Connecticut western news., 1910-12-15
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cul1ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1878


 K. A. Palmer. Hubert Williams, Geo. Knight, W. H. Williams were elected officers of the rife club at Lakeville.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Kellogg celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at Sheffield.
 The street lamp question was being agitated in Canaan. -. '
 A severe ice storm visited this section damaging fruit and other trees and shrubbery. l
 Charles Sanford died at Lime Rock.
 Comical Brown entertained the people of Sheffield.
 Mar. 3. Messrs Munson Bros, of Falls Village, leased the hotel at Lake. vile.
 Forbes 8. Adams died at Canaan, aged 65.
 Dr. W. 0. Burke, of South Norfolk, when nearing his home, was fired upon by an unseen assassin.
 The new firm of Griggs and Chapin reported unprecedented business.
 James Bird assumed proprietorship of the Miller House at Lakeville.
 The Litchfeld County Convocation held their missionary meeting at Lake vile. Rev. Mr. Whittlesey, of Canaan, dean of the convocation, introduced the speakers and made some stirring re- marks.
 Lyman DunninR, Nathaniel O. Ward and Frederick Watson, of Canaan, were among the committees appointed to solicit subscriptions to the stock of the Ponghkeepsie bridge.
 Asa Russell died at Great Harrington.
 T. s. Gold, of West Cornwall, re- ceiyed an appointment as one of the com mittee of the national dairy association of the Centennial.
 At Great Harrington son was born to Conductor Clark P. Lane.
 John Pendleton and Miss Mary Free man, of South Norfolk, were married by Rev. Robert Hunt at Canaan.
 Mar. 10. Edward R. Smith proprietor of the Miller House at Great Harrington died suddenly of heart trouble.
 A new organ was installed in the Catholic church in Lakeville. Mrs. Lewis, of Falls Village, organist. { A Bachelors Club was organized at Salisbury.
 Rev. O. N. Fitch, of West Cornwall, went to New York to attend the Sankey and Moody meeting. The dead body of Newton M. Cogs- well, who shot his wife, e,and disappeared, eight weeks previously, was found by George 0. Harrison in his barn at West Cornwall
 An Old Folks Concert was given at the town hall in Falls Village, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, under the leadership and training of the J. D. Dean.
 Alonzo Bates was admitted into the firm of E. B. Reed & %. of Sharon. Mrs. H. P. Knox, of Santa Barbara, Cal, formerly of Ashley Falls, was thrown from her horse and severely in- jured.
 L. Cooper died at his home in Shef- field.
 At the town meeting held in Sheffield Miss M. E. Dewey, F. Gleason, Robert Taft were elected school committee.
 The household goods, slsighs, wagons etc. of the estate of Dr. Benjamin Welch of Iakeville, were advertised for auction sale.
 Charles F. Hubbard, formerly of Falls Village, died of consumption at Hartford aged 30.
 Mar. IT. The following item appeared in The News of this date '.Mr Editor, The following copy from the original receipt of a hundred years ago will be of interest to some of your subscribers. S. s. R. Canaan 9th July, A. D. 1776. Then received of Samuel Forbes, Select Man, Two of the Colony Arms, for the use of the Company under my Command. Hszekiah Andrews, Leut."
 At special town meeting held at Salisbury, the question of holding cen- tennial celebration was discussed and the following gentlemen named for the various committees, D. J. Warner, Wm. B. Rudd, F. s. Burrall, R. P Ball, H. P. Harris, Wm. P. Walton, John R. Ward, J. P. McNeil, J. H. Barnum, G. s. Gibbs, w. H. Holmes, T. L.. Norton, s. S. Robbins, Hubert Williams, Lot Nor ton. Albert Moore, Jas. Ensign, Peter P. Evarts, Frederick Miles, Nelson Landon, J. W. Parks, Daniel Pratt, Robert Little, s. F. Ensign, Charles Eyerts, M. B. Richardson. J. L. Pease, John G. Lan- don, Charles Bissell, Geo. Peck, Edward Ward Ward and Henry Hubbard.
 Horace Stanard, of Forfolk, butohered B steer weighing 1900. -..s
 Numerous eases of illness among oh1ld- ren, of tonsilitis, oerebro-spinal msnin- gitis or spotted fever are reported in