Connecticut western news., 1911-01-26
Gossip ofOays Gone By
News of the Week, as Cul1ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1876

uASt EplSCOpdI CnuTCn u10O Ut HIS uOu0 in New York city.
 The Millerton Telegram was started Ht that place with Uoley James as editor.
 A Tilden and Hendricks club was or ganized at Salisbury, with the following officers: Pliny l.. Barton, Frank Holmes, John M. Cornell, Jas. Stuart. E. M. Lan- don, M. B. Richardson, E. D. Goodwin, Edward Ward, Wm. Dauchy, Geo. H. Clark, Chas. H. Bissell, John c. Lan- don.. J. P. McNeil, O. R. Morris. Alonzo Goodsell..J W. Spur, Geo. K. Peck, Daniel Pratt. D. W. Stone, Martin Walsh, J. L. Richardson, John s. Perkins, Wm. H. Barnum, Lorenzo Tnpper, l.. P. Ashman.
 A Hayes and Wheeler club was also organized. Officers Thomas Norton, Moses l.. Graham Peter Evarts, James Ensign, Donald J. Warner. Frederick Miles, Alex H. Holley, Horace Landon, Robert Little, Henry M. Knight, Nelson Landon, Charles Day, Henry Hubbard, Jas. w.. Parker, Milton Robbins, Ebert Eggleston, Alex Suydam.
 Joseph Bissell, son of Doctor Bissen, of Lakeville, entered medical depart ment at Yale. .i-....< 5.
 Severe drought of two months dura tion was broken by three days steady rain. ,....- f...{r- -t -
 Will 0, Walter, of South1eld, and Miss Helen F. Campbell, of Mt. Wash ington, were married by Rev. 8. R. Free. .7I-. ....r-.
 General Newton pushed the button that exploded the blast which cleared Hell Gate of rocky obstruction
 Three children of Cyrus Mitchell. of Sharon, died within two weeks, of diph- theria. .s e#.- ':t.5
 Sept. 29-Peter Keegan, of Lime Rock, brakeman on the Conn. Western road, was killed by being struck by covered bridge near Bloomfield. - At the residence of the bride in Hunts vile, Frederick Kingsley and Miss Hattie E. Blodgett were married by Rev. w. O. Smith. ae
 Edward D. Holt and Miss L. Stannard, of Norfolk, were married by Rev. J. F. Gleason. s #.t
 Oct. 6-The Connecticut Western News removed from Salisbury to Gum ming's block in Canaan.
 Dr. Samuel F. Granger died at Canaan, aged 26.
 Bishop Williams visited Christ church Canaan.
 Special rates were given by the Housa- tonic railroad to Philadelphia and re- turn. Sheffield $8.20, Canaan $7.75, Falls Village $7.7o.
 Mrs. H. 0. Crandall, of West Corn wall, returned from New York with 8 new and varied assortment of millinery and fancy goods.
 The Masons of West Cornwall, gave an oyster supper in honor of the return from England of Abram Gee.
 MT. and Mrs. Dwight Merrifeld, of Brush Hill, were robbed of money and jewelry, by Dennis O'Brien, man en- ployed on their farm. Later the pro- perty was recovered and O'Brien sent to jail. .e..
 Oct. 13-First issue of The News in Canaan.
 Salmon Barlow, was slightly scalded by the top of his still blowing off at East Canaan.
 H. O. Crandall, of West Cornwall, leased the City Hotel restaurant at Bridgeport. ..a
 The Village Improvement Association of Canaan, held pound party at the residence of A. T. Roraback.
 Ralph Little and daughter, Miss Sarah Butcher, Miss Nellie Little, O. French, F. Grey, O. Sage and son, Leonard Futile and son, of Sheffield, were among the visitors to the Centennial
 The Republicans of Norfolk raised a Hayes and Wheeler, flag, followed by speeches by Hon. W. W. Welch, of Nor folk, Donald T. Warner. of Salisbury, Walter L. Barber, of Norfolk.
 George O. Hatch and Miss Fannie L. Brown were married at the brides home in Bridgeport, by Rev. s. Clarke.
 Oct. 20-A. T. Roraback Esq, of Ca- man, gave an address in Winsted at Camps hall on the political issues of the day. 'f
 The first annual game supper Of the Salisbury Fish and Bird Protective Go. was held at the Miller House.
 Luke Flood, of Salisbury, was severely injured by falling through railroad bridge at Millerton.
 s. J. Adams, of West Cornwall, made one. thousand pounds of honey with seven hives of bees, had an increase of fifteen swarms, six of the seven hives swarmed twice, and one hive three times.
 First snow storm of the season.
 John Ashley, of Ashey Falls, was en- gagged to teach the village school in Ca- naan Valley.