Connecticut western news., 1913-02-27
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week. CuIled from The News Files.
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 June 27. "The C. C. B. has a call to go to Monterey, July 4, to help the Mon teravians celebrate"
 Myron Decker's mare made a mile in 2:43 on the Riverside Park track.
 H. P. Barnum had set out 10000 to- bacco plants, up to date, and was prepar- ing to set out 1000 more.
 "H. D. Humphrey has been in New Haven a few days, consulting distin- guished physicians, his health being poorly. He has found it necessary to withdraw from the band on that account"
 "Bill McGinnis, who lives about half way between this place and Ashley Falls, was seen by the roadside near a cornfield the other afternoon, shouting, Come to supperp to a scare-crow in the middle of the field, which he mistook for Northrop's hired man.
 A band-stand was being agitated, for open air con certs.
 "On his return from the Rockaway Beach excursion early last Saturday morning, Gardner fell asleep in the car, and was carried by his destination, to Ashley Falls and was obliged to walk back to this place, where he arrived about daylight, mad, tired and sleepy"
 Mir. 5. Barlow purchased all the George $. Gillette land on the south side of the Conn. Western R. R., about so acres, and twas preparing to erect a dwelling near the crossing on Church street."
 IA few days ago a little daughter of Nelson l. Clark, of East Canaan, who, in company with two other little girls, was crossing small river on plank, fell when in the middle of the narrow plank, and but for the heroism and presence of mind of one of her little companions, who waded into the stream nearly up to her neck and pulled her out, would have drowned Her rescuer is a daughter of MT. Levi Bronson, about 9 years old, and she is entitled to the highest praise for her prompt and heroIc action"
 MT. H. H. Cogswell, for I9 years chor- ister of the Methodist church choir, re- signed on account of poor health. .a
 Pupils in the intermediate and high school departments "deserving special mention for punctuality of attendance during the year" were Emma Bullard, Ada Mcintyre, Frankie Adams, Louise Bragg, Lola Crofut, Emma Rodemeyer, Martin Mcintyre and Eddie Adams, who lost no time; Fred Young, Joseph Par sons, John Reed, George Bullard, Ina Fitch, Amelia Caswell, Sarah Scamer- horn and Henry Reed, Jess than two days. During the winter term Lola Crofut lost no time. George BulIard, Minnie Spaulding and Homer Spaulding lost each one day. During the spring term Ada Mcintyre and Albert Bullard were in constant attendance; Louise Bragg, Willie Parsons, Joseph Parsons, Mary Parsons and Lizzie VanDeusen, absent each one-half day. a.
 The new "literary room" in the Town Hall was opened with an entertainment. The pupils of the primary roem, under Mrs. Root, participated; speeches were made by Revs. Mackey, Eddy and Bodley, MT. D. l.. Peirce, president of the even ing, and Prof. H. NJ. Adams Violin music was provided by Willard w. Underwood.
 Frederick Parsons has been appointed deputy sheriff for Sharon.
 A Harwinton young man who at tempted recently to prevent a blast going off, by holding drill in the hole, won't try that trick any more, even if his hands should grow on again, in proper shape"
 -Ao IN1Is M6TTlWctneI, the WOnlan suffrage orator, was standing on the New Milford depot platform last Saturday, three young fellows came and knelt be- side her and prayed for her conversion. The woman suffrage champion, in this wicked generation, is martyr"
 "Pittsheld jail has a new cesspool, and yet the inmates are not happy"
 "Great Harrington has IIoo polls and valuation of S2,87.,79 the total tax is $28,24S at the rate of o2o."
 A valuable horse belonging to Mrs. Cook, in Sheffield, was killed by light ming in pasture. "s. .
 A little daughter of Leman Benson, of South Canaan, was scalded to death by falling over and upsetting pail of boil ing Water
 Born, at East CanaansJune I9, a son to James Tierney. At Lenox, June 5, son to Ira E. Manvel and grandson to Daniel Manvel of Sheffield.
 Mrs. Charles Barley, of West Corn wall, committed suicide by hanging her self to an apple tree, while temporarily insane as a result of ill healh.