Connecticut western news., 1913-06-05
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files.
 1881.

1881.
 September 2S. Mir. and Mrs. Charles C. Callender were visiting in New Mil ford.
 Horace Beckley picked a number of blossoms and buds from Damson plum trees September 26.
 "James Garrahan has returned to Falls Village and resumed the management of the Dudley House."
 Barber Colepaugh added hats to his business.
 "W. A. Roraback, first assistant post master general of this place is enjoying a weeks vacation at his home in Shef- field and will take in the Great Barring ton fair"
 "The public places were all closed Monday afternoon and memorial services were held in all the churches at 2 o'clock, the hour of the Presidents funeral"
 "Furnace No. [, at East Canaan made last week I2I tons of car-wheel iron, which is the largest quantity of charcoal iron ever made in any furnace in this valley in a single week"
 John Robinson picked several punches of raspberries in the garden of Mrs. Wm. Sardam in Canaan Valley Sept. 22.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Marvin, of Sharon, visited friends in town.
 "Why not organize lecture associa- ton here this winter? The indications indicate a dull, dead winter, so far as social entertainments are concerned, this season, unless extraordinary efforts are put forth to relieve the monotony."
 
 Ind, taking with him John C. Wolfe, of Falls Village, leader of the H. R. R. band, who will take up his abode there. The H. R. K. band talk of breaking up, and the Canaan band talk of shaking hands with them, as they are likely to sail in the same boat" t-...'
 Two hundred members of the Second Conn. Heavy Artillery attended their re- union at Woodbury on the 72d.
 Grove Barnes, aged 25, son of the late Harvey Barnes, was instantly killed, on the 7ist, by piece of limestone hurled by blast in the Barnes quarry as he was driving past on load of lime. He had been warned of the danger, but "he did not heed it, having driven by, perhaps a hundred times before when blast was about to go off, without sustaining any injury" His uncle Weston Barnes, who was on the seat with him, sprang from the wagon, on being warned by Fred Reel, foreman of the quarry, and escaped. The piece of stone that struck Grove was about the size of a tumbler. It "struck him squarely in the face, crushing it in as if it had been an egg-shell, knocking him over the back of the seat between the barrels, and killing him instantly." He was buried with Masonic honors.
 Mirhaal Mc(~ttira anad T2 nf fbfc place, a brakeman on Conductor Lakes ore train on the c. w. R. R. was crushed to death while coupling cars on the South Y, opposite the depot. One of the cars which he was to couple, was loaded with iron rails, which projected over the end of the car far enough to strike the car to which it was coupled. Young Mcclure failed to notice this until he got between them just before they struck. He was crushed by the impact, and the rebound liberated him and he dropped beside the tracks, gasped once and died.
 Rev Father Lynch returned from Europe to Lakeville, and was met at the train by a large concourse of people, headed by the band and given hearty reception.
 "Henry Brinton, of Falls Village, has been appointed administrator on the es- tate or Charley A. Dean, or Lime ROCK, by Probate Judge Hardenbergh, and E. w. Spurr and Sidney Ensign appraisers"
 Berkshire County-"The business mems association has finally been formed in Pittsfield." "There is such a scarcity of water in Great Burlington that farmers sell their milk pure" H. c. Jones was preparing to open hotel in West Stock bridge. Senator Dawes accompanied the Garfield funeral train from Washing ton to Cleveland The Berkshire Paper Go. of Mill River are buying 1000 tons of straw, for which they pay SIG per ton N. A.Waters, for over 30 years postmas- ter at Stockbridge, resigned and was to spend the winter in California.
 Falls Village-Mr. John Belden had just returned from a visit in Boston. Mrs. Niblo, sister of Mir. w. Dakin, residing in Illinois, and whom he had not seen in 25 years, returned home after a two weeks visit in Falls Village. Charles Beebe, who had been mining in the Silver King district, Arizona, for a year, was visiting his parents in South Canaan. Messrs. Capron, Mundry and D. K. Colepaugh went fishing at Long Pond and caught several three. pound bass. A. P. Chapman had traded his fancy fast pacing carriage horse with Phillips & Co.,, of Winsted, for a horse and carriage.