Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08
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 1880. 1 October 6. Town meeting resulted in the usual democratic victory, the following ticket being elected: For assessor, Elisha M. Rood Everardus Ives, (rep) select men, Frederick Bronson Patrick Fitzger- aid, John B. Reed, (rep0 town clerk, registrar and treasurer, Jacob B. Harden ! bergh; collector, George H. Rood; board ofrelief, William P. Pelton, Martin w. Prescott, James L. Bragg, (rep0 consta- bles, Albert A, Hubbard, John C. Rich mond, George E. Beebe, Henry c. Will Hams, Thomas O'Neil, James M. Shultz; grand jurors, Jeremiah S. New, Horace Holt, Patrick Lynch; school visitor, Charles H. Briggs, Charles Gillette, (repJ registrar of voters, Henry J. Mead, Joseph L. Ives, (rep) auditor, Joseph w. Peet, Robert VanDeusen, (rep) justices of the peace, Wesley Prescott, Jacob B. liar denbergh, Edward S. Roberts, Ira S. Bunnell, Wallace Roberts, Samuel A. Bennett, Alberto T. Roraback. The town voted for license, 97 to 6.
 MT. s. Barlow. of East Canaan, moved his family into D. R. Spaulding's house on Church street.
 "A. T. Roraback spoke on politics at New Preston Friday night"
 The Canaan cornet band received an invitation to play outdoors at the Ferris Hotel, Ashley Falls.
 The local Garfield Club was addressed Saturday night in "Warner's Hall" by Hubert Williams, of Salisbury, and I. c. Patterson, of Hartford.
 Fenn Bigelow brought to the sanctum an early rose potato weighing one pound and E ounces.
 "Load after load of apples are being brought to /the cider mill this year sound, perfect specimens of winter fruit, which last year would easily have sold for two dollars a barrel"
 John C. Richmond, H. G. Williams, William Fenn and G. B. Gardner were attending the county convention in Litchfeld for the nomination of high sheriff.
 "Richard Maloney has moved his little family back into the house near Bennett's crossing, from which he moved about a year ago, just after the death of four of his children, of diphtheria."
 Hon. George w. Peet resigned the presidency of the Falls Village National Iron Bank, and was succeeded by Cashier A. C. Randall
 In Bridgeport the democrats of the Fourth Ward organized the George w. Peet Phalanx, with I38 members.
 At the town meeting it was voted that the town "erect a suitable watering trough on the desert in the rear of Union depot, to be supplied with water by the Canaan Water Co.,"
 At democratic flag raising in Chapin- vile speeches were made by Col. s. B. Sumner, of Bridgeport; w. A. Leonard, of the Danbury Globe; Hon. c. w. Peet and Col. ]. B. Hardenbergh, of Canaan.
 "Jerome Root, having got through as baggage smasher at Norfolk last week, came home and went onto Curtis extra freight train as brakeman and yesterday while coupling cars he got the middle finger of his left hand badly smashed which will prevent his doing much work for few weeks"
 The Conn. Western R. R. were putting up large watering tank near Union de- pot.
 Winsted voted for no license by a majority of one vote, after hot fight. Winsted had "Fred Miles Company, Boys in Blue"
 "Accordlng to Ridgefeld correspon- dent, Lewis Knapp was terribly drunk Thursday night.'"
 Cornwall elected its democratic town ticket and voted for license,
 "Kent is having a religious revival and the chills and fever at both the same time, but in different localities, as the two can't flourish together"
 The towns of the state voted by a large majority in favor of the constitutional IoY, c. ment of judges by the legislature, upon nomination by the governor.
 A squash weighing 1892 pounds was ex- hibited at the Great Harrington fair.
 "Great Burlington has boys I2 years old, who get blind drunk, according to an exchange"
 While George Roraback and wife, for merly of East Canaan, were riding be- bind valuable horse belonging to Elizur Smith, of Lee, they collided with a bakery wagon, injuring both MT. Rora- back and his wife. The horse sustained a broken leg and had to be killed.
 Officers of the Falls Village band were C. H. Preston, president; Frank Silver nale, secretary; H. R. Wolfe, treasurer ]. C. Wolfe, leader.
 r. B. ]. Bradley moved into the Garfield House, Falls Village, and was about to open a store in Miners block.
 Falls Village went for No License, 92 to A.
 l Fred w. Yutzler's and Cochrane Bro | thers' stores in West Cornwall, were burglarized. At Yutzlers $7o worth of cigars, tobacco and specie were taken, and at Cochranes' $3o worth of cigars, | some hosiery and little small change An employe of Cochranes' was arrested on suspicion.
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