Connecticut western news., 1911-03-23
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1877

 J. Brinton.
 The contract for building the new school house was awarded to the Union Building Go. of Winsted. Messrs Shields and Scamerhorn had the contract for digging and stoning the cellar.
 George Bundy of Lakeville built an addition to his shop.
 Frederick Cleayeland sold his house and mill property to MT. George Barnett
 A company of trappers who had fol lowed the course of the Housatonic river from Pittsfield oamped at Ashley Falls. Large numbers of traps had been set for muskrats. minks and otters. MT. George Gillette was building 8 new house on West Main street. At she Beckley place on High street, the furniture belonging to Mrs. Dow of New York, was advertised for sale at auction. sI.~
 Michael Mcclure. track repairer on the local division of the Housatonic rail road, had his foot crushed while jump ing off moving car near the station. He was taken to his boarding place at Mir. Shields and attended by Dr. Camp.
 Mir. T l.. Norton of Dakeville added a veranda on two sides of his house, put in French windows and otherwise inn proved his place. st. s.
 The Guy Family gave two excellent entertainments at Lakeville. .Gs.
 Rev. Germond returned to his parish at Sheffield from the Conference session.
 Miss French reopened her millinery store at Sheffield with fine display of spring millinery and fancy goods.
 Van Amburgh & Co.'s circus showed at Falls Village. Owing to bad travel ling and soaking wet tents from heavy rains, the performance was delayed until evening.
 MT. Wm. s. Caulder and Miss Jennie Wilcox were married at South Canaan by Rev. J. A. Tomlinson
 At Amenia, N. N, Walter 1. Kellogg and Miss Cora E. Wetheren of Falls Village, were married by Rev. A. Jackson. #E,+s. { MT. Martin Forest and Miss Emma Crippen were married at Ct. Harrington.
 Almon Howe dled at South Canaan in his ninety second year.
 May 4.-Annual sale of slips at the Methodist church.
 Rev. E. H. Roys, formerly of East Canaan, with his bride, visited relatives in town and preached in the M. E. church.
 J. Bird, proprietor of the Miller House in Lakeville, purchased fine span of grays.
 Rev. J. O. Oakley delivered a lecture t'Elements of Snccess" at Lakeville for the benefit of the Academy. s
 A daughter was born to F. Pequigney in this village. -.i
 At East Canaan a daughter was born to John G. Beebe. ..@ ' =.
 May 11.--The proprietor of the Hunts vile House changed the name to Sedg- wick House. s s F., :..
 Complaints were being made of parties spearing fish at Twin Lakes in the vicinity at Whittlesey Brook.
 MT. Horace Landon resumed opera tions at his furnaces at Chapinville which had been idle for long time.
 A meeting of townspeople with the veterans of Salisbury was called to dis euss plans for observing Decoration Day.
 MT. Henry Williams lost valuable horse, sick only few hours with collie. MT. Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hol- low had finger taken off while saving wood with horse power. = .,
 MT. Jesse Thompson of Salisbury was badly injured by falling from load of hay, striking his head and shoulders rendering him UNCONSCIOUS for several hours. -.. ss- #-.|
 H.. O. Crandall's building at Falls Village was nearly ready for occupancy.
 pr. -Averill of Falls Village greatly improved the appearance of his place by grading, fencing. etc. @@s.s .s.f-f
 Clayton had an epidemic of ''chills," MT. and Mrs. Wm. Foley were seriously ill .-' l.-
 Willie Green of Clayton held the  record for catching fish, fifty in one week, several of which weighed over a pound each.
 The Housatonic railroad ran a sepcial train to Pittsfeld for the benefit of those attending the play. "Mignon," with Maggie Mitchell as the star.
 The tenement house owned by F. Pequigney on Water street was burned to the ground. and the house of Michael O'Hara nearby was ignited by the flames and also destroyed.
 The East Canaan marble quarries were engaged in getting out stone for the state capitol building at Hartford. Skilled workmen were finishing the blocks, to be placed in position an arriv- ing at the capitol.
 A select school was opened in Mrs. O1iD,S b11i1diOo Falls Vi1laoo bu Mice