Connecticut western news., 1913-12-25
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files.
 laa2

1882.
 May IT. Dr. Hiram Eddy preached in Ashley Falls on Sunday.
 Master Lester Root. son of Eugene s. Root, was very i'll with fever.
 The Philharmonic Society met at the home of D. L. Peirce.
 Joe Mundry and George Randall were painting at N C. Wards.
 Charles Hinckley was at work on Ca naan Mountain, peeling bark.
 MT. H Sedgwick, of New York, called at The News sauctum and visited friends in town.
 Calf buyers did big business this week, no calves being bought.
 The Ives meat market in the Cum mings block advertised to run through the summer.
 The family of Mir. David Draper, of New York, were at Mrs. Hugh w. Franklin's for brief stay. Mir. H. K. Smith recently recovered from a severe illness at Ashley Falls and was able to ride out. MT. Fred Thoms, a mason from Mil lerton, occupied MT. Merrill Humphreys house on West Main street. Eugene $. Root rented the John A Beckley house on High street to George Bartram, of Falls Village.
 D. Cowles Whittlesey Esq.,, of New York, visited his parents in town. The Sunday school of the Methodist church were preparing a concert pro- gramme.
 Rev. Elisha Whittlesey occupied the desk in the Great Harrington Episcopal church on Sunday.
 The personal property of the late Charles Franklin was advertised at auction sale.
 Miss Wendell, telegraph operator, spent the Sabbath at her home in Chatham, Miss Jennie Moore, of Ashley her absence"
 Grants Southfeld and Canaan stage route was doing good passenger busi- ness.
 Photographer w. M. Deming and wife spent the Sabbath at his fathers.
 Frank A Robbins Great Geological and Equestrian Exposition was billed to appear on "Watson's lot" | Superintendent L. B. Stillson, of the Housatonic R. R., resigned his position and was succeeded by w. H. Yeomans, formerly superintendent of Conn. West efn R. R.
 Secretary B. c. Northrop, of the State board of education, lectured at Lakeville on "Rural Improvement"
 Gen. John G. Bernard, of Sheffield, died at Detroit, Mich, aged G.
 West wall-Miss Annie Butler was visiting in Hartford. Miss Carrie Volmiller, of Bridgeport, returned home for a short visit. Smith & Sons pur. chased the feed mill owned by R. R. Pratt. Miss Julia Roraback was recover ing from severe illness. Miss Ellen Cochrane visited her sister at Pough- keepsie. A nine pound son was born to Mir. and Mrs. John Salewski. Dr. Brewer purchased fine black pony from R. N. Cochrane. Rev. Charles Wetherby f'of Clinton, Mass, who had been absent for sixteen years, occupied his old pulpit and preached an interesting sermon. Mir. George Hughes assumed leadership of the choir.
 Falls Village-E. I. Dudley and Dwight Brinton made application for liquor licenses under the new statue passed by legislature, which required the signature of five taxpayers, before license could be granted. Mir. Pierre Mundry was i'll with pneumonia and six children in the family of Fred Ruiger were sick with measles. MT. Bison Hornbeck, George Halls bookkeeper and right hand man, was housed up with measles.
 Arthur Cook, of Southfield, travelling in the West for the Union Whip Go. re- ported good business.