Connecticut western news., 1914-05-21
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files,
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Culled from he News Files, 1882. Oct. II. Eugene Root was very i'll with typhoid fever.
 Miss Carrie Hotchkiss had returned from a prolonged visit in Michigan. The ladies' guild of Christ Church met at Judge Granger's. They were working for the rectory fund Charles Collins had commenced the foundation for his house on the lot near the Roman Catholic Church. | Miss Susan Norton had planted some evergreen trees in front of her resi- dence.
 MT. N. ". Watson was superinten- dent of roads and had recently purchas- ed road machine for the town.
 MT. George $. Fuller's new house had received a coat of paint.
 MT. A. Mallory, engineer on the ore train, had moved his family to this place.
 Fourteen persons from Canaan went on the H. R. R. excursion to Bridge port. A whip was stolen from carriage standing in front of MT. Pequigney's house.
 Benson brothers of South Canaan, brought The News some specimens of the late rose potato, some of which weighed two pounds. MT. and Mrs. R. J. Orr had taken rooms for the winter at the Warher House.
 MT. and Mrs. N. O. Ward gave a re- ception to their many friends.
 MT. Joseph W. Peet was taking an extensive tour through the south and west.
 Donald T. Warner Esq, and Miss Hattie Wells were married at the resi- dence of MT. George B. Harrison, Lake rville.
 MT. N. W. Watson lost several valu- able sheep, supposed to be killed by dogs.
 The subject of organizing a humane society in town was being agitated.
 The News staff received bountiful supply of wedding cake from the we'd ding of Henry Clark and Mrs. Geo. R. Ives, of Ashley Falls.
 Reuben Mcintyre had recovered from an attack of malarial fever.
 Dr. Camp was driving a high step- ping sorrel at pace calculated to pass anything on the road.
 MT. M. Collin, of Kingston, N. r., was visiting ill town
 The H. 6 O. W. R. R. had received another new engine, making sixteen in use by the company.
 Edward w. Seymour was unanim- ously nominated for congressman by the democartic party.
 Falls Village-Deacon Isaac Kellogg was confined to the house by sickness. Mrs. Stanton, of Englewood, N. J., was visiting Amesville relatives. MT. Hub- bell, of Bridgeport, had accepted posi- tion at the R. R. Go. s shops at Ames- vile. Wm. A. Burkett and Geo. A. Randall were home from Danbury over Sunday. F. K. Egleston had been guest of Norfolk friends and attended the fair at Harwinton. Farmers were busy gathering their apple crop, which was fairly good.
 West Cornwall-Mr Mark Kicker son, of Wolcott, was spending few ooJ0 W1UlA A41CLuAc III bOWh w. V. Hart had dug 38 of the red brook var iety of potatoes that weighed 60 pounds. Mrs. Jane Nickerson had re- turned from protracted visit in Vol colt. Miss Lizzie Oldfield had return ed from Canandaigua, N. Y, where she had spent three months. Prof. ". R. North was teaching school in the Dean district. MT. and Mrs. s. J. Adam entertained the cornet band and also several of their friends. Constable Harvey A. Baldwin, recently elected, gave champagne supper at the Man sion House. Earl Barrows, of Chat ham, N. r., was the new druggist. MT. and Mrs. George H. Crandall were visiting in Canton, having gone there to attend the wedding of Mrs. Gran dall's nephew. George Sheppard was spending a week in New York. The first dime sociable of the season was held at the residence of Mrs. A. D. Warner.