Connecticut western news., 1913-03-27
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, CulIed from The News Files.
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July 20. P. C. Cummings was enter taining relatives from Ohio.
 Frand Reed, of Hartford, was visiting his uncle, D. l.. Peirce.
 "Mrs. F. A. Peet, our obliging tele- graph operator, is recovering from quite a severe illness"
 "Miss Florence B. New, organist in the Methodist choir, has resigned, and her successor will be chosen tonight"
 Mrs. Spencer Green, of Negaunee, Mich., was visiting her nephew, A. T. Roraback, Esq.
 Mir. H. K. Smith, principal of a Phil mont school, was spending his vacation with his brother-in-law, Mir. George P. Strong.
 "Mrs. l. S. New, whose health Is very poorly, goes to the seaside next week, accompanied by her daughter. They will remain away for quite a length of time"
 Robert VanDeusen received the ap- pointment as deputy sheriff.
 Sherwood C. Cummings, of Norwalk, was spending his vacation at his fathers.
 Mrs. Fayette Root, of Lanesboro, Mass, was visiting at Eugene Roots.
 "Benjamin Phillips, formerly a Sand town darkey, who was implicated with other coons in stealing chickens from A. T. Roraback four years ago, and who made his escape by jumping from a win dow of shanty in Sandtown and running off through the swamp, was arrested for the offense by Constable Sid Reed, of Falls Village, Thursday, and brought to this place, where he pleaded guilty to the chicken theft and was fined the total costs amounting to $7s25, which were paid by his brother"
 Miss Jenny Brown closed her select school at East Canaan Friday, the after noon of that day being devoted to pic nic, held in the grove near the play ground. Parents and friends of the pupils were present and were pleasantly entertained with recitations and declama- tions, rendered by the scholars in a very laudable manner, after which all were invited to partake of bounteous repast."
 George w. Peet's barns in Salisbury were destroyed by fire.
 "A Bridgeport boy named Louis Bots ford, swapped off one of his legs for short ride on freight train the other day"
 "The Falls Village Item is to be re- moved SOON 10 OulltOrd, 1Onn. ESles- ton has built up quite paper in Falls Village, and we are sorry to see him carry it off.
 "Josh Dakin was arrested in Millerton the other day, for stealing a dog. He made his own plea before the court, and argued so eloquently that the justice acquitted him and fined the dog."
 "Editor Golden, of the Lee Cleaner, is rusticating in South Norwalk and Long Island"
 "Chester Dawes and wife were given reception last week in Pittsfield by Hon. Senator Dawes and wife"
 "Great Burlington has I,7Is COWS, S7S sheep, LIo horses. 887 houses and 2o,2So acres of land on its assessment list. 1t also has few dogs or two" aI
 These young ladies of Ashley Falls, were on committee to arrange for an ice cream festival for the benefit of the Sun day school library: Misses Hattie B. Ferris, Ida I. White, Jane E. Moore, Fan nie C. Jones.
 "Dr. ]. G. Holland is talked of as the poet or orator at the reunion of the grad uates of the old Berkshire Medical col lege, which is expected to come off next fall."
 "Mrs. Johanna Sullivan, of Sandisfield, was tarred and feathered last week Mon day night by mob of home talent who broke into her house, abused her I6-years old daughter and committed other out rages. Several parties have been ar rested.