Connecticut western news., 1894-11-29
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Mrs Olive Pratt, 98 years, months, and 20 days. She has lived under every President of the U. s.
 One person bearing the Lee name, after the first pastor, was present.
 The choir were: Soprano, Mrs E. R. LaPlace, of Salisbury ;alto, Miss Kaneen, of New London; tenor, H. s. Wilson; base, G. B. Burrall, both of Lakeville. The organist was Geo. H. Knight, NJ, D. of Lakeville.
 The following named ministers of the gospel were present: l.. H. Reid, of Hartford; A. c. Hilbard, Goshen, O. D. Milliken, Canaan; H. Utterwick, East Canaan; D. M. Moore, Colebrook; O. W. Hanna, Falls Village; J. Pierpont, West Cornwall; E. 0. Starr, Cornwall, F. D. Abrams, Lakeville; T. D. Jester, Miller ton; Lyman Warner, J. H. George, J, 0. Goddard, Salisbury.
 North Canaan was we'll represented, some 25 or more being present. Several from Winsted were present There were representatives from Falls Villagn, the Cornwalls. Kent. Sharon, Millerton and Sheffield. Carriages were provided for those who came ID the Housatonic road and they were carried from Falls Village or Lime Rock to and from Salisbury.
 The celebration was success in every respect, and great credit is due 10 the committee of arrangements and to all who in anyway assisted It was a success notwithstanding it occurred on Friday (called an unlucky day) and furthermore there was an unlucky y number (13) of ministers present. A movement is on foot to have the entire proceedings of the day, in cluding the addresses, published in pamphlet form. Elsewhere in this issue of the NEWS may be found the full text of Rev J. 0. Goddard's "Wel- | come"
 Among the historical relics shown in the Town Hall was the lottery ticket that helped build the South Canaan meeting house. The lottery was author ized by the legislature, or General Court as it was called in those days.
 The decorations were made by the young ladies of the Endeavor Society. The portrait of pr Adam Reid was sent by his son, Robt. A. Reid, M. D., of Newton Centre, Mass. At the side of the pulpit were portraits of Rev l.. H. Reid, D. D., ex-acting pastor, and of Rev 0. l.. Kitchel, sixth pastor of the church.
 The historical relics were collected by a committee consisting of Mrs G. H. Knight, Mrs Hurbet Williams, Miss Cofing, and many of them were marked by Lakeville's genealogical expert, Mrs Gen. Rudd. Among them were ticket of the lottery used in building the South Canaan meeting house; portable wine chest left by Burgoyne's army passing through as prisoners; 8 decan- ter used excusively in treating the minister; large piece of Charter Oak ancient deeds in the reign of George the Second; Indian relics, etc.
 The hospitality was officered by Mrs Geo. B. Burrall, Mrs M. H. Robbins, Mrs s. A. Clark and Mrs Henry Hub. bard.
 The attendance in the morning ex. ceeded four hundred by count. and in the afternoon was much larger. Visit. ors were present from Millerton, Shef field, Ct. Burlington, North Canaan Cornwall. Kent, Sharon, Warren, Cole brook, Winsted, Goshen and remotel places. North Canaan did nobly il sending tue largest delegation, courtesy that was appreciated and will not soor be forgotten.
 | One of the humors of the day, wal when s. s. superintendent and minister were seen at dinner. Said tn, s. s. S, ..I know the maker of thi cake. She does not let 1t get out, bu as matter of fact there is little brand, in itl" Whereupon both of them tool a second slice.
 It was said of the war-orator of tn, day, that one of the purchasers of tn, 25 original shares of the town wa Thomas Norton, and that Thomas Nor ton had had big share in the tow ever since unto this day. Which thin, Salisbury people liked, and in reference to 1t the Laureate had written his well known lines, Better a hundred an, fifty years of Norton than cycle som other way"