Connecticut western news., 1913-08-14
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week .Culled from The News Files.
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December IA. Charles NJ. Spaulding, son of Merritt s. Spaulding, died Dec. B, aged Io. He was ticket agent at the union depot, and died of pneumonia re- sulting from a slight cold.
 Sam Fergusun was selling tickets at the union depot in place of Charles Spaulding
 Roll M. Rood, of Manchester, was sick at the home of his parents here.
 Officers of the Methodist Sunday school met at P. C. Cummings's to ar range for Christmas exercises.
 The l. D. D. Y. club gave their last dance of the season. "Bub" Whites orchestra furnished music.
 Mrs. Fayette Root, of Lanesboro, was visiting Eugene s. Root.
 Judge of Probate Hardenbergh ap- pointed Edmund D. Lawrence admin strator on the intestate estate of Harvey Barnes.
 December Fl. Friend Northrop was visiting in Kent.
 Misses K. M. and Carrie Granger were visiting in New Milford.
 Alderman Ives, of Winsted, was visit ing Canaan friends.
 Mrs. ]. s. New and daughter, Florence
 
 Miss Emma Waldorf, of Suffield, was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. w. Warner.
 Mrs. R. Fuller died after long ill., ness, of typhoid fever, aged 57 years.
 Prof. w. R. North was re-engaged as teacher of the Canaan Cornet Band.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Horace Holt, Dec. I2.
 Hon. George w. Peet was suffering with a severe attack of fever and was in critical condition.
 Fred Bartlett, of Falls Village was ap- pointed ticket agent at the depot, to sue ceed Charlie Spaulding. Colepaugh, the barber, was sick at his home in New Milford Mir. and Mrs. John Jones celebrated the 2oth anniversary of their marriage, and many Canaan friends helped them celebrate.
 Miss Emma Stiner, teacher in the Wetaug district, was laid up with illness.
 The Zimmerman brothers, of Troy, N. Y., were buying tobacco crops in this region.
 Gus Caldwell caught live otter on the banks of the Housatonic.
 Rev. H. l. Bodley, of Christ Church, received call from the Episcopal church at North Adams. In East Canaan, Dec. IA, Miss Minnie C. Beebe and Myron N. Clark were mar ried by Rev. w. A. Mackey.
 In Sharon, Dec. IS, Charles Miller, of West Cornwall, and Miss Nellie David son, of Ellsworth, were married.
 New Hartford and Barkhamsted were preparing to petition the legislature to transfer them from Litchfeld County to Hartford County.
 "John s. Pease, of Ashley Falls, claims the belt, in having butchered a four legged hog that weighed 65I pounds, and he challenges all competitions to show better record"
 Falls Village-Henry c. Crandall IT,, was clerking for James C. Barnum at Lime Rock. Miss Ida Spur was visit ing in the "Empire City," J. B. Capron was assisting his brother, George, in the latter's jewelry store. The annual cleo ton of officers of the Congregational Sunday school resulted as follows Superintendent, P. B. Burnett; assistant superintendent, Arthur F. Gill; secre- tary and treasurer, Lee P. Dean; libra rian, Charles E. Ford; assistant librarian, Albert Sheppard. Officers of the Metho- dist 5. s.: Superintendent, Lee A. French; assistant superintendent, Frank Mcdonald; lady superintendent, Mrs. J. R. Smith; secretary and treasurer, Dr. J. D. Clemans; librarian, Edward Ward i; assistant librarian, Miss Carrie Hall {; organist, Miss Clara Mercy; chorister, Mrs. M. A. Hall.