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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
CANAAN HOSE COMPANY
PURCHASES AUTO TRUCK
When Equipped Insurance
Rates Will Naturally
Be Lowered

The Canaan Hose Company have
recently purchased used REQ truck,
similar in style to the trucks used by
Ives & Peirce and The Conn. Power
Company, which they plan to recon
struct into an up-to-date combina-
ton hose and double tank chemical
engine. The boys have been earning
money for some time for this pur-
pose, and at last have realized their
ambition. The truck is fully paid
for, and is ready for the. installation
of equipment.
The plan is to purchase two rs
gallon chemical tanks, complete with
200 feet of chemical hose, additional
light ladders, more 21a in. water
hose, and to equip the truck with
additional running boards, hand
rails, and other trimmings.
AS soon as this work is completed
and the outfit is approved by the
Insurance Exchange, all dwelling
property within a radius of one-half
mile of the fire house will be entitled
to insurance rates about twenty per
cent less than the present rates, with
the probability that the mercantile
rates will be reduced in like proper
ton.
AS the purchase of the truck prac-
tically exhausted the available funds
of the Company, the citizens of the
town are to be solicited for funds to
purchase the. equipment. The neces-
sary sum is estimated at $500, and as
in the past the people of Canaan
have always generously supported
the Hose Company, the members
have assumed this task with conf
dence that Canaanites will again
respond to the appeal.
With an outfit of this kind in
operation, the whole town will be
benefited, and Canaan will have a
fire fighting organization superior to
any in this section, outside of the
cities.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
HOLD FIRST MEETING
IN NEW LODGE ROOMS
Housatonic Lodge Now Has
Ideal Permanent
Home

The first meeting of the fall season
of Housatonic Lodge, F. & A. M,
was held last Thursday evening in
their new lodge rooms, in the build
ing recently purchased by its menu
bers. The rooms were surprise and
delight to many who had not before
seen them and only words of the
highest praise were heard on all
sides.
The entire upper floor has been
remodeled, making the lodge room
on the north end of the building.
This room has an entirely new hard
wood polished floor, new electric
fixtures, and new settees to replace
the chairs formerly used. New
runners have been placed about the
hall where needed and the old lodge
furniture has either been replaced or
refnished. In this room the members
also found many articles used in their
work that enthusiastic members have
generously contributed.
At the head of the stairs a spacious
cloak room has been made from
which doors lead to the lodge room,
preparation room and the kitchen.
There is also a large pantry, dining
room, smoking room and parapher-
MALTA room, which supply every need
of the lodge and its auxiliary, the
Order of Eastern Star.
Last July Housatonic Lodge passed
the 50th milestone since it's organiza-
ton. Many members desired to
properly celebrate the occasion in an
appropriate manner at that time but
due to the fact that their hall was not
yet completed, the majority decided
that to have new building of their
own was celebration enough.
Arrangements have now been COM
pleted whereby Montgomery Lodge
of Lakeville has been invited to join
with Housotonic Lodge on Thursday,
September 25. The program has
not yet been divulged, but it is sure
to be one of general enjoyment to
the members and their visiting broth
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
Liable to Heavy Penalty

Residents of towns in Connecticut
having assessment date of Oct. /, and
owning taxable securities, are liable
to taxes at local rates unless the state
tax of four mills has been paid to the
state treasurer on or before Sept. 80.
The estates of those who neglect to
pay the tax will be liable to. a heavy
penalty. Money on hand or in bank
is liable if more than $500 other than
savings banks or savings department
of commercial banks in Connecticut.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
Knight Buys Furniture Business

Sheriden H. Knight, of Torrington,
formerly of this town, has purchased
the furniture business of Wesley A.
Miller of that place and took posses
sion Monday. 1t is very successful
and we'll established business, and Mr.
Knight expects to enlarge it. The
store is being renovated. Mr. Knight
was formerly general manager of the
Litchfeld County Realty & Insur-
ance Company. The store is at So
Water street. The business will be
conducted under the name of Sheri-
dan H. Knight.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
TEACHERS MEETING


The regular meeting of grade tea
cheers, for the month of September,
was held Tuesday afternoon, of. this
week, Superintendent league in
charge.
Demonstration lessons! (a)
model lesson in reading by standard l
Miss Waters, teacher. (b) model
lesson in history by standard ", Miss
Josephine O'Hara, teacher. (c) Prac-
tice of model lesson, standard I
Miss Frink, teacher.
II Discussion of model lessons.
Discussion of practice lesson.
III Interpretation of Plans for
Programs. (a) Organization. 1. STAN
dards and stages. 2. Methods. (b)
Subject Matter. l. Chart essentials.
2. Reading. (a) oral. (b) silent. 8.
Arithmetic. 1. facts. 2. process.
8. problems. 4. exercises.
A. Geography. 1. facts, 2 stories,
3 topics, charts, local material.
5. History. 1 facts, stories, 8
charts, local material.
5. Spelling. l sources, class
study, 3 class testing, 4 review, 5
spelling blanks.
8. Physiology and hygiene. l
health and inspection, 2 physical
training exercises, 3 precepts, 4
texts and reading available.
9. Citizenship. 1 texts and read
ing available.
10. Special subjects. 1 music. (a)
aims, (b) songs. 2. Drawing. (a)
aims, (b) materials. 8. Sewing. (a)
materials. A. Agriculture. (a)
school fair, (b) texts, (c) materials.
" Sale of War Saving Stamps,
l Tests, (a) composition, (b) arith-
metic, (c) reading.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
TO PUSH THRIFT STAMPS
Campaign Will Be More Vigorous
Than During the War

Secretary Glass announced last
week that it was the treasury's pur-
pose to push the campaign for the
sale of thrift stamps with even great
er vigor now than during the war.
"There are at present., Mr.. Glass
said, "just as compelling if not more
pressing reasons than formerly for
urging our people to conserve and
augment the capital-resources of the
country by prudent spending, system
attic saving and wise investment.
There can be no question that fac
tor of major Importance in the pres
ent high cost of living is the extrava-
gance and waste which have come as
a reaction from the war time econo-
mics"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
COMMISSIONERS ORDER
LAKE ROAD REPAIRED
Hearing Held at Twin Lakes
Last Saturday Largely
Attended

County Commissioners John H.
Lancaster, Ashael W. Mitchell and J.
Sedgwick Tracy, were in session at
the post office at Twin Lakes last
Saturday to hear the action institu-
ted by the petitioners around Twin
Lakes against the Selectmen of the
Town of Salisbury relative to the
present condition of the highway
around the Lakes. The three Select
men of the Town of Salisbury, Dan
lei Lorrigan, J. Mortimer Bell and
N. A. Mcneil were represented by
Donald J. Warner, Attorney-at-Law,
and also by William B. Perry, Jr.,
Assessor, and William B. Rand, who
will undoubtedly be the next first
Selectman of the Town. The Select
men and their representatives at
first took peculiar attitude toward
this matter, and would not admit but
that the highway had been properly
repaired, until the County Commits
sioners emphatically gave them to
understand that they had passed over
the highway in question and would
not hesitate to state that the same
was not in proper repair, and the
Town of Salisbury must in the future
make alterations and repairs some
what commensurate with the amount
of taxes which they secure from the
residents in that part of the Town.
J. Clinton Roraback, Attorney-at-
Law, of this town, was the repre-
sentative of the petitioners, of whom
about rs were present, and figures
were introduced by the counsel of the
petitioners, and admitted to be true
by the Selectmen and authorities of
the Town of Salisbury, that the Town
secured about $500 taxes annually,
from the residents around the Lakes,
and it was brought out at the hear
ing that the Town of Salisbury had
expended less than 500 per year
upon this highway.
After considerable discussion the
Commissioners decided that the
Town of Salisbury should repair the
highway: that the Selectmen should
remove the rocks and encroachments
during this Fall and place the high
way in proper condition SO that the
same could be used without endan-
gering the lives of individuals pass
ing over the same.
The hearing was adjourned until
June 26th, 1920, at which time the
County Commissioners will return
and investigate the repairs made by
the Selectmen of the Town of Sails
bury, and at that time they will make
a specific order as to further repairs,
if the Town of Salisbury has not at
that time placed the road in a proper
condition.
The summer residents of Twin
Lakes and those owning property in
that vicinity are contemplating the
possibility of petitioning the next
General Assembly that, if the Town
of Salisbury does not properly repair
this highway, that Twin Lakes be set
off from the Town of Salisbury and
be made part of the Town of North
Canaan.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
STATE CHAMPIONS
Three Salisbury Girls Represent
rw.. State at Springfield

Twenty-one Connecticut boys and
girls, state club champions in their
various classes, are living the real
outdoor life at Camp Vail on the
Eastern States Exposition Grounds
at Springfield and are having the
time of their young lives. Real tents,
real army mess kits from which to
eat their "chow", real canvas cots,
the same kind that their brothers and
fathers used not so long ago, the
same bugle calls that direct the daily
routine of any military body and 100
other regular army" practices fea-
tured the day for the youngsters
Sunday and the best of it, according
to them is that it is going to last for
six more days.
Three young ladies of Salisbury,
Misses Marion Eggleston, Emma
Reed and Catherine A. Finnegan,
represent Connecticut, having won
the garden club contest. These three
turned their efforts from canning for
the honor of leading the state into
commercial canning with the inten-
ton of earning sufficient money to
pay their own way through the State
Agricultural College. One of the
trio, Miss Reed, is already a student
at Storrs. Berton CASTER, his broth
er Fred, and Richard Gale, all of
Durham, won the right to represent
the state by winning the corn cham
pionship of Tolland county and
later defeating the Middlesex champs
in a contest at Middletown.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
North Canaan to Receive 81, 1O4

The state board of education has
recommended for an average attend
ance grant for school purposes for
the two years ending July IA, 1921,
under the law passed at the 1919
session of the legislature, the follow
ing amounts for towns in this sec
ton: Barkhamsted, $3.50; Canaan,
1921; Colebrook, 1912; Hartland,
1904; New Hartford, 1913; Norfolk,
1922; North Canaan, $1,104; Sails
bury, $1,092; Sharon, 5000 Win
chester, $3.50.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18

William O'Hara of Taconic and
William Gilligan of Pittsfeld, Mass,
who were serving sentences at the
county jail, O'Hara for breaking and
entering and Gilligan for highway
robbery and who walked away from
their guards, Thursday evening and
succeeded in getting out of the Jail
yard, were caught at 2:30 o'clock
Friday morning in West Springfield
and brought back to Pittsfeld to
complete their Germs.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18

Students all over the world are
offered special facilities to attend
lectures at the Sorbonne, the ancient
university of Paris beginning Novem-
Der 3. Courses include six months
work on French history, literature,
geography, philosophic and social
doctrines, art, laws and legal institu-
tions of France, medicine, the scien-
ces and language.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18
Towns To Vote on License

Of the 159 towns in the state that
will hold elections the first week in
October, forty-six have notified the
secretary of the state regarding their
attitude on the license question. Up
to Saturday morning only four
towns, Stonington, Waterford,
Sufield and Danielson. had indicated
a decision to vote on the question.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-09-18

Frank Massiero has sold his shoe
business to Mossinio Perantoni, who
has taken possession. Frank will
take his family back to Italy for a
visit but expects to return next
spring.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

oNDON.-England's love and ad-
Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie
Grieve were poured forth when the
daring .aviators arrived in London
from northern Scotland in a demon
stration of hero worship unequaled in
recent history fthe British Empire.
ToRoNTo.-canada fears the strike
movement spreading east and west
from Winnipeg will stife her indus
tries just as they are being readjusted
to peace time.
Observation-Disclosures is to in
vestigate the army system of courts
martial
PARIS.-AdmiraI kolchak's govern
ment has not yet been recognized by
the United States, according to the
American delegation in Paris, despite
current rumors. Meanwhile the Es-
thonians have captured Pskov, a rail-
way junction south Of Petrograd.
cOBLENZ.-The Second Regiment
of Engineers, attached TO the Second
Division, achieved the remarkable feat
of bridging the Rhine River is exactly
fifty-nine minutes. The Rhine was
never bridged in that time before. This
task was performed as test of the
preparedness of the American army of
occupation for any call.
NEW YORk.-Frank A. VanderIlp
at dinner at which he is the chief
guest says credit must be given to all
European countries if after-the-war
disaster is avoided
COLUMBUS, O.-Newton D. Baker,
secretary of war, virtually has been
eliminated as a Democratic Presi-
Dental possibility by the boom for
Governor Cox. The latter is virtually
certain to get an instructed delegation.
LoNDON.-Thousands of London
veterans, armed with stones and
marching on the HOUSE. of Commons
and Buckingham Palace TO demand
work. are subdued by the police.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
DEMAND FOR DAIRY PRODUCE
Bureau of Markets Will Furnish Plans
for Stimulating Greater
Consumption.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The bureau Of markets Of the de-
partment of agriculture announces that
it is prepared to furnish local organi--
cations complete plans for campaigns
to stimulate the consumption Of dairy
products in cities. A campaign at Sc
dalia, Mo-, was conducted in February
through the cooperation of the cham
Der of commerce, the women's division
of the council of national defense, the
state college Of agriculture and other
local organizations. Last year CAM
paigns conducted by the department to
encourage the use of dairy products
were held in Boston, Detroit, Des
Molnes, Minneapolis and st. Paul. AT
Des Moines after weeks campaign
the demand for milk became greater
than dealers were able to meet. At
another city dealer who was market
ing about $50 pounds of cottage cheese
each week increased his sales to $50
day, and in other cases much
SKINNED milk that had been going to-
waste was converted into cottage
cheese and found ready market.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
INDIGESTION CAUSES SC0URS
Calf Affected Has Been Diverted, Been
Given Milk That Was Sour, or
PaiIs Were Dirty.

When the calf gets scours it Is an
indication that something is wrong
with the feeding. 1t has either been
overfed, been given milk that is sour
or cold, been fed sweet milk one meal
and sour the next, or the pals or
troughs are dirty. Indigestion is the
cause of Scours, so in treating the
trouble the first thing to do is to cor
rect the conditions that brought on
indigestion. Then give a dose of cas-
tor oil in milk and follow with the
formalin treatment. This consists in
giving one tablespoonful of formalln
solution, made by adding one-half
ounce of formalin to 151a ounces of
water, in each pint of milk fed. Only
half the usual amount of milk should
be given at feed for a few days,
when the amount can be increased to
normal again. There are other rem,
edies but this has been highly rec
commended.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
PITH OF HE.
VICTORY NEW S

Germany's counter proposals regard
ing the peace treaty include the
pooling of all the maritime fleets of
the world in one vast trust and the
Observation-Disclosures of the cable
lines and ask France to give up her
territorial claims on the Saar valley,
promising her coal instead.
American and British marines have
landed at Danzig to garrison the
city, while Poles and Rumanlans
have Joined forces to meet a strong
BolsheVist attack in the southeast.
Premier Paderewski before leaving
for Paris stated that the Poles were
not fighting the Ukrainians.
The Kingdom of Liechtenstein, the
third smallest state in Europe, asks
for seat at peace conference so II
may conclude peace with Germany,
with which state Of war has exist
ed for fifty-three years.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, declares
League of Nations covenant dooms
the rule of the white race and gives
world control to ozark skinned"
peoples. He says the ,"coiored"
races will have a majority of two
in the league. Senator Reed de-
nounced President Wilson il ri 1lent
language for his part In franz the
covenant.
The allies have modified the terms by
which Germany may regain control
Of the saar valley at the end Of is
years. The thirteenth German note
lodges all war blame except that for
the violation of Belgium.
Japan's member of the Peace Confer
ence Commission to fix war blame
tells Herman Bernstein he believes
the fugitive German Kaiser will be
arraigned before tribunal sitting
in Geneva, the seat of the League
Of Nations.
The first American casualties in ST.
IBERIA occur when three soldiers are
wounded slightly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
z men SHOT AS 5000
MOB YALE STUDENTS
Trouble Grows Out of Remarks
at Welcome Home Parade
Which Were Misunderstood.

New Haven, Conn.-More than 5000
persons Joined some 200 discharged
soldiers in an attack on the Yale
campus, which was blocked by the ac-
ton of the Yale authorities in order
ing the college grounds closed to the
public. The crowd seized half a dozen
young men in the vicinity of the cam
pus whom they believed to be students
and handled them roughly. Three I'M
dergraduateS who are known to have
been injured are Harvey Childs of the
class of 1920, james PaysOn and Henry
Wilson. freshmen. They happened to
be walking through the City Central
Green, near the campus, when they
were caught by the mob and mauled.
When the mob reached the campus
IT found every gate shut and Dean
Frederick Jones of the academic de-
partment in command of the student
forces. He ordered them to say moth
ing, but TO defend the campus if 1t
were attacked. Armed with clubs and
baseball bats, the students stood near
the gates.
AtdDNlliB DOllCe ItlDlOl
had arrived and the inobs attempt TO
invade the campus was frustrated.
Persons in the crowd threw stones
freely, smashing a number of windows
in Welch, Farnam and Lawrence halls,
dOrmitories which front on College
street Turning from the campus the
crowd walked to the large moving pic
Of y,
ing their way into the Bijou and MAX
ing an ineffective search for Yale men.
They attempted to invade Polls Pal
ace Theater but large force of police
| blocked their entrance. The mob then
returned to Central Green, where they
were ordered to dispense by Mayor
| Fitzgerald. The One Hundred and
Second Regiment brass band was then
engaged and headed a parade through
the principal streets till midnight.
The riot came to an end when Jim
Braden, president of the Yale Athletic
Association, captain of the track team,
and a veteran Yale football player ad-
dressed the rioters. He was an artil-
| ery captain in France, and told the
soldiers that he had been in the
trenches with them and that they mis-
| understood the Yale sentiment. He
said that the matter was being investi-
| gated and if 1t was found that Yale
men had insulted a~soldier they would
be punished. The mob gave three
cheers for Braden and the scare was
over
During the riot Ernest Fuesco and
Tony Palabitti, local residents, were
shot Palabitti received a bullet
through the shoulder and Fuesco
through the groin.