Connecticut western news., 1910-12-22
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cuf1ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1876

of two dollars per share on it's preferred stock.
 Col. J. B. Hardenbergh of Canaan was nominated for Senator by the Democrats of the 17th. district.
 A, T. Roraback Esq. was nominated for senator by theIRepublicans.
 The Barnum Richardson Co exhibited specimens of their manufacture. and materials of which they were made at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadel- phia.
 At the close of the winter term of school at Ashley Falls, prizes for spell ing were awarded to John Pulver, Katy Heaton and Kitty Taft.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Harvey Barnes at Canaan.
 J. L.. Pease editor of The News, returned from his vacation in Florida.
 Mar. 31. MT. John Ashley died sud- denly at his home in Ashley Falls.
 Through the efforts of Hon. F. L. Barton Twin Lakes were stocked with land locked salmon.
 MT. Geo. H. Brown the Amesville- merchant, removed his stock of goods to MT. Olin's new store up at "the hub"
 The house of Nicholas Staub of New Milford, was entered by burglars.
 A special town meeting was held at Salisbury, for the purpose of consider ing exchanging Connecticut Western railroad stock, for that of the Pough- ksepsie Bridge Go. Lorenzo Tupper, Henry Hubbard, Hon. A. H. Holley. H. P. Harris and John G. Landon were chosen to solicit subscriptions.
 D. w. Manvel, proprietor of the Red mills at Cornwall Bridge took his brother Ira B. Manvel into partener- ship.
 Miss Anna Ray of Ct. Harrington formed an evening writing class at Sheffield.
 A son was born to MT. and! Mrs. Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow.
 MT. Griswold Humphrey and Miss aabra Marvin were married at Canaan Dy Rev. Robert Hunt.
 Apr. T. MT J. s. New formerly agent of the Housatonic Railroad at Ashley Falls, bought the straw and hay bailing of MT. John Van Deusen at Canaan.
 Dr. Jerry D. Clemans represented the town of Canaan at the Legislature, and Wesley Prescott the town of North Canaan.
 Apr. IA. Fire at Sheffield destroyed the house and barn Of Mrs. Daniel Crippen.
 Alexander T. Stewart, merchant king of New York died of inflammation, of bowels.
 Sheffield voted to establish a town library and made an appropriation for same. Also made arrangements to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the town in June.
 John B. Cough, the great temperance lecturer appeared at the town hall in Ct. Harrington.
 MT. Lewis s. Parson purchased the Bullard place in Sheffield.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Stillman, Cassius Roraback and A Bradford of Sheffield left town to seek their fortunes in California.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Lewis Moore at Ashley Falls.
 Apr. 21. MT. Geo. ,Oles, who for some years had been a fixture at the railroad station in Canaan, was assigned to responsible position at the depot at Van Deusenyille.
 Joseph Parsons, young Frenchman, committed suicide at Norfolk by shoot ing himself in the head.
 Dr. Sanford and wife, of West Corn wall, celebrated their 25th wedding an niversary. among those present were 1: Rev. 0. N. Fitch, Henry Norton, Nathan Hart, F. B. Hart and T 0. Gold.
 B. J. Bradley assumed the manage raent of the Warner House at Canaan.
 MT. Root, of South Canaan, and Miss Elizabeth Scoville, of West Cornwall, were married at the brides home by Rev. Chas. Fitch.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Holley, widow of the late John M. Holley. died at Lakeville, aged 84
 Henry l.. Beers, dem., and Ralph I. Scoville. rep, were elected represents tives and John R. Harrison, judge of probate at West Cornwall
 Apr 28. MT. Charles F. Hasler, of Westfield, Mass, once resident of Ashley Falls, while removing bricks from an old we'll was instantly killed by the earth caving in upon him.
 The yarn mill between Norfolk and West Norfolk known as the Red Mill'' was destroyed by fire. The property be longed to the Norfolk 6 Brunswick Hosiery Go. ...