Connecticut western news., 1912-05-30
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Record of DoinKs from Week to . Week, CuIIed trom The News Fiji ss.
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Week, CuIIed tront The News FiI ss.
 1880. - June Io. "Rev. Mir. Whittlesey, who, with his family, wintered in Hartford, ar- rived in this place last Friday"
 A performing bear gave a street per formance Monday, before a delighted crowd.
 Station Agent T. F. Watson, of New Milford, spent Sunday here, with his family.
 "Mrs. c. Humphrey and Horace Hum phrey of this place, and Charles H. Mar win, of Sharon, are visiting friends in Worcester"
 An extension of HOO feet of main pipe was added to the Canaan water works system on High street to supply J. A. Underwood and Vim. Hayward.
 Pepoon Jacobs showed a hens egg measuring 8x6H inches.
 "During a hailstorm in Canaan Valley last Sunday, hailstones fell measuring nine inches in circumference, and 70 panes of window glass were broken"
 "A letter mailed by Billy Humphrey left this place May 20 and was received at its destination in Hartford June IT,"
 Photographer Deming, of Winsted, talked of establishing permanent gallery in Canaan.
 Luman Foote was picking from one to two bushels of strawberries a day.
 Dan Sullivan, who took John Lepyon's place as baggage master on the Conn. Western side of the depot, left, and was succeeded by Reuben Mcintyre. Rev. H. l. Bodley, rector of Christ church, resigned and contemplated a trip to Europe for his health.
 Waltie Warmers birthday party, at the Warner House, was attended by about 70 children. Mrs. Sartial Root assisted Mrs. Warner in entertaining them.
 Engineer Fred Kingsley rescued,a child and grabbing 1t, after the pilot had struck beam," from which 1t had begun to slide off when the engineer reached 1t: I.. George A. Randall, of Falls Village, entered the employ of P. P. Gilmore, at the Lime Rock foundry.
 A "picnic excursion" from Amesville to Lime Rock was gotten up by Milton Green. George B. Coggswell was mar shall, and the twelve teams were headed by Fuckers band. They serenaded C. w. Barnum and M. B. Richardson.
 Walter Dickerson and Miss Elsie James were married in South Canaan.
 Clarence Olin, of Falls Villag died suddenly in Worcester.
 Alexander Hubbard, an old resident of Lakeville, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Burs.
 "The Housatonic railroad passenger conductors now wear blue uniforms with brass buttons"
 sDr. $. T. Clemans, of New Milford, with his brother, Dr. J. D. Clemans, of Falls Village, were visitors in Canaan. Mrs. Wm. G. Peirce, of Champaign, Ill.,, visited D. L. Peirce, in Canaan.
 "A number of friends of Miss Minnie C.. Clark gathered at her residence on the I2th, to celebrate her birthday"
 Policies amounting to $3,ooo were is- Tobacco Growers Mutual Insurance Go. Grove Knickerbocker was building a judges stand on the local trotting ground, in Fred Gillette's lot. < Freddie P. B. Young was appointed assistant postmaster at this place.
 John and Henry Trieshman, of West Cornwall, were shot at and seriously wounded by a man concealed behind a clump of brush, as they were returning
  to their home from a band meeting, late at night. A Frenchman named Chagnot, known to have grudge against them, was arrested and held in $2,ooo bonds.
 "A census enumerator found woman in Barkhamsted, A years old, the mother of ten children" ~"
 M. B, Tobey, of Canaan Valley, shot large horned owl measuring about four feet from tip to tip.
 Lightning in Chapinville killed a war. horse owned by John Jeingo, which had been ridden during the Rebellion by General Fitzpatrick. "Franchie," c. H. Crandall's hired man in West Cornwall, was so severely in- jured In the capsixing of loaded ox cart which he was driving, that he died few days later. "'. ." Horse thieves stole valuable black mare from Ebor Curtiss, of Cornwall They also visited the barns of John Johnson and J. M. Kellogg, but were frightened off without getting any booty. Bertha s. Ferris, of Ashley Falls, and E. &. Conklin, of Salisbury, were mar sE