Connecticut western news., 1912-08-22
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, CulIed from The News Files.
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 October 2o A T. Roraback addressed a Garfield meeting in Sharon.
 Miss Lillie Wooster was teaching school in Sherman.
 w. Mcintyre was erecting a barn in the rear of his blacksmith shop.
 Thomas Riley returned home from Maryland, where he had been railroad ing for several months
 "Mr. S. C. Beckley who is superin- tending an ore bed in Dover, N. Y., spent the Sabbath with his family in this place"
 Charles Gillette was painting Sheridan Barnes house on Railroad street, oc- cupied by J. S. New.
 Miss Minnie Peirce was visiting friends in Penn Yan, N. Y, and Champaign, III.
 Coley James purchased the Thomaston Express.
 Stephen Riley was promoted to the position of engineer on the Conn. West ern road.
 "A drop of hot lead spattered into Chas. Callender's eye as he was tinkering the watering trough, and pr. Camp found that it had burned into the eye ball."
 T. L. Norton and D. T. Warner, of Salisbury addressed the Canaan republi- cans. Music was furnished by the Ca naan Cornet Band and singing by the Lakeville Glee Club.
 John $. Lane, roadmaster of the Housa- tonic railroad, resigned to accept a simi- lar position on the Consolidated road, with headquarters at Hartford.
 Cat DeIlart was elected leader of the band.
 H. H. Cogswell, at his lunch rooms over Union depot, was raising strawberry plants in boxes.
 A statement issued by the Tobacco Mutual Insurance Co.,, Canaan institu- tion showed that the concern had issued policies amounting to $6o,237, the past season. It suffered losses of $I,3I7, ow- ing to hail.
 About 100 feet of the C. w. R. R. track at the second trestle at Twin Lakes sank into the mud at the bottom of the lake and no cars crossed for five days.
 New Milford had Hancock and Eng lisE Club, with Editor Robert Erwin, of the Gazette, as captain.
 The goods stolen from Fred Yutzler's store, in West Cornwall, were recovered, their whereabouts having been revealed to MT. Yutzler in a remarkable dream.
 MT. C. R. Morris, of Falls Village, sold his farm near Huntsville, and his Ames- vile property to Bridgeport parties.
 Hiram Vosburgh was killed by the cars at Sheffield. October 27. Miss Odell was in New York buying fall and winter millinery.
 "Cornelius Lynehan, promoted to the position of fireman on Cummings train, will remove his family to Millerton."
 Ernest l. Webster, clerk at Camps drug store contemplated going to New Hartford in a similar position. H. E. Wetherell sent the editor an ap- pie weighing 26 ounces. Rev. H. I. Bodley had returned from Europe and was in New York, where he | intended to remain until December, be- fore returning to his charge here.
 "Mr. w. H. Camp, formerly of L. F. Curtis drug store, Bridgeport, has pur- chased the drug business of J. L. Camp in this place. MT, Camp is young man who has had much experience in the bus mess, and as he comes we'll recommend ed there is no doubt that he will meet with success"
 Charles Smith, of Cornwall, son of Conductor Smith, had his arm so badly mutilated by the cars, while attempting to board moving passenger train at Cornwall Bridge, that it was necessary to amputate the arm.