Connecticut western news., 1913-05-22
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files.
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1881.
 September fl. Sam Eddy was recov- ering from a severe attack of fever.
 Jeweler c. B. Gardner was in New York buying goods for the fall trade.
 Conductor Cummings was back on his train on the C. w. R. R. after his vaca- ton.
 "Charles Callender is assisting his brother-in-law, H. Macrae, in the marble works at Ashley Falls"
 "Brakeman Will Leonard, of Conductor Thomas's train is spending his vacation in Poughkeepsie and vicinity"
 "Mrs. McGregor, nee Miss Hattie Lawrence, IS visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert VanDeusen, in this place.
 The new iron bridge was put, in place over the Blackberry river on the H. R. R.
 "Ed Gillette, who went to Fort Wayne, Ind, over year ago, is on visit to friends in this place and Falls Village"
 The mercury went ur to Io3 in the shade at Charles Callender's.
 Mrs. l. s. New and daughter Florence, returned from their two months soiourn at Leete's Island.
 The Canaan Cornet Band held picnic at Twin Lakes.
 "The stores and postoffice and schools were closed from 10 until I2 o'clock yes terday, in accordance with the Gov ernor's proclamation, for prayers for the recovery of President Garfield"
 Miss Nellie Andrus began her school at South Canaan; Miss Lillie Wooster in Norfolk, and Sam Ferguson in Sodom. Miss Jennie E. Brown commenced her select school in East Canaan.
 Willard Underwood and Will Camp returned from Saratoga and reported great time.
 James Hamblin became proprietor of the hay press establishment near the Blackberry river. families of E. w. Warner of this place, Lime Rock; Myron Decker, Ashley Falls, and Howard Wilcox, Brooklyn, occurred at Twin Lakes, Thursday, and was most enjoyable affair throughout"
 A son was born to Engineer Fred Kingsley, weight II pounds.
 Local talent presented "Oliver Twist in Town Hall.
 Ben Hogan, the converted prize fighter, was holding religious meetings in Win sted. e
 The West Cornwall Cornet band were preparing for another picnic at Parlor Rock
 o. F. Potter, formerly of the Wononsco House at Lakeyille, succeed H. l.. War ner as landlord of the Beardsley House in Winsted.
 "The Dudley House and Anthony Boyle's saloon at Falls Village, were raided yesterday afternoon by Winsted parties and a quantity of liquor was captured at each place."
 Falls Village-E. ]. Hornbeck visited friends in Sing Sing and Kingston. A gun rallied by John Colcpaugh, at the barber shop, was won by John Crandall. Miss Susan Harrison, of Cornwall, was teaching in the Beebe Hill district and Miss Blanche B. Tobey in Huntsville. George V. Capron returned from New York with fine line of jewelry. Harry, 2-years-old son of Frank Mcdonald, died of scarlet lever ~.
 Berkshire County The Father Mathew society in North Adams had 200 members. Dogs killed five sheep belonging to C. A. Dewey, near Pittsfeld. Lenox Methodists cleared $I5o at q festival. "The Great Darlington depot received $6,I75 So in August for tickets and freight" BartlettlBrothers, saloon keepers in North Adams, were fined $50 for selling to minors and allowing them to play billiards in the saloon. "A Pitts field COW recently swished her tail around tree, tying it in knot and holding her fast. In her efforts to liberate herself she pulled it out by the roots,' the Journal says-we suppose 1t means the tail not the tree" A social hop was be- ing planned for, in Ashley Falls, F. c. Parmelee and M. P. Leroy, committee.
 Died in Kankakee, Ill.,, Aug. g, of softening of the brain, Silas A. St. John, aged 75 years. Deceased was born in Sharon and was for many years a resi- dent of Canaan.