Connecticut western news., 1912-07-11
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, Culled from The News Files.

1880. August 25. Camp Meeting Daily News said: "Rev Hiram Eddy, Rev. L. H. King and Rev. John Inskip were among others who preached at the first meeting held in Pine Grove in I86I."
 State officers nominated were: republi- can, for governor, Hobert B. Bigelow, of New Haven; lieutenant governor, Wm. H. Bulkeley, of Hartford. Democratic, for governor, James E. English; lieuten- ant governor, Charles M. Pond.
 Walter D. Ferris, engineer on the H. R. R. resigned to accept a position out West.
 Paul Boynton was engaged to give swimming exhibition in one of Pittsfield's lakes.
 September I. "Rev. w. E. Clark, now stationed at Lee, Mass, was on the camp ground Thursday. Mir. Clark was found CT of Methodism in Canaan"
 ELester Denegar, for some years the popular clerk at A. Leroy's store, Ashley Falls, has secured a lucrative position in the Cornwall Bridge Iron Co.'S. store"
 "The excursion train running from Pittsfield to Parlor Rock, last Monday, to the swimming exhibition of Paul Boynton, collided with north bound ex- press freight train just north of Parlor Rock Grove. Engineer William Bristol, of the excuRion train, was killed, being cut nearly in two. His fireman jumped from the engine, as did also Engineer Mark Barnum and his fireman, of the freight train. Engineer Barnum was considerably hurt, and also a brakeman, who was thrown into the air a distance of 20 feet. Engineer Bristol was 36 years old, and leaves a wife and daugh- ter 5 years old"
 The census returns gave New Haven a population of o2,86I, Hartford 42,56o Bridgeport 29Is3 Waterbury 23,oI9 Norwalk I3,o6o, Danbury 1I,6Io !. The Daily Camp Meeting News was highly praised. It was made especially interesting through the cooperation of NJ. T. Pritchard, of Boston, and George D. Smelling, of Lakeyille.
 The Hancock and English flag was raised, across Main Street with becom- ing ceremony. The West Cornwall cor net band furnished music. Speeches were made in the Town Hall by Hon. George w. Peet, who was the democra- tic candidate for congress that year; Judge R. E. DeForest, Ex-Mayor Good sell and Bernard Heating, of Bridgeport, and a fine supper was served at the Stevens House by Landlord Mcdonald
 Camp Meeting items: Four hundTed teams drove onto the Pine Grove Camp grounds Wednesday; $500 persons were on the grounds Thursday, and 33o took dinner at the "eating house," "The crowd of arrivals by the morning train from the north Thursday was immense, and formed an unbroken procession from the camp station, the front ranks of which were out of sight over the brow of the hill before the last had left the depot;" D. and w. Colepaugh, of Falls Village, ran the Camp ground barber shop.
 "A frst-class milliner has rented the store recently occupied by c. A. Randall, clothier, in Crandall's block, Falls Will lage."
 J. L. Bragg, tax collector, issued the following notice: ITO carry out the vote of the town l shall at no distant day levy on all property where taxes remain un- paid in the town of North Canaan, with out regard to person, color, persuasion or occupation"
 September 8, MT. D. L. Freeman was visiting friends in Illinois.
 The employees of the Housatonic rail road had just been examined for color blindness.
 Mrs. George w. Peet arrived home from Europe.
 "Rev. L. W. Bostwick, of New Britain, officiates as rector of Christ Church dur ing Rev. MT. Bodley's absence in Europe"
 Bag ggage Master A. A. Hubbard was enjoying his vacation at Tyringham ; Walter Lord, of Falls Village, filled his place at the depot.
 Miss Emma J. Stiner was engaged to teach the Wetaug school.
 "Roll M. Rood, of this place, who for sometime past has been clerking in a New Hartford store, has secured a posi- ton in a freight office in Hartford"
 Messrs. B. ]. Bradley and M. s. Pratt late of the Miller House, Great Barring ton, and formerly of the Union House and Warner House in this place, are spending few week in North Carolina
 Col. J. B. Hardenbergh and MT. Joseph w. Peet were attending the democratic congressional convention in Bridgeport, and MT. A. T. Roraback the republican convention in the same city.
 Arrangements had been made with the railroads for half fare on the day of the Second Heavies' reunion.
 A tramp, who had been fed and housed at William Shields, showed his gratitude by stealing SPA in cash from Thomas Shields vest which hung in the room where he slept.\
 Dr. ]. D. Clemans, with his brother, Dr. s. T. Clemans, of New Milford, was visiting in DesMoines. Iowa. The rude men the sidewalk are block
 ing;
 Oh dear me, this crowding is shocking,
 The cause of the whirl?.
 Oh. it's only & girl