Connecticut western news., 1913-12-18
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Ooings from Week to Week
 CuIled from The News Files. I882.

| Culed rom The News FIIeS.
 1882.
 May. Io-Rev. Mason Noble and family moved to Twin Lakes.
 Ticket Agent Fred Bartlett was sick with measles at his home in Falls Village. A large fire burned the east side of Canaan Mountain.
 Miss Jenny Brown was recovering from prostration following malarial fever.
 Presiding Elder Sanford preached at the Methodist church on Sunday. s. C. Beckley sold I 900 tons of ice all he harvested at Twin Lakes last win ter.
 William Smith was re-appointed dog J officer and made his round of profes- sional visit on dog owners.
 Mir. Milton Roraback advertised a sum of money picked up on the street.
 An auction sale of the personal prop erty of the late John s. Pease was held at Ashley Falls.
 10000 land locked salmon were to be placed in the Twin Lakes from the state hatchery at Poquonnock.
 | The young people of East Canaan, presented Mir. and Mrs. Levi Bronson with an elegant hanging lamp, in appre- citation of their kindness and cooperation in the singing school and other projects in which young people delight. Mrs. ]. A. Macdonald and Miss Bena Rodemeyer, attended the opera of Faust by the Clara Louise Kellogg company in | Bridgeport and visited at the home of Editor Cheney.
 A monument was erected by subscrip- aton at the grave of Nancy Driscoll, who was known as "Old Nancy" who died March }, 1879, whose age was supposed to be no.
 i Dr. l. D. Clemans accompanied by his brother Dr. $. T. Clemans, of New Mil 1 ford, started on four weeks trip to Des Moines, Iowa.
 w. w. Underwood and w. H. Camp had charge of :he arrangements for the concert to be given by the Canaan Cor net band. The object was to raise funds to enable the band to secure the con- tinuation of the service of Prof. North. G. B. Gardner, jeweler, had bought new and modern half ton safe equipped with combination lock and all necessary | appliances.
 About thirty friends of Dr. and Mrs Hiram Eddy gave them surprise on the 25th anniversary of their wedding. The i arrangements were so quietly made that the Doctor had no suspecion of the af- fair until he found his house invaded by jolly party, who made the old house lively with fun, and frolic. Many valua- ble and beautiful presents were given in token of kindly feeling. In the midst of the festivities, sweet strains of music were heard outside from the Canaan band which had surprised the surprsers Emma Abbott sang in "Chimes of Normandy" at Danbury.
 The corporators of Great Burlington | Savings bank met at their banking house and elected these trustees: Dwight Boardman, w. B. Peck, George Church, John A. Cone, F. T. Whitney, H. T. Robbins, Justin Dewey, Robert Girling, A. w. Selkirk. A. s. Fassett. $. w Wright; president, Egbert HoIister; vice-pr -sidents, H. H. B. Turner, Alfred Peck; clerk. M. I. Wheeler. The trustees meeting elected Charles I. Taylor treasurer and George Church, John A. Cone, Robert Girling. Justin Dewey, C. J. Taylor as board of invest ment.
 West Cornwall-Mr. Newton Heath, of Lee, Mass visited at Mir Oldfelds' Edward Amundson was preparing to move his family to Poughkeepsie. Mir. James Cochrane's residence and Coch- rane Bros barn were being painted by James Ford and Dwight Ingraham. Mir. Adam YutZler and son Fred were in company for the season at their rooms on Main street
 Falls ViIlage-Mr. Orville Hosford was improving his premises by having his house and front fence painted. MT. 1 s. Reed sold his park phaeton in ex- change for horse. A. P. Chapman sold his white horse to Seth Pratt of Litch- | field. Ward Finkle and Edward Ford secured positions in the paint shop of the | Housatonic R. R. works, Mir. B. Hal 1 stead, retiring. Michael German takes the place vacated by Finkle in the oil room and Michael Smith the place of w. s. Callender.
 Cornwall Bridge-The young people ! of Cornwall Bridge formed a society for | the purpose of cultivating friendiness | and social improvement and for the | promotion of morality and religion under | the name of the Young Peoples Asso- | ciation." Its president was Lester Dene- | gar; vice-president, Willie Merrifeld; l treasurer, Russell Bierce. The Village | Improvement Society was organized | with the following officers: President, ] Rolla Willard; yice-president, Mrs. ]. C. | Beers; secretary and treasurer, Miss | Emma Howe. Another society organized called "Willing Workers" object to pro. mote harmony, Christian truthfulness, | brotherly and sisterly love among church | members. President, Henry l.. Beers vice-president, Edward L. Bierce; secre- tary and treasurer, Wilson B. Sturges 1 executive committee, Levi Howe; chair | many. C. Beers, Seymour Hollister, B. l. l Bradley, Chas. H. Hollister; circulating | missionary, John Henry Northrop.