Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
ECHOES 0F THE PAST
A FALLS VILLAGE NEWSPAPER


 Gives Report of Union Agricultural
 Society's Fair at that village-Some
 Familiar Family Names.
 Charles W. Hart of West Cornwall brought to THE NEWS office last week a copy of the Housatonic Republican, published years ago at Falls Village. This paper, dated September 24, 1859, was number 39 of volume 8. It is four page, six-column sheet. The larger part of the reading matter consists of report of the fair which the Union Agricultural Society had just held in that village. From the premium awards we take the following at random: a5,
 Best 4 acres of corn, D. Foley, Sails bury; best acres, Hiram Holcomb, Canaan; best acres. Harvey Blodgett, Canaan; best acre winter wheat, D. L. Peirce, Canaan; best acre of potatoes, s. 0. Scoville. Jr., of Salisbury; best half acre of carrots, c. O. Dodge, Salisbury, Norman Spur was chairman of the com mittee of award.
 Best clover seed, N. Spur; best tim othy seed, Horace Humphrey; best red top seed, A. Landon; best seed corn, Harmon Blake; best potatoes, s. Wells; best onions, J. G. Lawrence best squashes. John Adams. T. s. Gold was chairman of this committee. .-
 The prize winners in the department of dairies. bread, honey and sugar were: Mrs. H. P. Harris, Mrs. Horace Dean. Mrs. M. Stone, J. P. McNeil, T. L. Hart, W. G. Miner, Miss Frances White, Miss F. Russell, Mrs. 8. Knickerbocker, Mrs. w. E. Harrison, Mrs. W. H. Blodgett, Mrs. c. K. Peck, Mrs. D. L. Peirce, Mrs. D. L. Rodgers, Horace Dean- N. B. Stevens was chairman. In the depart mens of fruits and horticulture prizes were won by D. R. Spaulding, J. G. Lawrence, Gibson Gillette, Horace Humphrey, George Gager, T. L. Hart. A. A. Wright, chairman. Mechanical productions: Axe helve, H. D. Perry; sulky, w. H. Walton, IT.; !; bark skins, J. K. Shepard; mower and hardware, A. A. Hotchkiss; cutlery, Hol' ley Mfg. Co.,; artificial teeth, Dr. J. S. Smith; flaming mills. Amos Bryan; har- ness, S. W. Elliott; hand cider mill, J. O. Brinton; road scrapers, O. Nj. Brinton; shears and scissors, E. A. Wolfert; razors, E. l.. Dewsnap. A. H. Holley was chair man.
 Working, fat and draft oxen: E. c. Mansfield, William Parks, Silas Wells, Nelson Landon, O. S. Barnes, Harvey Blodgett, R. Wilcox. Horace Landon, chairman.
 Matched and single horses: Chester Chapman, Sharon; Jerome Holoomb, Canaan; N. Hart and T. L. Hart, West Cornwall Martin Harris, Salisbury 1; William Douglass. North Canaan; U. H. Miner, L. S. Beebe, Falls Village; s. 0. Scoville, Salisbury. l.. A. Richardson, chairman.
 Ploughing: Best ploughing, T. L. Hart; 2d best. W. E. Harrison; 3d best. D. L. Peirce; 4th best, A. A. Hotchkiss. A. Moore, chairman.
 Horticulture: Mrs. W. E. Harrison, Mrs. Edmund Belden, Miss H. J. Mo Arthur, Miss Mary J. Hart, Mrs. T. S. Gold, Mrs. O. J. Wolcott, Miss Ellen Gaylord, Mrs. George Dodge.
 Domestic manufactures: Miss Thank ful Cleaveland, Mrs. E. l.. Marsh, Mrs. Levi Beebe, Mrs. Polly Phelps, Mrs. Maria Yale, Mrs. E. J. Thorp, Mrs. K. P. Frink, Miss Jennette Everts, Mrs Sally Candee, Mrs. Julia Mallory, Miss Mary J. Hart, Mrs. D. Cook. i
 Painting and embroidery: Miss F. B. Beach, Miss Anna Wadhams, Miss o. Franklin, Mrs. 0. s. Brown, Mrs. A. Van Deusen.
 The editor said he had intended to say more about the fair, but as one of his printers left him in the lurch he would be compelled to wait until the following week before he told the rest of the story.
 Among the advertisements are noticed the names of Gray & Smith, dealers in dry goods and groceries; o. B. Maltbie. druggist; Brewster 6 Presher, jewellers; W. G. Gardner, tailor; W. H. Dean, sand ovens; U. H. Miner, dry goods and groceries, all of Falls Village; George Peet, lawyer, Canaan.
 The paper was published every Satur- day by c. B. Maltbie. From the Adel- | phic Institute at North Cornwall the editor reproduced the following: Claw yers are very much needed if they are of the right stamp. They should be very studious, active and honest and always l attend to their own business and try to ! allay strife rather than to encourage it. l The lawyer can be very useful if he will" " Another paragraph is as follows: Com l mon sense is very scarce article. It is pity we see so little of it. Many per- sons actually know but little more than the beasts they drive because they are too conceited and too indolent to learn | things as they are." Referring to the | ladies, he said that Every lady should be neat and tidy, energetic and indus | trious. She should be truthful and con- scientious, very obedient to her parents | and respectful to all Her disposition