Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
"REMINISCENCES
 OF BY-GONE DAYS
BIG BALLOON IN EAST CANAAN

Local Mountains Measured and Named
 Bear Mountain, Salisbury, Not
 Then Known to be the Highest
 Land in the State.
 OCTOBER, 1873
 Peter Liners barn ill Sharon was burned, with all his hay, grain and to- bacco. ... s
 1-The Gold Sanitary Heating Co.,, West Cornwall, were employing twenty men. ..- 3-Died: At Falls Village, Eunice Hosford, aged ST. ..s.- 4-Died: At Salisbury, Mrs. Myron Conklin, aged 5i.
 A skeleton was found while work men were digging a cistern in Lime Rock
 6-The state of Connecticut voted to have but one capital, Hartford.
 6--Charles Reeds barn on Sharon mountain was struck by lightning and burned with all its contents, including his horse.
 6-William Conklin's horse became frightened in Salisbury, threw his daughter Carrie out of the wagon aud broke herleg.
 6-The Graphic balloon landed in East Canaan. This balloon was sent out by the Daily Graphic O., of New York, manned by three men, having Europe for it's destination They started from Brooklyn at 9;15 a. m., encountered g severe rain storm, and came to earth on the farm of Charles Lewis in East Ga naan at 1:15 D. m. The balloon con- tained 100000 feet of gas; the boat. A feet long by feet beam, carried, besides the passengers, barrel of hard tack, two boxes of cooked beef and mutton, one box of hominy, two baskets of minor edibles, demijohn of bourbon whiskey. three ten-gallon kegs of water, life pre-, servers, sailing apparatus, buoys, large supply of charts and cage of carrier pigeons.
 9-Died: At Lakeville, Dr. Benjamin Welch. aged 75.
 9-Six sheep, twelve choice geese, and several hogs belonging to a Salisbury farmer, were killed and mangled by dogs
 1O-M Beers 6 Sons store in Corn wall and the furnace store at Cornwall Bridge, were burglarized. Seventeen dollars and a silver watch were taken from the former store and three hun dred dollars from the latter.
 1l-Burglars entered the house of Forbes Adam in East Canaan, rolled his safe out on the veranda but were fright ened away before blowing it. =
 15-J. B. Capron re- bought the jewerY store of H. O. Allyn, Falls Village, em. ploying B. F. Edmunds, watch-maker. G.V. Capron having charge of the store. 15-Died: At Sharon, Julia A.. widow of,the late Henry Bartram, aged 79.
 15-Died: At sharon, Miss Abbe Prin- dle, aged 83.
 15-Married: At Canaan, Benjamin Ball and Miss Maggie Nolan, both of Salisbury. ....
 I5-Died: At Ashley Falls, Mahala, wife of David s. Proper. aged 20.
 16-Married: At Falls Village, Charles R. Booth and Miss Ellen s. Morris.
 17-Prof. Richards, of Pittsfeld, ex- plored Miles cave at Twin Lakes with a guide, MT. Dauchy. When several hundred feet down thelr light went out and, as their matches were wet, they were obliged to stay until help came. They were there six hours.
 .20-Some "light-fngered gentry" in West Cornwall broke into wagon shop and Union Shear Go. factory, and E. B. Witherell's barn, taking his horse, wagon and harness.
 20-The Lime Rock Iron Go. finished building all entire new blowing works across the stream from their blast fur mace, taking the place of the old dilapi- dated works further up the stream.
 20-The Holley Mfg. Co.,, Lakeville, had finished and moved into their new brick and stone forging shop.
 22-Married: At Lakev1lle, Peter Weaver and Miss Sarah Turner.
 23-Died: At ChapinvilIe, Mrs Re- becca Hinman, aged 67.
 25-Stained glass windows and an em- blematical window back of the pulpit replaced the old windows in the Episco- pal church in Canaan.
 28-Washinee Mill property in Sails bury was sold at auction to George E. Bower, of Pleasant Valley, N. Y, for $7,OO0.
 29-Married: At Salisbury, Moore 0. Jewell and Marcia Cofing.
 29-Married: At Lakeville, Madison