Connecticut western news., 1913-11-27
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week CuIIed from The News Files. 1882.


 1 CuIIed from The News Files.
 1882.
 April ro. Fishing was brisk but few fish were caught.
 Ground was broken for George s. Fuller's house on School street.
 Phelps Day, of Hartford, was visiting in town.
 "Grand Opening" at Halls in Falls Village advertised.
 The frame of Henry Hanchett's new house was raised. This was expected to be one of the finest residence in town. Robert VanDeusen's team accidentally slipped into the Blackberry river while blowing and were extricated with diff culty.
 The Housatonic Railroad Go. were to put parlor cars into service on trains in June.
 Rev. Mir. Barnett, the new rector of Christ church, oficiated for the first Sun day. His family were occupying Mir. E. D. Lawrence's house on High street. James Quinn purchased the haI ness business of his employer, l.. Foote. A magnificent life size water color portrait of Georgie, late daughter of the late George w. Peet, was placed in the | Peet mansion.
 An East Canaan Adventist warned the sinners of that burg to repent for the kingdom of heaven was at hand. The millennium was to occur in about two months. but it was hoped he could be pursuaded to postpone it until after the of July.
 ID i time school teacher in this place, called at The News while visiting friends in | town.
 lion. Judge NJ. T. Granger was presid- ing at New Haven at the trial of the Malley boys and Blanch Douglass for the murder of Jennie Cramer. Charles w. Franklin died at East Ca naan, aged 75. The funeral was largely attended, interment in "Lower Corner" cemetery. He was the last male survivor of an old family. In I745 his grand father, John Franklin, came to this town and built a log house on the site of the present Franklin residence at East Ca naan. Geo. Goodwin's.) President Elder Sanford reported to the recent conference: "The annual gatherings of the Pine Grove camp meeting have been seasons Of great spiritual benefit to the thousands who have enjoyed them, and that during the four years SI,ooo note given by the association as balance for the original pufchase has been cancelled. The personal property had more than doubled l in value, the association had expended more than $I,2oo for improvements on their property and had a balance in the l treasury"
 A town meeting was called to see if the townspeople would appropriate a sum of money to assist in carrying on the project of improving the cemetery. The meeting was attended by a fair representation of voters and a goodly number of ladies, who were the prime movers in the matter. The result of the meeting was vote to appropriate $25o from the town treasury, to the cemetery fund and there were no dissenting votes. "So much for the presence of ladies at the polls.'
 A Williamstown man received a check from the treasury at Washington for $24 for rats nest. The nest however was made from 24 one-dollar bills stolen and 1 torn to snips by mice, having been laid uP for safe keeping in cup board. The Southern Berkshire sportsmen's club held its annual meeting at Great Burlington and elected H. J. Dunham, president; A. L. Hubbell first vice presi- dent; Caleb Ticknor, second vice-presI- dent; James A. Bryan, secretary and treasurer. The club voted to place 10000 brook trout and white perch in Long Lake.
 Falls Village-The plug hat fever struck town and many young men adorned themselves. George Hall did a rushing business in this stylish head httiI of the depot. Rev. ]. l.. Gamble was returned to the pastorate of the Metho- dist church tor another year. I3o new books were added to the Sunday school library,
 West Cornwall-E. H. Dean was at home from Bridgeport. John Wood was doing jury duty at New Milford. | Ethan Bosworth was recovering from an attack of measles. Edward Kahler arrived home from Bridgeport to the de- light of the band boys. Ransom F. Smith experienced shaking up" be- hind runaway horse. "Comical Brown" appeared at Bee Hive hall and gave an attractive program of local and instru- mental music.
 Ashley Falls-John s. Pease died aged 76 He was the oldest inhabitant of the village and died in the house in which he was born. He was the father of the ]. L. Pease founder and editor of The News who died June 30, 1878.
 The festival and package party at Leroy's hall gwen by the Willing Work CTS netted the young ladies $37, which was to be donated to replenishing the Sunday school library.
 A valuable horse belonging to Myron Decker died suddenly. D.z.J..;.z oF C,.tL