Connecticut western news., 1911-07-13
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Cu1led from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1879

Lakeyille Methodist church,
 Rev. MT. Lane lectured here on Arti- ohokes.
 A horse belonging to MT. Dean, of Falls Village, which was kept by Rev. l.. H. Reid, died with symptoms of hydrophobla.
 Rev, H. I. Bodley found a "pretty cutter, fur robe and a string of bells, that were left at his residence during his absence by ''parties unknown" at the time. MT. Bodley returned thanks through The News.
 John l.. Dodge was chosen president of the Mahaiws Bank at Great Barring ton for the 25th time.
 The crystal museum" in Town Hall attracted many people who took lively interest in the glass blowing, etc. Ticket Agent Fred Spaulding drew a prize each night. .-
 John Owens of Huntsville had fight with his savage bulldog that he keeps for his own amusement" He was badly bitten on the hands and fingers.
 Prof. Tripp had 24 hours walking test in Lakeville, Barton's Hall.
 Sharon item ''The parties who went to Lime Rock to church last Sunday night came home pretty we'll smashed up.'
 Mrs Lucins Wilcox of South Canaan died of pneumonia, aged 65.
 A son was born to Harmon Finkle, at Amesville. .... Jan. 29-Oryille H. Platt of Meriden was elected United States Senator.
 Mrs. Robert Marvin removed her restaurant from the depot to her resi-. dence on Main street
 The Canaan Episcopal church erected ''a large aud oommodious horse shed"
 Methodist revival meetings were be- ing held Tn Canaan.
 Frank VanDeusen lost valuable horse.
 Prosecuting Attorney Sam. Herman got after the liquor dealers in Lakeville and they settled up.
 Mss Ellen Peirce took charge of the school in Lime Rock, during the illness of Miss Emma Hunt, the principal.
 "Jerry New has got new fashioned sleigh for delivering coal, the runners of which turn up behind and can be made to go both ways at once if necessary"
 Marvin Hoskins of South Canaan, butchered pig II months old, weigh ing 560 pounds. A.. ;. f.
 Mr. F. Watson was having the Town Hall re-modeled at the stage end, en- larging the stage and putting in per manent dressing rooms," and & move ment was on foot to purchase 8 set of scenery for the Canaan Dramatic Association.
 Milton Roraback ''attended Butchers pedestrian feat at Lee, and took a few laps with him"
 John Decker ot Ashley Falls, father injured by thrashing machine, died of pneumonia"
 David Frink, while raklng charcoal at the Chapinville furnace, was caught by a slide of 300 bushels and completely buried. Prompt assistance saved his life.
 Mrs D. A. Riker treated the pupils of all the schools in town to grand sleigh ride to Sheffield and return, the job re. quiring five large sleighs. The verdict of the children was, "that Mrs. Riker Is the best woman in the country"
 The engine, Bloomfield" of the Conn. Western road, which had stood on detached fragment of track in Winsted for six months, under writ of attachment by Scott Goodwin of New Hartford, for damages sustained by him in the Tarriffville disaster, was released on settlement, and taken to Hartford for repairs.
 Fred Egleston began the publication of the Falls Village Weekly Item Nat Stevens also launched the East Canaan Venture.
 The Canaan Dramatic Association prepared to present "The Octoroon, , with MT. D. L. Psirce as manager of the production.
 Talk was revived of building the railroad between Canaan and Mill River
 Charlie Marvin took a position with the Berkshire Paper Go. at Mill River as bookkeeper and telegraph operator.
 Mrs. Sarah J. Warner of East Canaan sold her place to Henry Abbott, and planned to move vest"
 In Lime Rock son, Milo Barnum Jr) was born to Milo B. Richardson.
 Feb. B. Charles Fowler, "Canaan'l popular barber" took unto himself z wife.
 Photographer Deming, whose gallery was temporarily located in Canaan "took some interesting stereoscOpiC views in the vicinity of Christ church.
 A new ticket case was put into tht railroad ticket office at the depot.
 Chester DeminQ goes Marvin Hoskin