Connecticut western news., 1906-07-26
LOOKING BACKWARD
THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
Events of By-gone Days in litchtield County as Shown in The News Col umns of Ten and Five Years Ago.

Events of BY-gone Days in ltcht'e'o County as Shown in The News Col umns of Ten and Five Years Ago.
 TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
 800 tons of coal were unloaded at Falls Village for N. Y, N. H. & H. loco motives
 The army worm created sad havoc in Falls Village oat fields.
 Dr. A. W. Giswold moved from K mt to Brookfield.
 The s. N E. Telephone Company placed an automatic instrument in Smiths drug store at Kent.
 The farmers at Huntsville were hust- ling to get their crops in ahead of the army worm.
 o. w. Barnum of Lime Rock sold his horse "Star Boy" to Troy, NY, parties for 5000
 Frank Butler died at Lime Rock.
 R.K. Southwick of Cornwall erected a wind mill with 50 foot tower for pump ing water.
 Geo. Chipman sold F. E. Buckley a large tract of timber land at Cornwall. Mrs. Celia Waldron died at Great Harrington.
 Daniel Riordan had one of his hands injured at Great Harrington while coupling cars.
 The Mems Christian Association held their first anniversary at Lakeville.
 The Lakeville Driving Club held it's third matinee trot.
 Miss Mary Wooden died at Salisbury. Lightning struck James Barber's house at Chapinville.
 Mrs. Nathaniel Church Scoville and Miss Scoville gave tea to about 200 guests at Chapinville.
 The Four Leaf Clover Club of Sharon held a picnic at Nudge pond.
 Alvin Cowles died at Norfolk.
 Forty families were at Pine Grove camp ground.
 The elm tree beetle was destroying Canaan shade trees. Sklff races for cash prizes at Twin Lakes were in prospect. Christ Church Sunday School of Canaan held picnic at Twin Lakes.
 A snake it. z inches long, with g rattles, was killed at East Canaan.
 A gingham dance was held at Canaan. Rhoades and Camp furnished the music Mrs. Anna B. Fairchild died at Canaan.
 Hon. Sidney Ensign died at Lime Rock.
 Deaths.-Mrs. Arthur Hewins at Sheffield, Deborah Gray at Cornwall Bridge.
 w. E. Trask and the Messrs. Everett caught 108 bullheads ill three hours at Canaan Valley.
 The Sharon Busy Bees held their annual fair.
 Informal Saturday evening hops were being held at Sharon Inn. A series of guide boards were erected at Lakeville.
 A local branch of the Connecticut Building and Loan Association was organized at Sal1SDury.
 FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
 Mrs. E. E. Stalker died at Salisbury.
 Miss Florence Witter of Lakeville fell and fractured her right wrist.
 Geo. Burrall of Lakeville was rendered dinner party in observance of his 10th birthday.
 Sheffield was filled with summer boarders.
 The Sheffield free Library was moved into the town hall.
 w. K. Lane of Norwich, Conn.,. was engaged as principal of the Sheffield high school.
 The assessors placed Great Barrington's s valuation at $4 200. 960. -
 The board of selectmen of Norfolk accepted Carl Stoeckel's offer to pay one- third the expense of eliminating grade crossing at West Norfolk.
 Burglars entered the Norfolk station, dynamited the express company's safe and obtained 5000 in cash, also some jewelry.
 Dr. Curtis was about to leave Corn wall Bridge and go to Bristol, Conn.
 The Canaan Local Telephone Con- pany declared semi-annual dividend of 29 per cent.
 The Warner House at Canaan was accommodating SO boarders
 The Borden plant was in course cf construction at Canaan.
 There was 8 project on to build trolley line from Canaan to Mill River, Mass.
 Lime Rock defeated Amenia at base ball at Lime Rock by score of to 4 and Canaan defeated the Winsted Cadets to 4. The Canaan team was composed of R. Stanton, Foulder, Guernsey, Thomson, Quinn. Beirce, F. Stanton, Barnes. J. Stanton.
 East Canaan boasted of grange.