Connecticut western news., 1907-06-27
SOME ECHOES OF
 THE 0LDEN DAYS
EXTRACTS FROM FIRST PAPER

In 1871 the Housatonic Railroad Co.
 Stopped its Locomotives Along the
 Track and Filled the Water Tanks
 With a tin Pump.
 This week we begin our S7th year and the following news paragraphs are taken from tho first number of the paper printed in 1871 at Salisbury. The paper consisted of four pages. Each page contained eight 24 inch columns which form was continued until July 1, 1906 when the present eight-page form was adopted. The first and fourth pages were printed in New York and the second and third in Salisbury.
 THIRTY-sEvEN YEARS AGO.
 West Cornwall boasted of band.
 Tracey Barnes of Cornwall Bride con- mitted suicide by shooting.
 Fifty hands were engaged in complet- ing the big fill at Whiting river near East Canaan.
 J, B. Bradford had just completed a house at Falls Village to replace one burned the year before.
 A larger quantity of iron ore was be- ing taken from the Ore Hill mines than for many years previous.
 The grhding for ihe Connecticut Western road between Ore Hill and State Line was commenced.
 The store in Millerton, occupied by MT. Greathead was destroyed. Loss SEQ, 0,000; insurance, Sll,000
 At West Cornwall new buildings were being erected on the sites of those des- troyed by fire a short time previous. Peter Mahon fell from the bridge over the Housatonic river between Falls Vil- lage and Amesville breaking his neck. shoulder and skull.
 The Ames iron works in Amesville had just been purchased by the Housa- tonic railroad company. They were partly taken down and re-arranged. Charles Conklin, aged 10 years. son of William Conklin of Salisbury, was struck and killed at Salisbury by tic which was thrown from car by the railroad men.
 The Connecticut Western Railroad company had an 1S-foot tin suction pump made to pump water into the tank of their locomotive from the various brooks along tho line.
 II AL Mechanics base ball team of Lakeville, was wounded by the accidental dis charge of gun. Fine bird shot entered various parts of his body.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs James Smith of Lakeville and daughter to MT. and Mrs. Luther R. Gay at Lime Rock; James flakes and Emma J. Howe both of Canaan were married at Canaan by Rev. B. H Burch; Mrs. Thankful Hollister died at Salisbury, John ID. Crosby at Falls Village. Mary, daughter of Daniel Spaulding, at North Canaan, Russell Prescott at Cornwall Bridge, Hiram Segar at South Kent.
 The first issue of the paper contained the advertisements of D. F. Stillman, music teacher, Lakeville: K. w. Spur, lumber and hardware, Falls Village; w. O. Gardner, tailor Falls Village; T. l.. Norton, insurance; Lakeville; D. J. Warner, lawyer, Salisbury; D. T. War ner, insurance, Salisbury; J. c. Sher- wood. hardware, West Cornwall; J. M. W-ible, tailor, Salisbury; w. E. Hicks, hotel, Salisbury; w. k. Cutting, hard ware, Salisbury; J. D. Clemans, dentist, Falls Village; F. Richardson, variety store, Salisbury; Miss Libbie Herman, millinery. Falls Village; O. H. Glen, Yankee notions, Salisbury; George K. Marble, druggist. Canaan; A. F. Roberts dry goods and groceries. Lakeville; Mr. Peck, stoves and hardware. LAkevillc; Gillette. 6s Bissell. general store, Sails bury; F. R. Mallory, painter. Lakeville; Hurd & Rickert, Livery Salisbury; Joseph Brinton. musical instruments, Falls village; J H. Blodgett. physician and druggist, Salisbury; W E. Cutting, stoves, Salisbury; J. D. Eggleston, mat tresses. Falls Village; 8. w. Pine. mon- uments winsted; George Shelley, mon uments, Salisbury.