Connecticut western news., 1913-11-13
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week CuIled from The News Files.
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1882.
 April 5. Rev. w. A. Mackey preached his farewell sermon as pastor of the Methodist church.
 David D. Walters had returned from his visit in Pennsylvania.
 'G. H. Scidmore is to occupy the west side "t the Watson block as a barber shop"
 "Druggist Camp occupies the house adjoining his store, lately occupied by Dr. C. w. Camp"
 Reuben Mcintyre, fireman on the H. R. R. owl freight, was spending a weeks vacation at home.
 Ferris Henry, of Tuckahoe, N. Y. formerly of Canaan, was visiting friends in town.
 Prof. w. R. North, teacher of the Ca naan cornet band, was seriously i'll, of pneumonia, at his home in West Corn wall.
 "All the machinery of the grist mill at the Barnum Richardson Co.'s furnaces in East Canaan, is being replaced with new and improved patterns.
 "Billy Bull and Milton LeRoy, of Ashley Falls, started last Saturday for the far West, where they will kill Indians and reek in gore for the rest of their lives"
 "C. K. Hunt, of Winsted, is erecting a telephone wire from the main line near Hardenbergh's office, 10 Dr. Camps house, through the Gillette meadow"
 Miss Emma Stiner closed her school at Wetaug, and went to Sheffield, where her mother 1fuinn boarders.
 "Mrs. J.. l.. Pease, who has been living in New Marlboro for the past year, has again taken possession of her premises just north of this village"
 The East Canaan singiug schools con- cert was largely attended.
 The Warner House was undergoing interior repairs.
 Sandtown had another shooting affray.
 number of Canaanites attended the Emma Abbott company's rendition of Patience" at Pittsfeld. A special train was run from Falls Village, for the per. formance.
 Miss Minnie, North, of PittsfeId, was the new telegraph operator at Canaan. She was a former resident of Canaan, daughter of Patrick Norton, an old time railroad conductor.
 The annual meeting of the Reading Room Association was held and the old officers reelected. A subscription paper was circulated to raise funds to continue the room for another year. Mary Par sons and Louise Bragg had charge of the paper and it was being liberally signed.
 At the annual meeting of the Canaan Water Co. these directors were appoint aI. rsal. s-t ~ Ward. Jacob Fl. Hardenbergh, Luman Foote. Samuel A. Bennett. The direct ors elected these officers: president, N. C. Ward, vice George w. Peet, deceased; i; treasurer, Joseph w. Peet; secretary. ]. B. Hardenbergh; superintendent, Frede- rick Watson.
 son was born to David and Madeline Proper, at Elizaville, N. Y, formerly of Canaan,
 Alexander Boinay, of Canaan, and Miss Mary Farley, of Salisbury, were married ,in Millerton, March 2s.
 Henry Yutzler, of West Cornwall, and Miss Lillie Meyers, of Cornwall Bridge, were married at the Cornwall Bridge parsonage, March 20.
 William A. Dunhan and Miss Mary L. Sanford, of Ashley Falls, were mar ried March 22.
 Falls Village-Walter Chapiu, of Ashley Falls, was appointed superin- tendent of the creamery at Amesville vice NJ. J. White, who went to the Shef- field creamery. John Colepaugh gave up Peddling and retired to Fred Miles's farm at Twin Lakes. Jake VanTassell went to work for Dr. Averil. In the AmesvIlle school prizes were awarded to James Hines for best department; May French greatest advancement in studies ; neither tardy nor absent during the term, Bertha Hubbell and Maud French. Anthony Boyle was arrested, on seven counts, for selling liquor. He acted as his own counsel at the trial, but lost his case, and took an appeal to the Superior Court. Prosecuting Attorney Smith, of Winsted, brought the complaints. In the report of the concert of Prof. Howard Smiths singing class, particular mention was made of the work of Miss Alice Dakin, Mrs. Sheppard, Miss Winnie Stephens, Mir. George B. Cogswell, Mir. Burnett, Miss Nellie Hall, Miss Anna Crandall.