Connecticut western news., 1913-03-20
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week, Culled from The News Files.
 1881.

July B. Ex-Governor Andrews, of Litchfield, was in town.
 "Mr. George H. Stiner is obliged to give up work for while on account of broken-down health"
 Alvin Ferguson went to Baltimore to work in telephone office.
 "T. F. Watson, of New Milford, for merly C. w. R. R. station agent at this place, was in town yesterday"
 "The C. C. B. will give an open air concert in front of the Ferris House at Ashley Falls, Friday night"
 "Secretary Briggs informs us that the Tobacco Growers Mutual Insurance Go. are doing ten times the amount of busi- ness they anticipated this year.''
 "Clarence M. Humphrey has started the sidewalk advertisement business on the pavement in front of Humphreys drug store, and Clarence is quite an artist"
 "Freddie Lawrence, son of I. B. Law renee, of Norfolk, formerly proprietor of the Camp drug store, is spending a few days with Fred Young"
 Miss Clara Marvin, of Chicago, for merly of Canaan, was married to F. H. Wells, of Chicago.
 Rev. Alpheus Winter, secretary of the state temperance union, spoke in the Methodist church.
 Mrs. Hannah Huggins, mother of Mrs. G. l.. Parsons, died at the home of the latter, aged 6o, and was buried in Shef- field.
 "BIlly Perkins, of Waterbury, president of the fat mems association, went through town the other day, and attracted a great deal of attention"
 "Sam Ferguson has been selling tickets in the C. w. R. K. office at this station for few days past, and passengers didn't have to wait until the trains were in and nearly ready to start, before the ticket window was opened for the sale of tickets, as has been the case, according to report, for some time past"
 @Route Agent Charles E. Gorham saw a snake the other day as he emptied the contents of mail bag onto the distribut- ing table in his mail car. It was a good sized, lively spotted adder supposed to have come out of small box. which broke on striking the table, but it was quickly killed with poker. Charlie is strictly temperate, and had both boots on at the time"
 "Mrs. Dean, our plucky friend of about month ago who chased scamp across the lots for offering 'Car'line' half dollar, called to see ITS again early Monday morning, and gave us the following poe try with a command to put it in the paper saying, I'll take the cussin' if he finds it out So here it is: We've given Jewel up for gone; he's bin layin' in the lane; and everybody knows of course, that Jeweldine's drunk again."
 The directors of the new organization the Hartford & Connecticut Western R R., held meeting in Hartford and elected these officers: w. L. Gilbert, of Winsted, president; Charles T. Hillyer, Hartford, wise president; F.. R. Beardsley, Winsted, secretary and treasurer; John F. Jones, superintendent and general freight agent :; L. B. Merriam, Joseph Toye, E. T. Butler, executive committee; Walter Pearce, general ticket agent.
 meeting was held in the "literary room"io of the Town Hall. to discuss the ''free fair and cattle show" project. John B. Reed presided and John Rodemeyer, Jr. was chosen secretary. A "goodly number of prominent citizens were pres ent and expressed themselves favorable to the enterprise" A committee of citi- LCio VI lliio NOWHc Mdo appointed, to decide upon a working plan, and a meeting set for further con- alterations. The committee was as fol- lows: Canaan, J. B. Reed, Col. ]. B. liar denbergh, Dr. C. w. Camp, Milton Rora- back, H. G. Williams, N. $. Stevens. Salisbury, Robert Little, Dr. R. P. Knight, D. Allyn. Falls Village, H. P. Morse, Stephen Brigner. Sharon, E. F. Gillette, Baldwin Reed. Cornwall, Hon. T. s. Gold, Chauncey Baldwin. Norfolk, R. l. Crissey, O. J Hallock. Sheffield, M. N. Decker, George Blodgstt. New Marlboro, l.. P. Reyes, R. l.. Taft.
 "A hen-hawk was caught in New Mil ford recently as he was counting his chickens before they were hatched."
 P. T. Barnum celebrated his 7Ist birth day Monday.
 'WiIie c. Green, New Milford boy, has taken a $50 Reclamation prize in Wiliston College, and passed examina- ton for admission to Yale"
 Charlie Harding of Lee, died as re- suit of being shot by playmate>with toy pistol.
 "The Pittsfeld Eagle starts on its sgd volume under it's new management Axtell < Pomeroy."
 w. H. Barnum, s. H. Robbins, of Lakeville; Gen. Church, of Great Bar rington and Mir. Pettee, of Salisbury, with others of the Richmond Iron Go. and Stockbridge Iron Go. were in con sultation with Lawrence Mofatt, of West relating to the settlement of suits against each of the above compan- ies for $Io,ooo damages to his dam, by reason of filling it up with ore slack washed from their mines.
 The West Cornwall school closed it's summer term, Miss Agnes Doyle, teach CT. The pupils present every day were Mattie Long, Hattie Long, Maggie Por- ter,' Jessie Wheaton, Ina Hart, Lizzie Listman, Nellie Cochrane, Dell Coch- rane, Bertha Potter, Sadie Hughes.