Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Ooings from Week to Week CulIed from The News Files.
 1882.

March 8. Frank P. Barnum was en- gagged to work Dr. Camps farm, the en- suing year.
 Miss Mary Cummings took charge of a district school in Norfolk.
 "Edward Evans. of Gaylordsville, spent the Sabbath at H. H. Cogswell's."
 Mrs. Jay Corbin's house on West Main street was being painted by Charles Gil lette.
 Rev. E. H. Roys and wife, of Egre- mont, were visiting at Warren Me Intyre's.
 "Rumor says D. L. Peirce and Clar- ence Vroman are to start lime kiln at Brookfield."
 Anson Aldrich moved from the Belden place to the Foote tenement on Church street
 "In the absence of settled rector Samuel F. Adam conducts the services in Christ church."
 Rev. Dr. Eddy lectured in Gaylords- vile, on Libby prison, from personal ex- perience."
 Sam Ferguson was substituting as station agent on the C. w. R. R. side of the Union Station.
 MT. Wm. Adam was quite ill. While the Catholic church was under going repairs, services were held in Town Hall.
 as. C. Beckley has sold the homestead on High street, but says he is not yet at liberty to make public the name of the purchaser"
 Fred Comstock left Frank Van Deusen's employ and went to Winsted to work in a clock shop.
 Mrs. Stiner advertised her farming im- plements, horses, wagons, harness, etc., for sale at auction, and was preparing to move to Sheffield.
 Jerome Root was confined to his home with measles. "George Smith smashes baggage at the depot, during Jerome's disability"
 "Mr. Frank Reed, of Cornwall, who purchased the Peet farm a month ago, being unable to dispose of his Cornwall property to advantage, has cancelled his purchase by forfeit of $5oo.''
 Almerin Gillette, IT,, was laid up with felon on his thumb. Stevens & Bragg's new lumber yard was to be located on the land in the rear of the Warner House, adjoining both railroads.
 The Canaan Philharmonic met at the home of s. C. Beckley, for rehearsal of the "Haymakers," which they expected to produce in few weeks.
 "Drawing room cars are to be run on the Housatonic passenger trains during the summer travel this year-so says Dame Runner"
 "It was reported that Frank Lindsey, Col Hardenbergh's law student, was to open law office in Mill River, April I, ht,t EranE Ianies p
 Miss Lillie Wetherell, of Miss Norton's dressmaking establishment, returned to her home in Huntsville for time. Jeweler Gardner went to New York on business and brought back his little niece, Cornelia Backus for a three months stay.
 Beach & Hunt, of Winsted, were ap- pointed sole agents "for supplying tele- phones in the towns of North Canaan, Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon and Corn wall"
 Henry Hanchett ard George S. Fuller contemplated building houses Ion the hill north of the school house."
 Fred Bailey, of Mount Riga, was ar rested there by Deputy Sheriff Robert VanD Deusen, for assaulting Jim Shultz and smashing the windows of his saloon in Clayton. Justice $. A. Bennett fined him $4 and costs, aggregating $4I.4S.
 Friday night the locomotive of Con- ductor Pollard's milk train, going east was pushed off the track at "Stony Lone some," this side of the West Norfolk station, by large rock that had become loosened by the wet weather and rolled down the bank a distance of 7s feet car rying the engineer, John Savage, and fireman, John Greer, with it. When it stopped, half way down the mountain side, the men were standing up on the inverted cab of the engine, and were un- hurt.
 Falls Village Station Agent Charles Wolcott was on the sick list, and Walter Lord was taking his place. J. R. Smith was to move to Danbury, and Supervisor Charles Lane was to occupy the house he was vacating. Henry Yale and Mrs. Julia Preshure were married by Rev. MT. Moore. MT. and Mrs. William Rectal celebrated the fifteenth anniver- sary of their marriage with a crystal wedding party. They received large number of presents.