Connecticut western news., 1915-09-30
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week Culed from The News Files.
 1894

nSIoTu ol OOlnRS ITOIT1 Week lO W66k
 Culled from The News Files.
 1884
 March ,. Erastus Holcomb was to occupy the Peirce, Lawrence Go. farm the ensuing year.
 Frank Hitchcock bought George Benedict's span of horses, harness and wagon.
 ''It is rumored that Calvin Barnes has rented the Konkapot creamery and will operate it the coming year.
 Charles B. Johnson, foreman of The News office, returned to his home in Newtown for the summer.
 George White was to occupy the Dr. Smith farm, MT. Northrop moving to Danbury.
 MT. and Mrs. H. H. Cogswell re- turned after six weeks absence with friends near Binghampton, x. Y.
 An auction at the residence of the lSe Dr. A. A. Wright, was advertised.
 After preliminary meeting of the proposed cavalry company was held at Lime Rock. A permanent organiza- tion will be effected this week.
 Tine Guild met with Mrs. O. R. Camp.
 The c. l.. S. c. was to meet Friday with Miss $. w. Adam; quotations from Will Carleton.
 Fred B. Young, foreman of the ThomGstCn Express, was home over Sunday.
 MT. George Benedict, who has oc- cupied the Peirce Lawrence farm for several years will retire from farming, and occupy the Edmund Lawrence place, where Rev. F. w. Barnett now resides"
 c. H. Pease returned 70 his old job as foreman of The News after a long lay-off with fever and ague.
 'Squire Taft, principal of Canaan's High school, has finally been prevailed upon to teach the spring term of the school. lie will then move 10 Torring- ton and practise law, where large and paying business has been assured him. "
 Evans Brothers completed the car penter work on the Tectory and began work on J. $. News barn.
 George H. Scidm ore has sold his barber shop to Junius Rhoades, who takes possession March l2. Rhoades learned his trade of Scidmore and knows how to conduct the shop and please its patrons.
 A soc.able was to be held at J. s. Corbit' s for the parsonage fnud.
 The school exhibition pleased large audience and netted $25 for the pur. chase of maps, etc.
 Falls Village-Miss Minnie Bartlett was visiting i'll New York. Henry Wetherell JT., was in Waterbury try ing to match his black horse. George E. Russell caught a string of pickerel 21 pounds. D. K. Colepaugh enter tained his sister, Mrs. Walter Logan and her bran new husband, on their honeymoon tour. John J. Decker, of Ancram, aged 83, arrived to make his home with his son, John A. Decker. Wallace Jones, assistant at the cream cry, was taken suddenly and seriously Ill and was removed to bis home in Ashley Falls. The court of common for the trial of a number of cases.
 West Cornwall-Mrs. Isaac Marsh was guest at the Heath Oldfield we'd ding in Lee. Charles Miller, clerk at the Mansion House, was confined to his home with rheumatism. Joe Cole, the miller, ground in one day s, 500 pounds of corn and oats. A jolly good time" was reported at the necktie party at T. $. Colds. Prof. w.. R. North closed his school in the Dean district, after a successful term. Strenuous efforts were being made to resurrect the viii lage cornet band, with w. R. North ss leader. Ralph l. Scoville lost valu- able horse. M. G. Butler also lost a horse, and young cow that "'took the fearful leap from the mountain side a cin