Connecticut western news., 1910-12-29
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cu11ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1878

Apr. SS. WOrk on eno OummlHRs Hook in Canaan commenced. @ The Canaan Village Improvement Association erected sixteen new street lamps ''to illnmine the ways and by ways" of the town.
 May 5. During an unusually severe storm in this vicinity two inches of snow fell
 The house of MT. Dalzel of Egremont was set on fire by servant girl building ., fire in the wood box.
 The body of an unknown man drowned in the Housatonic river was found at Cornwall Bridge.
 The Village Improvement Association of Lakeville held it's first meeting. A constitution was adopted and the follow ing officers elected President, Wm. B. Rudd secretary, treasurer and collector, A E. Roberts directors, James Bird, Wm. B. Perry and Thomas Norton.
 Mrs Jarley s wax works exhibited at Citizen s hall in Falls Village ''and gave the best of satisfaction"
 At a meeting of the North Cornwall church it was voted to give the lady members the same privileges as the men and Mr. Nathan Hart was unanimously reelected superintendent of the Sunday School.
 Married at Lee by Rev. Ostrander, Frank w. Strong and Miss Ida Parker
 Mrs. Mary E. Hunt died at Canaan, aged 57.
 MT. Charles Barnes died at Canaan, aged TO.
 May 12. MT. Asa Little and Miss Libbie Miller were married at the hotel i'll Sheffield.
 The Hartford Daily Post published a biographical sketch of every member of the General Assembly, among whom we're: Hon. J. B. Hardenbergh, senator from district Mo- IF; Henry l.. Beers. Cornwall Dr. Jerry D. Clemans, Ca- man Frederick E. Hurlbut, Goshen !; Levi P. Phelps, Henry J. Holt. Norfolk; Wesley Prescott, North Canaan; John Cotton Smith, Isaac N. Bartram. sharon; Orange Benjamin, Robert H. Ball. Salisbury. A melodeon tuner whose "work recommended itself' visited Ashley Falls.
 Miss Sheldon, school teacher at Ashley Falls, and MT. Frank Chapin were married st New Marlboro. May 19. The Berkshire Woolen Go. of Great Harrington failed, with liabili- ties at $40o. 1000.
 Hon. William H. Barnum was elected United States Senator in joint session of the legislature.
 The Housatonic Railroad company sold excursion tickets from Canaan to Philadelphia and return for $11.00.
 A pound party under the auspices of the V. I. A. was held at the residence of Mr. John Reed in Canaan.
 A. T. Roraback was appointed post master at Canaan and removed the post office to his sanhedrim and bis right hand man Sam, runs the concern betimes in the front room and talks law in the inner court in the interim"
 Miss O'Dell of East Canaan purchased the millinery stock of Mrs. E. P. Hunt, and supplied the ladies Of Canaan with stylish head wear.
 MT. Edward Lorraine put the first coat of paint on his new house at East Canaan.
 MT. John 0. Richmond and Miss Libbie Roraback were married at the brides home in Sheffield by Rev. Ger. mond.
 Wm. Landon died at Chapinville, aged 81.
 VanAmburgh's circus exhibited ir Canaan on the Watson fields.
 May 26. Miss Carrie Roys of Western Sheffield, teacher at Dr. Knights was married at her home to MT. Bell oi New York.
 Rev. MT. Roberts of Washington Hol low, N. Y, administered the ordinance of baptism by immersion in the Moore brook at Salisbury to five individuals il the presence of one hundred and nifty spectators
 Miles T. Granger of Canaan. judge ,oi the superior court, succeeded Judge Foster retired as judge of the supreme court of Connecticut.
 Mrs. Rupert, daughter of the regi ment, lsctured at Sheffield on incidents of the war with which she was associated
 Murray A. Brown and Miss Lucie 0 Miner were married at Falls Village.