Connecticut western news., 1911-10-19
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1879

n. A Adams and H. Sisson appraisers.
 Norfolk was crowded with city people"-Rev. Dr. Spring of Lawrence. Kan, at Miss Gaylord's : Rev. Dr. Bur- ton and family of Hartford, at Col. H. B. Knapp's; Miss Nettie Pillsbury of Montclair, N J. Miss Mary W. Ourtiss of New Haven, at A. A. Spaulding's i; Mrs. Richards and family at c. R. Big clovis.
 O. M. Ryan's store in Norfolk was burglarized, but not much was taken by the thieves, the money having been taken home by MT. Ryan every night. Item from Winsted Herald: "The Conn. Western News made it's appear auce last week in dress of new type, which leads us to conclude that Ool. Hardenbergh is successful manager. It is plain to be seen that The News has taken DO backward step as news sheet since he took the helm" 35E. July BOA Irwin Lakes Steamboat O." is being talked of. Mollie Bailey was visiting in Sails. bury. Miss Jennie Mcintyre in Lake vile, Mrs. J. :. New and daughter Florence in Chatham, Mrs. Elisha P. Whittlesey at Charles Island near Mil ford.
 Ter & Peer's store.
 
 K. s. Roberts closed his West Norfolk school.
 Enjoyable Lawn party was held at Robert VanDeusen's.
 Somepody poisoned D. A. Riker's big dog. A turtle weighing 216 pounds was caught at Twin Lakes.
 Charles Gillette was entertaining his son Charles, of Buffalo.
 Milton Roraback had just fitted up a private office in Cummings block.
 A complete set of Dickens works was presented to Willard Underwood the young violinist.
 A young man in Somers paid $20 for shooting frecracker in church.
 "Lost-a piano somewhere in the vicinity of Twin Lakes. Return to the tailor shop" (this was evidently joke on Tailor Fred Yutzler, who was an ex- pert performer on the harmonica.)
 Joseph Kegler's trotter was drawn at lottery by James Reel of this place last Saturday. The animal is valued at about $125.
 "Foxes are getting too familiar down near Belden street. One farmer com plains of losing 15 young turkeys, one old hen and 24 chickens in one night" !" Miss Greenwood, the celebrated tenn perance lecturer spent some time with her parents at their summer residence near Chaplnville. s+ ''Dr. Clemans was at his post at Camps drug store last Friday, having returned from his vacation trip to the seaside, and his appearance would in- dicate that clam diet agrees with him. '' aWangums of East Canaan, and "Cripples" of Ashley Falls arranged for a match game of baseball .~ K. o. Stevens of East Canaan had just brought, from Great Harrington, the stage coach which, before the Q. w. R. R. was built, ran daily between this place and Winsted. ''It is ponderous affair, hung on leather straps, and orig inally cost $999." Judson Lowery, North Egremont farmer, fell from a load of hay, upon 8 fork handle, which penetrated his body some Il inches. He died the next day. His father was gored to death by bull a few months before. .a
 70. w Pickett of New Preston, has 8 bald headed eagle which was caught or Waramaug lake by Wm. Dougall, and which he thinks must be at least 8( years old. The bird had driven hic talons into a 15 pouud salmon, and during the struggle, in which the biro was nearly drowned, he was captured. United States Senator Platt, while fishing at Washington, fell with { rotten portion of the bridge on which hi was sitting. He struck on some rock ten feet below and it was at frs thought he had broken some ribs an' injured his spine. ..-.+ .... .-.
 Tailor Fred Yutzier discontinued hi shop in Cummings block and returne' to West Cornwall to go into bushes with his father.
 Mrs. James E. Watson and daughter of Lawrence, Kansas, were visiting Ga naan friends, which suggested to Tn News a bit of reminiscence "Ml James Watson was native of this tow and one of the pioneer settlers in Law renee, having moved there when ther were but few shanties where Is now flourishing and beautiful city. Quan rell and his band of marauders sacke she oity during the late war; they burne his house and destroyed most of h