Connecticut western news., 1906-07-12
LOOKING BACKWARD
THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED

Some Ancient History, as shown of "The News" Files Raked Up and Presented to Our Readers to Recall to Their Memories The Happenings of Bygone Days. ....
 TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK. David Bloomer completed large barn at Falls Village. Millerton had Fourth of July cele- bration which wasn't a fizzle.
 Mrs. Page completed her seventh year as teacher of the West Cornwall school.
 The Julians gave an entertainment at Cornwall Bridge.
 Mrs. Adeline Proper died at West Go- shen.
 West Goshen beat Cornwall at base ball l6 to 8. f. MT. Clinton and Ruth Bennett were married at West Goshen. At Great Harrington $217 was sub scribed for Armenian relief work. An oak tree l25 years old was struck
 
 by lightning and destroyed at Mill River. The Scoville brothers of Chapinville placed a flag in the Batten monument on Bear mountain, the highest point of land in Connecticut.
 Frank and Guy Robbins rescued Stanley Thompson from drowning at Canaan.
 Canaan had brass band.
 Canaan walloped Norfolk in a ball game 2I to g. The Canaan players were as follows: Dodge, p; Kegler, c; Nicon ID; Stevens, 2b; Garfield, Sb; Thompson, ss; Holt, If; Kane, If; Dodge, of. After this game the Canaan '.Old Timers " went onto the field and beat the Canaan's 12to g. The Old Timers" battery was Brinton and Kegler. Bishop Tierney confirmed 50 persons at St. Joseph's church, Canaan. The s Norfork Chimes" made it's first appearance, but it's music soon ceased. The Lakeville Water Go. was build a reservoir with capacity of 12.0oO, 900 gallons, on the Cook farm. at cost of $1O,Oo0.
 Goshen was bragging over the fact that there hadn't been death there in three months.
 Harry Denny of Millerton fell from his wheel near Sharon snd died from the result of the injuries.
 The army worm appeared near Canaan and several fields of oats had to be cut to save the crop. A coal mine was discovered on E. Bailey's land at West Cornwall
 Joseph E. Scott died at Ashley Falls. Mrs. Patrick Condon died at East Canaan.
 Rev. Mir. Pond was chosen pastor of the Sheffield Congregational Church. Lightning killed IA sheep belonging to Edward Ward at Falls Village.
 Shelden Norton, 92, of New Marlboro was out in the field, moving, with the rest of the boys.
 FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
 William Martin of Salisbury con- mitted suicide.
 0. H. wiesing of Lime Rock pur- chased an auto
 The Hanchett brothers held their annual clambake at Huntsville
 The St. James society of Great Bar rington cleared s20o from an entertain ment.
 Prof. Beverstock of the Robbins scool at Norfolk was engaged to teach at the Hotchkiss school at Lakeville.
 Preparations for macadamizing Main street, Canaan, were in progress.
 Rev. E. c. Gillette of Canaan and Jennie N. Gardner of Talcottville, Conn were married at Talcottville.
 Miss Belle Haskell accepted the posi-. tion of organist in the Canaan Metho- dist Church.
 Canaan defeated Sheffield 8 to ' in g ball game.
 The Barnum Richardson Go. were rebuilding their East Canaan furnace. Because of law which provided tha, all cars should be equipped with ail brakes, the Barnum Richardson com pany burned 70 cars which they hat made some time before for carrying charcoal and which did not have these brakes.
 Notices were circulated that Pin, Grove camp meeting would begin Aug ust 25.
 The Barnum Richardson Company had just completed a stone dam a East Canaan.
 The New Marlboro Inn opened witl a new proprietor.
 Mrs. F. G. Dean of Falls Village wa killed by lightning.
 The North Cornwall church was re opened after having been closed fo repairs.
 Mulford Barry died suddenly at Sails bury.