Connecticut western news., 1911-06-01
Gossip of Days Gone By
News of the Week, as Culled from The
 News Files of Dates Given.

Rev. Frank Belcher was the new pastor at Falls Village Methodist church, The old Heather man" visited South Canaan on his travels. .~.- ...'... T. l.. Norton of Lakeville gave a temperance lecture at Sharon. . Mrs. I. N. Bartram of Sharon was visiting in Bedding.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Henry s; Goodale at Sky Farm, Mt. Washing ton. a~& -..# Chas. N. Hall died at Mill River aged 19. I Mrs. Martha Shepard of Sheffield died ill her sixty third year. May 9--4The Beebe Hill school opened. John, Welch was neither absent nor tardy in the previous term. Lizzie and Wallace Sparks. Allie Sherwood, Cora Tucker, May Sanford and Emma Benson were not 'tardy. t# Sam Herman who had been studying law at the office of A. T. Roraback was admitted to practice at thet Litchfield county bar. He began his professional life with Lawyer Fenn of Winsted.
 Capt. William Clark of Salisbury em- ployed an expert from New Haven toi remove the rocks near his house by dynamite.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs E. o. Cowdrey at Falls Village.
 Dr. 0. H. Osborn of Southport and Miss Julia B. Cone of Norfolk were married by Rev. John F. Gleason at Norfolk.
 May Principal H. M. Adams with the pupils of the High school, devoted an afternoon to trip to Canaan Noun tain
 lr. O. s. Rood of East Canaan sold his farm to MT. Alex Maxwell.
 Wilbur Deming. photographer, dis carded his portable photograph gallery and erected substantial building. Hon. Daniel Brewster was in charge of the savings bank at Falls Village dur ing the absence of Treasurer M. A. Dean. .. R. Morris of Ft. Wayne, Ind. was visiting at his, home in Falls Village.
 The Congregational Sunday School at Sharon was recognized and the follow ing officers elected J. B. Smith, super intendent; O. Roberts, assistant; Robert Goodwin, librarian; F. Hotchkiss, assistant
 Union service at the Congregational church at sharon was addressed by Mir. Pratt.
 The trial of John Ten Eyck, for the murder of MT. and Mrs. David Stillman, of Sheffield was in session at 'Pittsfeld. He was sentenced to be hanged August 16.
 May 23-" "Fanchon the Cricket" was played at Town hall by the Amy Stone company.
 Wm. Davis. IS, of Clayton had his leg broken below the knee while wrestling with another boy.
 MT. Andrew Woods, graduate of Harvard had been engaged to teach in the High school at Sheffield.
 At Ashley Falls son was born to MT. and Mrs. Patrick Hughes
 In this village daughter to MT. and Mrs. U E. Whiting.
 At Cornwall, Rev Dr. White married W. L. Willard of South Canaan and Miss Mary Marsh of Cornwall. t,
 MT. Daniel Buckley and Miss Katie Egan were married at Canaan by Rev. Father Lynch. &
 Mary J., wife of Henry Belden, died at Falls Village, aged 38. ..a., =s
 George H. Peck of Falls Village died, aged 24. .#
 May 3o-The Pine Grove Camp Ground Association had made a good sidewalk from the railroad station to the grounds.
 Dr. o. w. Camp was attending ten cases of diphtheria at East Canaan. MT. James Reel was badly burned about the face and hands by premature explosion of powder at Lawrence, Peiroe & Co.'s quarries.
 The Falls Village band gave an ex- cellent concert assisted by Prof. Still. man, Miss Mary Perkins and Willard Underwood of Canaan. ....
 Professor Tripp and Bishop of Miller ton took part in a walking match at Sharon, Bishop soon gave out and Tripp won the purse.
 Miss Emma Hunt, daughter of Rev. Robert Hunt, teaching in Lime Rock. was taken to her home in Sheffield, sui fering from bilious typhoid fever.
 Mrs. Geo. Walton conducted a baby show at her home in Sharon.
 At South Canaan, daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. L. Benson.
 At Mill River, son to MT and Mrs. William P. Lawrence.
 Martha M. Granger died at Canaan, aged 30. @~f.
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