Connecticut western news., 1910-05-05
"REMINISCENCES
 OF BY-GONE DAYS
DEATH OF FAMOUS sIAMESE TWINS
Site for Sheffield Catholic Church Pur- chased Norfolk Manufacturing En- terprises Suicide at Falls Village Cornwall Boy Frozen to Death.
DECEMBER, 1878


 DECEMBER, 1873 / 1-The North Cornwall church decided to hire Rev. o. N. Fitch until May 1, 1874, on trial.
 3-Married: At Sheffield, John s. Pease of Ashley Falls and Mrs. Julia E. Doten of Sheffield.
 5-Twenty- fifth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Harris of Salisbury, was celebrated.
 5-The Catholics of Sheffield. pur- chased site for church opposite the house of Deacon Smith on East street. 6-Tho industries in operation be- tween Norfolk and West Norfolk were: The Hartford Axle O., the Norfolk Silk O.. the Hosiery works, and the tam, " of John K Shepard.
 17-Corner- stone of the Poughkeepsie bridge was laid.
 19-Articles of association of The Washinee Woolen Oo., Salisbury, were published in THE NEWS.
 19-Died: At Lime Rock, Francis c. French ageu oo.
 2O-The branch siding to the Peirce 6 Lawrence lime kilns in Canaan was laid. 24-Married: At Millerton, David B. Jones ana Miss Ada Spurr, both of Sails bury.
 25-Married: At East Canaan, Horace E. Holt and Miss Carrie Crocker.
 S5-Died: At Norfolk. Mrs. Lydia Bigelow, aged "A.
 26-Andrew Nevel, Salisbury, was found dead on Washinee street, near the Mt. Riga brook.
 31-M Married: At Bridgeport, Pierre Mundry, of Falls Village, and Miss Emma 0. Hall. of Bridgeport
 31-There were A deaths in the town of Salisbury during the year 1873, 12 of which were children under 10 years old.
 JANUARY, 1874 " 1-The probate court declared 8 divi- dend of seventeen cents aud two mills on the assigned estate of the Washinee Co., of Salisbury.
 1-Died: In Salisbury Sugar HilD, Robert Landon, aged 71.
 2-THE NEWS omitted publication this date-a holiday vacation.
 5-A man was caught stealing coal from E. w Spurs coal sheds in Lake vile, about midnight, arrested and fined $25.
 7-Married: At Falls Village, Frank H. Hanchett and Miss Sadie Mott.
 8-Married: At Ashley Falls. Myron Decker, of Canaan, and Miss Inez M. Leroy, of Ashley Falls. 8-John A. Shute, New York drum mer, 26 years old, committed suicide by hanging, in the Dudley House, Falls Village.
 1O-Died: At Salisbury, Aaron Wright of Canaan, aged 72.
 1O-While taking down the stone work of an oven in a cellar in Ashley Falls, an old ax was found which must have been buried when the wall was built in 1759 115 years before
 12-A. Goodsell. of Norton hill, began peddl1ng milk through Salisbury and Lakeville, selling at six cents quart.
 13-Died: At South Canaan, George L. Page, aged 54. .. 14-Married: At Sheffield, James E. Conway and Sarah J. Smith.
 14-Married: At Cream Hill (West Cornwall) Daniel F. Smith, of Cortland. N. Y, and Miss Jane Wickwire, of Cream Hill. .....
 15-The goods and business of the late F. 0. French in Lime Rock were sold to W. A. Dean, formerly of Sharon.
 1.-The famous Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, died in Mt. Alery, near Sails bury, N. c. They were connected by a fieshy ligament about foot long, and were exhibited by P. T. Barnum for five years on salary of $100 week. >19-The Cornwall Bridge Iron Co., purchased the store and dwelling oc- cupied by Kellogg 6 Skiff in Cornwall Bridge.
 19-Died: At Salisbury, Mary A., wife of Carlos W. Adams, aged 36.
 19-Died: At East Canaan, Mrs. John Ct. Lawrence, aged 55.
 2O-Selectmen of Salisbury surveyed for new road leading from P. P. Everts' barn to the lower end of Brook pit, 8 distance of about half mile.
 2O-House owned and occupied by Harrison Sardam, near Twin Lakes was burned to the ground.
 22-Married: At Salisbury, Charles Everts and Miss Mary O. Gibbs.
 22-The little son of Frenchman in Cornwall named Martin, went to meet