Connecticut western news., 1914-11-12
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week | CulIed from The News Files,
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Su1Sd lTOfH ne N6WS FH6Sp 1888.
 April H.. Mrs. J. w. Peet had been visiting friends in Hawleyville.
 Florine Pequigney was i'll with measles.
 George Bullard, of Kent spent Sun day at his home in this village.
 pr. George Adam purchased span of carriage horses of P. P. Blinn, of Clayton.
 L. B. Merriam, of Hartford, called on friends in town.
 Edward Hawver, former tenant of the Franklin farm, had returned and was to occupy the farm the coming year.
 John Gibson, of Great Harrington, was guest of friends in town.
 The thieves who stole a horse belong. ing to D. O. Whittlesey, attempted to burn the barn by setting fire to some leaves, which on account of the damp ness did not iguite.
 George Moon had just completed a violin of unique design, carved with a jack knife.
 At the April term of the superior court held at Litchfield, Judge Granger presiding, John Connors, Albert Free man and Andrew Freeman, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty to the burglary of A. B. Garfield's store in East Canaan.
 The fire hydrants on Main street were inspect and every one found to be frozen solid.
 Two concerts were to be given under the direction of Professor Swinston. r The crystal wedding of MT. and Mrs. O. H. Briggs was attended by 45 of their friends.
 The reading room property which was sold at auction, brought twenty five dollars. .....
 The News lost valuable corres- pondent by the death of Miss Alice c. Leonard of Kent. ....@.
 Johnny Russell left hens egg on the editoral desk. It was of the Ply mouth Rock variety, and was no larger than robin's egg.
 Miss Nellie Collins was very i'll at the home of her brother, Charles Col Iins, in this village
 F. H. How'd, the Falls Village cor respondent of The News, was i'll and for the first time in nearly five years failed to send his news letter.
 Assistant Postmaster Willard Rora- back was ill with tonsilitis.
 A quarterly dividend of $2 per share on preferred stock was paid by the Housatonic Railroad Company
 Stevens & Bragg, dealers in lumber and grain, had moved into new quar- ters opposite the post office.
 A new ceiling had been put on Humphreys drug store and other inn provements made.
 James l.. Bragg had removed the front fence at his residence on Main street. H
 George Benedict had purchased a span of valuable farm horses.
 Christ Church Guild was to meet with Mrs. O. R. Camp.
 Miss Lillie Bentley, of Goshen, after teaching school three years in Canaan, was to teach in Cornwall. -~.
 Falls Village-George H. Brown was to move from Cornwall Bridge to this place. William H. Sabin had sold his place in Lower City, and moved to this village. Louis Neisner had re-opened his store and was ready for business. William Dakin and Charles Turner were working in Sharon. Billy Sulli- van had returned to North Adams. A party was held at the residence of Ed ward L. Howe, at which Prof. Laraja, of .Pittsfeld, furnished the music for dancing. William Colepaugh, of East Winsted, was spending a short time in town. ta..
 West Cornwall-Mr. W. H. Snyder had moved into rooms rented of T. J. Bosworth. Smith Brothers had been spending a week in New York re- plenishing their stock of goods. Henry E. Sanford was about to engage in the mercantile business in Cornwall. | Joseph Mallinson had been spending a few days in New York city. School | had opened with Mrs. Helen Page as instructress. James Ford, who had | been spending the. winter in Hudson, N. Y., was at his home Tn this village. |