Connecticut western news., 1911-12-21
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given. .

'sThe colored population were inclined to run West Norfolk one day last week, but did not succeed very we'll, as one now lies in critical condition from the effects of cut on the heed, given him by Webster Hart, with an axe, and an other was last seen in the hands of Officer Roraback of Canaan"
 A surprise party was given MT. and Mrs. George Rood.
 Nov. Ex-Governor Charles B. An irews issued his Thanksgiving procla- nation. 4...E..... s..r The post offices at State Line and Stockbridae were burglarized recently. .Hailstones as large as hickory nuts fell in Thomaston during a recent shower" +s. .-" Engineer Kib Coggsweu ran into and killed yoke of cattle near Simsbury last week
 "A. Stratford man claims to have read the bible through 100 times since 1897. and still he's not happy"
 ..Gas DeHart, of Canaan Valley, is agent for the most convenient and handy stovepipe shelf we have seen" The Winsted Herald came out last week with patent inside
 .'The cellar walls are being laid for the new houses of Messrs. Parsons and Humphrey on West Main street"
 Barkhamsted had eight pairs of work ing cattle whose aggregate weight was 27,460 pounds, averaging 3, ,4S22 pounds A Milford cat went to sleep in an oven on Sunday and was thoroughly baked when the people returned from church. Landlord Potter planned to keep the Wononsco House at Lakeville open all winter instead of closing it up and going to Florida as usual.
 Mir. and Mrs. Kib Coggswell cele- lbrated their tin wedding at Millerton.
 A Chapinville correspondent wrote :: .One of the best pieces of corn in Sails bury was planted, hood and harvested, the most of the work being done on Sunday. by well-to do and prosperous farmer"
 .'Little Eddie Willard of Falls Village strayed away from home and got lost in the woods where he remained all night, and when found was too much exhaus- ted to tell his story"
 The Conn Western railroad contem- plated the construction of an engine house near the gravel pit and the re- moval of the one in the village.
 Hon Geo. W. Peet, senator elect from the 17th, district, is quite veteran legislator. He has been five tunes a member of the House in 1850, 1854 and 1862. In '50)and '58 (before the town was divided,) his colleague was the late William Douglas, who according to Goodwins Statistics. was of the same age. When first elected they were quite youthful representatives"
 North Canaan jurors to the November term of the Superior court were Henry J. Mead, Elisha M. Rood. William P, Pelton, Edward s. Roberts, Henry G Williams, Martin W. Prescott.
 Frederick B. Webster. alleged assail ant of the venerable Chester Goodale al Egremont, in September was arrested al Chapinville by Deputy Sheriff Rich mond of Canaan, with three deputies from Massachusetts.
 N S. Stevens became secretary ant treasurer of the East Canaan Oongrega tional Sunday school in place of Mis- Libbie J. Stevens.
 Miss Minnie Clark. of East Canaan left for Waterbury to attend school
 Charlie Hanchett, of Huntsville. wal accidentally shot in the face by fellow hunter.
 MT. and Mrs. E. J. Hornbeok, o Falls Village returned from an extend ed honeymoon.
 Noy. 19-J. L. Bragg sold his farn in Winchester. t@f
 H. D. Humphrey added 8 new am < ateur printing press to his office equip ment &4.t u
 Miss Jennie Brown spent her vacatio with friends in Bridgeport.
 Alderman Ives was fitting up tt meat market in Cummings block, to opened soon. s.. s.A..
 A "house-warming' was attended Mrs William Sardam's residence Canaan Valley.
 Sidney Ensign was to erect 8 sa mill on the site of his recently burne factory at Huntsville. Rev. E. H. Roys, of Housatonic, WI unable to preach on account of paralYs in one side of his face.
 A subscription paper was liberal signed, for Ben. Comstock whose ba and stock were burned 8 short tir before.