Connecticut western news., 1910-11-17
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1875


 Nov. 5. A barn belonging to Ben jamin Comstock, between Canaan and Falls Village. was totally destroyed by fire caused by candle held by one of the Comstock boys coming in contract with the hay, of which about five tons was consumed.
 Three inches of snow fell on the first day of this month.
 Freight Conductor Norton had his thumb smashed while coupling cars at Canaan.
 Harvey Holcomb, of South Canaan, l, ''sat down after breakfast Sunday morn ing and counted 1435 kernels of corn on one ear he had, and 1870 on another, and says he finished counting them be- fore he went to meeting" He also said he didn't want to hear another word or syllable from MT. Ingerson Reed of West Cornwall on the corn question" | Citizens of Ashley Falls put up street lamps. ''Messrs. R. L. and R. 0. Taft, Landlord Ferris, MT. Leroy and McCrea 6 Parsons are having some put up, and it is hoped others will go and do like wise.''
 Reception was given Dr. Knight and wife, at Lakeville, in celebration of the Doctors safe return from Europe, and his greatly improved health.
 Porterhouse steak at Is cents a pound at Decker's new market, Lakeville.
 Delton Ostrom, of Sheffield, and Miss Lucia Tripp of Salisbury were married at the brides home in Chapinville.
 Nov. 12. T. L. Norton and wife, of LakeYille, returned from trip to the South.
 Nelson Landon. of Town Hill. exhib- ited turnip S314 inches in circumfer- enoe and weighing 10h pounds.
 "Ingersoll Reed says that sinner, Har- vey Holcomb, can't beat him on corn, as he now has an ear with 1916 kernels on it." -s.z. Hubert Williams, of Lakeyille, grad uate of the Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar by the superior court at Litchfeld.
 "The two Misses Eldridge, Alice and Isabella, daughters of the late Dr. Eld- ridge, of Norfolk, returned from their European tour last Saturday."
 Special train ran from Falls Village to Pittsfeld where Maggie Mitchell pro- duted ''The Pearl of Savoy"
 MT. Johnson, of Hartford, contem- plated the construction of three-story hotel at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs Hannah Sparks, nee Ingraham, in her ninetieth year, well known in Southern Sheffield, took first premium on knit socks at the Wolcottville, Cor rington) cattle show.
 John Brown. Respondent, commiteed suicide by shooting himself in the heN ill the New Milford House.
 At the Friendly Union meeting in Sheffield. Miss Dewey read "The School masters Drean," and Rev. M. Noble "gave us poem which was most pleas ing to .all."
 At the organ concert in the East Ca- naan Congregational Church, "Messrs. Stillman and Briggs on the organ and violin produced fine harmony" Other features were, quartetts by Messrs. Geo. Lawrence and Harvey Hanchett. Miss Chloe Lawrence and Mrs. Elvira Beckley; duett by Miss Josephine Granger and Mrs. Elvira Beckley song by Leonard Lawrence, himself over seventy years of age, and his children, George Lawrence Miss Chloe Lawrence and Mrs. Louise Smith, and organ-playing by MT. Whit, tlesey and Miss Adam.
 Nov. 19. The w. l.. Gilbert Clock CO.,, of Winsted. was filling orders fo1 the China trade.
 Dr. Thompson and wife returned tc Salisbury from their wedding tour, tc make their home at the Rev. Dr. Reid's
 Messrs. A. T. Roraback, of Canaan, F E. Cleaveland, of Winsted, and D. O. Kilbourn, of Litchfeld, appointed prose outing agents for the county, under the license law.
 First telegraph office opened in Ashley Falls, i'll R. 0. Taft's store. The passenger depot in Salisbury was burglarized and 50 cents in pennies and an overcoat and a pair of gloves belong ing to Agent Barton stolen.
 Dr. I. H. Smith, one of the oldest phy sicians in Litchfeld county, died in Ca naan.
 Nov. 26. Senator Orris s. Ferry died at his home in Norwalk.
 The Litchfeld county commissioners granted 52 licenses.
 , Henry Hubbard, of Salisbury, was en gagged ito collect the amounts due or subscriptions to The News"
 MT. and Mrs. Simon Miller. of Sails. bury. celebrated their golden wedding School exhibition at Ashley Falls ! nI ze zE I,x