Connecticut western news., 1913-08-28
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week
 CulIed from The News Files. | IRR2.

1882.
 January IT. "The estate of the late Hon. George w. Peet is variously esti- mated at from $2oo.ooo to $500, o,ooo."
 Miss Mary Rodemeyer was setting type in The News office, to fill the place of her brother, "Will," who died Dec. 2s.
 "Mr. H. B. Stevens, of East Canaan, is to build house on his lot on West Main street in the spring"
 Miss Fannie V. Benedict, who was teaching school in Southield, spent her vacation with her parents in Canaan.
 "A freak of nature' in the shape of a perfectly formed calf weighing only IS pounds was born on the Watson farm yesterday"
 Will A. Roraback was "agent for all the papers in the country"
 "Ticket Agent Fred Bartlett is sick at his home in Falls Village and his place is supplied by Johnme Reed"
 Henry Hanchett purchased building lot, of Col. Hardenbergh, north of the school house.
 Rev. Mir. Bodley's mother and sister, who spent the summer here, went to St. Louis.
 "Mrs. Belden sold her house on Church street, to Frank Coons, cooper at the Peirce, Lawrence & Go. lime kilns." MT. Schutts and wife moved their sew ing machine and music store from Wat sons block to their residence in the west end of N. Hams house.
 "The chimney of Tom Browns house on Railroad street caught fire Sunday afternoon, alarming the neighbors and nearly suffocating poor old old Tom, who lies on a sick-bed, suffering from a stroke of paralysis. No damage was sustained"
 Landlord Macdonald, of the Stevens House, was sick. Also Mir. James Quinn and his infant son were suffering with fever.
 Mrs. Peet resigned as telegraph oper- ator, and was succeeded by a MT. Bond, of Lenox.
 At the funeral of Hon. George w Peet the pall-bearers were Congressman Frederick Miles, of Salisbury; A. C.. Ranoall, president of the National Iron Bank, Falls Village; U. H. Miner, presi dent of the Falls Village Savings Bank 1; Hon. L. B. Merriam, of Hartford, and Robert Little, of Salisbury. Among the notables present were eX-Governor An drews, Col. s. B. Sumner, President Gilbert of the Conn. Western R. R. | Judge M. T. Granger, David $. Draper, State Senator M. B. Richardson, Super intendent L. B. Stillson and Master | Mechanic N. Slingland of the Hous- atomic railroad. Rev. H. I. Bodley con ducted the services, "without sermon or remarks, in accordance with the express ed wish of deceased" Prof. l. M. Lee was starting writing schools in Sharon and Amenia. Harvey Adams, New Milford saloon keeper, was killed while driving over a grade crossing. His horse also was killed and the wagon smashed to atoms. Walter E. Malley, James Malley Jr. and Blanche Douglass were brought be- fore the grand jury in New Haven, charged with the murder of Jennie | Cramer.
 "An unknown man, apparently about Go years old, was found dead beside the track about a mile above the Ashley Falls station, in a cut. There were marks on the bank where he had slipped down. It is not thought that he was struck by a train"
 Falls Village - Colepaugh Brothers opened a shooting gallery in connection with their barber shop and confectionery and lunch rooms. E. J. Hornbeck sold his bay horse to a Rockville man. The Guy family were billed to produce the play entitled "The Osprey" Professor Dayton gave an exposition of spiritual isam, to a fair house A daughter was born to "Tommy" Moran, at Amesville. The ladies aid society of the Congrega- | tional church met with Mrs. Sidney Reed. Mrs. Dwight w. Clark was visit | ing in Hartford.
 Cornwall's oldest inhabitant, Mrs. Sibyl Ticknor died. She was 2o days less than 100 years old.
 Ex-Governor A. H. Holley was very ill, in Lakeville.