Connecticut western news., 1913-09-11
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files.
 1882


 1882.
 January 2s. "A club room is talked of by the socially inclined young fellows" Gertie Pulver, of Copake, was visiting her sister Cora, in Canaan.
 The Methodist revival meetings were growing in interest.
 The Housatonic railroad had just pro- cured two new locomotives.
 Mrs. William Sanford, who died in East Canaan, was buried in Hillsdale.
 Prof. w. R. North composed "Me- morial March" for the Canaan band in memory of Willie F. Rodemeyer, the recently deceased member.
 The John A. Beckley place. occupied by Rev. H. l. Bodley, was offered for sale or rent.
 "The band has three new members Jerome Root, Fred Bartlett and Burt Miller, and meet for practice twice a week, receiving lessons from Prof. North once a week."
 "As Eugene Roots horses were being led to water, late the other night, they sprang away from their leader and es-
 
 caught for several hours"
 "Mayor Halls mansion in Sandtown narrowly escaped being burned down, a short time ago, defective smoke stack having set the roof on fire. The fire de- partment responded nobly to the alarm, and it is thought the whole damage can be repaired for 75 cents"
 John B. Davis, right-hand man of the Watson farm, was enjoying a vacation at his old home in New York state.
 "Bub" White and JIm Graney furnish ed music for the last I. D. D. Y. dance, which was attended by s couples.
 William Bennett's high-stepping team became frightened by the cars and ran away with the driver, Lute Hicks, who finally stopped them after an exciting run.
 The Catholic fair in Town Hall was we'll patronized. Among the articles offered for sale were, an organ, presented by Mrs. Pequigney; silk cradle-quilt, Miss Anas Shields; silver ice pitcher, Rev. Father Lynch; pin cushion, Mrs. Mcmahon; shell box. Miss Maggie Ivory; bedquilt, Miss McGuire.
 Falls Village-Miss Minnie Jacobi was engaged to teach the Grassy Hill school. The Housatonic R. R, Co. were building an ice house 3ox7o feet. Clark Halstead, of Wiasted, was visiting in town. George,r youngest son of w. C. Daley, died of membraneous croup, aged 5 years.
 Julius Hart, of West Cornwall, died at the residence of his son, E. Burton Hart, in New York. aged S6 years.
 February I. Miss Lillie Wetherell spent Sunday in Salisbury.
 Martin Prescott was laid up with acute rheumatism.
 "A. T. Roraback, Esq, is having furnace put into his cellar, which will make it warm for the folks"
 Frank A. Peet and bride, who are boarding at the Warner House, will move to the Peet mansion in May"
 Merrill Humphrey sold his house on West Main street, to John Hussey.
 "Mr. $. C. Beckley is making cor ner' in ice at Twin Lakes, where he Is stocking large quantities of it."
 Fred Laffargse, of Ashley Falls, con- tracted to work the Franklin farm for the ensuing year.
 Mrs. E. w. Warner and her sister, Mrs. N. Green, of Lime Rock, were spending few days in New York.
 A son was born, Jan. 2S, to G. B. and Jennie Mcintyre Gardner.
 Artie Freeman was assistant librarian at Douglas Library.
 Housatonic Lodge, r. and A. M., de- cided to hold communications semi monthly instead of monthly.
 Among the winners of prizes at the Catholic fair were Charlie Collins, John Tone, Milton Roraback, Joseph Kegler, Katie Britt, Frank Kelley, Steve Riley, Rosalie Pequigney, Mary Riley, Miss McCarty, R. Colbert, Mrs. Tone, F. Pequigney, Mrs. Britt, Maggie Maloney, Mrs. Goodwin. P. Dooley, Mrs. Shucke- row, Mrs. Commins, Mary Pequigney. For being the being the best canvasser, Miss Florence Pequigney received a ring.
 A son was born to Jacob Decker.
 Editor McArthur sold the Winsted Times and News to E. R. Collins, pro- prietor of a laundry in that place.
 Falls Village. Elmer Bartlett sold his trotter to A. P. Chapman. Mrs. Henry Sheppard was sick with a fever. ]. D. Egleston had put a new bank counter in the National Iron Bank. Sixty guests attended the crystal wedding of MT. and Mrs. Harmon Finkle. James A. Ford, of Thomaston, and Miss Louise Gibbs, of Kent, were visiting in town. "A scrim- mage at or near the Dublin saloon Fri day night; fists and an axe were used, but no one happened to get 'brained, but it was a narrow escape for one."