Connecticut western news., 1911-09-14
1 Gossip of Days Gone By
vs of the Week, as Ca1led from The News Files of Dates Given.
1879 -4-Mr. Nathaniel Brinton died id pneumonia, at Falls Village.

gregational society was held at Wm. akin's at Falls Village. ...,
 The Library entertainment at shef- ield, was well paEronized, The Misses Hunt, Fields, Little and McMurry re- oeived, as they merited much credit. MT. Preston Hunt reoited and sang we'll Mrs Dr. Smith had the program in charge
 A son was born at Canaan to George Benedict
 At Chapinville, son to Hiram Tripp.
 Charles Bennett and Miss Julia My CTS were married at Norfolk. by Rev. F. F. Gleason. TT >
 At Canaan, by Father Walsh. Charles McCarty to Miss Bridget O'Keefe.
 At Hartford, Lieut. John H. Slocum deputy sheriff of Winsted. to Mss Lib bic Delaney of New Haven. a
 At Brewer Hill, Ettie White, wife of Wilber E. Brewer, died, aged 22.
 May, 28-Mumps were epidemic at East Canaan.
 Charles Gillette wvs painting s. O. Beckley's house,
 Ed. Warner shingled his veranda roof and D. A. Riker fixed his chimneys.
 James Beckley of Chatham, N. Y., visited his brother, s. 0. Beckley in town
 The schools of MT. Adams and Miss Fitch, took a ramble on Canaan noun tain. sE
 The Lakeville depot was entered by burglars, but nothing of value taken
 Work was resumed on the Barnum- Richardson dam at East Canaan, which was swept away by the flood during the previous winter.
 A party of 30 Winsted people paid Landlord Potter of the Wononsco House Lakeville a mplimentary visit
 The Barnum Richardson Go. had four teams hauling sand, from near the Housatonic river to their furnaces at East Canaan,
 A meeting was held at the Town Hall to considerable matter of purchasing fire hose and the necessary apparatus. "Come all. Seats free.''
 William Lloyd Garrison died in New York at the residence of his daughter, aged 75. He was the founder of the American Anti Slavery Society in 1882 and was it's president from 184S to 1865.
 All legal voters were warned to attend a school meeting at the school house. to see what the district would do about supporting achool of thigh grade" in the upper room.
 AS Conductor Clark Lane was coup ling ofreight cars at Ct. Burlington the bumpers got locked, and he was severely squeezed, breaking one of his ribs and internally injuring him, laying him up for some time.
 The schools at Falls Village were taught by the following teachers Ames- vile, Miss McKane, Hattie Owen Bee be Hill, Miss Brigner Grassy Hill, Miss Keegan Sonth Canaan, Miss Jones ;; Huntsville, Misses Chase and Turpin Main Street, Miss Maltbie; Lime Rock, Mr. Hurlburt.
 MT. Frank Bradbury, of Ashley Falls, entered Eastman's Business College, at Poughkeepsie.
 Mrs. o. 0. Gordon, and family of Sharon, were spending several days in Ct. Burlington, Mass,
 Mrs. George Cole of Sharon, was visit ing in Amenia and Pine Plains.
 'NEn ho,,d NFc, LIa,,rxy T,,+oba, oP GbmP field, were visiting their sons in Brook lyn. TX
 MT. Goodsell and son, started a grocery store in the Town Hall at Sheffield.
 At Ashley Falls, son was born to MT. and Mrs. Robert Fowler.
 Married, at Goshen by Rev. T. A., Hazen, MT. 0. F. Ives of Ohio, to Miss Mary Ives of Goshen.
 At the residence of the bride, at Spar ta, Wis. William J. Brewster of Falls Village, to Miss Carrie M. Stringharn.
 June, 4-Rcv MT. Lent, a former pas tor. called on friends in town. ..>-
 The new houses of J. l.. Bragg and Mrs. N. M. Brown were being painted.
 M N. Rogers and wife of Hartford, were visiting their old home in New Marlboro. ..s)
 Horatio Beardsley, the veteran painter <died at his residence in East Canaan, aged 78. n"
 Grove Gaylord of Mill River, served on the Grand Jury in the United States Court ill Boston.
 Mrs. Franklin's barn was raised with an old-time raising"
 ~ Sandisfield boasted of having given a canvasser orders for eighteen sets of Appleton's s Encyclopedia.
 George Brown and sister, son and daughter of the late Supt Brown of Bridgeport, were spending few days in town,
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