Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
BACKWARD GLANCE
 AT BYGONE MONTHS
SOME OF THE HAPPENINGS OF 1908

Brief References to the More lmpUD- tant Occurrences in The News Bai5-
 wick During the Year Now DrauiEs
 to Close.
 tcontnued from last week.1
 April
 Finger of Emelio Castagna, Canasu- shattered by dynamite cap.
 Moran, who stole the dress suit csss in Canaan, sentenced to one years inn prisonment.
 Marvin Reed died in Lakeville.
 W. L. Loope, of Brooklyn bought lIz- lerton Telegram. ., Y William Hart purchased farm pe.r East Canaan,
 Mrs. Mary Memmott, of West Gum wall, injured by falling off bridge
 A. E. Stevens, of New Jersey, Doux3,a Bailey farm near Cornwall Bridge.
 Rev. W. s. Ridgeway appointed - pastorate of Canaan Methodist church- Rev. T. R. Wallace transferred fruw Canaan to Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
 Odd Fellows lodge was organized is Canaan.
 Canaan knitting mill machinery WIS moved to Great Harrington.
 George Ball. of Salisbury, committed to reform school for trusncy.
 Miss Hoskins resigned as teacher in the Lakeville school. N.#
 l.. G. Beal purchased building lus from D. Hatmaker in Chapinville.
 Mason work on the Huntsville s~As road was commenced.
 Odd Fellows and Foresters lodges azs- ranged to hold meetings in third stoST of Whitford building in Canaan.
 Insurance rates were increased 90 pmr cent. in Sharon.
 Canaan talent presented "Brczg Point" in Canaan and sharon.
 A church hall was being built by saAs Ashley Falls Methodists
 Judge Gruber. of Falls Village psz- formed free marriage ceremony for Alonzo Palmer, of Falls Village, anA Ella Soules, of Canaan.
 Little Iva Irish, Falls Village, fell fruun a swing and sustained compound fns- ture of one of her arms.
 Revival meetings were in progress m East Canaan with good results
 Miss Carrie Parsons, of Salisbury operated on for appendicites. Shrubbery was set out in the staslum grounds at Lakeyille.
 Canaan sewer ready for use.
 Plans were being prepared for ASsxE building in Norfolk.
 Hillcrest hospital opened in Pittsaeld Joseph Case, Canaan Valley, suffering with blood poison following cat bite
 Five houses were being constructed in Canaan.
 Judge Davis, of Falls Village, imposed fine of five cents on a man who tres passed on land ofWilliam Page in Hunts vile. Edward Carroll and Edward Fields. oG Falls Village, thrown from wagon iE West Cornwall. Carrol'sleg was bpsiex and Fields died from internal injuries Nearly 15o dogs were registered IN North Canaan. The following deaths occurred during the month Mrs. Simon Williams, Falls Village; Miss Harriet Benedict, Sharous Margaret Sullivan, Falls Village; LuIul Miller, Laseville; Frank Mccarthy, Ca. naan; Frederick Carter, Sharon; Mn. Miles Pratt, Amenia Union; George Brown, Mlllerton.
 Canaan Foresters held first annual ball.
 Housatonic Valley base ball leageue was organized. Norfolk had case of small pox.
 David Darling established a staRs route between Sharon and Sharon SGat1On.
 sharon adopted the superintcndeucy system for its schools.
 J. L. Barbour of Hartford deliveres the Memorial Day address in Salisbury. F. W. Bierce, Chapinville, was erecfr ing three cottages at Twin Lakes. Percy Mayes Of Orange, N. J. aDf Miss Lottie Bartle of Ore Hill werr married.
 Mrs. H. P. Morse of South Cansan went to New Haven for an operation.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. h Carsc of West Cornwall.
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