Connecticut western news., 1911-11-30
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1879

1879
 October, 1.-Sam Merritt, of Bridge port. won second money. 10000, in the Gilmore Garden six-days walking match in New York, walking 515 miles. Row. ell, of England won first, with 5S0 miles. .-....s -....s .-
 Chester Goodale, aged 89, of South Egremont, was found insensible after being murderously assaulted. presum- ably by tramps, in his barn, His skull had been fractured with heavy instru- ment. His pockets had been rif1ed and several hundred dollars taken.
 A subscription paper was being cir culated for establishing 8 trotting course, which was subsequently known as the Riverside driving park.
 Rev. MT. Mackey lectured on temper ance in the M. E. church. r.
 Great Harrington fair pronounced the best yet. The Courier printed cattle show daily.
 LakeviIle boasted musical prodigy" |" Sanford Eldridge, years old, who could play any of the Gospel Hymns in the Sankey book.
 Sidney Ensign's satinet factory at Huntsville, was burned, with all it's machinery. Loss s5, ,Oo0; no insurance.
 H. O. Stevens grapes were killed by early frosts Oct. 8.
 In town meeting North Canaan voted in favor of license. 91 yes. 88 no. The average democratic majority on town ticket was between 50 and 50. The officers elected were Assessors. Elisha M Rood, Daniel l.. Peirce; Selectmen, Samuel A. Bennett. Frederick Bronson, John B. Reed town clerk. registrar and treasurer, Jacob B. Hardenbergh ; collector, John o. Richmond board of relief. William P. Pelton, Martin W. Prescott, Lyman A. Smith !; constables, Albert A. Hubbard, Frank H. Smith, Charles H. Brlggs, George E. Beebe, Henry G. Williams, James M Shultz grand jurors, Jeremiah s. New, Lewis l.. Cartwright, Hiram Robey; school visitors, Edward s. Roberts, Daniel L. Freeman, registrar of voters, Henry J. Mead auditors, Joseph W. Peet, Charles Gillette.
 The state went against the proposed constitutional amendment providing for biennial sessions, by majority of over IA, ,O00.
 A convenient plank walk was built hot fE,o 11rs1 roc /1Y, IsIx~, cAroo& Operations at Adam $ brick kiln were suspended for the season.
 H. R. R. round house at Danbury burned loss S2.OOO
 Rev. T. Walsh, of Lakeyille, trans ferred to St. Peter's parish of Danbury.
 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 0. Woodruff. of Litchfeld, celebrated their golden wed. ding.
 Henry A. Smith, of East Canaan, raised five bushels of sweet potatoes. some weighing 1K pounds each.
 E. s. Roberts and H. H. Cogswell were reelected trustees of the Meth odist church.
 Free coffee, ice water, etc. was dis pensed by the temperance ladies to the voters last Monday-but these proved too weak by five votes''
 Gen. Joseph R. Hawley was presented with a gold medal by the men who acted on his staff during the recent battle flag day in Hartford.
 James A. Root came from Negaunee, Mich. to "settle up the affairs of the late venerable Samuel Phillips"
 ''The Winsted Herald of last week contained about three columns of in- tensely exciting reading-the names of 1,200 lady petitioners for no license vote" .
 James Shelley, of Ashley Falls, sailed on the sCeltic" for England, his native land.
 "The capitol dome at Hartford just gilded has an area of 4, 100 square feet, requiring 87, 500 leaves of gold 32s inches square. The gold was 8 carats fine and weighed S1s pounds Troy weight"
 J. Turner. formerly agent for The News in Falls Village moved to New Milford. Fred .. Brown succeeded him as The News agent.
 Editor Henry A. Bills, of the Winsted News, was acquitted before jury, be- ing on trial for assault and resisting an officer.
 H. H. Cogswell was preparing to open lunch room over Union Depot. --,.
 Ladies aid society gave an entertain ment at G. Humphreys with readings by Mrs. Chapin, of Brooklyn.
 Trial of Rev. H. H. Hayden for the murder of Mary Stannard, of Madison, Sept. 3. 1878, was begun, after in numerable delays and postponements.
 The household furniture and farming utensils belonging to the late George s. Gillette were sold at anction.
 Principal Adams and some of his pupils, out on survey, found that "the North Canaan Water works has fall a-.x., +L1o, 6o m tO ho hod Of