Connecticut western news., 1911-11-02
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culfed from The
 News Files of Dates Given.

F1ne Grove camp meeting.
 Rev. J. H. Lane, former Methodist pastor here, visited Canaan friends.
 John T. Pearce, editor of the New town Bee, drew $5, 900 in the Louisiana lottery. ~. 4M. :. ..s-
 "Anson Cook, of Tennessee. dropped in on his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cook, at Barkhamsted, after separa- tion of IA years. and nicely fooled the old folks, who did not recognize him, by trying to obtain board of them. They declined to receive him until he made himself known"
 Chief Marshal Col. H. P Harris, of the Union Agricultural Society, appoint cd as his aids Ezra I. Dudley, Perry Loucks, L. P. Ashman, Ool. J. B. liar denbergh.
 The brick making business in East Canaan was booming.
 F. o, Andrus, of Sheffield, erected handsome monument of Vermont mar ble in Canaan cemetery, for Jay A. Un- 0SAWOO0s AASO l1 NCAJ h40O hC0N-c1on0 hOI Daniel Peirce.
 A horse belonging to A. Kerr, of Win sted, stepped on scythe snath in such way that the blade turned upward and penetrated it's body, causing death.
 A five-years- old son of A. E. Benton, of South New Marlboro, was burned to death by setting fire to hay and straw in big box in which he was playing.
 Bishop Simpson preached at the Thurs day session of camp meeting.
 While George F. Owen, of Westfleld Charles B. Grove: Sheffield; Somers Benjamin, South Egremont Aggie Ronald. Meriden; Mary Benjamin. Egre- mont, and Fannie Willard, Thompson vile, pleasure party. were driving over small bridge at Pixley Brook, about a mile from Great Harrington, the bridge gave away, precipitating the entire party into the stream, fall of about .15 feet, killing Benjamin instantly and seriously injuring several of the others. One of the horses fell on Benjamin, OACeAAnS n1S SplI4h4 CO1uLnu.
 The Conn. Western road, under super intendent John F. Jones, was fitting up the picnic grounds at Twin Lakes, for excursion parties, picnics, etc.
 Mrs. Samuel Dickerson, living on the Barrack Mountain between Canaan and Cornwall, narrowly escaped death by poison. A negro boy. living on the place had put poison in the teapot, and it's unusual color aroused the lady's suspici- ous. The boy ran away.
 George Smelling opened his school at the Academy, Lakeville.
 Born in Canaan, Aug. 15, son to T. Mcclure; Aug. IT, son to W. Mo- Ginnis.
 Aug. 27. Edwin s. Adams, of Mill River, at one time on The News editorial staff, died at Ashley Falls. He had re- ported the sermons at Pine Grove camp meeting for The News daily edition the week before.
 Mrs Roxanna Stevens. of East Canaan, celebrated her 83d birthday.
 Sherwood O. Cummings went to Tuckahoe, N. r., for couple of weeks.
 Pequigney's dog bit Tom Riley, and the dog was killed.
 Nathaniel Hunter, of Sharon, visited his daughter, Mrs, Ovid P Gillette in Canaan
 Conductor Frank Cummings, of the 0. W. R. R., enjoyed his vacation in Maine
 William Adam, of East Canaan, open ed an ice cream saloon over the post of- flee. two days in each week.
 Mrs. Dr. Belden'' was injured by falling from wagon while dismount- ing.
 Fuller 6 Peet were painting their flour house. ...
 The number of persons on, the camp ground Sunday was estimated as from 5000 to 1000.
 Irwin Freeman, little son of D. L. | Freeman, cut the index fingers of his left hand nearly off with hay cutter.
 Mrs. John R. Fuller and daughter, ! Miss Frankie Fuller and MT. George 5. | Fuller started for Martha's Vineyard for weeks stay. . |
 Grand Juror Jerry s. New advertised that owners of unregistered dogs would | be dealt with according to law.
 Daniel Brewster. administrator on the estate of Harvey Holcomb. of South Ca- naan advertised the farming stock and | tools for sale by auction.
 Miss Nellie Richardson was considered | the most likely candidate for school teacher in the intermediate room.
 Q. M. Hatch, of Boston, general agent for the Holman liver pad, visited the local agent s. O. Beckley, "who he says, is the best agent the company has-and they have large agencies all over the 1 country. too."
 The police. under Sheriff Richmond,