Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29
SOME CHANGES IN. RETROSPECT
THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED

Events of Twenty, Fifteen, Ten and
 Five Years Ago This Week in The
 News Territory-Housatonic River
 Made new High Water Mark Twenty
 Years Ago This Month.
 Twenty Years Ago This Week.
 There was a pronounced scarcity of good potatoes.
 Junius Rhoades of Canaan shot a crane measuring six feet from tip to tip.
 J. L. Bragg of Canaan was laying the foundation for 24 32 foot, two-story addition to his house and store.
 W G. Cargill of Southfield purchased naan for $500.
 Mrs. James Martin, Mrs. Mary A. Beers and Wm. Staniforth died at Lakeville.
 J. Mallinson of West Cornwall boasteo of a sunfower 14 feet tall.
 Mrs. Ezra Thompson died at West Cornwall.
 The Housatonic river had not been as high during August in many years.
 N. A McNeil laid the foundation for 8 beautiful residence in Lime Rock.
 U. H. Miner of Falls Village had 3-year-old Holstein COW which gave 15, ,O42 pounds of milk during the year.
 John Griffith of Ashley Falls showed a corn stalk measuring IA feet and 3 inches.
 The frame of D. w. Manvel's grist mill was raised at Cornwall Bridge.
 A peach festival held by the ladies of St. Johns parish, Salisbury netted $235.
 The Bear Mountain monument in the town of Salisbury toppled over.
 Memorial hall was in process of con- struction at Sheffield.
 The Pilgrim church society of Canaan had raised $5500 with which to purchase a lot and erect a church.
 John Moran's barn between South field and Mill River were burned.
 Fifteen Years Ago This Week
 Stiles Stevens purchased the farm be- longing to the estate of Frank Lewis at Canaan Valley.
 Garfield brothers of Canaan Valley were about to erect lime kiln on land purchased of Mrs. Beaujon.
 A committee was looking for a site for an Episcopal church in Norfolk.
 The shear shop in Norfolk was about to be started.
 Frank Rosin and his hired man, of East Canaan. caught 375 bull heads at Woods Creek. Another party caught nearly bran sack full.
 A coal team belonging to the B. R. Go. fell from a ledge of rocks on the Forbes road near East Canaan and went down 50 feet, killing one horse and dis abling the second. E. R. Lorraine was erecting a house for his own occupancy at Canaan.
 MT and Mrs. J. s. Corbit of Canaan celebrated the 26th anniversary of their marriage.
 Ten Years Ago This Week Canaan mountain was being searched for Boinay and Weeks, the Trumbull murder suspects.
 Joseph Stratham sold his belongings in Clayton and returned to England. The s. N. E. Telephone company re- built their lines in Falls Village. Mir. Brockaway was appointed super intendent of schools at Sheffield.
 The North Canaan selectmen had the brush cut along the road between Oa- naan and East Canaan. Salisbury and Canaan selectmen are requested to read this twice and then-well. 'nuflsed.) A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. | Walter Norton of Lime Rock. -.
 Charles Doty of Lime Rock moved to Torrington.
 The various Sunday Schools were holding their annual picnics.
 Edward, son of Dr. Bissell, died at Lakeville.
 Five Years Ago This Week
 George Van Deusen bought Amos Beaujon's pool room in Canaan. The Canaan base ball team defeated the Winsted business college team 10 to 1.
 l Miner P. Rogers was erecting a resi- dence at West Cornwall.
 Lime Rock defeated Wassaic at base ball, to ?.
 1 Albert M. T1bbits of Salisbury was en- gagged to teach school at Newton, Conn.
 The Salisbury Assoclation was incor- l porated Its object WAS to advance the