Connecticut western news., 1907-01-31
LOOKING BkGKWARD.
REcOLLEcHONs OFBYcGoNE DAYS

Happenings of Ten and Five Years Ago This Week as They Appear in the Files of 's The MeWs.''
 TEN YEARS AssO wMSiwEEK.
 R. N Cochrane of West Cornwall opened a meat market in Lime Rock.
 R. F. Smith boaght tthesSmith home stead at West Cornwall, lG. w. Reed bought the Everett place. in Ellsworth. The Berkshire Manufacturing Com pany was running on fnllr time in West Cornwall.
 Horse races were beinglheld on Lake Wononscopomuc at Lakeville.
 The interior of the Methodist church in Norfolk was being repaired.
 The kiln building for tthe Canfield Brothers lime kiln at East Canaan was just completed.
 The North Canaan BoaId of Relief made abatements on assessments to the amount of $2220 and $sS, ,O0O was added. The grand list amounted tosahout $845,- GOO. The 1895 list was $6Bo, ,029.
 John Owens bought the Nathaniel Greene farm at Lime Book flor $626.3O. It consisted of S57 acres.
 The North Canaan Rod and Sun Club perfected temporary organization.
 The partnership of Fualert& Peet of 1, Canaan was dissolved
 Rev. Fr. Sullivan oficiatetf 8oAthe first t time at St. Joseph's church, Uanaan. Canaan had a dozen or mores empty ' tenements. (Times have changed. ED) William Canfield rebuaE his sawmill : at Canaan Valley and pnt in new ma q chinery.
 The Junior Auxiliary oG Sharon,, held : A Mother Goose entertainme1thantis real [ ized $35.
 uMrs. Charles Traver died at Sharon \ Valley.
 :, Russell Stannard died at Ashley Falls. r The Pilgrim church at Canaan was without a pastor.
 The Barnum Richardson Go. of rLime Rock closed contracts with the N. Y. IN. H. 6 H. road to furnish car wheels for the.entire system for 1897.
 The Rev. MT. De Peu of Norfolk s&c {. oepted call to the pastorate of the North Congregational Church of Bridge-' port.
 -FIvE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK. Johnson's drug store at Norfolk was ,burglarized and they obtained $1O0worth of booty.
 E. O. Stevens sold The Stevens House at Norfolk to Schoff & Sauter of Winsted. The following Litchfeld county post masters were appointed, J. H. Roraback, tCenaan; Hubert Williams, Lakevine; s-Geta Pratt 'Idtchield.
 The Bridgeport Wood Furnishing Company s plant at New Milford WAS sbnrned. Less $100,000.
 Preparatioas.were being made to open ,the new hall in East Canaan. L. L. Bartony residing near Millerton, edied of heart disease. Dr. J. G. Adam of Canaan went to Great Burlington to practice medicine. A fire district, was formed in the viii lage of Canaan.
 Mrs. Ellen Berry s,8O, died at Sharon. Nelson Bishop died at Falls Village. Dr.. Orton of Lakeyille claimed to have refused a$10, 900 ,offsrfor an old viola da gambra found in his attic at Lakeville. The Nataonal Iron Bank of Falls Will lage moved into it's new building.
 At school meeting in Falls Village it was decided by vote of B to IS to hold school in the South Canaan district. Officers of the East Canaan Grange were installed.
 Hal & Dowping of Great Harrington moved their millinery parloGs to Pitts held-
 District Attorney Jerome of New York leased the St. Theresa parochial school premises ia Lakeville for summer home.
 Ely Ensign. son of Sidney Ensign, of Huntsville. died in Huntington, W. Va.
 
 A new court room was being prepared in Falls Village.
 The Falls Village school observed Mckinley day. A post office was established at Lake side, Litchfield County.
 The 23rd annual concert and ball of Housatonic Lodge F. & A. M. was held x at Canaan. There were 100 people in attendance.
 The tower on Platt mountain, near Winsted was wrecked by the wind.
 Deeds Recorded
 Ellen J. Andxus of Sheffield has deeded to Mary A. Andrus of Sheffield parcel tf Ian in that town for $9O0.