Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16
BACKWARD
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.

Happenings of Twenty and Ten Years
 Ago Recalled to the Minds of Our
 Readers in Brief Paragraphs-Some
 Interesting Incidents.
 Twenty Years Ago This Week
 The legislature adjourned, voting to hold an extra session in October to christen the public acts. ...
 Ernest Webster of East Canaan pur- chased drug store at East Longmeadow Mass.
 Contractor Lorraine of Canaan was enlarging the Frederick Miles residence at Twin Lakes.
 No rain had fallen for three weeks. The weather was remarkably warm ranging from so to 96 degrees in the shade.
 The North Canaan residents and selectmen petitioned the Housatonic and Connecticut Western railroads to estab- fish fiagmen at the two crossings near est the Canaan station. (The request was compiled with.)
 Nathan Watson was preparing to manufacture brick on his premises near the Catholic church in Canaan.
 A business directory of Canaan and Sheffield had just been issued.
 Peirce & Freeman were running three lime kilns at Canaan and producing 200 barrels of lime per day. They were pre- pairing to erect fourth kiln.
 A Congregational Sunday School had just been organized i'll Canaan. ... ..
 Litchfield county towns were holding special town meetings to appropriate money for the observance of Memorial Day.
 MT. Brown of Chicago was endeavor- ing to form vocal society in Falls Village.
 Ground was broken for the found dation of Memorial Hall in Sheffield.
 W. w. Keyworth of Salisbury hooked 75 large trout in one days fishing.
 Huppel 6S Pulver were building cot tages on their land at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs Edward Barton of Salisbury sus- tained dislocated shoulder.
 Marcus H. Rogers of Great Harrington purchased the Pittsfield Eagle.
 Rev. Dr. Eddy was engaged to deliver the Memorial Day address at Lakeville.
 The Lakeville M. E. Church was repairs.
 The Lakeville Village Improvement Society were repairing the village side walks.
 Charles Preston and family moved from Bridgeport to West Cornwall.
 Ralph Scoville died at Cream Hill.
 I. N. Bartram of Sharon was chosen as one of a committee to procure suit able memoral to be erected on the Israel Putnam camp ground at Bedding.
 Mrs. Wm. Sardam of Canaan Valley was thrown from a wagon and sustained a sprained ankle.
 W.D. Lawrence of East Canaan went to Fully, N. Y, to enter business with his brother.
 Ten Years Ago This Week
 Mumps and measles were prevalent ill Canaan.
 The Sharon Valley Iron company's furnace was put in blast with the inten- tion of continuing for one year.
 Harry Nicholl and assistants con a bicycle path for the toll bridge at Canaan.
 A. w. Parsons was appointed post master at Ashley Falls.
 Geo. Cunning was appointed post master at East Canaan to succeed Wm. 
 Deaths since May included Frederick Cooper, 76, Ashley Falls; Helen Landon, 70, Falls Village; James Monahan, 66, Lakeyille; Pliny Barton, SS, Salisbury; Frank O'Brien, 32, Falls Village; Mary Haight, 72, Sharon Station; Mary Burtch, 6s, Sheffield; Susan l.. Mills, S5, Nor folk.
 The Housatonic Railroad House at Falls Village was closed.
 Edward Amundson was preparing to build a house at Lime Rock.
 The Brook Pit Mining Go. of Ore Hill were producing 90 tons of ore per day.
 Thirteen persons united with the Congregational church at New Marlboro.
 Fred Mcdonald of Ancram opened barber shop at East Canaan.
 Burglars entered the residence of T. l.. Norton of Lakeville and stole $16.00. The Sharon Junior ball team defeated the Lakeville juniors at Lakeville.
 Cornwall Bridge had Touring A. O. U. W. Lodge.
 Lightning struck the school house at