Connecticut western news., 1912-08-01
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, Culled from The News Files.
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1880.
 September 2o The Canaan Garfield and Arthur Club had 40 members.
 James Bailey now lights the street lamps, in place Of Gus Caldwell"
 "Section Master Mike Goodwin has been improving Humphreys crossing, which is now in good shape" Dr. Clemans was visiting in Iowa.
 "The sidewalks in this place are in good condition now, each property holder securing to take pride in keeping up his end"
 A kiln of about 3ooooo brick had just been baked at A. C. Woodward's brick yard, east of this village.
 George Beebe fell and injured himself seriously while at work in a cider mill at East Canaan.
 The Canaan water mains were being estended to H. Scamerhorn's on West Main street.
 lot of apples which he called "belly bound" red in color and averaging a pound each.
 Charles Paul IT,, of Staten Island came to visit his parents, and brought his bride with him.
 The H. R. R. locomotive "W. D. Bish- op" was just out of the shops "bright as anew dollar"
 The Canaan Valley fire bug got busy again and burned Frank Holt's barn, with 27o shock of oats, I5o of rye, 10 tons of hay, wagon, tools, etc. No insur- ance.
 Frank Coons doubted the report that Gray Johnson dug v potatoes from one hill, until he himself, dug up Io2 early potatoes from single hill a few days later.
 The Conn. Western railroad bridge over the Blackberry river was being re- built.
 w. A. Hiester, who was one of the civil engineers who laid out the Conn. Western railroad, was visitor in Canaan, being stationed temporarily at Danbury. l. Jake VanTassel put on Peter Hicks "Octoroon" Indian costume and frighten- ed couple of colored men out of their wits while they were working in field near Butchers bridge, and created panic among the pupils of the Wetaug school, where Emma Stiner was teacher.
 "Frank Coons got up in the night to give his little girl drink of water, and as the light was burning, he happened to look into the dipper, when he was startled to see live snake about six inches long and the size of wrapping twine, wiggling freely about. He placed the varmint in cup on the stand and went back to the pail for more water, and lo another snake. He had several times got up in the dark and given the child drink of water, and had drank, himself, and there is diSagreeable possibility that either he or the child may have swallowed some of these snakes
 A Stamford man raised two watermel- ons weighing I2o pounds.
 Conductor Emmons of the Housatonic railroad, was laying off with an attack of tonsilitis.
 Senator w. w. Eaton and Col. A H. Fenn addressed the Winsted democrats at big rally.
 "As New Hartford didn't succeed in establishing an inebriate asylum, she is fixing up the cemetery"
 Frank E. Cleayeland, Esq, formerly of Canaan, was nominated for congress on the greenback ticket.
 "The Pittsfeld reporters have carried their point, and are to be provided with accommodations in the superior court room, but out of the lawyers reach"
 High Sheriff Root declined renomina- tion in Berkshire county. having served 25 years.
 William Burghardt's COW in Great Harrington checked to death while eat ing apples.
 "Stockbridge is breaking out with measles and campaign flags"
 MT. and Mrs. Frank 5. Crippen, of Sheffield, celebrated their silver wedding.
 The entertainment by the Sunday School Association in West Cornwall, was an, event. The program included singing by a class of girls trained by Miss Anna Yutzler; recitation by Mas ter George Cochrane. Lady Teasle and Sir Peter were portrayed by G. H. Old field and Mrs. l. R. Sanford; quartette, Miss Anna Yutzler, Mrs. ]. A. Cochrane, George Hughes and G. W. Hart; cornet solos w. k. North; selections by Frank Wood, Ethan Bosworth and Charles M. Hall; tableau, Miss Jennie Mallinson.
 Frances, wife of David Scott, of We taug, died, aged 43 years.
 Misses Jennie Adam, Mary Beaujon and Sarah Belcher opened dressmaking establishment in the rooms over Clark & Ives store, East Canaan.
 Henry Ford, of Southfeld, dug a pota- to weighing one and half pounds.
 Falls Village democrats organized a Hancock and English Club, with N. Slingland as president