Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03
"REMINISCENCES
 OF BY-GONE DAYS
DOINGS OF JULY AND AUGUST, 1872
Boy Saved From Drowning-RailrOad's First Annual Meeting New School House, Ashley FaIIs-Judge Granger AssauIted--TW0 Excursions.
JULY, 1872

JULY, 1872
 HI. T. Lawrence, successor to G. E Marble, opened drug store in Canaan. 1-Charles Hildebrand, formerly with W. G. Gardner, Falls Village, opened a tailor shop on his own hook.
 1-Parcel post went into effect i'll United States, admitting packages, not exceeding twelve ounces in weight. 3-Lightning struck horse belonging to George Potter, West Cornwall, com pletely paralyzing one side. Also killed an OK belonging to Rufus Owen.
 4-Celebratlon of the glorious fourth" at Charles Spurs in Western Sheffield. 6-Jonathan Smith, West Cornwall, was prostrated by extreme heat and car ried off on stretcher. "Pete Humpy" was also prostrated and carried off on Q wheelbarrow.
 6-George Ford, Falls Village, cut a fearful gash in his hand with an axe. 7-Sunday School concert at Lakeville M. E. church. Rev. W. s. Bouton, pastor
 11-Second Adventists held first of a series of meetings in the grove back of the school house, Salisbury; last meet ing held Sunday the 14th.
 12-"A huge circular saw and new rigging throughout" was being installed in Ashley Falls mill.
 12-New lumber yard just opened by M. Knickerbocker at North Canaan. 13-Village Improvement mass meet ing at Lakeyille.
 13-Married: At Goshen, Samuel B Catlin and Miss Lettie Parsons, both of Cornwall.
 13-Ourtiss Brothers mills in Sheffield were burglarized.
 13-Eddie Bostwick, 12-years-old son of Robert Bostwick, Lakeville, saved from drowning by son of E. Pitkin, He was going down the third time.
 13-R. I. Crissey, Norfolk, lost val uable horse by an unknown disease. 14-William Oakley and daughter of Norfolk were seriously injured by being shrown from carriage in Winsted.
 14-An open air Sunday reading room on the Lakeyille Savings Bank porch was started.
 16-First annual meeting of Connect icut Western railroad company at Hart ford. The report showed receipts, $149, IS; operating expenses, $l02, ,456. 81; leaving balance of $46,6l432. The rolling stock owned by the company con- sisted of eight locomotives, eight pas, senger cars, two baggage cars, 40 box freight cars, 115 flat freight cars and 20 dump cars.
 16-Norma Clapp, brother of Mrs. W. K. Hicks, Salisbury, drowned in Memo mine, Michigan.
 16-Cedar shingles were introduced ID Goshen.
 18-Charles McElroy. Chapinville, died, age 70.
 18-New school house, 25x36, two stories, to supcrsede the "little red school house" at Ashley Falls, was being built by Myron Andrus, contractor.
 20-The Catholics of Canaan and vi cinity held picnic in the grove at the "Lower Corner" North Canaan.
 2O-C4rriage containing William Mo Arthur and Mrs. Martin Decker, over turned at Ohapinville, breaking the lat ter's wrist.
 2O-The cotton factory at West Goshel suspended work 8 few days for repairs 2O-The door of the engine house a Canaan was left open so that "it rAkeC the side of passenger train severely. 25-Miss Lucinda Anson, West Corn wall, died, age 50
 26-Coal was $8 per ton at West Corn wall.
 26-Harmon Cooley (coloredD died O heart disease in Canaan, age "A.
 26-Farm of K. J. Munson, Canaan Mountain was sold to MT. Bird, O Lakeville.
 26-Mrs. Elizabeth H. Messick. Wes Cornwall. died, age 39.
 29-Horse belonging to N. Warner Ore Hill, was killed by lightning.
 29-J. B. Augur, of New Haven, wa negotiating for the old Connection Arms Company's works at Norfolk, witt view to establishing manufactory o wagon gearing.
 800. w. R. R. Co.,, were erecting building at Twin Lakes grove for picnic and excursion parties.
 3O-Little son of Elisha Gillette, Ga naan Mountain, killed rattlesnake fou feet long, having 15 rattles.
 30-Temperance excursion to Holley grove, Lakeville, from Hartford and wa