Connecticut western news., 1912-11-21
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, CulIed from The News Files.
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March I6. Rev. Father Lynch was about to take trip to Europe, to remain several months.
 Henry C. Joyner moved from the Moore farm to Ashley Falls.
 E. R. Lorrain had the contract for building the new axle shop in Norfolk
 Miss Lillie Wooster was engaged to teach the summer term of school in Sher- man.
 Ut is said that new stage route from Southfeld to this place is soon to be started."
 "Rev. pr. Eddy has declined to accept the call rendered him by the Congrega- ton Society,""
 Charles H. Watson, formerly of Ca naan, was elected town clerk of Millerton, NY.
 "Dr. C. w. Camp is attending his bro- ther pr. Samuel Camp, in Great Bar rington, who is threatened with pneu- mOnia."
 Miss Florence B. New is to officiate as organist in the Methodist choir in place of Miss Jennie Mcintyre, resigned"
 Marketman Ives decided to keep his meat market open all summer instead of closing it April I.
 Clarence Reid, son of Rev. l.. H. R cid, was admitted to the bar.
 The Canaan Cornet Band had sent for their new caps and cap lamps,
 Mrs. H. F. Barnum, living near the C. w. R. R. bridge over the Housatonic river, slipped and fell on the ice and fractured her ankle. Benjamin F. Comstock was preparing to move to Winsted, where he had secured employment for himself and sons. His farming utensils, horses, etc, were to be sold at auctions
 "The firm of Smith x Garfield at East Canaan has been dissolved, the business now being carried on by the senior partner, MT. Frank Smith, who is quite popular and successful as a merchant"
 H. D. Humphrey purchased of Dr. Palmer of LakeviIfe, his collection of stuffed birds and animals.
 "Clark x Ives are to engage in business in Norfolk. In their departure East Ca naan loses a lively team. Mir. George Goodwin, who has had considerable ex- perience in the mercantile business, will be connected with them in their new venture"
 "Mr, Spencer, of Winsted, vas in town Monday, looking after the proposed tele- T
 "The pew rents, etc, failing to cover the pastors salary and other expenses of the Methodist church, a subscription paper has been circulated to make up the deficiency, about SIoo for the year, and the amount was speedily raised"
 "Sam A. Eddy, son of Rev. Dr. Eddy, is to work the farm of MT. Wm.. Adam the coming year Sam is now on scientific farm in New York state, where he has been since his graduation from college"
 Mir. G. B. Gardner and Miss Jennie Mcintyre were quietly married at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Warren Mcintyre. Rev. E. II. Roys, uncle of the bride, officiated. The bridal couple started, after the ceremony, on trip into New York State, and had arranged on their return, to "occupy MT. Conway's large house on West Main street"
 The C. w. K. R. milk train going east Friday night had an accident near the East Canaan depot that wrecked a cou- pie of cars. "Nobody was hurt although there were several passengers on the train, among whom were Mrs. Lyman Cunning and Mrs. J. 5. Corbit, of East Canaan"
 At the annual meeting of the Canaan
 
 Peirce was chosen president in place of George 5. Fuller, who declined a re- election.
 Norfolk talent presented the drama, "The Octoroon." The orchestra from Canaan furnished music and about 20 Ca naanites attended the performance. Miss Tinnie Hallock played the part of Zoe" Miss M. Morgan, "Dora;" F. E. Cutler, Scudder; 5. A. Palmer, "McClosky;" H. A. Stannard, George Peyton."
 "Sam" Watkins, a Sandtown colored character, was arrested for shooting his father-in-law, "Simon Dewitt" and fined $t and costs by Justice Crandall, of Falls Village.
 The legislature was expected to finish its business by the end of the present month.
 "An Ansonia church choir has an organ, violin, bass voil, cOrnet and flute but no end-men."
 N A. McNeil x Go. were to move tEeir headquarters from Millerton to Lime Rock, April I.
 "Thirty foxes were recently chased into a cave by hounds in Southbury, and party of hunters smoked them out and captured B of them"
 "The new bell recently injured in the tower of St. Mary's church, Lakevile, is to be replaced with a new one to surpass it in all respects"
 The personal property of Mrs. w. E. Cutting in Salisbury, consisting of horse, wagon, harnesses, notes, etc, was to be disposed of at auction.
 o. F. Potter, of the Wononsco House, Lakeyille, planned to go to Winsted to engage in business.
 "The Springfield Republican talks about a girl in West Cornwall who, hav- ing never seen a railroad car before, at tempted to get inside through window, thinking that was the regular way of do- ing it."
 The Deadly Auto.
 Nine people were killed by automo- bi1oc in tbic to d17rinn ba z