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Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Will Be Held at Cornwall on March
  9th and 10th

The following is the program for the farmers institute to be held al the Second Congregational church at Cornwall on Sunday and Monday March 9th and 10th.
 SUNDAY Morning Service as Usual. Basket Lunch.
 1:30-3:30 The Cornwall of Tomorrow
 A. w. Manchester The Successful Country Com munity Marie Lovsnes Monday, 10:30-12:00
 Grange Hall The Fun of Living Marie Lovsnes Reducing Dairy Feed Costs
 A. W. Manchester Why Eat Fruits and Vegetables?
 Emily Bronson
 12:00-1 80 Basket Luncheon and an Informal
 1:3O-3:3O Our Debt to the Country Child
 Marie Lovsnes Fitting the Farm Scheme to the Farm A. w. Manchester Community Singing
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
CONNECTICUT LEADS
All New England States in War Saw
 ing Stamp Sales

Connecticut stood first among all states of New England in per capita sales of war savings and thrift stamps during the month of January according to announcement made by Mrs. Richard M. Bissell, state di- rector of war savings.
 During the month the post office sales in the state amounted to $281,- 609.13, and sales through the banks were $42,36O.67, amounting altogether to $323,969.8O, or thirty two cents per capita.
 Other states report the following per capita sales: Rhode Island, twenty-five cents; Maine, twenty cents; Massachusetts and New Hampshire, eighteen cents each, and Vermont, sixteen cents. The sales in all New England states amounted for the month to $1,478,678.74.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
ADJOURNED MEETING TO
 BE HELD ON MONDAY
Voters Called to Lay a Tax to
 Defray Expenses ~ for Year

An adjourned town meeting has been called by the Town Clerk to be held at the town hall on Monday March 10th at 200 o'clock. The necessity for the adjourned meeting is due to the fact that the law re- quires the assessors to complete thei1 work before tax is laid. The meeting is called to take action on the following:
 1. To lay a, tax to defray the expenses of said town for the ensu- ing year.
 2. To see if the town will accept gift of $5O:O0 from the heirs of Clarinda A. Beebe, deceased, the interest on the same, at 4 per cent per annum, to be paid to The East Canaan Cemetery Association, for the perpetual care of her lot.
 3. To see if the town will author ize it's Clerk to take the necessary steps to secure a permanent record of the men who served the United States during the European War.
 4. To transact any. other business proper to come before said meeting.
 It is understood that there will be no increase in the tax rate at this time. Due to a new law recently passed by the legislature, making it necessary to reassess all property, it is probable the tax rate will be in- creased next year. .r
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
INCOME TAX DOPE
Treasury Dept. Ruling Provides for
 an Extension of Time

A decision of the Treasury De- partment just issued provides for an extension of time to May 18th for the filing of the following income tax returns:
 Form 96-Information return of payments of interest, salaries, rent, etc.
 Form 1099-This information return must accompany Form 1096 and ' one 1899 must be filed for each person to whom the sum of 5000 or more was paid for salaries, wages, rent, interest, etc. Form 1041-Fiduciary return. Form 1O42This annual withhold ing return deals with salaries, wages, rent, etc., paid to non- resident alien individuals, must be accompanied by Forms 109a and 1913.
 Form 1013-Payment at source of interest upon bonds and dividends upon stock of domestic or other resident corporations. Form 1O98-Income paid to non- resident aliens as interest, rent salaries, wages, etc., adn one of these forms must be filed fo1 each individual to whom any of Returns of partnerships required these payments is made. to be filed on Calendar year basis December 3D.
 Partnerships and corporations Having fiscal year ending in 1918 re granted an extension to March 1.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
NARROW ESCAPE ON C. N. E.
Washout Causes Rails to Spread at
 Cherry Brook

What might have resulted in a iserious accident, with loss of life, was narrowly averted Saturday, when the Central New England train leaving Hartford at 8:35 a. m. and due in Canaan at 11:10 o'clock, was partially derailed by washout at Cherry Brook station, east of Pine Meadow, and between Collinsville and New Hartford.
 As it was, the tender left the track and tore up the roadbed for a considerable distance, and when the train was brought to stop by Engi- neer o. W. Smith of Hartford, the engine was partly on the bridge over the Pennington river. Ties on the bridge were smashed. If the train had been hitting it up" it is prob able that the engine, tender, baggage care and coaches would have cata-
 quilted into the river, which, as a result of the heavy storm of the morning, was unusually high. Willi- am Simmons of Hartford was the conductor.
 Passengers on the train probably owe their lives to the fact that the washout was only few feet east of the station, and that the train was proceeding at slow rate of speed, before stopping. Also, G. A. Codaire of Collinsville, noting the washout, signalled to the engineer and firemen to stop, but his signal was at first taken for salute, it is said, and the crew answered the wave. His way ing was so insistent, however, that the engineer realized that something was amiss.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
EDWARD w CURTISS Is
 ARRESTED IN BROOKLYN
Salisbury Man Sends Sensa- tional Literature Sander
 ing Judge and Others

Another chapter will soon be added to the sensational career of Edward w. CIrtiss, of Salisbury, Sheffield and Torrington, who is now under arrest in Brooklyn for Kidnapping his daughter and also slandering Judge Lucien r. Burpee of the superior court.
 Curtiss and his daughter, Helen, who is Il years old, disappeared from Torrington early in January, and as yet the authorities have been unable to find any trace of the girl. Curtiss however, published hundreds of pamphlets and mailed them from Brooklyn and New York to people in Litchfield county. This gave the police a clue to his whereabouts, and he was arrested last Friday by the Brooklyn police at the instance of State Policeman Robert W. Bridge man. He will be represented at the hearing today by Lawyer John J. Dwyer of Hartford, while Lawyer Samuel A. Herman and Judge Frank w. Seymour of Winsted will be pres ent to assist States Attorney Hol- comb. Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York has already issued war rant for Curtiss's delivery to Connec- ticut authorities, but legal grounds remained for Curtiss to make the fight that is to have it's continuation at the hearing.
 Divorce Suit Started Case
 The sensational case dates back to the latter part of last year, when Curtiss brought suit for divorce against his wife, Lucia J. Curtiss, on the grounds of infdelity, naming a MT. Murphy as correspondent. Mrs. Curtiss quickly brought suit for di- Ivorce on a cross complaint, retain ing Samuel A. Herman as her law yer. An arrangement was made be- tween husband and wife, whereby she was to care for their daughter during the pendency of the suit and he was to be permitted to have cus- tody of the child during the day time.
 In the meantime, the court or dered Curtiss to pay $35 as coun- Isel's fee for his wife. With that, he withdrew his complaint, and the tContinued on page
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
PRINCESS oYAMA DIES
Had Spent Several Summers in
 Norfolk, Years Ago

The Princess 0yana, whose ffrafden name was Sutematzu Yamagama and who died last week in Tokio of in- fluenza spent several summers in Norfolk years ago at the Curtiss Farm with Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon, father of the late Mrs. Eugene Smith whose summer residence was there. Rev. Dr. Bacon was then pastor of the Center Church in New Haven and later a professor of theology at Yale.
 At the age of 10 she was chosen as the most clever among a thousand little girls and sent by the Japanese government to, this country to study. She was placed in the family of Dr. Bacon, where she lived until she was 19 years old. She then entered Vas sar College, from which she was graduated with high honors after four years.
 The princess took a very promi- nent part in the Japanese Red Cross work during the Russo-Japanese war and was an ardent supporter of the American Red Cross in Tokio. The Princess Oyama was about 60 years old at her death, and her husband died in December, 1916. Their only son was killed in the explosion aboard the cruiser Mutsushima in April 1908.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
CAPTAIN J. G. ADAM @
 WILL BE HOME SOON
Says Great Camp Now Appears Ss as a Deserted "
 ..4 City >

The following letter will interest the many friends of Dr.. John C.. Adam, who was recently promoted to Captaincy.
 Camp Hancock, Ga.
 February PA, 1919. My dear Krouse :- ~ Some time since I have inflicted my words upon you, but even ii l did write, there were not many days that my mind did not turn to Ca- naan, and the items that were read in your paper. We are still winding up thhe~ fred tape", but by the looks of things are getting near the end of the spool.
 About the first of April l expect to be with "you all' once more, and it will be pleasant indeed, to see our good friends again. There is very little of interest to write about here because the smaller the Camp gets the less there is to see, and now its like deserted village, or might say city, for last Fall there were about fifty thousand men here, and now we are down to five thousand, so you see that many of the streets are emp ty, and in place of the Military work, about all we see is the groups of men clearing everything up, for the Camp has to be left as it was and very clean. The Canaan paper is always welcome, in fact it should be here today, and it is pleasant to be able to keep in touch with the items that were always of interest in the Village, and of course when away from home we always like to hear what is happening in our absence. My good family have been fine and dandy this Winter, and the chil- dren have enjoyed being out doors all the time when not in school, and I must say it's pleasure to be out all the time, when it is not necessary to "bundle up" as much as we have to be up North, but from all reports you have had very mild season.
 We'll MT. Editor, when the spool is empty you will see me trecking North, but am very thankful to have been able to add my little mite, in this great crisis, and there will be many pleasant memories to recall but the good old hills of Litchfield { County will look mighty 4attfsctive, and yours truly and Go. will be glad to spend the Summer in good old New England
 A friend of mine from Putnam, Conn. who was down at Greenleaf with me, and from there went over seas, has already returned, so you see he has beaten me to it, and had a mighty different experience than have had, but who cares, it's all a game of chance, and somebody had to stay at home to keep the great reserve army running. ~ ' r.. Good Luck Sir till the next time,
 Very Cordially,
 J. G. Adam
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
SUIT WITHDRAWN
Firm Solvent and Judge Burpee Re.
 vefses Decision

Tn the dissolution case of Eugene A. Benjamin of Stockbridge, Mass. vs. Ralph T. Farnum in the Superior Court at Winsted last Friday, Attor- ney s. A. Herman filed a petition foI advice in respect to claims against Farnun1 amounting to over. $2,500 resulting, it was stated from the fact that Farnum had drawn partnership checks to pay his own personal ac. counts. In reply Attorney L. J Nickerson, for the defendant, said that some of the paragraphs in the petition were almost identical to those in the original complaint and he saw no use in bringing another suit. He said that all other creditors of the partnership were practically provided for as only about $100 was owed.
 Attorney Herman said that the receiver had about $6,000 in hand and that the partnership was solvent Judge Burpee said he had under. stood at the previous session of court that it was insolvent. Attorney Nick. erson was permitted to file an an, swer to the complaint and the mat. ter is expected to come up again be. fore the judge within two weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
ARMENIAN RELIEF FUND
 TOTAL IS NEARLY $500
Campfire Girls Solicit and Churches Unite in Giving
 to Fund

The people of North Canaan have given through the churches and to solicitors $567.88 for the relief of the Armenians. The quota for this town was $450 and needless to. say worthy relief fund has again helped North Canaan to do it's share and a little more.
 < The Campfire girls solicited in the homes and about the streets, at the request of the local committee in charge of this campaign. They col lected $319.O2. Through the kind ness of Mrs. Cudney, the girls made their headquarters in the parlor of the Garfield Inn, where their guar dian remained throughout the day, giving advice, distributing supplies and receiving money which the girls collected.
 Not only did the girls solicit about the streets, but met all trains, as did also W. s. Smart and Allyn Fuller, members of the local conlmittee. In remote sections of the town where funds were solicited, the guardian provided a chaperone to go with the girls. Following is list of the girls who participated:
 Florence Adam, Margaret Goggin, Caroline Himmel, Henrietta Higgins, Ruth Fitch, Ethel Barratt, Edith Lindell, Naomi Carter, Louise Beau jon, Elsie Hester, Catherine Corcor- an, Elsa Borg, Mabel and Helen Baird, Edith Fuller, Edith Glass, Mary Sweeney, Dorothy Drumm, Evelyn Spaulding, Ellen Bartlett.
 The churches raised the amounts asIfollows for this fund: Methodist, S22.00; Episcopal, $6.25; Pilgrim charch, $220.61. Pilgrim church raised its very generous contribu- |tions, in the following manner Christmas collection, S35.36; chil- |dren's stamp book, $5.25; individual support of orphans, $6O; Young wonan's guild, for support of ? orphans, S120.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
BROTHERHOOD SUPPER
 AT PILGRIM CHURCH
Rev. Harry R. Miles to Tell of
 Experiences in .s France

The Annual Supper of the Pilgrim Brotherhood will be Thursday even ing. The ladies of the "Woman's Union" are preparing an unusually good meal for the occasion. After the supper the men are to be enter tained with an illustrated lecture on ''With our Soldiers in France. The Rev. Harry R. Miles, who spent several months with the Y. M. c. A. in France is to be the speaker. He has had about fifty slides maGe of pictures which he himself took, the greater part of them scenes at the front. MT. Miles is the pastor of Dwight Place Church, and he has a mighty interesting story to tell. The menu which is being pre- pared by the women under the lea dership of Mrs. George Mather is as follows,-
 Mashed Potatoes
 Roast Fresh Ham
 Brown Gravey
 Lemon Jello
 Pickles
 Apple Sauce
 Rolls Coffee
 Lemon Meringue Pie
 The Committees are:- Kitchen-Mrs. George Mather, Mrs. N. L. Jackson, Mrs. A. W. Hol- sapple, Mrs. Charles Roberts. Dining Room-Mrs. Fred Brewer, Mrs. E. z. Leffingwell.
 Decorating-Mrs. H. E. Lyles, Mrs. w. s. Smart.
 These committees of the Brother hood have been looking with energy and enthusiasm to make this event a success. The president of the class is MT. Charles Laffargue.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
Lentcn Fast Reduced

Owing to the weakening of the general health because of the infu- enza epidemics, Bishop Milan has announced dispensation releasing members of the Roman Catholic church from the obligation of fast ing in Lent except on Fridays. A special appeal is made by the bishop for total abstinence from intoxi- eating drink and abstention from the theatre during the Lenten sea- son.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
Deserter Courtmartialed

Rev. A. H. Nesbitt was called to Camp Upton Tuesday as a witness against Alexander Campbell, de- serter from Canada and Exemption Board No. 1 of Lewiston, Me. Campbell deserted from Canada last July and was arrested here last De !cember by MT. Nesbitt and turned over to the Hartford authorities.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
Romance in Farm Bureau

A farm bureau romance was dis closed when announcement was made of the engagement of Allen Man chester of Bristol, who is agent in charge of the Litchfield County Farm Bureau, and Miss Marie Lovsnes of Minnesota, home demonstration agent for the bureau. Both MT. Manchester and Miss Lovsnes are we'll known to many Canaan people who extend their best wishes.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
The Farmerette

She was a college graduate, doing her bit as "hired hand"' on farm. The second day she came to the boss and said: "Please, Mir. Farmer, it's so hard to milk a COW. Can't l start learning it by starting with calf?'' Anon.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
Red Cross Notes

The rooms are only closed temper arily, awaiting a new consignment of refugee work, which is expected very soon.
 Knitting instructions for refugee work have been received.
 Both wool and instructions may be had from Miss Catherine Rora- back.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
thodist Episcopal Church

i; Centenary Notices Fay evening at 7:30 o'clock Dn. Daniel Wilbur, Ex-Mayor .keepsie, N. Y, Methodist
 layman will speak There ecial music. ly next the 9th inst. the quota for the local be announced.
Connecticut western news., 1919-03-06
SPEAKING CONTEST
Of School Children at Town Hall,
 Friday, March 7th

The Junior Four Minute Speaking Contest, for this district, will be held in the North Canaan town hall, Fri day, March ' at 2:30 p. m.
 PROGRAM America and flag salute
 School Children
Charlevoix county herald., 1919-12-12

that we appropriate $4,000 to the
West Michigan Development Bureau.
Motion made by d. F. Mech, second
ed by H. S. Shaeffer, that we appro-
pirate $4,000 for the West Michigan
Development Bureau.
The motion was carried by the fol-
lowing aye and nay vote: The follow
ing Supervisors voted aye: E. C. Chew,
H. S. Shaeffer, VIM. H. Benjamin, VIM.
H. Cook, Ben E. Ellis, Ernest Peaslee,
A. B. Glazier, Elmer Ingalls,, j. M. Mat
thew, Orion VanDusen, John w Green,
II. Z. Hutton, E. S. Brintnall, G. Will
Morehouse, VIM. F. Tindall, F. ID.
Thompson, r. c. Leavenworth, d. F.
Mech, II. l.. Bedford, Amos A.
Webster, VIM. F. Bashaw, II. B. Hipp.
Total %. Absent-R. II. Sherman,
VIM. j. Gallagher, Andrew j. Suffern,
Total 3. Nays-None.
Charlevoix county herald., 1919-12-12
E. c. Chew
VIM. F. Bashaw

Motion made by E. c. Chew, second
ed by John w. Green that the report
be accepted and adopted.
The motion was carried by the fol-
lowing aye and nay vote: The follow
ing supervisors voted aye: &c. Chew,
H. S. Shaeffer, VIM. H. Benjamin, VIM.
H. Cook, Ben. E. Ellis, Ernest Peaslee,
A. B. Glazier, Elmer ingalls,, j. M.
Matthews, Orion VanDusen, John w.
Green, H. E. Hutton, E. S. Brintnall,
G. Will Morehouse, VIM. F. Tindall, F,
d. Thompson, R.C. Leavenworth, D. F.
Mech, H. L. Bedford, Amos A.
Webster, VIM. F. Bashaw, H. B. Hipp
Total %. Absent: r. H. Sherman,
VIM. j. Gallagher, Andrew j. Suffern
Total 3. Nays-None.
Charlevoix county herald., 1919-12-12

Motion made by <. C.. Chew, second
ed by VIM. F. Bashaw, that the report
be accepted and adopted.
The motion was carried by the follow.
ing aye and nay. vote; The following
Supervisors voted aye: E. c. Chew,
II. S. Shaeffer, VIM. II. Benjamin, VIM.
H. Cook, Ben f. Ellis, Ernest Peaslee,
A. b. Glazier, Elmer ingalls,, John M.
Matthew, Orion VanDusen, John w.
Green, II. E. Hutton, Z. S. Brintnall,
G. Will Morehouse, VIM. F. Tindall,
F. ID. Thompson, X. c. Leavenworth,
d. F. Mech, II. l.. Bedford, Amos A.
Webster, VIM. F. Bashaw, II. B. Hipp
Total %. Absent-R. II. Sherman
VIM j. Gallagher, Andrew j. Suffern
Total 3. Nays-None.
The Committee on Ways and Mean.
made a verbal report recommending
Charlevoix county herald., 1919-12-12
Certificate of Copy of Record.
Richard Lewis,
Clerk.
State of Michigan &C
County of CharleYoiX %

State Of Michigan :.
County of Charlevoix %
|, Richard Lewis, Clerk of County
of Charlevoix, and Clerk of the Circuit
Court for said County, the same being
Court of Record and having a Seal,
do hereby certify that | have compared
the annexed copy of the Proceedings of
the Board of Supervisors of Charlevoix
County at the October session, 1919,
with the original record thereof now
remaining in my office, and have found
the said copy to be correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole of such
or original record.
In Testimony Whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of said Circuit Court at ire City OF
Charlevoix, this Bird day Of November,
A. ID. 1919.
[Seall RICHARD LEWIS,
Clerk.
Charlevoix county herald., 1919-12-12
Report of the Committee on
WayS and Means.

To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Charlevoix County, Michigan.
Gentlemen
Your Committee on Ways and Means
would report and recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions:
WHEREAS there is now on hand in
the County Treasury, the sum of $751;
10000 Therefore, be it resolved that
the sum of $S3, SO, being the sum of
800 on each 100000 of assessed valua-
ton for the county of Charlevoix ac-
cording to the present assessment roll
for said county shall be raised by taxes
upon the taxable real and personal
property in the County of Charlevoix
to be expended for County purposes
and to be known as the County taxes.
Be 1t Further Resolved that the sum
of $23, 956.48 being the sum of $500 on
each 100000 of assessed valuation for
the County of Charlevoix according TO
the present assessment roll for said
County shall be raised by taxation upon
the taxable Real and Personal Property
in the County of Charlevoix to be used
for the expressed purpose of paying
off County Road Bonds and Federal
Aided Bonds on or before date OF
maturity and for the payment of the
semi-annual interest accommodating on
the aforesaid mentioned Federal Aided
and County Road Bonds, and it is fur.
Their resolved that this fund shall be
known and assessed as the County
Charlevoix county herald., 1919-12-12
OCTOBER Is, 1919

Board called to order by Chairman.
Roll called, quorum present.
Minutes read and approved as read.
VIM. F. Tindall asked for the report
of the delegate who attended the State
Board of Equalization at Lansing last
August.
E. c. Chew, the delegate who attend
ed the State Board of Equalization, gave
verbal report.
Motion made by ID. F. Mech, Sec
onded by Ernest Peaslee, that the
County Clerk be allowed 25c transfer
for indexing the Notices of Reconvey-
ance now on file in the office of the
County Clerk.
The motion was carried by the fol-
ing aye and nay vote. The follow
ing Supervisors voted aye: E. c. Chew,
H. S. Shaeffer, VIM. H. Benjamin, VIM.
II. Cook, Ben Z. Ellis, Ernest Peaslee,
A. B. Glazier, Elmer Ingalls,, John M.
Matthew, Orion VanDusen, John
w. Green, II. E. Hutton, VIM. j. Gala
CHER, Edward S. Brintnall, q. Will
Morehouse, VIM. F. Tindall, Frank ID.
Thompson, R. C. Leavenworth, ID. F.
Mech, H. l.. Bedford, Amos A. Web
ster, VIM. F. Bashaw, Horace B. Hipp.
Total 90 Absent - r. H. Sherman,
Andrew j. Suffern. Total 2. Nays
None.
Motion made by VIM. F. Bashaw, Sec
onded by VIM. F. Tindall, that the
County pay net to exceed $50 for the
burial OF honorably discharged soldiers
sailors, or marines, or their wives, and
army nurses.
The motion was carried by the fol-
lowing aye and nay vote. The follow
ing Supervisors voted aye: E. c. Chew,
H. S. Shaeffer, VIM. H. Benjamin, VIM.
H. Cook, Ben E. Ellis, Ernest Peaslee,
A. B. Glazier, Elmer ingalls,, j. M.
Matthew, Orion VanDusen, John w.
Green, HE. Hutton, VIM. j. Gallagher,
E. S. Brintnall, G. Will Morehouse,
VIM. F. Tipdall, F. d. Thompson, r. c.
Leavenworth, d. F. Mech, H. L. Bed
ford, Amos A. Webster, VIM. F. Bas-
haw, H. B. Hipp. Total %. Absent
r. III. Sherman, Andrew j. Suffern.
Total 2 Nays-None.
The following bills were read by the