Connecticut western news., 1907-10-10
HAPPENINGS OF
 FIFTY YEARS AGO
FROM "HOUSATONIC REPUBLIc IcAN''

f0lkS br0ugnt Dlg rumpkinS 10 tne
 Editor-Potatoe Rotted-Big Corn
 Business Concerns-Housatonc
 R. R. Train Seryice-Banks were
 Suspending-Human Skull Found.
 Back in the sos Dr. 0. B. Maltbie published "The Housatonic Republican in Falls Village. It was four-page weekly sheet and was a very readable publication for those days. f
 To W. R. Hubbell of Falls Village, who has complete file of the papers,w are indebted for the opportunity to ex- anime two copies of it dated respectively October and October 10. 1857. the latter being 90 years ago to-day. From these papers we reproduce the following:
 Captain Lyman Fox of Cornwall Hol- low brought the editor two pumpkins weighing more than 30 pounds each.
 A dance was held in Brewster's Hall Falls Village, tor which the music was furnished by Prof Whites band. The supper was served at the hotel by land lord Peck.
 The potato crop in Litchfie,d county was greatly curtailed by rot.
 Doctor J. A. Gillette showed a stalk of corn 12 feet tall and with the first ear 51s feet from the ground. It was grown on the land of Captain o. Burrall in Falls Village. ....-
 On September 27, Charles H. Gun ningham and Miss Sarah F. Everts, both of East Canaan, were married at Falls Village by George w. Peet, Esq.
 The papers contained the advertise ments of the following business concerns in Falls Village: E. F. Not, blacksmith; Brewster & Kelley, general store; Dr. I. H. Smith, R. Prescott, dentist; w. H. Watson, coal; o. B. Maltbie, dry goods, boots, shoes, confectionery, toys and drugs; J. W. Hurlbutt, tailor; Mir, Maurier, barber; J. Remmele, furniture; Herman & Dietz, clothing; George w. Peet, lawyer. Other advertisers were as follows: Goshen academy. D. M. Richards n jeweler, Canaan: E. s. Stoddard, lawyer, Sharon; Samuel Clock, shoes, Litchfield; Enos l.. Dewsnap, razor maker and cutler. West Cornwall.
 E. B. Hart of West Cornwall and Miss Hattie A. Canfield of Falls Village were married.
 Mir. Bissell, of the Falls Village marble quarry found human skull while ex- cavating at the quarry. It was supposed to be that of an Indian. --.
 The Mahawie bank of Great Barring ton declared dividend of 41a per cent from six months earnings.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. James Millspaugh and a daughter to MT. and Mrs. J. F. Millspaugh of Falls Village, also twin daughters to MT. and Mrs. George Wheeler of West Cornwall.
 A correspondent of the Republican had said that the women and girls did not exercise sufficiently and one of these issues contained replies with teeth in them," written by indignant women.
 The deaths of Cynthia M Baldwin of South Norfolk; David McMurray of West Cornwall, Mrs. Smith Hinman of Canaan and Ella Lawrence of East Ca- naan were recorded.
 A. O. Randall was cashier of the National Iron Bank at Falls Village.
 W. s. Marsh was justice of the peace in Falls Village.
 The Falls Village Savings Bank de- posits amounted to $13, 3,092.9 It had 76 depositors.
 H. scoyille & Go. of Chapinvllle ad- vertised for hickory, boxwood and maple wood.
 H. s. Scoville 6 Go. of Chapinville advertised to rent power in the old Washinee factory at Chapinville at the outlet of Lake Washinee.
 The Hurlbut bank of Winsted gave notice of an increase of capital stock to $70,0OO.
 The train service on the Housatonic railroad was more conveniet than at the present time. Five trains went north and eight south. A reduction of loo on the fare was made to all who purchased tickets at the stations.
 A financial depression existed in vari- ous parts of the country and many banks had suspended.