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The Washington times., 1922-04-20
CalEkin Handbags
$3.50

Another Friday spe-
cial. Also bags of pin
seal and Persian leath-
ers, all genuine feathers.
Variety of styles.
Leather Goods Section,
First floor.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Leather
Handbags
Special, SI.I5

Envelope Purses, with
strap handles at the
back. Black, blue, brown
and gray. Fitted with
inner pocket and small
mirror.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

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Standard brand Paint and Stains;
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Toweling, per yard ................6 Size
Polly Prim Aprons, regular, Soc. -. 39c
Plates, Cream Pitchers, etc. =. ...7Hc
Blue Enamel Kettles, with covers -. 39c
Mems Hose; per pair. r............. Sc
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
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Furnishing's Section, First floor.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

Remnant Day Merchandise is not returnable or ex-
changeabe; not sent c. O. d. approval; mail or
phone orders accepted.
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Leaders
In
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Gray Enamel sgt. Coffee Boiler. 29c
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Large Galvanized Pals, 14-qt. 49,. .26c
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
SOUTH CANAAN

George Hanchett from Bridgeport Mrs. Charles and Miss Florence Han chett were visitors at Church on Sunday.
 A good congregation were privi- legged to hear an impressive sermon by Rev. James McKeirnan. Mrs. James Davies from Media, Pa. sang a solo, duet was also rendered by Mrs. Arthur s. Dean and Miss Jessie Davies.
 A demonstration in poultry culling will be held at the home of Allen Bosworth Sept 8 at g a. m. Messrs. Davies and Jones from the farm bureau demonstrators.
 George Astleford matched 83 chicks on Monday. The last of the season. Totaling over a thousand since March 18th.
 Billy Holcomb returned home on Saturday from Storrs college, where he has taken a special course in dairying and reports a profitable and pleasant session. The class consisted of 26O young people from 12 to 16 years of age, showing an increased interest in farming.
 MT. Davis from the farm bureau made an inspection of potato alnd at Ledgy- Brook farm, and predicts bumper crop due to splendid soil conditions, great care and spraying.
 Mrs. J. c. Conk1in from Sharon is expected to preach in Grange Hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Bernard Passani and family from Canaan mountain were Sunday visi- tors at the home of Ermon Luminati.
 George Mather spent the week end with his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Jewry in Cornwall.
 Mrs. Jason Curtiss who has been
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
LIME ROCK

Mrs. Edward Egan and two chil- dren and Miss Esther Lowe have re- turned to Deep River, after spending a week or more here.
 James Vandyke and family motor ed to Winsted Saturday, leaving Dorothy for visit of week or more
 Quite few from here attended the Neil O'Brien minstrels in Great Harrington Tuesday night.
 Mrs. Hellman Pierson from Fair field, Alabama has been visiting friends here and other places, re- turned to her parents home in New Haven Sunday.
 The old pine tree which has stood in front of the station was sawed down Tuesday morning.
 Miss Clara Sheppard of New Ha- ven spent the weekend and Sunday at William Sheppard's.
 Mrs. Michael Hickey was in Lake vile Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Bulhman are enjoying a vacation of a few days.
 Mrs. Dwight Bushnell was in Ca naan Wednesday.
 Chester Andrews and family have moved from Lakeville into the house formerly occupied by Fred Howe.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Parmelee of Waterbury have been visiting his brother, Clarence Parmelee.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
EAST CANAAN

There were 30 visitors and callers at the Maylott cottage on Sunday.
 Miss Maud Shaw of Mystic is visiting at the parsonage this week.
 Rev. and Mrs. c. W. Hanna of Bozroh are spending a little time with Mrs. Church and Mrs. Cunning.
 Rev. w. F. Maylott preached Sun day morning in Pilgrim church, Ca naan, and at the Chapel in Clayton in the afternoon.
 H. c, Allyn celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday. He was we'll remembered by his many friends, with cards as well as other gifts.
 Miss Clara Allyn was at her home for a short visit.
 Mrs. Hyde of Plainville is visit ing her brother at Sunnysde.
 The condition of Mrs. Irene CoWd- rey, who has been seriously i'll, is somewhat improved.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Delmhorst of New Jersey are spending their vaca- tion here and housekeeping al Pay son Allyn's home.
 Rev. c. W. Hanna is having a monument set in his lot at Hillside cemetery.
 The Clover Club enjoyed a picnic at Lake Buel Friday.
 Ladies Aid will meet Thursday al 2:3O.
 A large number of people are stopping at Stevens Farm.
 Mrs. D. N. McCIinton and twt children of Pittsburgh, Pa. have been spending a few days with he sister, Mrs. Martin Casey.
 William Wallace and Mary Tier ney spent Sunday with relatives a Pine Bush, N. Y.
 Mrs. Albert VanVlack is spending a few days in New Haven.
 Paul Caravati of Torrington spen Sunday at his home here.
 Miss Maroin Condon has returnet home, after spending several week with her sister at Poughkeepsie N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Irving Gaylord an, daughter of Torrington are spend ing a few days at Mrs. F. D. Gay lords.
 Mrs. Mary Ball is visiting her sis ter at Dover Plains, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17

i'll for few days is slowly regaining health,
 Mrs. George Cook has returned to her home in Chicago, after few weeks visit to her cousin, Mrs. Clar- ence H. White.
 Aminzro Lanfranchi killed a four foot rattlesnake on Canaan noun tain last week.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Maxfeld of Great Harrington, Miss Anna Palmer of Mt. Vernon, Margaret Griffin of Dobbs Ferry and Miss Lucy Maxfeld of Pittsfeld were weekend guests of Mrs. D. P. Holcomb.
 MT. and Mrs. Irving Alcott of Torrington were weekend visitors at Meadow Brook farm.
 Mrs. Benjamin Betti> and Mrs Antonio Passani made calls in Ca- nIa:l on Thursday.
 The M. c. Dean Co. has purchased new Rec truck.
 Miss Margaret Brown has returned to Poughkeepsie, after her recent visit st the White home.
 Miss Elizabeth HolcDmb and Miss Ida Hurlburt returned from New Haven on Friday, having finished the Normal course at Yale college.
 Mrs, Gustav Rueof of Torrington spent a few days at the home of her father, Frank Passani. MT. and Mrs. Edward Crossman and family motored from Worthwhile on Sunday to attend church and visit the latter's mother, Mrs. M. C. Dean.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur s. Dean Mrs. James A. Davies and Miss Jessie Davies were shopping in Great Harrington on Saturday.
 Rev. James McKeirnan made sev. eral calls on parishioners under the mountain.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
NEWS from NEARBY F0WRS
SALISBURY

Mrs. Jennie Squires spent several days of last week in New York.
 Walter Hardisty, who recently in jured his jaw bone, successfully underwent an operation on Sunday at the House of Mercy, Pittsfeld, and now is very comfortable.
 Fred Ashman and family of New Brunswick, N. J. are visiting his father this week.
 The Girl Scouts. went to Otis to camp on Monday.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
FALLS VILLAGE

Movies every Wednesday eve.-ad Falls Village ball team expects to play the Eastern A. c. of Wipsted on Sunday, August 2Oth. M. G. Marcy expects to commence work on his newly acquired property which he bought recently.
 Berkshire Inn arrivals: Eleanor McGuiness, New York; Elizabeth Degnan, New York; Mary E. Kelly New York; Teresa Kelly, New York; J. K. Mackie, Hartford; Mrs. s. A. Weed, New York; Mrs. Louisa Jones, New York; Peter Mulligan, New York; Paul Jones, New York; E. F. Weed, Darien; W. E. Clover, Hemp stead, N. Y.
 The solo sang by Mrs G. F. Bristol at the Sunday morning service was very nice and, pleasing to the con- gregation.
 c. w. Burkett was in Pittstield, Mass. one day last week.
 N. Church Ward has been spending his vacation at his mothers home.
 Sidney Vosburgh was in Boston a short time last week.
 MT. and Mrs. G. F. Hamlin have been entertaining company for sev- eral days. MT. and Mrs. Hamlln gave a party for a number of their friends last Thursday evening.
 Edward Raynsford and son of Lakeville were in Amesville Satur- day.
 Miss Alice Mcintosh of Danbury spent a few days with relatives in town the past week.
 Mrs. Dorville Merriman and Mrs. Edward Ferguson were out of town Saturday.
 Mrs. Frederick Blake was in Great Harrington Mass. Saturday. Mrs. G. F. Bristol, wife of the former pastor of the M. E. church has been in town the past week visiting friends. I.
 MT. and Mrs. Winton Rodgers have been entertaining friends the past week.
 Falls Village Sunday school held their picnic Wednesday at the Holley Grove, Lakeville. All enjoyed g good time.
 A force of men from Great Bar rington have been laying new rail' along the railroad track the past week.
 Mrs. John Thomson and children have returned to Pittsfeld, Mass.
 Falls Village met the strongest bal team Sunday it has played this sum mer and were defeated by Sharor by the score of IS to 8. The pitch ing of A. Jenkins, the Sharon pitcher was exceptionally fine.
 Mrs. $. B. Sabin is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. MariIls Moore.
 Mr., and Mrs. John Root and MT and Mrs. Harry Root of Norfolk anC MT. and Mrs. John Smith of Balti more, Md. spent Sunday afternoon a at Fred Blake's.
 II The Community Club gave a re ception August 11th in honor O. Mrs. G. F. Bristol. < Thursday at the Lime Rock Casi no, Jack Holt and Bebe Daniels il .'North of the Rio Grande" ".-adv.
 Mrs. Chas. E. Picken spent Thurs day with friends in Derby.
 
 Miss Florence Hall, who has beer spending her vacation at Mrs. Pick ems on Dublin Road was called t. New York on account of the Hines of her mother, but expects to return to Falls Village some time later.
 Mrs. c. E. Picken entertained he friend, Miss Margaret McGuire iron Canaan Monday at "ShadydelT' cot tage.
 The Union Sunday School picnic was held on Wednesday, August 10 at Lakeville lake. About ninet, were present. All reported that the! had the best time in years. A goot day-good eats-good fellowship good sports and boating.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold E. Russell O. Pittsfeld spent Sunday at his father' home in Amesville.
 Charles Falls is to do more re pairing on his place on Sugar Hill.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
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NORFOLK

Frederlck J. Agate, son or MT. and Mrs. Frederick J. Agate of New York, who are spending several weeks at "Crossways", the summer home of Eugene Smith, narrowly escaped serious injury last Friday on Mountain Road when one of the saddle horses of the Little Riding School on which he was riding was struck by an automobile driven by Dr. Conrad of Torrington. The horse was badly cut and the muscles se- verely lacerated. The young rider escaped with minor bruises and bad shaking up.
 Miss Marion Watson, an assistant in the playground work in Hartford, spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Winthrop Cone.
 Leon Silvernale, one of the office force of the auditing department of the New Haven road in Boston, Mass for many years, is spending two weeks vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Foster Silvernafe.
 Miss Virginia Cobb is spending portion of the school vacation with her classmate, Miss Corrine Holbrook in Winsted.
 The body of Miss Ellen Neville Jordan who died at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Thursday night after a very short illness was brought here for burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Saturday morning, following funeral services from St. Francis church in Torring- ton.
 The Norfolk branch of the Win sted Hosiery Co. resumed operations
 Monday morning, after the annual
 10 days vacation period. As soon
 as possible the present machinery in } the plant will be replaced with new, thus making work for the operators
 much easier and the output greater and better.
 Eugene Smith, of New York, one of the oldest of Norfolk's summer colony, having spent some forty years here with his family, has been with friends in Boston the past week. : Albert Cobb of Boston is spending few days with his. family here. H. c. Carter of Hartford and | Clarence Carter of New York visited
 their father, H. w. Carter. While delivering a load of wood to Mrs. Henry Cook at West Norfolk Friday night, Lucier's truck broke l through bridge. Little damage was
 done to the truck.
 The girls club held a corn roast at Doolittle pond Tuesday afternoon.
 But for the prompt work of mem = bers of the household, there would l have been a serious fire at the Tows
 summer home last Tuesday evening. = Fire was discovered in one of the
 bedrooms, but was extinguished be- l fore much damage was done. Miss Caroline M. Jenkins, who , makes her home with her aunt, Mrs. 5 Foster Sylvernale, and teacher of l domestic science at Boylan home in
 Jacksonville, Fla, the past two r years, has gone to. New Mexico to l accept a position in the Spanish work under the Methodist Home Mission
 ary society. She has done excellent : work among the colored people of the south, the mountain white and 7 at the Mary J. Platt school of Tue 7 son, Ariz., and is we'll fitted for the new work she is taking up. Rev. Charles w. Findlay, mis-
 sion worker in Fall River, Mass, is spending part of his vacation at } Crissey place.
 The next day after his arrival at Crissey place, the past week,
 Wallace Irwin, author and writer, badly sprained his ankle, but is making a good recovery and will soon be about again.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
Conclusion eraveIy Reached.

James was playing in the back yard. A little dog belonging to a neighbor came into his yard. James tried re- peatedly to make friends with the dog. but the dog would only bark and snarl when he came near. Finally the child turned to his mother and said, "I don't think that dog shows the right spirit"
The National leader., 1922-12-01
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATORS

enable Nonpasan leaguers to get better acquainted
with the u S. senators they have successfully supported for
public Office the National Leader has arranged to publish
this the Leader gives brief sketch of Senator
Elect Howell of Nebraska. From it the farmer that
type of he has long wished to have public
Office. Nebraska farmers worked well as wished.
will want to read what Howell Frazier Shipstead,
vital to This is critical time in nations history
Your friends will be interested in what these big have
to say as you Tell them about it.
The National leader., 1922-12-01
MANAGER OF MOST
SUCCESSFUL CITY BUSINESS

WITHIN SIX months, water rates had
been reduced and today the reduction
amounts to 52R per cent of the rate
charged the ordinary customer in 1912.
That is what municipal ownership of
the water plant did for Omaha. It is
little wonder that Mark Sullivan,
leading political writer of the country,
said in last months "World's Work"
that R. B. Howell is manager of what
is probably the most successful ex-
pertinent in municipal ownership in
America.
Inspired by this success, Mr.. Howell
sought authority from the state legis-
lature for the development of mu-
nicipal owned electric light and power
plant. The legislature passed a bill
permitting the people to vote upon the
question, but Governor Morehead
vetoed it. Again in 1919, Mr.. Howell
pressed the issue and again in 1921,
both times unsuccessfully.
Each time, however, the threat of
municipal ownership threw a scare
into the private monopoly. The result
has been that electric rates have been
cut from IA cents to 51k cents per
kilowatt hour.
In 1917, the legislature authorized
the municipal water plant to manu-
facture and sell ice. AS a result,
ice is now sold at SO neighborhood
stores at rate approximately half
the old rate charged by private COM
panies. In three years, the entire
original cost of the plant $287, ,OO0-
has been paid off and a surplus Of
$4,000 has been accumulated.
In the midst of all of this activity
the people voted to buy the Omaha
gas plant. Although Mr.. Howell op-
posed the appraisal, as being exhorbi-
tant, the city council approved it and
the plant was then turned over to the
water board to be run under Mr..
Howell's direction. Fuel, coke and oil
supplies were at the peak of wartime
prices and "a per cent increase in
gas rates was found necessary. Since
then, in two brief years, the price has
been cut rs per cent to 80 per cent Of
the consumers and other reductions
are anticipated.
Mr.. Howell's service as state
The National leader., 1922-12-01

tention of the entire state. R. B.
Howell never knew when he was
clicked" Defeated once, he tried
again; blocked at one point, he found
another route. In Omaha's municipal
ownership campaign for it's water
plant, this situation developed time
and again through 10 long years;
equally it was true in Mr.. Howell's
efforts, from 1912 to 1921. to force
the reduction of Omaha electric light
rates.
Meanwhile, in 1891, Mr.. Howell dis
covered that the Missouri river at
Omaha was 256 feet below the Platte
river at Fremont. This drew, in his
engineering-trained mind, the picture
of a water-power development that
might ,unloose Omaha and eastern
Nebraska from the chains that bound
it to coal as the motive power of it's
industries. He made a survey and
convinced many Omaha men of the
practicability Of the scheme. a
At this point, however, Mr.. Howell
was forced to devote his entire time
to the state irrigation work hereto
fore mentioned and the canal project
was dropped. It is noteworthy of his
persistence, however, that he revived
his plan 20 years later and appeared
before successive state legislatures,
from 1911 to 1921, with bills to make
possible the state ownership and de-
velopment of~water power. This was
a plank in his platform when he was
the Republican nominee for governor
in 1914 and it is still part of his
program for solving the economic
problems of the state. =.
i In 1896, Mr.. Howell, without solici-
tation, was offered appointment as
city engineer Of Omaha, under W. j.
Broatch, mayor. He accepted and by
agreement with the state, served for,
a time as both state and city engineer.
While he was city engineer, the long
fight for municipal ownership Of the
Omaha water plant began. The fran
chise of the private company was
about to expire and application had
been made for new franchise. Mr..
Howell advised the mayor to veto the
councils ordinance granting the fran
chise, which he did.
WINS PUBLIC WATER
SERVICE CAMPAIGN
Mr.. Howell, at about this time, was
called back to service in the navy
during the war with Spain. He was
a lieutenant on the u s. S. "Prairie"
in West Indian waters during that
time. When he returned to Omaha
he joined with w. A. Carter in an
insurance business, which he later
operated alone for number of years.
Once this means Of livelihood was
established, Mr.. Howell returned to
the municipal ownership campaign.
In 1902 he was elected state senator
and introduced, as Senate File No. l,
| bill for the purchase Of the Omaha
water plant by the city. In 13 days,
the bill had been passed by both houses
without dissenting vote, had been
signed by the governor and was
! law.
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The National leader., 1922-12-01

Under authority of the bill, the
governor appointed six members Of
the Omaha water board. Howell was
not one, Of them. In 1904 he became
candidate, but failed of nomination.
He ran as an independent and was
elected. Suit was then brought to
declare the water board law unconsti-
tutional; the supreme court finally up
held it. There were delays in the ap-
praisal of the plant and it was not
until 1906 that the appraisement was
completed. Then again the case went
into the court and it was 1911 before
the litigation was over. Meanwhile
bonds were voted for the purchase
price by a majority Of 12 to 1 and
finally, in 1912, the city, assumed
management of the plant.
= Mr.. Howell was made general mana
ger of the plant.
MANAGER OF MOST
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
A SPLENDID OMEN

When body Of men such as
gathered yesterday at Wilson to
attend the meeting Of the East
crn Carolina Chamber Of Com
merce get together and plan for
tie dc<ei9pm ent O.. their state
and communities it is an omen
of good things for the future
and an assurance that Eastern
North Carolina will not he
caught, as other sections Of the
south have been, unprepared.
and viii he saved Widespread
bankruptcy ana poverty. Those
men were II earnest and, as one
were filled with a sincere desire
to do something for their state
and communities
If the Eastern Carolina Cham
Der OF Commerce receives the
support which it justly merits
oo''i Lux i's accom- plislllaehts .
od'e diiu "ild' II piahs 10Y 1he
lutore IL VIII mean mat III a rev.
years Eastern North Carolina
VIII o'ooh Ike rose ana VIII
De FAMED from one END OF TINS
country 70 the other.
Inc WORK OF that body IS prIn-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
TRUSTEES RESALE OF
REAL ESTATE

By virtue Of power vested in
me by that deed Of trust execut-
ed to me on the first day of
May, 1920, by r. d. Harrell,
which is Of record in the Register
Of DEEDS Office for Halifax Ccun-
ty, North Carolina, in Book 318,
Page 266, to which reference
may be had, I will, on Saturday,
the 10Th. day Of August, 1922,
at II o'clock, in front of Bur-
roughs-Pittman-W Wheeler Com
pany S Store, in the town CT
Scotland Neck, North Carolina,
sell at public auction, for cash,
to the highest bidder, the follow
ing described lot or parcel Of
land, lying, being and situate in
the town Of Scotland Neck,
County Of Halifax, State Of
North Carolina, and more part
cularly described as follows:
Beginning on the West side of
Main Street, at the line Of the
Episcopal Church; thence run
ming parallel with Main Street
100 feet, in a Northerly direc-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04

ton, to w. F. Butterworth s
line; thence in an Easterly direc-
ton straight line with the said
w: F. Butterworth s line III feet
to w. F. Butterworth s line;
thence in a Southerly direction
straight line 100 feet to the
Church line; thence in Wester-
ly direction a straight line III
feet to Main Street, the beginning,
and being the same lot or parcel
CT land conveyed to R. D. Harre]l
on the first day Of May, 1920,
by w. F. Buttrworth and wife,
Lena.
This the 3rd day Of Aug, 1922.
S. A. DUNN, Trustee.
S-4-1aW-2t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
HALIFAX

Halifax county has splendid
system Of schools. Its one.
room schools have been reduced
from thirty-siS in 1915 to ten in
1922. There We're two there
room schools in 1915 that ran
eight months, and one Of these
employed the third teacher only
SIX months. Az this writing
there arc one seven-room school.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
HALIFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS

The following article, taken
from the Educational number ef
the News and Observer, contains
SO much valuable information
about the County Schools, we
are passing it on to our readers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1922.
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY

GOD FORGINES AND HEALS
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and
forget not all his benefits: who
for9iveth all thine iniquitie>;
who hea!eth all thy diseases; who
redecmetth thy life from destruc-
ion.-PsaIm los: p.