Connecticut western news., 1911-08-24
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Called from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1879.

F. F. Barnum, of Wetaug, Matt Mon ahan, of East Canaan and Eugene Lord. of Falls Village. F. P. Barnum failed to appear Matt Monahan won the match, scoring 6s miles ill 12 hours Frank Peet acted as referee. James Lynch, scorer, and Frank Van Deusen time keeper. .... +. <.
 Rev. L. H. Reid occupied the pulpit of of the First Congregational Church at Ct. Harrington, in the absence of the pastor Rev. MT. Scudder.
 The members of the "Lakeville Liter ary Association" and other friends of MT. Frank Kelsey, met at the residence of Charles, Kelsey the occasion being the departure of Mr. Frank Kelsey for Kansas. MT. E. A. Jewel presented him with volumes of Longfellow. Cowper and Moore, on behalf of the association and friends.
 Peter Davis of Mill River, died of pneumonia. .
 The friends of Rev. MT. Oakley, of Lakeville, gave him farewell and do- nation visit at the parsonage, and pre- sented him with purse of $51.
 MT. Greenwood of Brooklyn. bought the Ward farm in the southern part of Sheffield, for summer residence, which had been the home of Mrs. Greenwoods family for many years.
 Philip Calkins, of North Canaan, died of pneumonia, aged 59.
 At Clayton, Mrs. Ann Shultz, wife of James Shultz, died of pneumonia.
 April 16-The chimneys on Union de- pot were being repaired. <@. '
 Mrs. Merrill Humphrey was very i'll with pneumonia.
 A. T. Roraback was engaged in set ting out trees on Main street, in front of his residence.
 ing establishment on Church street.
 Clarence Reid. son of Rev. L. H. Reid, was visiting his parents in town.
 Miss Ella Mcintyre expects to accom- p1uy I00f' hI' DdIu6 hAu lduALJ bO Delhi, N. T.,
 Miss Odell moved her millinery busi- ness to Jay Corbin's house on Main street.
 Francis Whittlesey removed large tumor from W. T. Ferguson'S arm.
 MT. and Mrs. George B. Cogswell. of Falls Village. spent Sunday at H. H. CogswelPs.
 John Kane bought the German place on the ''sand bank" between Canaan and Ashley Falls.
 The family of Robert Marvin were contemplating moving to Chicago.
 Miss Fannie Gillette of sharon, was spending few days with her uncle George Gillette. t... /, .
 Mrs. Walter McGipnis purchased 8 Building lot of Tim. McCarty, on the Ashley Falls road and built dwelling thereon. IT,
 George Gillette s grove, near W. N, Adams residence on Church street was being cleared for a village park.
 Mrs. Sarah B. White of South Canaan, celebrated her e1ghty-second birthday, and received a number of gifts from her friends.
 Miss Jessie Curtiss was calling on her old schoolmates in town, before remov- ing to New Marlboro with her father.
 A gang of men under the supervision of MT, Austin, contractor of New Brit ain, began operations on the new water works. . .>
 The Housatonic Railroad %. sold at auction at Ct, Harrington, the unclaim- ed freight which had accumulated at stations between Ashley Falls and Pitts field for several years. ',.t.5
 Several boys laid out "Gilmore' s Garden in the lot in the rear of MT. Shields, for the purpose of scientifically locomoting around the track in true O'Leary style"
 Ex-Editor Rogers of Ct. Burlington, removed to Hartford, where he intended to engage In the manufacture of his patent newspaper folder.
 Edward Prescott, W ho had been em- ployed in Robert Van Deusen's meat market at Ct. Burlington, had accepted position with w. M. Walker in that place.
 At the annual meeting of Christ church parish, the following officers were elected; Wardens, Joseph w. Peet, Miles T. Granger Vestrymen, Henry G. Williams, Samuel A. Bennett, Fred erick Watson, J. B. Hardenbergh Clerk and Treasurer, II. c. Williams; Lay Delegate. J. B. Hardenbergh Substitute Samuel F. Adam.
 G. B. Gardner. the jeweler, was making weekly trips to Norfolk, to ac- commodate o. H. Wolcott's customers dnring the latters illness.
 Rev. Mir. Barden preached his fare we'll sermon at the Methodist church. Rev. W. A. Mackey formerly of Miller ton was the new pascor.
 The Feast of Easter was celebrated