Connecticut western news., 1912-01-04
HAPPENINGS OF 1911
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 Mir. and Mrs. E. V. Nestell started for Lake Champlain. for three weeks stay.
 June 22.
 Hose Company has it's first practice run and makes good record.
 Robert W. Adam, of Pittsfield, brother of Miss Sarah w. Adam of Canaan, died, aged 85.
 Canaan Lodge Odd Fellows marched in a body to the Methodist church and listened to special sermon by Rev. Mr. Oornford. June 29.
 Chemical engine purchased by Ca- naan Hose company with money raised by subscription.
 New cement side walks were laid by John Cudney, in front of Parsons store and Canaan Savings bank building. July 6.
 Fourth of July celebration, with parade and picnic demonstration of chemical engine and band concert in the evening,
 Hen owned by Fred Gillette put 8 woodohuck to flight in B barn yard quarrel.
 July IS.
 A. J. Wigglesworth badly stung by hornets, whose nest he disturbed.
 Rev. Mr. Gillette was appointed sec. retary of the permanent choral union committee. Tn a severe thunder storm several horses about town were struck by lightning.
 Lakeville, Lime Rock, Salisbury and Chapinville were cut out from the Ca- naan telephone exchange.
 New sidewalk was laid in front of Dr. Adams.
 July 90.
 ''Wild man" arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rhoades proves to have been 8 printer on drunk.
 Grading of the trolley line completed as far as the Barnes siding.
 Carload of oil for the streets arrived from the Highway Department.
 Justice Ford married 8 stylish couple from Troy, and received $10 bill for the job -'
 July 27.
 Fiercest hailstorm eyer known is Ca- naan destroyed vegetation and smashed windows July 21. .... ' .t
 Miss Prudence Belden, Canaan s ldest inhabitant, died, aged 96. Bremen already on the spot. put out a fire from paper balloon on the roof of Eugene Williams's restaurant on Railroad street. ~3 +" Work of oiling the streets was begun. & August 3. .."-. Deputy Sheriff Rhoades arrested Fire man Wilbur Adams and Trainman J. Boice, on 0. N. E. night freight. charged with stealing $62 n Pough- keepsie. "#'
 Eugene Williams closed his restaurant and went out of business.
 Canfeld bloc k purchased by John 0. Benton, of Great Barrinton.
 ..# August TO-.
 Miss Augusta Bronson, of East Canaan, suffers stroke, at her apart ments in New York.
 Myron Andrus's team. of Ashley Falls, ran away in Canaan, and narrowly escaped collision with surrey contain ing three ladies. Miss Sarah A. Foster, aged s3, died at the home of her nephew, Frank F. Stevens.
 Hose Company throws stream over top of Methodist church steeple, 112 feet in the air.
 August IT.
 Duncan Calder. employed by R. and H. Scoville, was drowned in Twin Lakes. Borden's Canaan plant inspected by 200 route salesmen Of the company from New York, and were fed at Town Hall by Canaan Hose Go.
 Regatta at Twin Lakes was success ful and exciting event.
 Miss Bird Thompson died suddenly at Twin Lakes, while going ashore after swim. August S4.
 Announcement officially made that the trolley would enter the village by the original layout-coming in beside the hotel.
 Suffragists had big meeting in Town Hall.
 "Tommy" Dalton had to go to Pitts ] field hospital to have a bug extracted from his ear, the insect having blown in in the night.
 Chautauqua Assembly week at Pine Grove.
 August 31.
 Canaan Hose Company joins State Firemen's Association.
 Marcus and Antonio Sartorius pay Hen Keeling $10O and doctors bills, for l bauipcy haatan him mn in a rOu OO tttha