Connecticut western news., 1911-04-13
Gossip Of fDays Gone By
News of the Weet, as Culled from The
 News Fi'es of Dates Given.
1877


 dollars per share on the preferred stock. Sheffield school No. closed the year with Mary E Lee, Hattie Stanton, Mary, Katie and Dannie Fitzgerald neither absent or tardy.
 Stephen Maloy, an employe of Barnes Bros. sold fifteen mont hs old heifer to Butcher Conway of Sheffield which tipped the scales at 920 pounds. > pr. William Welch of West Winsted, who had been studying medicine in New Haven, began practicing with his uncle. Dr. William Weloh of Norfolk.
 Cashier Randall and daughter. Robert Little and daughter and Dentist Clemans started from Falls Village for trip to Watch Hill, Block Island, and other shore resorts. #s. , Canaan patriotism evinced itself by ringing the church bell, footing horns. firing cannon and joining in a hurrah oh orus. ''It is said that Dr. Belden and Mllo Knickerbocker have owned up that they helped ring the bells and hello"
 Mfr. T. s. Russell, proprietor of the Maple Shade hotel at Salisbury, was driving a new tandem team attached to 8 stylish new wagon. '
 A severe thunder storm visited this locality and considerable damage was done to buildings, telegraph wires, etc.
 The school at Ashley Falls, Miss Sage teacher, closed the school year. Fannie TT Moore. Ida White, Katie Heaton, Frank Parmalee, John Parmalee, Samuel Best, Eybert Ashley Mary Reel, and George Abbott were neither absent nor tardy. The pupils presented the teacher with a volume of poems and a gold pen. The presentation was made by Fannie Ferris. The Congregational sewing society of Sheffield enjoyed an afternoon on the lawn of MT. Charles Spurr, who with guests numbered one hundred and thirty MT. and Mrs. W. Forbes, Miss Kate Peck, the Misses Train, Miss Sarah Butcher, Mrs. Cook, were instrumental in making the occasion one to be re- membered. .a..
 The Fourth of July celebration at LakeEille was fine success, every feature on the program, including 8 balloon ascension was carried out. 4 daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Henry Reed at Cornwall.
 At Falls Village. Mr. Charles A. Bab- cock and Miss Stella Roraback were married by Rev. J. w. Selleck.
 Mrs Charles K. Hubbard, formerly of Ashley Falls, died at Hartford, aged 51.
 Mrs. Julia B.. widow of the late James Nj. Cowles of Norfolk, died, aged 68. ."
 July 13-The Misses Libbie W. and Mary Cleayeland, daughters of Dr. FEW. Cleaveland of Lakeville, were among the class of graduates at the State Nor. nal School at New Britain.
 A new concrete walk was made by MT. Comstock in frcnt of Camps drug store and Dr. Camps residence ad- joining. ...- sEl.t'
 Henry Roys of East Canaan died fire m the effects of lead poisoning
 The Conn. Western R. R. Go. were cleaning up and repairing the depots along the line. .| E
 The Mark Callender house on Cooper Hill, two miles west of Ashley Falls was destroyed by fire.
 The Falls Village Methodist Sunday 8 practically new library, "which, under
 
 the able supervision of L. B. Stillson, is quite an acquisition" =.
 Mrs. E. H. Roys and her sister. in law Miss Laura Roys, were thrown from g buggy by their horse taking fright neal H. J. Holt's. East Canaan, and were considerably shaken up and somewhat bruised
 OIdfield's nine were defeated July / by the Cream Hill nine, IT to 28 in { baseball game in West Cornwall Old fields nine included the following players G. H. Oldfeld, G. Hughes, W. Oldfield H. Yutzler, F. Yutzler, M. Howard, 0 Smith, E. Clume, A. D. Warner. The Cream Hill nine-H. Andrews, D. Pratt D. Howard, J. Thompson, H. Pratt, w Scoyille, E. Brewster, Geo. Fritz. Wickwire.
 July 9o-"Ada Mcintyre, a younI miss residing in this village, is the pos sessor of @ promising bullet, which pre- seuted her the other day with an eg measuring seven and one-half inches il circumference"
 F. H. Giddings became associat editor of the Winsted Herald.
 Rev. Elisha Whittlesey elected Arch deacon of the newly organized Litch field Archdeaconry.
 D. J. Warner and daughter, of Sails Bury, started for Martha's Vineyard T. l.. Norton contemplates trip to tn Vineyard, with party.
 The News announced it's intention c publishing daily edition during tn approaching camp meeting at Pin