Connecticut western news., 1912-07-04
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to
 Week, CulIed from The News Files.

1880. August IS. "A. T. Roraback is putting in sewer from his house. across the street, to a receptacle near the black smith shop"
 MissJenny Brown was visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Eddie Williams, of New York, son of Druggist Williams, who built the Camp block and carried on the drug business there several years ago, is visiting friends in town"
 Charlie Webster, of Canaan Valley, who cut his foot on a scythe in Ashley Falls, died of lockjaw.
 "Therell be no more veal shad' at the Warner House, as Katie is going to Collinsville to live with Rev. Father Sheridan"
 A party of East Canaan people, com prising the families of Lyman Cunning, M. B. Tobey, Chas. H. Briggs. George w. COwdrey and others were at Morris Cove, near New Haven.
 A Hancock and English flag was be, ing painted, to be suspended across Main street.
 A paper was being successfully circula- ted to raise funds for the purchase of fire hose.
 These committees were appointed for the forth coming reunion of the old Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery regiment: On refreshments: District No. Mrs. Julius Corbit, Miss Ellen Dunning, Miss Jennie Adam. District No. Mrs. George Strong, Miss Minnie Peirce, Miss Kittie Granger, Miss Jenny Brown, Mrs. H. H. Cogswell. District No. 3-Mrs. Edwin Barnes, Mrs. Horatio Adams, Miss Libbie Prescott. District No. 4-Mrs. c. DeHart, Mrs. C. H. Briggs, Miss Mary Emmons. District No. 5-Miss Minnie Clark, Miss Chloe Lawrence, Miss Minnie Briggs, Miss Fannie Beebe. Committee on finance District No. I-George Cunning, Nat Stevens. District No. 2-Dr. C. w.. Camp, George s. Fuller. District No. 3-Sam Ferguson, Frank Goodwin. Dis trict Mo- 4-C. H. Briggs. District No. 5-Jostph Ives, Richard Beebe.
 Conductor Emmons' family were at Pine Grove.
 The West Cornwall Cornet Band gave its first picnic excursion to Parlor Rock
 MT. and Mrs. U. H. Miuer, of Falls
 
 The second annual clambake of the train men of Conductors Lathrop and Coles trains, together with the station men at Pittsield was held near the en- zine house in Pittsfeld
 The official census figures gave Shef- fields population as 2,2o8, New Marlboro Io63, Lee 3,o38, Great Burlington 4,54o, the whole of Berkshire county 6o, 363, and the state I,7838I2. The county had gained 4,s36, and the state 326,46I.
 August 2s. William Washburn, of Madalin, formerly of Canaan, was visit ing friends here.
 Sam Ferguson was selling tickets as substitute for Station Agent Loomis.
 George w. Cowdrey attended the democratic state convention at Bridge port.
 Mrs. ]. R. Fuller and daughter Frances were at Black Rock.
 "The News office enjoyed a pleasant call from Superintendent Jones, of the Conn. Western R. R. Monday evening""
 "The old bob-tailed locomotive. State Line is running the C. w. R. R. gravel train in place of the 'Winsted,' damaged by collision"
 "The large number of teams laden with all varieties of camping necessities, hourly passing The News office enroute to Pine Grove, betokens the rapid gath ering of large and staying assemblage."
 Frank Dean, a native of this place, who for eight years had been living in Mich igan and who few years before had been reported dead, surprised his father, Julius Dean, by returning home-and "the fatted calf was killed"
 Rev. H. I. Bodley, rector of Christ Church sailed for Europe for four months vacation.
 The old Warner House was undergo ing repairs and being equipped with new piazzas.
 At the Saturday horse race, Russell Bierce's trotter, driven by Dr. Camp, beat Myron Decker's horse in two straight heats, 2:47 and 245.
 The POO feet of fire hose arrived. Fire Chief Strong with company of volun- teers gave the hose, nozzle and hydrants test, when stream was thrown 7s feet in the air.
 In Wisconsin family feud, Albert Emmons, brother of Jenson Emmons, of Canaan Valley, shot and killed his father in-law, and committed suicide.
 The newly organized Canaan Cornet band were invited to an ice cream treat by Mrs. E. w. Warner-and they accept ed.
 The News issued daily edition dur ing the session of camp meeting at Pine Grove.