Connecticut western news., 1912-07-18
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, CuIIed from The News Files.
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September s. A stranger hired horse and carriage from Ed. Warner's livery stable and failed to return the rig Mir Warner started out to do some detective work. He found-the horse in one place, the harness in another and the carriage in another. The establishment had been swapped and sold three times. He re- covered every article, including blankets and whip.
 A yoke of steers were killed at Cole brook by Conn. Western train.
 A Hancock and English Club, of 100 members, was organized in Litchfeld.
 Engineer Walter Ferris, who had left the H. K. R. to accept a position at Ft. Wayne, returned.
 "Nearly all the members of the Win sted band declined an offer of wine at a recent serenade. They had been called in, at some time or another, while in a calathumpian band, and know what ipecac is."
 An Otis man dropped dead as a result of grief over the conviction of his son as a common drunkard.
 The 10th Massachusetts regiment held its reunion at Sheffield. Speeches were made by Col. s. B. Sumner, of Bridge port; Rev. pr. w. II. Bellows, Senator Dawes, pr. Peck, Rev. A. N. Benedict, Col. T. C. Weller, Gov. Weston, Joseph Tucker, Charles Adams, II. B. Brewster and others.
 The residence of MT. Hiram Bissell in Lakeville was burglarized. The silver ware was taken by the thieves, who had enjoyed feast in the summer house, on wine and delicacies purloined from the cellar.
 Mrs. Chauncey R. Morris, of Falls Will lage, removed to Bridgeport.
 Rev. C. N. Fitch, of West Cornwall, returned after a months vacation in Chautauqua.
 The Foster house, West Cornwall, was entered by burglars, who stole an over coat and valise.
 Anson Gaylord, of Norfolk, died, aged So.
 September. E. Roll M. Rood was braking on Conductor Cummings train on the C. w. R. R.
 A Garfield and Arthur Club was form ed at'the office of A. T. Roraback
 pr. Francis P. Whittlesey, of Great Harrington, and Ichabod P. Stevens, of Bridgeport, a former landlord, visited friends in town.
 Arthur Lane, assistant station agent here, secured a position in the Bridge port freight office. He was succeeded by Sam Ferguson.
 Myron Decker's trotter took one of the three heats trotted on Riverside track. The other horses were owned by Hubert Williams, of Lakeville; pr. Francis P. Whittlesey, of Great Barring ton, and Byron Dibble, of Wetaug.
 "Mr E. M. Hill, of Beatrice, Nebraska, visited at D. L. Peirce's last week. Mir. Hill was a resident of this place many years ago. He carried on harness mak- ing business here, and built the shop now owned by Luman Foote. His wife also was a Canaan lady, sister of the late George s. Gillette"
 A living frog was found "imbedded in solid rock, at least eight feet from the circumference in any direction," at the Cleaveland mine in Canaan Valley. "H ow many centuries he had lived there, grown into the stone, nobody can tell. On being liberated he was stupid and lifeless, but soon hopped about quite lively"
 w. A. McArthur, formerly of The News, purchased the Winsted News.
 Engineer Mark Barnum and Conduct or Wm. Wallace, who had charge of the express freight train which collided with the excursion, at Parlor Rock, was dis charged.
 The Second Heavy Artillery regiment held its reunion in Canaan, and it was a big day for the town.
 "A Collinsville couple, within the last nine years, have had born to them twelve children, including four pair of twins"
 Pittsfeld was trying to organize Ger man band, and was about to have the first number of Evening Journal issued.
 A large rattlesnake having ten rattles was killed near George Potter's, in West Cornwall.
 The Falls Village (Union Agricultural) fair was held and was we'll attended.
 Miss Mary Cummings was engaged to teach the South Canaan school.
 A large tree was blown over upon the roof of Mrs. Belden's house in South Ca naan, but not much damage was done.