Connecticut western news., 1911-03-02
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cul1ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1877


 Messrs. Beach, Standard and Cobb of Norfolk took from Canaan Mountain Pond 4S pickerel. one of which weighed three and half pounds.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hiram Bartholomew of Sheffield celebrated the fiftieth anni- versary of thelr wedding.
 Prof. Stevens closed his singing school at Sheffield with concert. ...
 The pupils of the high school, Shef- field. gave an entertainment consisting of recitations, dialogues and music. Special mention was made of the recita- tions of Louise Dewey and Eugenie Phillips. .s. t
 MT. and Mrs. Cornell of West Corn wall left town for their new home in Guiiford, Ct. ..t%
 Dr. George Smith of Clayton finished his studies at the Albany Medical College and went to Sheffield to practice with his brother, Dr. Henry Smith.
 E. Ladd of Clayton. went to Hyde Park to engage in the wagon business.
 A legislative committee, including MT. Chamberlain of Meriden, MT. Colyen of Darien. and MT. Newhall of Middle town with their wives, visited Dr. Knights institution for imbeciles at Lakeville. t@.
 A package party" was held at D. L. Psirce's residence under the auspices of the Canaan V. l. A. Miss Ellen Peirce officiated at the organ accompanied by Mir. Willard Underwood and MT. E. D. Lawrence with violins, MT, F. A. Peet gave Yankee Doodle as an organ solo.
 Mr. Daniel Keefe and Miss Ellen Whalen of East Canaan were married in the Catholic church at Canaan by Rev. Father Harty.
 Feb. B. Donald T. Warner, Esq, was appointed clerk of the Court of Pro- bate for the district of Salisbury.
 Wm. Shields of Canaan, while digging on his land, found large quantities of potato bugs, four inches below the sur face.
 The depot at Pine Grove station was demolished in gale.
 Eggs sold in West Cornwall for eigh- teen cents per dozen.
 Mr. James Garrahan of Canaan organ ized company to go on a tour of in- spection to the Black Hills.
 Miss Mary Dewey and Mrs. Mason Noble assisted by the Glee Club of Shef- field gave a fine entertainment at the Union.
 A 'ssheet and pillow. case dime social" was held at MT. Woods at. West ECorn- wall
 David L. Smith of West Cornwall had . narrow escape from serious injury from bunch of shingles falling on him from high pile while about to load his wagon. a ...
 The New Marlboro cheese manufact- uring company held their annual busi- ness meeting at Southfield and elected Grove Gaylord, president; s. Twilight, treasurer; 0. L. Hartwell, secretary.
 The pupils of school district No. 3, Southfield, with the teacher, Miss D. L. Wolcott, had a sleigh-ride to Great Harrington with H. N. Kasson and Francis Gaylord as reinsmen. .I
 The High school at Sheffield gave an exhibition at French's Hall, under the instruction of Mir. Han the teacher. Misses Phillips, Alice Newton, Louise Dewey, Gertrude MoMurrry, Minnie Crippsn, Mary Wilcox, Minnie Field. Fannie and Jennie Train, Carrie Chapin, Hattie Taft, and Miss iWickw1re deserve special mention. for excellence in recita- tions and dialogues. Miss Fannie Ferris of Ashley Falls was prevented by illness from attending and reciting long piece she had learned for the occasion.
 The house of Milo Sampson of Shef- field with nearly all the contents was destroyed by fire.
 Dr. Smith of Sheffield attended a number of cases of lung fever in that village. 5.-.. ....
 The young people of Canaan gave an entertainment at the Town Hall assisted by Master Harry Brigham, theoratorical prodigy of Ashley Falls, who recited <4The Leak in the Dyke" Miss Bena Rodemeyer, whose sweet voice charmed the audience, sang "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight Miss Emma Hunt gave fine recitation, though suffering from cold. MT. H. H. Coggswell rendered bass solo The thrilling drama Among the Breakers" was pre- sented with Geo. Coggswel as the light keeper, and John Rodemeyer ('ye editors devil by the way'') was "broth of 8 boy'' in the eye of the buxom Irish 1assie, Mrs. D.L. West. HID. Humphrey as the darky Scud represented the eharacterio of negro mischief and fun to perfection. MT. D. l.. West as Hon. Bruce Hunter was "the right man in the right place." and Clarence Hunter, his ward was excellently presented by Sherwood Cummings. Preston Hunt,