Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cu1led from The
 News Files of Dates Given.

Nov. 7-Samuel A. Butcher and wife, former residents of Wetaug, visited friends and relatives in Salisbury.
 Ambrose Clark of the firm of Clark Bros. merchants in Salisbury, sold his interest to his brother George, and went West to engage in the mercantile busi- ness.
 One of the cast-iron lions from the front of the savings bank in Falls Village strayed, away, and was found hanging by it's tail to the crane near the railroad track. It was brought back and secured by lock and chain.
 Swan Brewster. of Falls Village, had his hand smashed between the bumpers of two milk cars at Brookfeld Junction.
 A Young Mems Mutual Benefit Asso- citation was organized at Falls Village.
 Merchant Dunning, of East Canaan. "rreated his house and store to a coat of fresh paint from the brush of Artist Brady"
 At Norfolk Dr. Emory Kimpton, of New Jersey. and Miss Rosa P. Beach, of Norfolk, were married by Rev. J. T. Gleason. ,a.a. |s @-..
 Francis Donalds died at Canaan Valley aged "A >... ..>.> H.-.. .
 Nov. 1.-The telegraph office at Mill River, which had been closed for some time was reopened for business.
 Henry s. Rood, of Benton, N. Y., wis ited friends in Canaan his native place.
 Henry Ward Beeeher was engaged to lecture in the town hall at Winsted.
 Miss Belle Eldridge, of Norfolk, placed fine clock in the railroad station there.
 John St. John from Kent, opened a store at Cornwall Bridge.
 Charles Hall sold his farm known as the Pangman farm to New York parties, who were to reopen lead mine, which had been located, but abandoned for lack of funds. ..ss|
 Prof. Stevens, of Middletown, N. Y, gave an evening of song in the Methodist church at Sheffield.
 Clarence Turner the architect built an ice house for Lyman Munson at Falls Village. .|. Ir #
 The fall term of the Ashley Falls school closed. Eleven pupils received prizes for punctuality, while three others were absent but one day. Prizes in spelling were awarded to Katy Heaton and Laura Fowler. George Abbott was not absent nor tardy in three years at- tendance. Laura Fowler, Mary Van Deusen. Mary Reel, Major Reel, Frank Parmelee, Watson Parmelee, Cora Chapin, Minnie Rarmelee, Ada White and Jane Moore are the other names in- scrlbed on this roll of honor.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. W. Irving Sparks at Colebrook. @ .#.
 At Cream Hill. West Cornwall, Sam uel M. Cornell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Miss Rebecca c. Gold of West Cornwall. were married by Rev. Millidge Walker.
 John Carrol died at Falls Village aged 76.
 A horse hitched to a wagon and be longing to Theph Houghtaling dropped dead in front of Taft's store in Ashley Falls.
 The Rev. Delos Lull was appointed Presiding Elder of the Pougheeepsie District. New York Methodist Confer enee, to succeed Rev. William Goss de. ceased. :
 George Gillette, of Canaan, built g tenement house on Gravel street, new street leading from Main to the hay pres. works and gravel depot.
 T. s. Gold, of Cornwall, maintained g private school at his home, and Dwight Pratt Jr., an Amherst college graduate opened school at his fathers residence
 Miss Mattie Scoville, of Cornwall spent the winter in Sandusky, O., "per fecting herself in the art of painting.''
 Harry Andrews and Irving Scoville of Cornwall; were hunting ducks al Pittsfeld, Mass.
 "Cherry" colored cats, were wanted by Pope Chapman of Falls Village y 'The boys at the R. R. House killed five telines out of possible eleven.'
 The saw mill of William G. Brooks at South New Marlborough, was des troyed by fire, No insurance.
 A large meeting was held in the "old school house, no decide on plans fol erecting new school building. Miles T. Granger, Nathanial O. Ward and D l.. Peirce were appointed building com mittee. School visitors appointed were Rev. Elisha Whittlesey, A. T. Roraback M. B. Tobey, c, w. Camp, Charles Gillette.