Connecticut western news., 1911-12-14
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
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U Charles R. Hall, former school Teacher in Canaan was studying law in Norwich, N. r, and stumping the state for the democrats. The first furry of snow came Oct. "A. Sheffield was being harrassed by in cendiaries and thieves. John R. Briggs barn was burned, with five yoke of oxen and ten tons of hay. Various houses in town were burglarized.
 Frank Howe, of Huntsville, sprained his,anBle while alighting from buggy. and was laid up for some days. T Cornwall had the pedestrian fever, real bad. The Cornwall tobacco crop sold at 1S to IS cents in the bundle.
 Union Shear Co.'S shop at West Corn wall was running full blast, Mallinson shop also was running to its utmost capacity. Fred Yutzler, of West Cornwall, who had recently married, started house. keeping in Mark s. Nickerson's house. The Falls Village Chapel had just received it's new Estey organ.
 A Falls Village query: "Where and at what age died the public spirit that formerly kept the street lamps lit on our Main street? couldn't we trade politicians for another and get satis- faction p
 Norfolk republicans elected their town committee, as follows: J. N Oowles, Samuel R. Johnson, w. A. Spaulding, R. I. Crissey, l.. P. Phelps. Delegates to the senatorial convention were I. R. Bigelow. H. c. Smith, W. A. Spanlding. R. I. Crissey.
 Alderman Ives, of East Canaan, ex. tended his meat route to Norfolk.
 A daughter was born, Oct.28. to MT. and Mrs Frederick Watson.
 At Cornwall Center, Oct. 22, Miss Minnie North of Cornwall, and Eugene Allen, of Goshen, were married by Dr. White.
 At Salisbury, Oct. 23. by Rev. o. L.. Kitchel, Bison F. Hornbeck and Minnie ! E. Little were married.
 November 5--s'C. M. Humphrey is to build house in this place"
 The first sleigh of the season appeared Nov. 8.
 A half-blown rose was picked in H. H. Coggswell's yard last week.
 George Stiner. on the Franklin farm, pulled turnip weighing ten pounds.
 Darius Rood, of Vineland, N. J., was visiting Edmund D. Lawrence in town. A thunder shower and snowstorm occurred. only five days apart.
 An unknown tramp about 70 years of age was killed by the cars on the Naug. atuck road near West Stratford.
 The Norfolk selectmen offered $2O0 reward for the apprehension of the burglars who entered the Gaylord house in that town few days before.
 Mrs. James M. Porter of Bridgeport, died from the effects of chloral taken to ease the pain caused by poison ivy.
 Police Officer Jennings of Bridgeport also maintained order at Pine Grove camp ground was reported seriously il at his home in Bridgeport. Allen B St. John left the Conn Western road to become 8 painter fo the Naugatuck, on job at Waterbury
 sLucy Osborne, g1rl whose scall was torn off in a New Milford factory and upon whose head had been engraft ed hundreds of small pieces of skin. ha returned home from St. Luke's hospital the doctors being unable to do anythin more for her.. She was becomin totally blind. tA <
 The report that George Hill, cal penter who formerly lived in Canaa snd worked for Contractor Lorrall had been killed by falling 60 feet frol a staging, proved untrue. It was al other George Hill.
 W. A. MacArthur, formerly, of IT News, sold out his Vermont Tribune 1 Ludlow, Vermont, and with Mrs. Ma Arthur, contemplated going into ti newspaper business i'll this region.
 The newly elected board of officers the Canaan Savings Bank was follows President, Frederick Watso vice M. T. Granger, resigneg; vi president, P. c. Cummings; treasure Joseph w. Peet secretary, J. 5. Ha denbergh trustees. N. c. Ward, J.
 
 Underwood, George W. Cowdre. auditors, s. A. Bennett, Theodore
 Watson.
 0. H Cranes drug store in Shar was burglarized by two boys, az about 13, who were arrested. plead guilty and were fined SIT and costs eac
 The Putnam Phalanx. of Hartfor had rife shoot at Lakevllle, whe arrangements had been made by Cal W. B. Rudd and Colonel H. P. Harr
 In the November election Theode F. Watson, democrat was elected rt resentative from North Canaan, by
 majority oyer Henry Hanchett, repI hcan. Hon. George w. Peer of t
 town was elected senator from the IT
 district. defeating W. w. Knight
 Salisbury by 572 majority. MT. Pee majority in North Canaan was 131.
 I. B. Owen had on exhibition at
 Falls Village post office field turl