Connecticut western news., 1911-08-03
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cu1led from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1879


 Rev. o. J. Range and T. L. Norton ad- dressed temperance meeting Ill Ca- naan.
 Annual meeting of the Village Inn provement Association held at the resi- dence of President John B. Reed. A Woodbnry storekeeper "killed hlm- self by stumbling over 8 package of goods in his store and striking his head against the door," John T. Rockwell, of Winsted, fell heir to $500, ,0o0 by the death of his bro- ther in Brooklyn. Wm. Buckholz indicted for the mur der of his employer John H. Schulte in Bridgeport. 98.. #.. Canaan dramatic association elected D. L. Peirce president and F. s. Spauld- ing secretary, and decided to present I"One Hundred Years Ago."
 Big religious revival in Great Barring ton. ttu.
 Wm, Danehy, of Chapinville. rented the wagon shop and Hamilton & Nun dry, of Winsted, the blacksmith shop of E. A. T. Roraback on Church street. ! Sherwood Cummings left Camps drug store, and was succeeded by Francis Whittlesey. #~# q |# F.tPequigney closed his Canaan res- taurant and started on travelling ex- petition" for his health. F. A correspondent gave these elevations .nF NT,.4 |, xxv,,etar,, acticpt nYoinnnens. Tower on Talcott mountain 1,05o feet {; Norfolk railroad depot. 730; Norfolk Riggs Hill, 1865; Norfolk Knapp's Hill, 164o; Barkhamsted Washington Hill, 1900 East Hartland church, 1,26o; Colebrook Mount Plsgah, 1,510; Litch- field Mount Milton, 1,700.
 Georgie Moon, of Weatogue invented an ingenious tip-up, for fishing through the ice.
 David Hatmaker arrested in Canaan 8 thief who burglarized Bowman's cigar store in Pine Plains. s.@ "Old Nancy" Harrigan. the "oldest person in the town and probably in the state," died at the residence of William Shields. She was supposed to be about no years old. She had become totally blind and helpless as child.
 Solomon Bierce, of Sharon, died very suddenly, of dropsy. Allen Chapman, of Falls Village, TO. ported hen1s egg 6x8 inches.
 David Presher, of Falls Village, died. Harmon Finkle was severely 'pinched" in the railroad yard at Falls Village.
 Sheffield election resulted : Assessors, Deacon Hoadley, Heman Calender, Henry Coon. Selectman, James Van Deusen,' Frank Boyce, Walter Briggs. School committee, Belur Clark. Hopkins Candee, Rev. Mason Noble. Prof. Tripp planned another walking match in Salisbury Town Hall. Married in Simsbury James w. Con- vey and Sarah Starr, formerly of Ca- naan. a.
 March 12-Elias Curtis, of Clayton, aged 90 fell and broke three ribs.
 Construction of Mrs. N. W, Browns house in Canaan begun by Winsted Building Go. ..-.
 "Winsted has had an elopement of a couple of Sabbath School teachers, 'oi good report, both leaving families" .n
 Tailor Yutzler, of West Cornwall rented shop in Cummings Block.
 Barber Scidmore removed to Salls' bury.
 Robert VanDeusen butchered prize Durham bull belonging to Elijah N Hubbard, weighing 2,170. r "..
 1.-The Stevens House in this place ha' changed managers, and will hereafter be conducted by F. E. Cleaveland, Esq of Winsted, who has placed MT. Edward Bierce, of that place, in charge for the present. MT. Riker will go to Winsted.
 Dime party at Mrs. A. T. Roraback' was a success.
 Ellhu Burritt, the learned black smith," died in New Britain.
 Mrs Charlotte Bradford, of Cornwall Hollow, mother of F. L. Beckley, of Ga naan, was seriously injuried by fallint from chair while trying to arrange curtain.
 Mrs. D. B. Curtis died at Clayton aged 59 years,
 Dwight Brinton purchased the pro perty occupied by the late David A Presher, as headquarters for his bot ting works.
 Mrs. John Conway, of East Canaan died of paralysis.
 u r hn to s. Kirby, of Amenia.
 March 19-A wildcat three feet lon was trapped ill Winsted.
 George A. Randall, of Falls Village purchased the clothing store of Georg W. Hall in that place.
 Judge Granger was slowly reeoye ing from Q severe attack of pleuro-pne monia.