monday.
 Little Geraldine Eggleston, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Gerald Eggleston of New York, who recently under went an operation for mastoids at the Manhattan Ear and Eye Hospi- tai, New York, is doing nicely.
 A daughter was born Feb. 22nd, to MT. and Mrs. Peter Ahjar.
 The three act comedy "The Far merettes' given by the young people of the M. E. Church last week Friday evening was a decided success. The young ladies have received two ur- gent requests to present it at the Casino shortly after Easter, and it i is hoped they may consent to do so. The net proceeds amounted to $31. Those who took part in the play were Mrs. W. K. Landon, Mrs. M. E. Richardson, Mrs. John Humeston, Miss Hazel M. Wiley, Mrs. Chas E. Miller, Miss Mabel Hotaling, Miss Laura Bartram.
 MT. and Mrs. A. W. Lamb and family have vacated their house here and druing the past week moved to the Sawtelle estate near Amenia where MT. Lamb has accepted a DO, sition as foreman.
 Miss Anna B. Doduck has resigned her position as assistant principal ot the Sharon High School and returned to her home in Torrington last week
 Wm. Reinhardt who has beer with the U. s. Army in France dur ing the past winter, returned to hi: home last week.
 Little Miss Avis Wiley, daughter
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06

of MT. and Mrs. Allen J. Wiley, en- tertained a number of friends at her home. last Saturday the occasion be- ing her first birthday.
 Members of Rose Chapter o. E.. s. held card party and dance in their rooms on Tuesday evening. Card playing from 8:15 until 12 o'clock. Music was furnished by Mrs. David Duffy, piano, and Geo. V. Kirby, drums.