Connecticut western news., 1914-08-27
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record of Doings from Week to Week
 CuIed from The News Files, Ia83

January a. Tobacco was selling at to 10 cents per pound.
 MT. and Mrs. Hiram Coggswel were visiting in Kent
 Jeweler Gardner he'd just returned from New York.
 Fuller 6 Peet were fitting up a new clothing room over their store
 MT. A. N. Hawley, of Newtown, had been e guest of MT. J. W. Peet. MT. Charles $. Adam, of Bridgeport, was at his home for a vacation. Warren Mcintyre and Henry Goodro had sharpened 23 horses in one day.
 MT. Eugene Root had taken party to Sheffield for a sleigh ride.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, of Beatrice, Neb., was visiting friends and relatives in town.
 Hon. Frederick Miles had been visitor in this village.
 The Ladies' Guild of Christ church was to meet with Mrs. G. s. Fuller.
 MT. Edward Lorraiue, of East Canaan, was to move into the house occupied by MT. Ham.
 James McCormick's hand had been badly crushed by falling timber.
 Several from this vicinity had attended the Roman Catholic dance in Falls Village.
 The ladies of Christ church had raised $325 toward the building and furnish ing of a rectory.
 Edward Prescott was delegate from Housatonic Lodge K. and A. M, to the Grand Lodge at New Haven. :.
 Conductor James Lake was i'll in Hartford with severe attack of asthma. Conductor Gibbs was taking his place.
 Milton Roraback was establishing an insurance business along the line of the Harlem railroad.
 William Waller was going to move into the house occupied by David Walter and MT. Walter was going into the Emmons house on Church street.
 A handsome and well executed cray on portrait of the late Hon G. W. Peet was on exhibition at the post office.
 Rev. MT. Bartlett, of Lee, Mass, had filled the pulpit of the Methodist church, Rev. MT. Phillips being i'll.
 The Barnum, Richardson company was paying nearly one-fourth of the
  property in this town. .. ..
 A surprise party had been given MT. Charles Smith in Konkapot at which fifty couples tripped the light fantastic to music furnished by White of Winsted.
 MT. Charles B. Johnson, of New town had served his connection with the Newton Bee, and had come to Canaan to be member of The News staff. .r
 An entertainment had been given at Village Improvement hall at which Miss Emma Rodemeyer sang solo.
 MT. and Mrs. George w. Cowdrey had been surprised by 40 of their friends, the occasion being the 18th anniversary of their marriage. ..#.
 Falls Village-Mrs. Shepard was visiting in Croton Falls. Miss Clara Mercy was spending few days in New Britain. Miss Abbie Kellogg was the guest of Hartford friends. A supper forN the scholars of the Episcopal Sunday tonic House. Dr. Baker, of New Mil ford, had located in this village. MT. David Bloomer had rented his farm to D. Seeley, of Copake. The funeral of Sarah, wife of David Wooster had been attended from the Methodist church. The following officers had been elected for the M. E. church Sunday school: Superintendent, Lee French; assistant superintendent, Edward Ward; treas urer, Dr. J. D. Clemans.
 West Cornwall MT. John O'Cain had purchased the property formerly owned by L. M. Scoville. The dramatic association was to repeat the drama, "The Last Loaf, Miss Anna Land cashire was to give a reading in the chapel and Prof North was to furnish music.