Connecticut western news., 1915-02-04
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Ooings from Week to Week CulIed from The News Files,
 1888

1883
 July 1. The pupils of the public schools held their annual picnic in Barlow's grove.
 Mrs. George s. Gillette was visiting in Lakeville.
 Mrs. Sartial Root and daughter Mary were visiting friends in Colebrook.
 New passenger coaches, models of elegance and comfort" " were placed on the Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad.
 MT. A. T. Roraback was having his house, office, barn and fences painted.
 MT. F. Pequigney had large catalpa in full bloom.
 The net receipts of the strawberry festival given by the ladies of Christ Church, were $27, which added to the amount already raised, made a total of over $500, which the ladies contributed toward the rectory fund.
 J. Edward Vollmer, former resident of Cornwall Bridge, was a visitor in town.
 The Pioneer Temperance Society of Clayton, held picnic on the premises of Wm. Sardam. Music by the Canaan Cornet Band.
 MT. William A. Newton of the Irving bank, New York city, was boarding at s. c. Beckley's.
 Dr. W. H. Crocker, of Ancram, N. Y, was spending a short time in town.
 Wesleyan University conferred the degree of IL. D. on Hon. Miles T. Granger.
 A speckled trout. measuring 25 inches in length, was found in a small brook running through the Allyndale quar- ries.
 Falls Village-Doctor Clemans was in New York. F. E. How'd was going around on crutches. John Welch Jr. was working in Lime Rock for s. P. Ensign. There was to be fine dis play of fire works on the hill south of the Housatonic Railroad House at Amesville. Will Sheppard, of Hart ford, was spending his annual vacation at home. Station Agent Wolcott, who had been i'll with malaria, was able to be out again. The Amesville schools had a picnic near the railroad con- pany's spring house. The musical" was to be held at w. G. Kellogg's. MT. Alexander Robinson, representative of the R. G. Chase 6 Go. s nurseries of Geneva, N. Y, was canvassing the town. The first term of the court of common pleas for Litchfeld county. was commenced with Judge Warner presiding. The officers appointed to attend court were O. M. Brinton, de- putty sheriff and Chester Ford, mes- senger.
 West Cornwall-Miss Mattie Lyon, of New York, was guest of MT. John Wood. Hon. T. $. Gold attended the commencement exercises at Wellesley college, when his daughter Alice, graduated, and at Yale college when his son, Charles was one of the gradu- ates. Samuel Scoville was home from Phillips Academy for the summer va cation. pr. W. D. Dedrick, of Amenia, N. Y, was to lecture in the chapel on "The Temple at Jerusalem" MT. Joseph Hughes, of Woonsacket, R. l., was visiting his brother. Miss Ella Harrison returned from Wesleyan ACaueHy dnu rIed Noou duu EuWdIu Baldwin from Rocky Dell Institute, Lime Rock. MT. James Gage was a guest at the Hillside cottage of James H. Cole.
 Berkshire County-A telephone line was built from Great Burlington to North Egremont. General Armstrong was to speak in Sheffield. Several of the ladies of the village had taken Indian girls to assist during the sum- mer. The Great Harrington High school gave a very successful entertain ment.