Connecticut western news., 1915-08-05
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record OF Doings from Week to Week
Culed from The News Files,
1894

Culled from The News Files,
1884
January 9. Nineteen from this viii
lage attended the presentation of the
drama, THE German Volunteer, at
Winsted.
Representative E. J. Prescott was in
Hartford.
The ore train on the Connecticut
Western railroad was discontinued.
Presiding Elder Ferguson preached
in the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fuller were re-
covering from quinsy.
Conductor Clark Lane, of the Housa-
tonic railroad, was having a vacation.
The LitchfieM Enquirer appeared in
new dress of type.
Calves sold for 81 cents per pound.
\ son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ovid
P. Gillette.
The Chautauqua Circle was to meet
with Mrs. s. \. Bennett.
Miss Cora Pulver, formerly of Ca
naan, and Thomas B. Heating, of
Copake, were married at the residence
of the brides parents in Copake, n. Y.
S. A. Eddy attended leap year
party in New Hartford.
Eddie Smith, son or Mr.. Nathaniel
Green, of Lime Rock, was killed while
cuasting on hill near his home.
George NJ. Brown, conductor OH the
Brookfield branch of the Housatonic
railroad, was presented with luxuri-
Gus easy rocker by the commuters and
freighters of the road.
The death of Erastus Fellows, form
erly resident OF Canaan, occurred at
Wellsboro. Pa. He was "a years of
age.
A letter was received from Z. A.
Gillette, of Fort Wayne, Ind, stating
that he was leader of choir and also
leaCer of an orchestra in that city.
A regulation went into effect on the
Housatonic railroad. whereby no single
piece of baggage weighing over $50
pounds will be received for transporta-
ton.
Prayer meeting was held in the
Methodist church every evening of that
week.
Rev. David Phillips was to conduct
the question drawer at the meeting of
the Housatonic Valley Methodist Min
listers Association, to be held at Housa.
tonic, Mass.
Falls Village-The Amesville school
opened with Major Nickerson in charge
Mrs. U. H. Miner entertained the
Ladies' Aid Society. Miss Nellie Hall
was attending school in Bridgeport,
and Miss Cora Tucker IN Canaan. A
son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. John
VanHorn. Frank p. Barnum of
Wetaug. rented the farm of Whiting @.
kellogg in South Canaan. 9. l. Con-
nelly. who had been running the farm,
moved to Winsted. w. L. Brown re-
turned from Maine, where he had spent
six months. A. E. Thompson, who
had charge of the Falls Village tele-
phone circuit. moved into S. w. Brad
ley's house, OH Prospect street. Miles
A. Hanchett and Miss Sarah M. Whit
ney, OF Orange. n. j., were married at
the residence of Mrs. Edmund Han
chett. Henry @. Crandall went to
Cornwall Bridge to manage the hotel
formerly conducted by B. J. Bradley.
II. n. Wetherell went to New Milford
to accept a position with Capron, the
jeweller.
West Commissioning school
opened under the direction of George
Hughes. Miss Lizzie Oldfield was
guest of DR.. l. r. Sanford, of sheffield.
George ". Shepard, representative, was
in Hartford. School began with Miss
Cynthia Harrison as teacher. The
first dime social of the season was held
at the residence of @. E. Baldwin.
Samuel r. Scoville returned to his
studies at Phillips Academy, Andover,
Mass. James Carter, of Ogdensburg,
n. Y, was visiting in town. George
Oldfield and sister attended party at
Salisbury, New Years Eve. Mrs.
George Hughes was i'll with fever.
Misses Lottie Harrison, Jennie Coch-
rane and Sarah Miller were attending
school at Rocky Dell Institute, Lime
Rock.
Berkshire County - The Valley
Cleaner of Lee en6ered on its 2Sth
volume George W. Roraback was re-
appointed deputy sheriff of Berkshire
County. The Berkshire Paper Co. at
Mill River was running on full time.
DR.. Lucien H. Norton, who was born
in New Marlboro, died in Bridgeport,
Conn. January ;. S. w. Wright &5.Co.
who were running a milk factory at
New Marlboro, failed.
WInstea.