Connecticut western news., 1914-09-03
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files, | I883

1883.
 Jan. 31. The dime sociable held at the residence of Rev. F. W. Barnett netted $26.
 George Strong had purchased a steam boiler to thaw water pipes.
 The Housatonic railroad company was filling the ice house in this place.
 James Beckley, of Chatham, N. Y, had been the guest of his brother, 5. c. Beckley.
 Mrs. Milo Knickerbocker had been i'll but was convalescing.
 Mir. Park Hoffman, of New York, had been spending few days with MT G. P. Strong.
 Mrs. Henry Abbott, of East Canaan, had fallen and broken three ribs.
 The Methodist parsonage was nearly completed anu was to be occupied by Rev. MT. Phillips.
 The infant son of MT. and Mrs. Calvin Barnes had died in Clayton.
 George O. Peet had accepted a posi- tion with T. Hawley & Co.,, of Bridge port.
 Charles Callender had been appointed inspector of water pipes to see that water was not wasted.
 The water in the reservoir was get ting low.
 The drama entitled "The Ticket of Leave Man" was to be given soon after Lent.
 R. L. Taft of Clayton, had returned from trip through Florida.
 Dr. Hiram Eddy had lectured at Ashley Falls on "Life in Libby Prison. D
 Prosecuting Agent Smith had arrested George Thompson, Jim Schultz and F. Pequigney for violation of the liquor law.
 The store of A. B. Garfield, of East Canaan had been burglarized and $500 worth of dry goods taken.
 MT. Francis A. Peet was riding in 8 new cutter which was built by Grove Knickerbocker.
 A daughter had been born to MT. and Mrs. Frederick Thoms.
 A successful entertainment had been given by the dramatic club by St. Mary's church, Lakeville, and the children of St. Joseph's church in this place. Q.
 The pupils of the high school and those of the intermediate department had been given sleigh ride.
 The boys aud girls were enjoying the coasting on Granite Avenue.
 Miss Anna Lancashire, elocutionist, had given a good entertainment to s small audience.
 Falls Village-Dr. J. D. Clemens had returned from weeks sojourn il New York. H. c. Crandall was visit ing in Bridgeport and New York Adolph Ruiger was the assistant post master. George W. Ford was to enter tain the Ladies' Aid Society at his residence. James Ensign, of Lime Rock. was ill with typhoid. Bishop Williams had delivered fine sermon at Trinity Church, Lime Rock Messrs. U. H. Miner, M. B. Richard son and H. Belden had purchased Holstein cattle of Bradley and Wash burn, of Lee, who imported them iron Holland. The wedding of Rev. Howard s. Clapp and Miss Lucy Beach Barnum had taken place at Lime Rock. Berkshire County-Scarlet fever hac made its appearance in North Egremont George E. Russell, of Great Burlington had sold his trotting horse, "Willit Parker" to W. D. Hubbard, of Hart ford, for $1, 900 A Northampton mar had carelessly lighted his pipe with { S5 bill. The South and East Lee paper mills were obliged to use steam power on account of the low water supply Sixty births and seventy deaths ha6 occurred in Great Harrington in ont year. The sum of $200, 900 had been spent for building purposes in Lenox. R. F. Boad, Williams college fresh man, had discovered a new method oi obtaining the squares and cubes oi numbers. Financial trouble had caused a riot at the mill of the Berkshire Paper Co.,, Mill River. Twenty five thousand land locked salmon were tc be placed in Lake Buel. Parties had entered the mill of a A. W. Curtiss, oi Sheffield, and secured clock and three 1 barrels of four.