Connecticut western news., 1908-12-31
BACKWARD GLANCE
 AT BYGONE MONTHS
SOME OF THE HAPPENINGS OF 1908
Brief References to the More Impor-
 tant Occurrences in The News Baili- , wick During the Year Now Drawing
 to a Close.

wick During the Year Now Drawing to a Close.
 Continued from last week.
 July
 Rev. P. A. Bradford resigned as pastor of Falls Village Congregational church. MT. Mulford, of Wayne, Pa, was building cottage at Twin Lakes. Picnic of Christ Church Sunday School, Canaan, at Lakeville. ... Work on Canaans school building ad- dition was in progress.
 A Polander was killed by lightning at West Cornwall. .-... Nine cattle belonging to Wm. Peck,of Ellsworth, killed by lighting.
 E. L Roberts purchased village hall at East Canaan. .a Rev. P. s. Collins resigned as pastor of Cornwall Hollow Baptist church. Michael Foley sustained broken thumb in base ball game at East Canaan.
 Humphrey Rood, of Norfolk purchased the Alberts property in Oolebrok River. ..A.. ... -.e .#.#
 Thomas Ryan and Mrs. Sarah Wood ward died in sharon an d Charles Parmelee, of Sharon, died in Torring. ton.
 Camp of Woodmen of the World or. ganized in Sharon,
 William Bates, of Cornwall, and Nellie Tolfeld, of Torrington, were married. Mrs. Edwin Knapp died in Southern New Marlboro,
 Edward Adsit appointed postmaster at Clayton.
 Deaths of Mrs. H. P. Morse, of South Canaan. and Mrs Peter Funk, of East Canaan.
 Survey being made for state road from Falls Village to Point of Rocks" on road to Canaan.
 John Flynn, of Canaan, seriously in. jured by wrench hitting his jaw while working in railroad yard at Canaan. Percy Campbell, of Lawrence, Mass employed as principal of sharon school Sharon organized ball team.
 Edward J. Stuart and Harriet Conklir ot Lakeville were married.
 Public installation of K. of F. officers in Salisbury.
 Son born to Mir. and Mrs. Burton Stratton in East Canaan.
 Three men who burglarized stores in Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge. arrested in Canaan.
 Large snake killed in F, H. Smiths kitchen, Ashley Falls.
 Bert Barnard and Merritt Shores, of East Canaan, rendered unconscious by lightning in Garfield lime plant, East Canaan.
 John Roth sold his Falls Village bar Der shop to Oscar Schrieber, of Dan. bury.
 William Branch purchased building lot of Daniel Jackson in Lakeville.
 F. Morehouse, of sharon Valley, sus- tained seriously injured arm by being kicked by 6 horse.
 James McNally of Danbury and Carrie White, of Canaan, were married.
 Crude oil was being placed on sharon streets to lay the dust.
 Sharon water company increased do- mestic rates.
 There were nearley 600 summer guests in Sharon.
 c. w. Harts house in West Cornwall struck by lightning but not burned. Leonard Odell died in Amenia Union. Harry Johnson arrested for stealing $60 from Benson brothers of Canaan. Michael Mullaly of Sheffield killed by cars.
 Chautauqua assembly opened on Ca- naan camp ground. Mrs. John Scott committed suicide in Norfolk. Grassy Hill Cemetery decided to build vault at Falls Village.
 Edward Weldon of Cornwall Bridge thrown from wagon and injured. Mrs. l.. c. Curtis died in Norfolk. A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Albert Barnes of Great Harrington.
 Mrs. Lucy Hutchinson died in Lake ville.
 A daughter was born to Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Garfield of East Canaan and a son to Mir. and Mrs. A. W. Ferguson of Cornwall Bridge.
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