Connecticut western news., 1910-12-08
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cu11ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1876

NA the Congregational church at East Ca- naan.
 Dr. Sanford, of West Cornwall, sold his house to Sylvester Barnum of Falls Village for S3OOo.
 Joseph Mallinson, of West Cornwall, attended the Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia.
 MT. VanDeusen, of Canaan, opened meat market in Sheffield.
 Mrs. Merrill Humphrey. of West Nor folk, left town in search of better health.
 At South Canaan Samuel Bradley and Miss Lucia I. Wilcox, were married by Rev. N. o. Bonney.
 At Brooklyn, N. Y. Col. stephen J. Gold, of Cornwall, and Mrs. Margery Brown were married at the brides home.
 Feb. 4. Harry Sedgwick, of Corn. wall, delivered his lecture on his trip to California, in the M. E. church in Ca naan.
 Miss Pettee, of Great Harrington, gave music lessons every Tuesday at the house of George Burrall at Lakeville.
 Myron Andrus, of Ashley Falls cut off three toes while chopping wood.
 William Jones. of Lakeville, suffered slight stroke of apoplexy. [ s. s. Roberts, H. Bushnell, Myron T. Conklin, Nelson Landon, George Bush; nell and Nodiah Warner gave land and right of way for the purpose of building road around Lake Wononscopomoc at Lakev1lle.
 A tenement house of Frank Reed 8 was destroyed by fire at West Cornwall.
 Miss Georgie Stevens died at Sheffield after long illness.
 At Salisbury Abel Woodward and Miss Mary A. Elliott were married by Rev. Dr. Reid.
 Feb. II. The following scholars in the different grades of the school at Falls Village were neither absent or tardy 1: Edwin Ford, Lizzie Sparks, Annie Reed, Grace Wetherell, Willie Yale. Nellie Gillette, Nelson Gillette, Fife Woodin, Virgil Bird, Minnie Cleaveland and George Cook. The following did not miss in spelling: Lucy Ensign. Fannie Moline, Ettis Baboook, Henry Ensign. Frank Howe, Levi Ganser, Robert Will COX, Mary Callahan, Leonard Ganser, James Carroll, Della Casey. Mary Too1e, Minnie CleaYeland, Hattie Howe, Lilly Daley, Belle Holcomb, Hattie Morris, Charles Nodine. Frank DeMarsha and Fannie Hinman.
 At a Democratic caucus held at Sails bury the following men were chosen as delegates to the several political conven- tions J. P. Walton, O. M, Morris, Geo. Wood, J. A. MoArthur. O. Benjamin, 0. s. Gibbs, H. P. Harris. T. s. Russell, D Pratt, F. R. Holmes and M. L. Lang don.
 Alta Republican caucus, the following were named: Ex. Gov, A. H. Holley, Frederick Miles, D. J. Warner. W. B. Rudd, Wm. B. Reid. J. B. Harrison, George Dodge and Wm. Raynsford.
 The Union Agricultural Society met Ut Falls Village and elected the follow ing officers: President 0. E. Baldwin, West Cornwall treasurer O. B. Maltbie. Falls Village recording secretary, M. U. Dean. Huntsville, corresponding secretary E. Ward. Salisbury.
 1544 oans of milk were shipped from the station at West Cornwall during the month of January.
 A Lady Washington tea party was held at the town hall in Sharon, under the auspices of the Congregational church. Proceeds amounted to $50 and were applied toward building a lecture room.
 The Congregational Society, of Ca- naan. held sociable at the home of George Gillette. Charles Briggs and Mrs. Spriggles entertained the company. A Centennial ball was held at the Stew ens' house. Mir. McDermott, brother of Mary McDermott, a famous character in the Beecher Hilton trial, lectured in the N. E. church, subject 'Brooklyn's Three Orphans ''The sociable, the ball and the Tilton lecture were about enough for our village for one night"
 Edgar .Sheers, of Sheffield, purchased farm on Silver street.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Roberts of Lakeville.
 A son to MT. and Mrs Wallace Roberts of East Canaan.
 Frank VanDeusen and Emma Van Deusen, of Canaan, were married at Millerton by Rev M. R Lent.
 Feb. IS. A union meeting of the Berkshire praying bands was held in the Methodist church in Canaan.
 s. B. Moore Esq. and J. L. Pease, of Salisbury sailed for Florida.
 The Congregational society of Falls Village held a necktie party. "The cere- monies were concluded with 'pious hop A few mechanics of the better class were invited"
 A large number of Barnum' s hippo