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Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
SUFFICIENT TEACHERS
 ASSURED FOR SCHOOLS
School Committee Anxious to Find Home for
 Them

At a meeting of the town school committee, held Saturday afternoon 1; Supervisor Teague reported that teachers had been engaged for the coming year, for all the schools in town. While several of those en- gagged are residents of the town, and will live at home, there are of course some who come from out of town, who must be provided with places to live during the school year.
 As long as the Naples was open, it furnished a most desirable home for the teachers to board; but the Naples is not now available, so those of the teachers who come from out of town must be provided with homes in the families of the com munity. The committee discussed the situation most thoroughly, and two of the members were appointed to canvas the town for possible boarding places. Dr. F. H. Lee and the secretary, G. w. Parsons com prise that committee.
 With the opening of the school year, it will be necessary to find homes for about a dozen people, members of the teaching force and their families; so the above commit tee would welcome. any information from those who have rooms to rent or can furnish both board and rooms, or that have apartments for small families. d.. sH
 The teachers engaged come from comfortable homes, and it is right that they should expect as good ac- commodations while they remain in town; one of the candidates ex- pressly Rstipulated, that before the opening of the school year, she should want to see just the kind of a home she would have in Canaan, and it would depend on her keeping her part of the contract, as to whether the boarding place secwrwd was desirable.
 It must be admitted that her aeti- tude in the matter is quite sensible; for none of us would want that our daughters, going out as teachers to another town, should have any less comfortable place than their home, in which to spend the months of the school year.
 The suggestion was made that iz looked almost as though the scbscl. authorities would be compelledF to provide "teacherage", at which all the out of town teachers could be cared for; but no place seems avail able, and were there such location in town, the problem would be to secure the right party to conduct such a home for the best interests of those who must live there.
 So not only has the school com mittee the problem to solve of se- curing teachers for the public shcools but there is the added one of providing homes for those teachers; the first one has been worked out to satisfactory conclusion through the energy of Supervisor Teague, but what's the answer to the second part?
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
POPULATION OF TOWN
 NORTH CANAAN Is 1888
Fourteenth Census Shows a Decrease From 1910
 of 23S

A preliminary report of the cen- sus taken for Litchfield county shows the town of North Canaan has de- creased in population since 1910. This decrease, while small reflects the condition of many of the small CT towns in the county. The lure of high wages paid in the cities is undoubtedly the direct cause for the decrease.
 While we do not question the enumerators ability to get the names of all persons residing in the town. it seems with rents almost impossible to get anywhere about the village, that the town has not materially changed. The closing of the chem ical plant naturally would cause sev- eral families to move to other parts.
 Following is a complete report of the census of Litchfeld county:
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
MRS. BLODGETT CENTEN-
 ARIAN DIES IN SLEEP
Native of Salisbury and Grandmother of State Tax
 Commissioner

Mrs. Mary A. Blodgett, who was 100 years old March 6, died Thurs day morning in her sleep at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred w.. Kingsley, 30 South Oynota street, with whom she had made her home for four years. She retained all her faculties up to the last. Ma tional prohibition, for which she had worked for years, was a source of happiness to her and she often re- ferred to its benefits. She was the oldest member of the Woman's Christian Temperance union and the oldest suffragist in western Massa- chusetts. When Connecticut granted suffrage to women to vote for mem bers of the school committee, she was the first to register in Canaan, Conn. She was one of the charter mem bers of the union in Falls Village, Conn, and for years was its presi- dent. She also was president of the Methodist church sewing society in Winsted
 Mrs. Blodgett was born in Sails bury, Conn.,, daughter of Capt. Charles and Mary Oee) Wright Her father, who lived to be 91, was at the head of the militia company in his town. He was an expert marksman and always got a wild tur- key for a Sunday dinner. In her early life Mrs. Blodgett taught school in Washington, Conn.,, walk ing five miles each way. Her mar riage to William H. Blodgett took place at her home in Salisbury in 1S45. He lived to observe their golden wedding. All their married life was spent in Salisbury and Ca naan. Their soa William H. Blod- gett, Jr., enlisted in the civil war and became very i'll with fever in Vir- ginia. His mother crossed the lines visited Gen. Lees headquarters, se-
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Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
TRUCK, COW AND BOY
 HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Truck Goes Over Bank While
 Boy and Cow Escape . Injury

A truck, a COW and boy figured in an accident on the East Canaan road about eight o'clock Saturday morning that nearly resulted fatally for three persons. Due to the nerve of the driver, however, all escaped uninjured with the exception of mi nor bruises received by the driver of the truck.
 Joseph Hamilton and s. Mossop of Bridgeport were proceeding from the New England Slag Co.'s plant with load of slag for the Rogers job at Twin Lakes, in one of MT. Mossop's large trucks. Just as they approached the road leading to the Conn. Lime Co.,, woman, driving a COW, suddenly darted into the high way from the right. To avoid hit ting either woman or COW the driver swerved to the left of the road sharply, when boy was noticed standing in the center of the Lime Company's road. Then to avoid hit ting the boy, the driver again swerved sharply to the right, directly into fence and down an embank- ment.
 As both men jumped to save their lives, the heavily laden truck crashed into and through the fence, down the embankment where it turned over. The driver thinking he had struck the child. was speeches. and hardly able to move until it was discovered there had been no fatality. After several hoprs work the huge machine was hauled back to the highway with the help of the Standard Oil Co.'s truck. &
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
CANAAN DEFEATS NEW HARTFORD, SCORE 5 to q East Canaan Loses to thG Fast Ph il m ont
 Aggregation

Canaan defeated New Hartfw& at New Hartford last Saturday hT the score of 5-4. Canaan was sorn@- what crippled by the inability M Overfield and Scott to play and tA@ quitting of Lamson. Lamson vmm expected to pitch but he changsd his mind about playing with Csnzam because he was taken out of the hnx in the East Canaan game. a..b
 Haniscope and Stengel of Tow rington were the battery for E@- naan and Miller from TorringtumI played shortstop. 4 sr h' tas van s
 Canaan was first to score makmw a run in the second on wild thrvw over first by Landria of MirlerAm grounder and Meade's single.
 Another run was put over xAm platter in the fifth. Stengel singled H. Caine dropped Miller's fly in 1rfk field. Leonard muffed Meade's f9v to center and Stengel scored.
 The grand smash came in tAm eighth stanza. Mead smote single to center. Minacci got life on Ms- Cormick's tumble of his grounds. Stanton was out at first McCormirA to Thiery. Hubby singled scoring Meade. Landria fumbled Hszis- cope's grounder filling the basea Fraleigh crashed long double ts center and Minacci and HubhT scored. Haniscope also tried As score but was caught at the plate Au Leonard's throw to W. Caine. D@- Vala drew a free ticket to first and Stengel hoisted fly to Leonard
 New Hartford was shut out up as the seventh inning when they scored two runs. Thiery opened fh@ round with a single and Leonxpa smashed triple to left center sccr- ing Thiery. Mccormick flied as Fraleigh. Yahne popped to Hubby W. Caine singled scoring Leonard Healey also singled but Miller thrrw Brennan out at first. .... ..
 H. Caine got life on Devalax tumble in the eighth. Landria hfs- ed to Stanton who muffed 1t. Thiexy singled and H. Caine and Landrs& scored. Leonard famed. FralesxA gathered in McCormick's fly ana Minacci threw Yahne out at first
 The score =
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15

HaWaii's Flora. Hawaii has 6O0 species of towering plaots pecnIiar tD the island itsa6
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
Pilgrim Church Notes
Standard Time Given. Friday


 There will be a rehearsal of the girls who are to sing in the girls choir at the church at 2 o'clock.
 Saturday
 The Mission Circle will hold sale of food, fancy articles, ice cream and cake in the afternoon on the lawn of the Conn. Power Go. @ Sunday
 Regular morning service of WOE ship Fat 9:30 with preaching by the minister.
 Sunday School at 10:45.
 The offering on Sunday will be the regular bi-monthly contribution to Congregational benevolences and will go toward the york;. of the Board of Ministerial Relief. Minis ters who. fare the benefciaries of this fund aN those to whom the privi- leges oS the Pilgrim Memorial Fund are not available.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
 IS HELD AT NORFOLK
Congressman James Glynn and Martin L. Caine Were
 the Speakers

The semi-annual convention of the Litchfield County Suffrage Associa- ton was held Friday at the home of MT. and Mrs. A. s. G. Taylor of Nor folk. Suffragists from all parts of the state were present.
 Mrs. Taylor was assisted in receiv- ing by Mrs. Arthur Knox and Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin, both of New York and Norfolk.
 The business session opened at noon, with few words of welcome by Mrs. Taylor. At 12:30 a meeting of the executive boards of both state and county associations, together with the advisory council, was held. Miss Ludington presided. Senator Clifford B. Hough of Washington and Representatives Orville H. Rip ley of Winsted were among those who took leading part in the dis cussion.
 While the executive meeting was being held, Miss Elizabeth s. Cain, Mrs. Taylor's secretary, presented plans for the Dr. Anna Howard Shaw memorial to the open conven- tion. Many schemes of raising mon- ey were discussed, among them being garden parties and the travelling treasure chest, which was sent to the convention, but did not arrive in time to be shown. Great interest was shown in the chest, however, and several gifts were promised for it, among them beautiful set of inn- ported Siberian white fox furs, with real ermine tails, the gift of Mrs. Taylor, and a Duchess lace dress, the gift of Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. It was also planned to hold a series of garden parties throughout the county, the money raised to go to the Dr. Anna Howard Shaw memor- ial fund.
 Congressman Glynn and his sec retary, Charles Greenwood, arrived about 1 o'clock and at the close of the session MT. Glynn made an ad- dress. |.f
 Luncheon was served on the north porch and on the lawns. 1t was a typical picnic, with salads, sand wiches, cakes, cookies, turnovers, tarts, ice cream, punch and stick candy, which caused fun galore among grownups who hadn't eaten any since childhood. Luncheon was served under the direction of Mrs. John Flagg, Mrs. Francis l.. Noble, Mrs. Sarah A. W. Burr, Miss Alice Smith and Miss Frances Mclaughlin
 The afternoon session began with an address by Miss Katherine Lud- ington, president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association. Other
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Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
Will Have Prize Herd

c. F. Rogers, who is building a magnificent country place near Twin Lakes is now stocking the farm which has been named "Wildweod' with pedigreed registered Jersey cattle. Supt. A. H. Pike has made several trips to Bridgeport and se- lected cattle from the well known herd of E. T. Bedford. Some of the cattle hold worlds records. The work of contracting the mansion is going, forward as fast as present conditions permit, but it will prob ably be about two years before the work is finished.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
ANNUAL MEETING VISIT
 ING NURSE ASSOCIATION
Miss Mary E.. Conlan Gives Very Interesting
 Address


 citation was held Friday evening, July 9 at the town hall; the presi- dent, J. Henry Roraback presiding Because of the absence from town of the secretary of the Association, Miss Catherine Finnegan; c. Willis Parsons was elected secretary pro tenn. The report of the fifth annual meeting was read and accepted.
 Treasurer, w. J. Reel reported that he had received from all sources during the year $1,520.84, an in- crease of $51.70 over the year pre- vious; the total expenditures were $l,533.14, .an increase of $172.74 over last year; cash in the treasury June Il, 1920, s160.14. The report was approved and accepted as read.
 Miss Edith L. Price then read her report of the work of the past year up to June 31, this was published in the columns of the News two weeks ago; it showed that during the year Miss Price, as Visiting Nurse had made 1774 visits, had treated 173 cases, of which 113 were paying patients and 60 were treated free of charge, total amount of fees col lected $231.30, with a cost of $lO0.O0 for transportation.
 A rising vote of thanks was given Miss Price, in appreciation of her splendid work in the town during her term of office as nurse, a very general feeling of regret that she could not remain longer is manifest throughout the town.
 ], President Roraback introduced Miss Mary E. Conlan, assistant di- rector of the state Bureau of Child Hygiene and Division of Public Health Nursing, who gave a most interesting talk on the work carried on in the state under the direction of that department of the State De- uartment of Health. In response to an inquiry as to a successor to Miss Price, Miss Conlan said there were many calls for nurses, but they hop. ed that 1t would soon be possible to send a nurse to Canaan, she as sured those present that every effort would he made to supply the place at the earliest possible moment. A rising vote of thanks was extended Miss Conlan for her talk.
 The nominating committee report ed the following list of officers for the ensuing year; and they were duly elected. .# ] President, J. Henry Roraback; Vice-president, Dr. J. C.. Adam; Secretary, Miss Catherine Finnegan; Treasurer, w. J. Reel. ~
 Directors: Mrs. F. F. Clemans,. Miss Catherine Roraback, Miss Ella Considine, Mrs. A. K. Skinner, Rev. A. M. Griffin, Rev. F. H. Neal, Dr. F. H. Lee, Dr. J. E. Hassett, w. M. Teague. ..:
 Finance Committee: Rev. A. K. Skinner, Allyn Fuller, F. A. Whit ing.
 The program of the evening clos .ed with the showing of the picture, ssAn Equal Chance, illustrating the, good work of Visiting Nurse Asso- citations. During the showing of the picture, Miss Gertrude Hugins pre- sided at the piano.
 Among those who contributed to the success of the annual meeting of the North Canaan Visiting Nurse Association were First Selectman N. Watson Hardenbergh, John A. Steinhilber, janitor, E. J. Stuart, Moving picture machine, E. w. Adams, operator, and Miss Gertrude Higgins, music.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15

Sahddn Il VI U-N New Hartford o O % OO2 2 0-s
 Two base hits-Fraleigh, Leon ard. Three base hit-Leonard. Sac rifice hit-DeVala. Stolen bases Fraleigh, Minacci, Stanton. First base on errors-Canaan 6; New Hartford 2. Double plays-MiIler to Minacci; Mccormick to Thiery- Left on bases-Canaan II; New Hartford 6. Bases on balls-oT Healey 2. Struck out by pitcher-- by Haniscope T; by Healey T. Earned runs-Canaan 1, New Hart ford ?. Time of game-1 hr. g min. Umpire-Keefe.
 Saturday, July 17th, Canaan will play the Scoville Independents of Waterbury on the local field. On naan will have a first class pitcher and two infielders for this game. Cole and Bower have left the team, Bower for the rest of Fhe season, and Cole for five weeks. Es is going to the Cornell Summer School at Ithaca, N. Y.
 Because of expenses connected with the ball games, the price 1T admission to the field will be raised beginning Saturday of this week. Men 35c, Ladies 25c.
 East Canaan vs. Philmont
 With a we'll directed attack and ably assisted by some all-arouna poor playing by the home team, Plll- mont defeated East Canaan ors Saturday by the score of S-1. z
 Hummer was in good form hold ing East Canaan to six hits, strikinfs out ten men and hitting one bai man. Four of the hits that Fa Canaan made off his delivery we7e with two out. Phelps spoiled Hun mer's chances for shut out with a wild throw on an easy double play in the fifth inning.
 Sawin was touched up freely h the first five innings in which he allowed e'hits. After that hs
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Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
Death of Mrs. Allyn

Mrs. Ernestine M. K Allyn, aged 73, died at her home in East Canaan Thursday. She was a native of Ger many and married Homer c. Allyn several years ago. She leaves her husband and four stepchildren, Clara, Amanda, Joseph, and Lewis Allyn, all of East Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1920-07-15
Poor Little Motorict.

| Dickie, aged three, broke wheel from his little wagon. Now what shall .do?" he cried, fifty miles from a. garage and aIt of gasn'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
PESKY
BED BUGS

Bedbug CCimex lectuiarius). Tho
origin OF the name bedbug Is unknown,
but Is supposed to be naturally suggest
ed as 1t is descriptive. There are many
local names for these parasites, as for
illustration, around Boston they are
called "Chinches.'' from Baltimore
New York they are styled as Red
Coats around Pittsburgh they are
called "Pesky Devils" in Cincinnati and
the South 'Nightriders." in st. Louis
and Chicago district Crimson Ram
pliers" the great West Pilgrims" The
old saying. "the bedbug has no teeth,
but they get there just the same" is cor:
rect. Instead of teeth they possess a
piercing and sucking beak to draw and
rob you of your blood for their own
Bedbugs. no matter what you NAV cal,
them, or where they came from, science
has found way to rid them if YOU will
use faithfully the new chemical Pesky
Devils Quietus "P. D. O." A 35c. pack
age makes one quart, enough to xiii a
million bedbugs, reaches. fieas, ants or,
coolies, and their eggs as we'll. p. D.,
Q. Will not in5ure bedding, and eacn
package contains q patent spout to en-,
able you to get them in the fard-to-ret !
at-plsces. Impossible for Pesky Deyiie
to exist where P. D. Q. is used.-Adv.
For sale in this Guy ny Jvnn ,ou,....n
! aQdx G02ds druggists everywhere.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

the people. Then she expands the
real story which is about the time
when he resigned from the treasury,
saying he could not afford to hold the
job any longer on his pay. Thousands
Of people, she declares, took him lit
orally and for months half a dozen
secretaries were driven to death
opening letters and sending back the
money that people who loved him had
forwarded because they believed him
to be in actual want. IT'S that foun-
tain of love that we will tap If Nc
Adoo is nominated and that will float
him into the White House. He's go
ing to be the 'workingman's and wo-
mems and the children's candidate"
is her grand finale.
But, most pathetic of all is the
story Of Mrs. McAdoo, the great re-
nunciatress and humble cog in the
wheel. Hear her honeyed words to
her husband at the supper table one
rainy night when they were trying to
come to some kind of decision on the
blamed candidacy:
Don't refuse because of me and
my children, because I can earn our
living if need be. My father had me
educated to be self-supporting and 1
can take care of myself and the ba-
bies any day."
We can only add that the classified
columns Of this paper are open to
Mrs. McAdoo if she cares to peruse
them and we feel sure she may be
able to find some sort of employ
ment if only for short terms. BY
keeping in touch with our classified
ads she ought to be able to scrape
along quite comfortably for the next
four or eight years. By that time the
children ought to be big enough to
| shift for themselves a little.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
$4,000 CASH
Could Not Buy His
Health Says Sevigny
Was In Miserable Shape When He
Began Taking Tanlac But Feels
Fine, Now

Actually, I wouldn't take five
thousand dollars for the good Tanlac
has done me-" was the enthusiastic
statement made by Anton Sevigny
of 1872 Notre Dame Avenue, Manches-
ter, New Hampshire, who has been
highly respected citizen there for
more than forty-two years.
1.-THE past year." said Mr.. Sevigny.
"was a miserable one for me before I
ran across Tanlac; lost my appetite
so that l didn't care at all for any,
thing to eat, and felt tired and
worn out all the time. My head hurt
me continually and often the pain be-
came so bad that I could hardly
stand it, At times I got so weak and
dizzy l had to catch hold of some
thing or sit down to keep from fall
ing. My nerves were so upset that 1
would wake up continually during
the night. and could scarcely sleep.
At times it seemed as if every bone
in my body was aching. and I thought
1 was going to have to give up my
work.
well, six bottles of Tanlac have
relieved me Of all my trouble. and
Strengthened me right up. My head
Is just as clear as bell, and 1
haven't had a sign of headache since
finished my second bottle of the
medicine. My appetite is so splendid
that l enjoy three big hearty meals
regularly every day. My nerves are
perfectly calm, and sleep so sound
at night that someone has to wake
me up in the morning. I never have
pain of any kind, and Tanlac de-
serves all the credit for my present
good health"
Tanlac is sold in Augusta by Bow
ditch Webster Co., and the leading
druggist in every city and town.
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02
Kill the Rats

The U. S. Public Health Service
announces that it is prepared to de-
tail trained experts to assist COM
munities in organizing the fight
against rats, the transmitters of the
terrible bubonic plague, outbreaks of
which have occurred in several
American and Mexican gulf ports.
Aside from the need of extermi-
mating the rat as a menace to health
the fact that it is estimated to de-
stroy nearly two hundred million
dollars worth of property in this
country in course Of year is an add
ed incentive and warrant for the ex-
penditure of time and money in the
effort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-02

Great Britain to the proposed League
of Nations is the London despatch to
the Transcript published yesterday.
British critics of the League, says the
transcripts London correspondent,
base their opposition in large part on
a fear that in a dispute between
Great Britain and any nation having
large numbers of it's nationals living
in the United. States, the weight of
American influence will be thrown
against Great Britain. Apparently
it is not along Sim Fein propaganda
in the United States that these Brit
ish critics of the League fear. They
foresee equal disadvantage to Great
Britain in a dispute with Italy, Po-
land. or any other Power strongly
represented in the United States.
Such fears are now without a
foundation in fact Unfortunately
for the cause of good government, an
organized minority in the United
States is able to wage a formidable
"letterhead" offensive on Congress,
with at least possibility of stirring
Congress to action. Members. of
Congress are all too ready to heed the
plans of any group that takes the
trouble TO organize themselves and
present bold front, without taking
the pains to examine carefully the
real merits of the case. 1t is, never
theless. quite inconceivable that this
fact would materially damage British
interests in the event of a dispute be-
tween Great Britain and a foreign
Power. At most, it is but a remote
possibility,