Connecticut western news., 1911-11-09
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1879


 Lyman B. Stone was drowned ln the Housatonic at New Milford, while try tng to swim across. He was carried under by whirlpool. ....-
 Albert Frein, bookkeeper in the Monu- ments mills. and Miss Carrie Wood of Housatonic were drowned at Housa- tonic. In company with Miss Carrie Bristol of Great Harrington they were rowing, above the upper dam, on the Housatonic river; were caught in the rapids and carried over the dam. Miss Bristol was rescued by a young man named Meehan MT. Frein was to have started the next week, with his friend George s. Fuller of Canaan, on vacas tion trip to Niagara.
 T. L. Chase started large boarding school at Sharon. = Mrs. Ezra G. Stocking died in Nor folk.
 September 8. Agitation was on for a change from annual to biennial sessions of the legislature.
 George s. Gillette died in Canaan, aged B years 8 months.
 Miss Georgie M. Peet, daughter of Hon. George W. Peet, died, aged 19.
 Lizzie, daughter of Richard and Ellen Maloney. died of diphtheria. aged 9.
 stOnly one pupil in thls school district has died during the past two years"
 The Berkshire Paper Co. ot Mill River .1F at depot during the month.
 Ex-Selectmen Dntton, of Winsted, charged with misappropriating town funds, surrendered himself and was lodged in LiGchfield jail.
 The Housatonic railroad reported 10000 more passengers carried during August than in the corresponding month the year before.
 office leaf of tobacco measuring three feet and two inches in width.
 United States Senator Eaton and wife passed through Canaan on their way to Lime Rock to visit United States Senator Barnum
 'sThe rear car containing 25 passengers of the Saturday excursion train was left behind at Pittsfeld. The mistake was not discovered until too late."
 A steer weighing $500 pounds and a heifer weighing 5000 pounds passed through Canaan on the way from Pough- keepsie to Worcester.
 A barn belonging to Michael Landers, at Sheffield, filled with grain, hay and other produce was burned, insurance only $4O0.
 The superior court ordered that pas- senger trains on the 0. W. R. R. should stop at "the Flat," Winsted.
 Alexander Maxwell brought suit against James G. Patterson of Hartford on his contract to supply marble at the East Canaan quarry for the new capitol at Hartford, which he claimed was still due him for marble furnished h re- taliation Patterson sued Maxwell for damages on the claim that the work and materials were not according to contract. Congressman Miles was to appoint a boy to Naval cadetship at Annapolis.
 Here's an Item written by the late Col. J. B. Hardenbergh, at that time editor-in- chief of The News, when his sslocal editor" went on vacation If any one should see large black carpet bag with medium sized chap attached to it, rowing about from place to place without any apparent occupation or visible means of support. he need not be alarmed 1t Is not case that comes within the law against tramps. Items being rather scarce in these dull dog Y a1v Ls o~ly upon his back, and like Ruth went forth to glean ears of corn (items) from the wheat (news) fields that lie over beyond the land that flows with milk and honey. We shall probably hear from him next week. If he should meet the fate of Ruth, well-what of it? Printers have a right to worship at the shrine of Hymen as well as the rest of mankind. "
 Twelve full carloads of excursionists from New Hartford passed through this place to Holley's Grove, Lakeville.
 Arthur D. Warner. Esq, of West Cornwall was reported as preparing to move to Thomaston. az.
 At the fall term of the public school in this place a tuition charge of 25 cents per week was imposed upon each resi- dent pupil in the higher department, ,and 40 cents each for non-residents. In eases of the children of parents unable to pay the charge would be remitted. The school faculty were as follows: H. M Adams. high school Mrs. s. Root, pr1 mary department; Miss Nellie Richard son, intermediate department. ~.
 Constant Young, of Norfolk, wa drowned while bathing in Doollttl pond, aged 63.
 s. R. Merritt was building new hous in Iakeville for W. E. Pettee.
 "Local burglars" forced entrance t the store of M. Beers 6 Sons, Cornwall but got no money.
 Miss Jennie s. Adam of East Canaal aocented a position in the store of Mrs E.C. Oowdrey at Falls Village.
 MT. Milan, Cornwall's photographic left for other fields.
 The Cornwall baseball club beat tn "stars'' of Warren, with score of 22 t 21.