Connecticut western news., 1910-11-24
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1875

Dec. 3-Mrs Henry Bunnell was killed by being thrown from a buggy, by a runaway horse, while returning from church in Canaan at her home in Clay ton.
 Arthur Gibbs. aged 20, died at his home in Ore Hill.
 The Housatonie railroad contemplates introducing air brakes, on it's passenger oars and locomotives.
 Dr. Palmer fitted up his dental rooms in Lakeville.
 George Dibble, of West Cornwall, caught coon weighing 2s16 pounds.
 Edward Barton and Miss Nina Fenn were married at Salisbury by Rev. w. A. Johnson.
 Dec. 1O-Rev. MT. Noble formed a pastors class in Ashley Falls, at the house of c. D. Griffith.
 A lodge of Good Templars was organ ized in Lakeville with the following as chief officers Thos. l., Norton, Miss Almira Cleaveland, W. T. Saunders. M. H. Robbins, Miss Carrie P. Bostwick, w. E. Cornell, Miss Ettie Jenks, Charles Bowers, Rev. Wm. Stevens, Mrs, T. L.. Norton, Mrs. w. T. Saunders.
 The house of Lucien Cleveland was destroyed by fire in Southfeld, Mass.
 Mallinson, Warner 6 Co., of West Cornwall. purchased the right to manu- facture the automatic window holder, of the inventor, J. J. Ferris, master car builder of the Housatonic R. R. O.. and proposed to manufacture them at their works in West Cornwall.
 Adolph Steiner, of West Cornwall was sent to jail for sixty days for asaulting Mrs. Mundry.
 Eastern Star, Rose Chapter, installed the following officers Mrs. A. N. Bar tram, O. H. Gilbert. Mrs. o. H. Gilbert, Mrs. E. J. Reed Jr., Mrs. Charles w.. Reed, Mrs. James Loucks, Mrs. Carrie Hoag, Mrs. Sarah Cravagan, Miss Aida Woodward, Mrs. Kate Whitford, Mrs. A. J. Bostwick, Mrs. Samuel A. Skiff. Mrs. Josiah w. Brown, E. J. Reed Jr.
 A daughter was born to 0. D. Sage ia Sheffield.
 William Conklin and Mrs. Elizabeth Blake were married in Salisbury.
 Dec. 17-A new locomotive was re- ceived by the Conn. Western railroad,
 The Wheeler and Wilson sewing ma chine works in Bridgeport were destroyed by fire. loss $50O,0oo, and two lads were killed by falling walls.
 Misses Alice Ives and Libby Stevens arc attending MT. Peck's school in Win sted and like it very much"
 Landlord Dudley has been making ex- tensive improvements at his hotel in Falls Village.
 Daniel Brewster was confined to his house in Falls Village by hard cold.
 At Falls Village, a daughter was born to I. L. Herman.
 At sharon. a daughter (May Louisa) was born to Henry E. and Kitty D.. Reed.
 At Canaan, Mary Ann Noble, relict of the late Fitch Ferris, Esq, died aged 76.
 Dec. 24 Mrs. Mary Ann Church, of Lakeville, was spending the winter in Washington. Hon. W. H. Barnum and family were to spend part of the winter with her.
 "Kel" Blodgett, whoived with Horace Barnam fell through the railroad bridge, over the Housatonic River, and was severely injured.
 Edward VanDeusen and Norman Chapin, of Ashley Falls, were attending school in Wilbraham, Mass.
 Fire in G. H. Peck's drug store in Falls Village did about $1 900 damage.
 A sooiable was held at O. H. Briggs at Canaan Valley. "Much credit is due Messrs Roraback and Bronson as com mittee of arrangements, and not little to Q. H. Briggs, who gave us side dish in burlesque comedy bringing every one's heart into their throat, and mak- ing them almost scream with laughter at his odditiss''
 Prosecuting agent Roraback, of Ca- man, and Sheriff Perry, of Salisbury, raided three liquor sellers in West Corn wall.
 A son was born to William Dunbar at Ashley Falls.
 A daughter was born to W. F. Sackett at Sheffield
 John Saleski and Miss Mary Kicker. son, of West Cornwall were married in Brookfield.
 1876
 Jan. z Newton Cogswell, of West Cornwall, shot his wife. who had left him short time before, two bullets lodging in her head.
 The new furnace at East Canaan made 500 tons Of iron in week.
 ''The first game of croqust in the cen tennial year was played on the ground of H. H. Cogswell on New Years day with the thermometer standing at 80 | rN