Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week
 Culled from The News Files. 1881.


 1881.
 November Io. "Dr. Eddy's house on Elm street is undergoing repairs"
 The ladies aid society met with Mrs. J. R. Fuller.
 ''Mr. Wm. Waller has moved into John VanDeusen's house on Church street."
 "Sam Watkins, of Sandtown fame, is repenting in Pittsfield jail for drunken ness, etc" Adam, has formed music class in Shef- field"
 "There will be High Mass in St. Joseph's Catholic Church this forenoon for Michael McGuire's soul"
 Miss Lillie Fuller, of Great Harrington, sister of George 5. Fuller, was visiting her Canaan aunt, Mrs. J. R. Fuller.
 Benjamin Hawley sold his Canaan Valley farm and stock to Ward Brinton, for $S,ooo.
 Superintendent L. B. Stillson, of the Housatonic railroad, had recovered from severe illness.
 The V. I. A. built a new foot-bridge beside the highway bridge crossing the "coxe" near Dr. Eddy's.
 Mir. Vim. Bennett was struck in the face by a swinging bough while chopping in his woods, but not seriously hurt.
 Conductor John Cole was running Conductor j.. R. Smiths train, the latter having been transferred to the station at Danbury.
 The Canaan Cornet Band decided to have minstrel show Dec. 9.
 "L. L. Cartwright, of East Canaan, agent of the Barnum Richardson Co., has manufactured and shipped 100000 bushels of charcoal to the company's East Canaan furnaces from the various coal stations on the C.. w. R. R. this season." .. ..
 Jerry B. Bailey, of New Hartford, formerly of Canaan, was visiting in town. .".
 Frank Emmons and Elihu Donalds, of Canaan Valley, visited New York.
 Theodore Morris, of Falls Village, was killed at Housatonic, by being caught under the collapsing old freight house there, which was being removed from its old foundation. ''His back was broken, and when he was removed he had only strength enough to whisper, I am dead man. He was 57 years old, and his funeral at Falls Village was largely at- tended. Rev. H. l. Bodley officiated "The Winsted friends of Bub White, the favorite orchester leader and show man, are to give him a complimentary benefit at the Opera House next Satur- day night. He deserves it."
 l.. F. Ashman won the gold-h saded cane at the Catholic fair in Lakeville, for being the most popular man in town. The cane netted the church over $3,6oo. 'The four candidates for representa- tives in the town of Salisbury last Tues day were all son-in-law of MT. C.. H. Glenns. It was family picnic, and although it may sound somewhat para doxical, the defeated family was victori- ous"
 At town meeting in Cornwall one of the old attorneys thus addressed the chair: "Mr. Chairman, in this town there are four lawyers. The legal business is hardly sufficient for two. I move you, sir, that we kill two of them"
 "Charles Brasie, of Ashley Falls, has been sent up for stealing, abusing officers in pursuit of their duties, etc"
 1.-Two hogs died in Housatonic last week, evidently from eating dime novels fed to them by real good little boy"
 John M. Seeley. of Great Burlington, was elected senator over Albert Curtis, of Sheffield. Charles w. Ray, of Great Harrington, was elected representative.
 Born in Ashley Falls, Nov. 10, a daughter to Amanda Finkle.
 For the nunnery fund in Lakeville the Protestant friends of Father Lynch con- tributed literally. H. F. Harris gave $I ,ooo; Mr. ~Rudd, $500; Dr. Knight, $2oo; MT. Williams, $2oo.
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