Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

menced on Tuesday, Nov. 2l.
 J. w. Ward of Winsted was conduct. ing singing school in Canaan. 1 John Stevens of Sheffield was killed while working on a Conn. Western work train at, Salisbury. ] John Bourke, Ore Hill, cut off the end of one finger by getting it caught under large balance wheel which he was helping to unload.
 H. P. Harris's men dug up Revolu tionary cannon ball at Lakeville.
 George H. Holley was exploring for ore on land of $ s. hobbins, Lskeville.
 Mrs. Patty Landon, who lived on Sugar Hall, within a mile of the rail road for nearly 10 years and never saw train of cars, died Nov. l9, aged nearly 90.
 Intoxicating liquors were sold in eighteen places between the Salisbury church and the state line near Miller ton. The total number in the town of Salisbury selling "booze" was thirty.
 The mountain dam" on Mt Riga was being reconstructed. The lake was drawn off and bushels of fish were picked up. Eggs were 35 cents per dog.
 Ira Sardam, Mt. Riga, died Nov. 23. aged 40.
 Nelson Hamm of Sheffield and Mrs. Sarah J. Andrus of North Canaan, were married Nov. 2S.
 Forty -four Years Ago This Week-f672
 Hon. George Coffing, Lakeville, died Nov. 21, aged 90.
 s. Packard was building a house opposite the Grove school house in Salisbury.
 Patrick Lynch, Salisbury, raised the frame of his new house east of the depot and was moving shop formerly occupied by Niver SS Daniels to be made into barn.
 A new paper, the Journal, was started in Millerton by J. B Gould of Fishkill.
 Carpenter Bundy of Salisbury began to build the railroad station at Grants.
 MT. and Mrs. John Barnet of Lake. vile celebrated their diamond wed. ding.
 J. Mallinson & Co.,, West Cornwall, were installing a cider brandy still in connection with their cider mill. Capt Cole, West Cornwall caught over 300 suckers in one day which weighed 160 pounds.
 Forty-three Years Ago This Resk-fS73 "Boss Tweed" of New York was sen. fenced to imprisonment for twelve years and fine of $12,750.
 There was good sleighing in East Canaan.
 George B. Selleck, Salisbury, died Nov. 19, aged 37.
 Edwin H. Wilcox of South Canaan and Miss Ida M. Eggleston of Falls Village We're married. Two below zero at Salisbury, Nov. 21.
 P. T. Barnum's wife died in New York, aged 65.
 Philena Garfield, died. Nov. 20, aged 71.
 Forty y-fwo Years Ago This Week-f874 Milk brought only four cents a quart in New York at wholesale.
 R. N. Cochrane. West Cornwall, was
 
 Dorance Rood, Mrs. D. l.. Peirce's father, died :n Canaan, Nov. IT, aged so.
 Henry Peirce, Canaan, died Nov. as, aged 35.
 Orville M. Brinton, Falls Village and Miss Jane A. Mercy. Canaan, were married Nov. 19.
 The News was published one day earller on account of Thanksgiving.
 Donald T. Warmer was appointed postmaster at Salisbury, succeeding Frank Richardson, and the postoffice was moved to Deliber's store.
 Forty-one Years Ago This Week-f875 LItchfeld county commissioners granted 52 liquor licenses.
 Mir. and Mrs. Simeon Miller, Salis- bury, celebrated their golden wedding. Twin Lakes was frozen over enough for skating.
 Pupils in the Ashley Falls school who had been neither absent nor tsrdy for eight weeks were: Hettie Heaton, Kitty Taft, Cora Chspfn. Major Reef, Willie Meacham, George Abbott, Frank
  honOrs for excellence in spelling were awarded to Robert Lee, Kitty Taft and Katy Heaton. The report of school exhibition in Ashely Falls states that recitations were given by Mary Reel, Laura | Fowler, Mary VanDeusen, Bertie Ashley | and Allie Heaton, and all these little ones spoke clearly and we'll. Little Katy Heaton rendered very naturally The Boy who cried for the Moon amid much applause"
 William Chapman, Lime Rock, died Nov. 20, aged 79. Mrs. Helen Foster, West Cornwall, died Nov. 25, aged 57.
 Edward Barton and Miss Nina Fenn, Salisbury, were married.
 Forty Years Ago This Wesk-fS76 John Carroll, Falls Village, died Nov. IT, aged 76.
 John H. Pulver opened meat