Connecticut western news., 1915-04-22
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week CulIed from The News Files.
 I883

1888.
 September 19. Three cent postage stamps were to go out of use October l.
 R. K. Mcintyre was spending a short vacation at his hoRe
 Christ Church Guild was to meet with Mrs. o. k. Camp.
 Mrs. J. B. Reed and son John re- turned from trip to Delaware.
 Mrs. Wesley Prescott had a night blooming cereus in blossom. MT. George c. Peet, of Bridgeport, was spending some time with, his par ents on account of an attack oE asthma and hay feveE.
 A bald eagle was seen sailing around .n the sky east of the village. f B. c. Ives had on exhibition at his ng8Tket potaas that weighed pounds asad | ounces
 M's. Walter Warner had Japau lily on which there, were l2 beautiful bios. solns.
 Rev. Dav d Phillips raised over 60 busnpls of potatoes in his garden.
 L. E. Stiilson~ formerly superiutend- ent of the Huusasonic railroad, died at Corint0. Central America, at the age of 46 years.
 The reunion og the Seventh Cdn- necticu6 regiment was held in Canaan on this date.
 Master George Cowdrey was attend ing MT. Reid's school at Lakeville aud Master Archie Adam was attending Sedgewi1a1 Institute at Great Barring ton.
 James L. Bragg had rare collectioa of old coins numbering over one hun. dred pieces.
 Mrs. G. W. White, of Yonkers, N Y, was spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Whiting Knickerbocker.
 Miss Nellie AndTHs, teacher of the intermediate school, was ill with fever.
 Rev. E. H. Roys, of Millerton, N. Y, exchanged pulpits with Rev. David Phillips.
 \ meeting as held in the conference local class of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.
 The entertainment given for the rec tory fund was largely attended and was a success in every way.
 Ovid P. Gillette visited New York and was accosted by confidence man, but Ovid reply caused the fellow to cease negotiations.
 Falls Village-RnFgIars visited sev- eral residences in this village and also ROwley's hotel and the residences of Jonh Owen and Mir. Fry, of Lime Rock Miss Ida Scoville, of Torring- ton, was a guest of relatives in town. Charles E. Lowell, of New Haven, was visiting friends in this vicinity. E. H. Killmer as .spending his vacation at Cold Springs, N. Y. Miss Sarah Bruce, of Troy. was spending a week with Anesville friends. Mrs. Prescott had returned to her home in Western New York, accompanied by Miss Abbie Kellogg. Miss. Cora Tucker played P fine piano solo at the musical. Mrs. Thaddeus Sparks, after two years of ill., ness, was able to take short drives A social was held at the residence of Mn Wolcott. Isaac French, who was in jured in contact with burglars. was. improving.
 ! Berkshire County-The new Congre- gational church at Great Burlington was to be dedicated September 21. Rev. Dr.. Mark Hopkins, ex-president of Williams, College, was to preach the dedicatory seTmon. The organ recital was to be given by Albert A. Stanley, organist of Grace church, Providence, R. l. The, excursion given by the ladies of the Sheffield Congregational church, netted $10O. Great prepara- tions were being made for the Great Harrington cattle show and fair. The Housatonic railroad company were erecting an iron bridge south of Ashley Falls.