Connecticut western news., 1912-06-06
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week. CulIed from The News Files.
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 June 30. Frank Coons, cooper in Peirce, Lawrence x Co.'s lime kiln, smashed one of his thumbs last Friday.
 Rev. Mir, Mackey exchanged pulpits with Rev. F. J. Belcher, of Falls Village, last Sunday.
 Eugene Root sold his Hambletonian colt to H. C. Phelps, of Lee, for a hand some price.
 Mr. H. M. Adams and Mrs. ]. NJ. Root had been retained for the upper and Pri- mary rooms in Canaan school, another year.
 "Frank VanDeusen has rented a DOT ton of his farm to Miss Del Rice. of Santown, who will cultivate tobaccoH
 Mir. L. s. Parsons, of c. L. Parsons store, who raised poultry on his Sheffield place, sold PTS dozen eggs, $500 eggs) in eight months, from 2s hens.
 The schools of Miss Grace Langdon at Huntsville; Miss Mary Cummings at South Canaan and Miss Emma Stiner at Canaan Mountain closed Friday.
 Robert VanDeusen contracted to run the Pine Grove boarding house, during the camp meeting session. Samuel A. Eddy, recently graduated from the New York University, is to go to Orange, N. Y., on a model farm be- longing to Valentine, the varnish man."
 The West Cornwall cornet band, w. K. North, leader, gave an open air con cert in front of the Stevens House, by in vitation of Landlord Macdonald.
 The annual picnic of Christ Church | Sunday school was held at Twin Lakes last week.
 At meeting in Dr. Camps office an organization known as the Riverside Park Association was formed, for the development of the tr6tting park and the promotion of race track meets. The of fcers were as follows: President, Milton Roraback; vice president, Myron N. Decker; treasurer, Dr. C. w. Camp i; secretary, John Rodemeyer IT,; direct ors; were the foregoing officers, togethsr with Russell Bierce, A. Leroy, Col. ]. B. Hardenbergh, George w. Peet, D. L. Peirce and s. C. Beckley.
 "The New Milford Methodist parson- age was burglarized the other night"
 Born, in Sharon, June 27, a son to 1 George and Abbie Dean Skidmore; in Dakota, June I6, son to William ]. and and Carrie Brewster, and grandson to Hon. Daniel Brewster, of Falls Village; at West Cornwall, June 3, daughter to John Salewski.
 July 7. A number of Chinese students were encamped at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs. ]. $. New and daughter Florence visited in Chatham, N. Y.
 A little son of Milton Kilmer had his eyes blown full of power by irecraker. A brilliant Fourth of July display of | fireworks was exhibited in front of N. (. Wards.
 s. C. Beckley was experimenting the Dover, N. Y, ore-beds. l "Census Enumerator Roraback informs us that the population of the town is I,s3S, 1 a decrease of I47 since 1870 ""Irving Ferguson, late ticket agent in this place, now station agent at Housa. tonic, was in town last Saturday, for the 1 first time since his promotion some months ago"
 Fred Scamerhorn shot large hawk, on the wing, which was carrying off a chicken, killing both hawk and chicken, at a distance of IA rods. The hawk meas ured feet inches from tip to tip. Rev I. P. Powell sent to the Congre- ! gational society of East Canaan, letter stating that "a certain few have circulat- ed damaging reports and insinuations concerning him, which might warrant l CndISe OI OGIandllOn OI CIldTdCl6T. AC- cordingly he invites those to meet him in the conference room next Saturday afternoon and be prepared either to sus- tain or retract their statements" | Mrs. H. w. Franklin presented the editor with "liberal slice of delicious cake which came from Liverpool on the steamer Bothnia."
 A "big bear" was reported roaming "the hills just north of this place."
 Miss Ella Mcintyre was canvassing for Dr. Louis "Voyage of Life" and meet ing with good success.
 The Canaan Cornet Band was organiz- ed and the instruments ordered, the money having been raised by subscrip- ton. The officers of the band were: w. w. Underwood, president; H. D. Humph- rey, treasurer, and Arthur s. Lane, secretary. w. R. North, of West Corn wall was engaged as teacher.
 Falls Village was talking of organiz- ing military company. l Norfolk showed a decrease of 200 in population during the ten years. Miss Carrie E. Smith, of East Canaan, | closed her school in Armenia, N. Y.
 The population of Litchfeld county showed a falling off of 200 in ten years, according to the new census. "Mr. Keane, formerly engineer at the furnace, is said to have bought S. Bar lows property in East Canaan" According to the census returns, Bridge ports population was 2o,725.
 Chagnot, the Frenchman arrested for shooting the Trieshman boys at West Cornwall, was acquitted by Justice Gold, before whom he was tried.
 Editor Pinney, of the Winsted Press, was the candidate for secretary of state on the Greenback ticket.
 "Elson J. Hornbeck is clerking at c. H. Halls again, in Falls Village; in place of Edwin Hornbeck, who has returned to his home in Kingston"
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