Connecticut western news., 1914-03-19
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week CuIIed from The News Files.
 1892

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 August 9. The first through train from Rhinecliff, N. Y., arrived here in charge of Conductor Vedder.
 Supt. Watson. of the Water Company reported slight decrease of water.
 E. w. Warner had lost livery horse.
 Miss Bena Rodemeyer, of Bethel, was visiting friends in town.
 Miss Jennie Moore was acting as man. ager of the telegraph office in the absence of Miss Wendell, who was visiting in New Haven.
 Several of the property owners were talking of removing their front fences.
 New awnings had been placed on the Warner House.
 An aquarium containing gold fish was on exhibition at Camps drug store.
 Main street had thorough cleaning and clearing of weeds and rubbish.
 The thermometer stood at Io8 degrees in the shade.
 Passenger trains were stopping at Camp Ground station when requested.
 Mrs. George Gillette was boarding at the Warner House.
 There was an elaborate floral decora- tion at the Episcopal church on Sunday.
 Parties from Hartford, Pittsfeld, North Adams, Springfield, Salisbury and Ca naan were camping at Twin Lakes.
 Rev. F. H. Belcher and family, of Hillsdale, and Rev. B. II. Burtch and family, of Peekskill, were occupying cottages at Pine Grove.
 Falls Village-Alvin Palmer Esq, of Guilford. was visiting in town. Messrs. P. M. Jaqua and H. C. Crandall. were drawn as jurors. More than 200 went on an excursion to Parlor Rock. The excessive heat and drought had parched the pastures and many of the brooklets had ceased to flow. The August term of court began this week. Miss Eunice Belden, daughter of Henry Belden, of Falls Village. was married to A. l. Hart, of Bristol.
 West Cornwall-Extensive repairs were going on at the Union Shear Com pany's works. A large reception was given by Hon T. s. Gold in honor of his daughter Carrie. who was bride. Miss Mary Wells and Miss Hattie Lyons, of New York, were guests of MT. and Mrs. John Wood. Mrs. Christian Mitchell, of Williamsburg, N. Y, with her son and daughter was visiting friends in town Smith x Sons feed mill was undergo ing repairs. Miss Kate Cleverdon, of Brooklyn. was visiting at her home. Charles Snyder, the champion ball play CT, had left town for Norwich.
 Berkshire County-Mrs. Mark Hop- kins was building large stone barn on the lot back of her residence, and 20 men were quarrying the stone on the east side of the river. MT. Canfield's moving machine decapitated a four-foot black snake at Southfield. The mail stage from Great Harrington to Mon- terey was run by a woman, who took care of the horses and looked after the passengers and baggage. A Pittsfield paper stated that train of IT cars heavily loaded with coal, ran away on the Cram berry road; the wreck was strewn along the road for two miles, and at the end of that distance the engine plunged into standing cars, creating great havoc. Six men were instantly killed and I3 others, mostly miners, were injured. "A religi- ous meeting in one of the churches at Pittsfield, Sunday, had to be discontinued because of the racket in the lookup caused by the large number confined therein for drunkenness" Lebbeus M. Pixley, aged S, prominent resident of Great Harrington, died.