Connecticut western news., 1916-04-13
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week CuIed from The News Files.
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 1884
 September 10. Canaan won the baseball game with Millerton.
 Prof. Dana, of Yale College, was g guest at the Warner House.
 Rev. Elisha Whittlesey preached ir Christ Church.
 Lightning splintered six telephones poles near the residence of H. N. Adams.
 Ex-Assemblyman w. J. Tumble and family of New York, who had been spending the summer at the Warner House, returned home.
 J. R. Elton, of Vineland, N. J., was the guest of MT. D. l.. Peirce.
 w. H. Camp and wife returned from their wedding tour.
 Eighty persons attended the M. E. Sunday school picnic at Twin Lakes.
 J. A. Underwood was making ex- tensive repairs on his sash and blind factory.
 Prof. c. L. Bristol, of Bisby's Milf. tary Academy, Poughkeepsie, spent Sunday with s. A. Eddy.
 North Canaan Jurors for 1SS4-5- George $. Fuller, William P. Pelton, Elisha M. Rood. Miles B. Tobey, Henry J. Mead, Abel c. Stevens, T. Tenn Bigelow, Edward Prescott, Samuel A. Bennett, Samuel O. Beckley, George E. Beebe, Levi s. Bronson, Daniel L. Peirce, Edmund D. Law. renee.
 Martel & Co., circus gave an exhibit in town.
 The steamer at Twin Lakes made its last trip for the season.
 The c. A. R. excursionists to Bridge port numbered IF. The Post netted $26 as a nucleus for a relief fund.
 Deacon A. G. Phelps, life long resident of Norfolk, visited Great Bar. rjngton, spending the first night away from home for nearly eight years.
 Miss Betsey R. Pelton, of East Ca naan, died after long illness.
 The fifth annual gathering of the Van Deusen family was held at Twin Lakes.
 At meeting of the stockholders of the Pine Grove Camp Meeting Associa-
  be in satisfactory condition.
 Mercury was 98 degrees in the shade, and had been in the nineties for several days.
 Falls Village-W. T. Ferguson and Elisha Gillette attended the democratic convention at Hartford, as delegates. Miss Smith, of New Haven, was the guest of Mrs. Preston Burnett. D. K. Colepaugh and wife were guests of friends in town. Clarence Turner and A. D. How'd went to Westehester County, N. Y, to build four houses. Charles Street. of Huntington, L. k, vas visiting c. s. Street. Ben Halsted and family went to Pleasaut Valley, where he had employment. The races of the Union Hose Asseeia. tion were we'll attended. The baseball game between the Mechanics of Lake vile, and the Falls Village nine re- suited in a victory for the Mechanics. West Cornwall-The village school opened with Miss Alice New as teacher. James A. Cochrane showed corn that five feet. A Blaine and Logan banner was unfurled and speeches made by T. l.. Norton, of A T. Roraback, of Canaan, l.. J. Nickerson and R. R. Pratt, of Cornwall. The family of Judge Ben- nett, of New Haven, were occupying the Wadsworth house on Cream Hill. Rev. W. H. MeDougall was installed as pastor of the church at North CoTn- wall. Douglas Gold entered the fresh man class at Yale. Rev. W. A Nichols, of Lake Forest, H., preached evening. MT. and Mrs, H. P. Tracy, of Elmwood. Ill.,, were guests at Harry Sedgwick's. Judson Adams, who had a position in Danbury, spent Sunday at his home. Dwight Rogers was attending school in New Britain. Miss Bessie Ocain was a student at Amenia Seminary. Misses Jennie and Dell Cochrane were visiting friends at Long Hill. James Furron, of Ohio, was a guest of David l.. Smith.