Connecticut western news., 1912-01-18
Gossip of Days Gone By News of the Week, as Ca1led from The
 News Files of Dates Given.
1880

village snow blowing this winter"
 Measles are in blossom about mid way between this place and Clayton"
 Farmers in this section were com blaming that somebody's dogs were raising havoc with their sheep.
 Miss Addie spaulding of Norfolk, was visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. Bragg.
 The decision in the celebrated Funk vs. Calvin sewing machine case was deferred another week by Justice Roberts.
 Resell Underwood of this place, 8 promising young Tennyson, of IA years, writes very good poetry in an easy, natural vein."
 Fifty new platform cars were being built at the Housatonic railroad car shops at Falls Village.
 Mrs. Sheffield, living near the Camp ground was recovering from long ill., ness, under the skiIlful care of Dr. Averill. "... George A. Randall of Falls Village, and Miss Jennie Landon, of Salisbury, were married by Rev. O. L. Kitchel.
 Seth Pratt, of Litchfield, brought a stock of fire horses from the West for .the Barnum Richarson Go.
 c. E. DeHart and Miss Mattie J. Brin- ton, of Canaan Valley, were married at the residence of the brides parents.
 The Housatonic Railroad Do. increased the wages of employees 15 per cent
 North Canaan jurors Frederick Bron- son, Wesley Prescott. Wm J. Ferguson, Lnman Foote, Frederick Watson, Elisha M. Rood, Ira s. Bunnell, Henry J. Mead, Henry G.. Williams, Edmund D. Lawrence, Alderman Ives. .Wm. Adam 2d, Henry o. Barnes, Danville A. Riker. ..a .....
 Housatonic Lodge F. and AM elected the following officers H. J. Mead, Mar shal; E. s. Roberts. W. M. {; W. Wal 1er,; s. w; K. Belden, J. w.; H. Macrae. s. D.; s. O. Beckley, J. D. D. l.. Peirce, treasurer M. Roraback, secretary R. VanDeusen, Frank Cor ham, stewards; S. Malloy, tyler.
 Salisbury -"Warner 6 Warner's new law office situated just north of the Congregational church, which has for some time been building, is nearly com- pleted. and is quite an attractive look ing building" l....... traJ. and N. Scoville have appointed L. P. Ashman of Salisbury, as their agent at Chapinville, ---,',#
 Attendance at the West Cornwall Sunday school for the year, was as follows: Robert N. Coehrane's class, s20; Dr. | R. Sanford, 569; Chas Hall, 446; Mrs. Fred Yutzler, 320; Mrs. Mark Nickerson, 437; Miss Anna But Ter, 327 Mrs. James A. Cochrane, sI9; M. s. Nickerson, $50. Jessie Wheaton was present every Sunday Adam Coon was out one Sunday, the first time in four years.
 At Huntsville, the house of George Barnes was broken into and quantity of provisions taken, besides a hat, etc. 'strong suspicion rests on a certain man who, if he had his just dues, would have been in jail before now" ,
 Harry Sedgwick, of Cornwall Hollow. started last week as agent for the Bow ker Fertilizer Go. of Boston and New York
 MT. N. s. Stevens and Miss Belle Cunning of East Canaan, were attend ing school in Winsted.
 Isaac Beebe purchased the farm of W, A. Lawrence, of East Canaan.
 E. T. Blodgett of Mill River. sold out his drug store to H. Sisson.
 Sheffield-"Rev. Mason Noble was presented with valuable New Years gift. He lies very quiet, and wonders what it is all about, this birdie in it's new nest"
 Rev. L. H. Reid resigned as pastor of the East Canaan Congregational Church after about five years service. In his sermon he said that since his first con- nection with the church in October, 1874 the membership had increased from 12O to '36; the whole number added was AT, of which 24 were by letter and B by profession. He had officiated at 65 funerals and IS marriages. The organ, communion table and chairs, at a cost of about $1 200 had been placed in the church, the conference building renovated the dilapidated horse sheds removed and new ones built Finan- oially the church had kept out of debt and his salary had been paid promptly.