Connecticut western news., 1913-01-02
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, Culled from The News Files.
 1881.

Week, Culled from The News Files.
 1881.
 April 27. Miss S. P. Norton was in New York buying spring goods.
 Miss Jennie Adam was about to open a millinery establishment in East Ca naan.
 "A beautiful new pulpit has been placed in Christ Church, the work of Harmon Scamerhorn."
 Boss Carpenter E. R. Lorraine has so far recovered from his late severe injuries as to be able to resume work"
 "Butts returned from his York state visit last Saturday night, in bad state of fatigue, and is at present off duty"
 Miss Jenny Brown opened her select school in East Canaan with q good att tendance of pupils.
 The poles for Dr. Camps telephone line to Ashley Falls were all set, and the work of stringing the wires was about to begin.
 Frank VanDeusen was preparing to build new house on the site of the one burned out two years before.
 Judge Granger purchased another big dark brown team, of Peter Pratt, of Amenia.
 Photographer Deming was about to open gallery in Westfield, Mass.
 Rev. Mir. Bodley visited in Stamford, and Rev. F. w. Brathwaite, of that town, preached in Christ Church.
 Superintendent Jones is to send a man from Hartford, named Litchheld, to act as baggagemaster at this station, and Jerome Root will withdraw and go into the shad business" Ferris w. Henry, of Tuckahoe, N. Y, formerly of the mercantile firm of Henry x Watson, of Canaan, was Witing in town.
 Miss Nellie E. Richardson, of Chapin- willie, was visiting Miss Jenny Brown. The George w. Peet monument was being placed in position in Lower Ceme- 1 tery, by Bridgeport parties. It was the largest in the cemetery, the base weigh ing four tons.
 | The Railroad street water-pipe burst beside Cummings block, and flooded the meat market in the basement. William G. Humphrey attended the | funeral of his uncle, William Jones, in i Lakeville. "Deceased had buried four wives and six children in Lakeville." "Tom Shields, of the H. R. R. Canaan section, says that Dan Thorpe, north of this place, while blowing the other day, | plowed out 2S snakes of different varieties, which wiggled about as lively as in mid 1 summer"
 "The sidewalks in front of Humphreys and Warmers premises are to be concret- ed, and it is hoped that others who have the welfare and good appearance of our | village at heart, will fall into line and follow the good example set by these gentlemen"
 Editor w. A. MacArthur, of Winsted, contemplated starting a new paper in Great Harrington to be called the Berk- shire Times.
 Frank Smith, the East Canaan mer- chant, went into partnership with Vim. Adam, of East Canaan, and merged his stock with that of the latter, at the old l Adam stand.
 Ed. Ives, of East Canaan, cut his foot badly with an ax and narrowly escaped | lockjaw.
 "Billy" Shuckerow was severly bitten l by two. bulldogs, at Con Lees place, north oftthe village. The dogs got into l a fight, and Shuckerow attempted to stop them, when both bit him. The Canaan Cornet Band gave an open-air concert on Lyman Dunning's ground at East Canaan, and were hand somely treated by Mir. Cunning and family.
 Miss H. E. Wells, of Lakeville, re. turned from her winters stay in Florida.
 The Conn. Western Railroad will be reorganized by the first mortgage bond holders at Allyn Hall, Hartford.
 Weller's block in Pittsfeld was des- troyed by fire; insurance $S,soo. The Monument Mills Go, at Housa- tonic, elected Col. George Church, presi- dent; T. G. Ramsdell, superintendent; John M. Seeley, agent and clerk, and John M. Seeley, T. G. Ramsdell, Farley A. Russell, George Russell and Col. George Church, directors.