Connecticut western news., 1911-06-29
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cul1ed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1878


 Druggist Humphrey was improving hls property, by laying the finest side walk and gutter in town. Master Ned Swift, grandson of Rev. Dr. Eldride of Norfolk, was attending | Dr. L. H. Reid's school.
 Among the awards given to American exhibitors at Paris, were two to Barnum- Richardson & Co.,. of Salisbury, one for their exhibit of car wheels and one for pig iron. One being 8 gold and the other bronze medal.
 E. R. Lorraine had the contract for rebuilding the barns of E. B. Gillette of Canaan Mountain, which had been des- | troyed by fire. .+
 The cattle show at Falls Village was being held, with the usual good attend ance. ...
 A tub race was the event of the week at West Cornwall The starters were. Charley Smith, A. D. Warner, Walter Mallinson, Lee Hart, Geo. H. OldfieI and Fred Yutzler. The first four name took the prizes. Oldf1eld and Yutzle were distanced for swimming.
 The Congregational church and S1 day school of Mill River held picnic Lake Buel L~
 Sept. 19-Judge Granger was hold court at Haddam.
 Geo. Gillette was repairing the side walk in front of his property on Main street.
 Miss Ella Mcintyre was visiting Mrs David Proper (formerly Miss Maddie Ferguson) at Elizaville, N. Y. E..
 M. A. Dean, treasurer of the Falls Village savings bank severed his con nection with that institution and went to Wisconsin.
 Mrs. o. H. Waugh and children of Pittsfeld were visiting at her old home in Mill River.
 MT. Battell of Norfolk placed in the tower of the Congregational church, quarter bell and chime of bells, also magnificent clock tower with three dials.
 J. A. Jacobs. professor of the Pawling Institute lectured on temperance at Sharon.
 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs, Geo. B. Coggswell at Amesville.
 Sept 26-Rev. Elisha Whittlesey preached at Winsted, in behalf of the Society for the Increase of the Ministry
 A new pump had been put in the we'll near Humphreys drug store, that the weary pilgrim may slake his thirst, without money and without price,
 Miss Mary L. Perkins, music teacher. with her pupils gave an excellent con- cert at Town Hall. Miss Ellen Peirce presided at the piano, with good grace Miss Bena Rodemeyer sang two ballads Miss Emma Blodgett sang very accept ably a difficult song. Let me dream again" Little Miss Briscoe sang "The sailors story" very prettily. Fuckers Cornet Baud played several selections. The violin solos by Willard Underwood we're heartily encored.
 MT. and Mrs, E. H. Barnes and MT. and Mrs. H. w Barnes celebrated the twenty.fifth anniversary of their marriages. ..-..- ->
 A son was born to Rev. and Mrs. E. H. w. Barden in town.
 A son to MT. and Mrs. T. s. Russell at Salisbury. E ->.a.
 Mrs. Maria Beebe, widow of David Beebe. dled at Sharon, aged 82. ."
 Nov. 27-Lee Roraback, son of James Roraback of Sheffield, was on his way to California. .%.
 Rob. Marvin gave up the care of the Village Improvement Associations lamps, to Ovid Gillette. .:
 Robert VanDeusen opened meat mings block. ..H
 John Robinson returned from a vaca- tion in the west.
 Prof. H. M. Adams report at the close of the school term includes the follow ing Nine pupils ranking highest in scholarship-Jennie Brown, Alice Peirce, George Bullard, Henry Whalen, Willie Parsons, Nellie Andrus, Lillie Wooster, Elsie Adams, Resell Underwood
 Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Welch of Nor. folk were spending the week at New York Mills.
 A daughter was born at Milton, NY, to Rev. and Mrs E. H. Roys, formerly of East Canaan.
 Dec. 4-The News was sold by the Pease estate to Col. J. B. Hardenbergh.
 MT. D. L. Freeman purchased ten acres of land near the lime kiln.
 Jerome Root returned from Hartford where he had been employed in a grocery store.
 The Episcopal church society were erecting new horse sheds. Arbuckle, the great cornetist, appeared at Great Burlington. The Housatonic road gave excursion rates to accommo- date the public.
 Dr. o. W. Camp assumed the practice of Dr. J. Scoville at Ashley Falls during