Connecticut western news., 1911-03-09
Gossip of Days, Gone By
News of the Week, as Called from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1877

fire; loss $20,000, insurance $10, ,0O0. Geo. D. Harrison, formerly of Lake vile, won the second prize of $1 900 for taking the greatest amount of insurance for the Equitable Co. during the year 1876 He won the prize by only five months work. h... . .a+. Stockholders of the Housatonic Rail- road, in Bridgeport, reelected directors as follows: Wm. H. Barnum, Lime Rock; Samuel Willets, New York; Geo. w. Peet. Falls Village; Edward Leavitt, New York: Horace Nichols, Bridgeport; Dlyid s. Draper. Great Burlington Caas. A. Peck, New York; A. B. Mygatt, New Milford. Officers elected were, Vim. H. Barnum. president; David s. Draper, vice president; Chas. K. Averill, secretary and treasurer. ",#sti
 Great Harrington had "Texas fever" MT. Ticknor, Mr. B. Brewer , MT. George Wheeler and MT. Manning started for the South, where tone lecturer said 8 man could make $10o a day killing wolves" #4M a@
 Pepobn Jacobs killed months old Berkshire pig that weighed S09 pounds.
 A candy pull at J. M. Roys' at Clay ton was so ,ial success.
 "Great hen trial''' in Salisbury result. ing from Hen. Whitbeck suing Hen. Dexter for ''throwing dead hen in his mill pond, rendering it unfit for ouli- nary purposes Justice Pratt decided for Dexter. ...s
 Cornwall band being resuscitated and trained by w. R. North. ~
 VIZ. McNeil. Cornwall Bridge rented the Harrison place, "where he has plenty of room for his children to romp and rnsticate."
 I. l.. Herman s saloon and restaurant at Falls Village caught fire but no great damage was done.
 March g. J. s. New went into part. nership with z. T. Adams in the coal business. 4 e
 Legislature granted a charter to the North Canaan Water Go.
 These pupils were 'punctual" during the winter school term at Ashley Falls: George Abbott, Frank Watson, Edna and Minnie Parmelee, Alfred, Hattie and Katie Heaton, Cora Chapin, Ida White, Laura Fowler, May VanD Deusen, Mattie Ashley, Egbert Ashley, Walter Ohapin, William Durham, John Farm elee, Archie Taft. .er s.
 Among the jurors drawn for the March term of the District Court at Falls Will lage were Elisha M. Rood, Martin W. Prescott, Wm. P. Pelton, George H. Brinton, of North Canaan; Peter P. Evarts, Abram Gardner, W. A. Crowell, Salisbury. @#..s.I. .,
 Sharon was surveying for a telegraph line, but the office was not yet located.
 A number of Oanaanites attended John B. Cough 'slecture on "Blunders," in Winsted s.f s< "# ..a &.f.
 Mrs. Ford of Falls Village rented Mrs Crissey's millinery shop i'll Norfolk.
 Holley Manufacturing %. s plant and several private dwellings in Lakevllle were illuminated in honor of the election of Hayes and. Wheeler. Y.
 George Fritz of Cornwall shot white rat in T. s. Colds barn. a.<"
 George Oldfeld, station agent, hired R. R. Pratt's house in West Cornwall, for occupancy April l. @T .. sr.. ...
 H. 0. Crandall was remodeling the building next to his block, which Barber Dunk" Colepaugh was to occupy in Falls Village. .... ''|"t# b.. s ] A son was born in Hartford to MT. and Mrs. (Drummond) Stannis.
 Harmon Peet, Canaan, died in the 77th year of his age. A,@> .~s1.
 In Falls Village, Charles ~Beebe died, aged 89. . ~..' <
 March Is. The Canaan dramatic company presented Among the Break CTS" in Sheffield. #.@
 Bishop Perkins. son of A. M. Perkins of Winsted, committed suicide by shoot ing himself in the head with gun,
 A severe gale on Brinton Hill, Falls Village, raised Cain. "The barn of J. O. Brinton was raised 10 or 12 feet from its foundation, carried 20 feet or more, turning complete revolution in the air, and dropped in the middle of the road, upside down." ' . Ed Winckworth of LakeVille started for California to be gone for an indefinite period.
 A. T. Roraback defended a case brought by O. H. Cowles, (name of de- fendant not given) in an action for 1.-two or three dollars debt. Squire Roraback showed that it was spite suit and that in fact the plaintiff owed the defendant-and won his case. W. F. Sackett, the Sheffield wagon maker, moved to Clayton and occupied "the house adjoining H. R. Bunnell."
 Born in Sheffield, 8 daughter to Chas Decker, and granddaughter to Jacot Decker of Wetaug.
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