Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02
"REMINISCENCES :
 OF BY-GONE DAYS
OCT, NOV. AND DEG, 1874

OCT, NOV. AND DEC., 1874 SaIisbury's Old Residents pr.
 EIdridge, Norfolk. Preached Fare
 we'll Sermon-The Lost Iron Bridge
 Sharon Voted for New Town Hall.
 OCTOBER, 1874
 debt, had $5, TOO in the treasury and the rate of taxation was five mills.
 2-THE NEWS published list of 39 people in Salisbury whose ages were eighty years or more, as follows; Samuel Rice, 98: Mrs. Isaac Conklin, 91; Mrs. Amelia Chamberlin, 90; Mrs. Ann Mo Guire, 90; Frederick Pectrals 88; John Brasee, 88 Daniel Harris, 88; Charles Burrall, 87; John Barnett, ST; Mrs. Harvey D. Warner, ST; Mrs. Dr. Plumb; 86: Milo Harris, 86; Mrs. McAllister, 85; Mrs. John M, Holley, 84; Mrs. Amos Merchant 84: MT. Mary Kilmer, 84; Frederick Plumb. 84; Hiram Mott, 84: William Walton, 83; Mrs. Augustus Miles, 83; Mrs. Eye Pixley, 83; Mrs. Samantha Sherman, 83; Mrs. Frederick A. Walton, S2; Mrs. John Barnett. 82; Mrs. Amelia Jewell, 83; Mrs. Thomas Grant, Joel H. Pierce, 82; Mrs. Mary Wilson, 81; William Kelsey. 81; Mrs. Colpaugh, 81; Daniel Sardam, Sl; David tDunbar, 8l; John NJ. Wardwell. 80; William Botsford, 80; Mrs. Milton Bradley, 80: Miss Mary Reed, 80; B. Owen, 80. The united ages of the above s9 people were 32O3 years.
 SD. l.. Peirce, Canaan, fell from an apple tree and injured his shoulder.
 4-D1ed: At North Cornwall. Miss Albie Rogers, aged 40.
 5--Three cider mills were doing bIsi- ness in Salisbury--Selleck' Whitbeck's and Dexters..
 5-North Canaan voted to built lock- up.
 15-Married: On "Yelping Hill" Cornwall, George Howe and Miss Emma Sterling.
 16-Died: At Canaan, Leonard Coons, aged 39. S1 ' .'.' '@@ 2o-Cider was selling at $2. % per bar. rel.
 20-George Melvin, of Salisbury, fell from a staging while painting the Epis- copal church in Canaan and injured his spine.
 21-Married: At Salisbury. Edward H. Jones and Miss Julia l.. Wells,
 22-Died: At Canaan, George F. Cady, aged 3S. #..--.
 23-Died: At Lakeville, William J. Pettee, aged 55.
 25-Married: At Ashley Falls, Albert Decker. of Gila Bend, Arizona. and Miss Sarah Chapin, of Ashley Falls.
 28-Married: At New York, T. R. Baldwin and Miss Charlotte Payne, both of Cornwall.
 29-Died: At Canaan Valley, Mrs. Hiram Merrill, aged 47.
 NOVEMBER, 1874
 1-Rev. Dr. Eldridge, of Norfolk, preached his farewell sermon at the Congregational church. During his forty-two years pastorate he had at tended 859 funerals in Norfolk, besides many in neighboring towns; solemnized 339 marriages; received into the church 503 members; baptized 283 children and 137 adults, including one man 92 years old.
 3-Barn and several tons of hay, be- longing to Doodle Rogers, West Corn wall, was burned.
 5-Trinity church, Lime Rock, was consecrated, by the Rt. Rev. John Williams, Bishop of Connecticut.
 8-Died: At Norfolk, Mrs. Aaron Gilbert, aged 66. 9-Died: At Cornwall, Jasper s. Brewster, aged 56.
 10-Kirkland Parsons, of Ashley Falls was struck over the right eye by the breaking of a cider-press screw at Chapin's mill, fracturing his skull.
 16-Died: At West Cornwall, Riley M. Rexford. aged 69.
 17-Died: At Canaan, Dorance Rood, aged 80.
 19-Married: At Canaan, Orville M. Brinton, of Falls Village, and Miss Jane A. Mercy, of Canaan.
 20-Donald T. Warner succeeded F. Richardson as postmaster at Salisbury. 22-Died: At Canaan, Henry Peirse, aged 35.
 24-The store of William Adam, 2d, East Canaan, was burglarized.
 27-William Doten, of Sheffield, was killed by train on bridge between Canaan and Falls Village.
 28-A mineral rod was used in a search for the iron bridge which was washed away from Salisbury Main street during the June freshet, but the bridge