Connecticut western news., 1911-06-15
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cul1ed from The | News Files of Dates Given.
1878

destroyed by the heat from the burning of MT. Frederick Watson's barn.
 Frank Morse, the ten-year-old son of Harlan P. Morse of South Canaan, was drowned while bathing in the river near his, home. i
 Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Stevens House. The tele- graph office was found to have been opened and the contents of the money drawer, about seventy-flve cents, taken. Ths South Berkshire Association of Congregational Ministers met at Mill River.
 Mr. Charles E. Johnson of Norfolk and Miss Adele Gilmont of Goshen were married at the parsonage at Norfolk by Rev. J. F. Gleason.
 At East Canaan, Eugene. aged 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Roraback. died of diphtheria.
 July 25-Warren Mcintyre was build ing blacksmith shop in the rear of his residence on Railroad St. luCk6T B OdAN OL I nAAo h1eSSO gave an open air concert on the veranda of the Stevens House. r The Catholic Church was presented with marble bapfismal font. the gift of the workmen, Martin Murphy and Thomas Fitzpatrick.
 William SardamAs barn at Canaan Valley was totally destroyed by fire.
 Walter 6 Borth had put in and started large improved engine with which to run their shoe and corset lace factory at Southfield.
 Rev. Wm Wake was the new pastor at the M E. church at Cornwall Bridge. Bison J. Hornbeck. Halls popular salesman and bookkeeper was enjoying vacation.
 Campers were numerous around Twin Lakes. Train hands employed by Conn. Western and Rhine5eck and Connect cut railroads held picnic there. .' A,son was born at Kent to MT. and Mrs. Charles Smith
 Aug. 1-J. A. Underwood was build. ing new Hume near his sash and blind shop. .>.. f. D. l.. Freeman returned from a sojourn in the White Mountains
 Rev. A. K. Sanford, presiding elder of the Poughkeepsie District. preached in the Methodist church. 4.E Charlie Marvin, telegraph operator, was spending his vacation at Twin Lakes. "Jimmy'' Bierce of Cornwall Bridge was running the lightning shop" &. @ Benjamin F. Comstock was arraigned before Justice Prescott and charged with violation of the dog law, by not having registered his dog. He was fined $9 and costs. , ta. #-@
 A temperance meeting was held at East Canaan. MT. J. l.. Bragg presided, scripture read by Rev. MT. Reid Ad- dresses were made by William H. Crocker, L. F. Reid, H. B. Stevens, George Gillette and Horatio Adams.
 Dr. Frank Hartwell, who had grad uated and was practicing at Boston, visited his father at Southfeld. f.r D. T. Warner, Esq, and sister Miss Grace were spending some weeks at Nantucket beach. Merchant Clark of Salisbury opened a branch store at Ore Hill with Albert Felt as manager.
 Mrs Lucie O., wife of Murray A Brown, died at Falls Village, aged 24.
 MT. Marcus E. Comstock of Norwalk and Miss Jennie Winterbottom of Lime Rock were married at the brides home by Rev. Millidge Walker. @ Aug. 8-Miss Florence New was visit ing in Housatonic, and Miss Ella Mcintyre was in Winsted.
 The Union Agricultural Society oi Falls Village was advertising the annual fair.
 The barn owned by Harvey Chapin ot Sheffield was struck by lightning Con siderable damage was done.
 The News proposed to issue CamI Meeting daily paper.
 Miss Caroline Davis died at Salisbury aged 76.
 s Aug. l5-Judge Granger, Geo. W Peet and N. 0. Ward were spending the week at Block Island.
 St, Joseph church society held picnic ill the grove near the station at Eas Canaan.
 Ernest Webster of Canaan Valley, { graduate of Canaan High School, wal engaged to teach at South Lee.
 The Mallinson Manufacturing Com pany of West Cornwall were completing their new factory for the manufacture O nickle-plated shears and scissors. , Rosalind Scoville and family wer visiting in West Cornwall. States Attorney Huntington and wife were visiting Mrs. A. D. Warner a West Cornwall.
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