Connecticut western news., 1914-05-28
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week CuIled from The News Files,
 1882


 CuIled from The News Files,
 1882.
 Oct. IS. The frame work of the M. E. parsonage was ready for covering.
 Mrs. H. I. Bodley, of New Britain, was spending a short time in town.
 Owing to the continued illness of his son, Eugene Root, MT. J. A. Root, of Negaunee, Mich, was spending several weeks ill town.
 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank VanDeuen.
 MT. Edward Carwell delivered a temperance lecture in the Methodist church.
 The ladies' guild of Christ church met with Mrs. LID. Moore, in Ashley Falls.
 Many of the residents of West Main street were removing their front fences.
 At meeting of the joint board of school visitors and selectmen D. l.. Freeman, c. H. Briggs and E. s. Rob- erts were. chosen for examining com mittee.
 MT. Harry Fields, wife and daughter, of Princeton, Illinois, were visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity.
 The Tobacco Growers Mutual In surance Company had completed an other successful business season.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist Ministres' Association held their meet ing in Canaan.
 MT. Aaron Bell, father of Mrs. Jerry New, died in Chatham, N. Y.
 Thieves entered Hiram Robey's poultry house and stole all of the chicken.
 George P. Strong had put in an ex- tensive stock of coal and wood, cook and parlor stoves, besides good supply of ranges.
 Miss Mary L. Richardson died at the residence of her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. lillian Merchant
 About seventy five persons attended the opening entertainment at Village Improvement hall.
 Falls Village-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bennett, of Bridgeport, were visiting Amesville relatives. Mr. Harvey Kel- logg, of Toledo, Ohio, was in town, hay ing been summoned hither to attend the funeral of his brother MT. Edward Howe, of Waterbury, spent Sunday with friends. George V. Capron and Wm. H. Jenks caught sixty fish at Tyler Pond. The largest weighed four pounds. The funeral of Deacon Isaac Kellogg was attended from his late resi- dence. Thorpe's millinery store was opened. O. N. Briscoe retired from the management of the Housatonic R. R. House and MT. Vim. M. Merrill, of Lee, was the new manager.
 West Cornwall-The wedding of Miss Hattie Benedict and MT. Henry E. Sanford occurred at the residence of the brides parents. A teachers con- vention was held at the chapel, under the superintendence of B. G. Northrop, secretary of the state board of educa- tion. Miss Anna Yutzler was at Miss Gilber's millinery emporium in Bridge port. Mrs. Cyrus Gray, of Raysville, Penn, was visiting at Moses G. But ler's. Eugene Wolfe, brother of Charles Wolfe, was in town hoping to regain his health. MT. E. H. Dean, of Bridgeport, spent Sunday at his former home.
 Berkshire County-The total gate receipts of the exhibition of the Housa- tonic Agricultural Society were $3, 663.- 31, and from the superintendent of the ground for rent of stands $785., The trial of the Smith Paper Go. of Lee, for maintaining nuisance in its dam across the Housatonic river at Pleasant Valley, began at Pittsfield before Chief Justice Brigham. Sheriff Cutting of Lee summoned the officers of the Mon ument Mills Go. and the selectmen of Great Barringon to the district court for obstructing the highway at Housatonic.