Connecticut western news., 1916-10-05
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

Walton, Charles Bissell; in Canaan, Frederick Bronson, Edmund D. Law. renee; in sharon, Baldwin Reed, 2d, Ichabod s. Everitt, John Boyd; in Norfolk, Abel Camp, Hiram F. Law. renee, Harvey Johnson; in Cornwall, John R. Harrison, David Ocain, James E. Kellogg.
 Twin Lakes were the lowest known for years. The Washinee was nearly dry.
 A railroad from the main line of the Conn. Western to the Davis ore bed, Ore Hill, was built.
 The Housationic railroad company sold over 800 tons of iron taken from the old Ames Iron Works, which they were dismantling, preparatory to erect ing the locomotive round house, at Amesville.
 The store of the Cornwall Bridge iron company was burglarized.
 Barnum Richardson Co.,, Lime Rock, were making about TO car wheels a day.
 There were ten "whiskey dis pensaries" between the Congregational church in Salisbury and the Methodist church in Chapinville.
 Forty-four Years Ago This Week-f572
 Robert Sostwick, Lakeville, died, aged 62.
 Patrick Handibo, Amesville, was found dead in bed.
 Mrs. H. O. Crandall, West Cornwall, opened a millinery store.
 Charles Brown, the "city lamp. lighter" in Salisbury, was building a house near the freight depot.
 John P. Walton, Chas, H. Bissell and Dwight Allyn were elected select. men in Salisbury. North Canaan voted for license.
 The store building formerly occupied by s. O. Beckley, Canaan, near the station, was sold to Patrick Lynch and moved onto his lot few hundred feet north.
 J. K. Shepard, West Norfolk, was advertising for 100 bushels of chest. nuts.
 ForU-three Years Ago This Reek-fS73
 Mrs. S. B. P. Knox started from Ashley Falls for California.
 A singing school was being started in Salisbury and Lakeville, and Hon Earle Buckinham ofWashington, Conn. was engaged as teacher. William Conklin's horse became heightened and threw his daughter Carrie. out and broke her leg.
 Connecticut voted to have but one 1 capital-Hartford.
 Mrs. Myron Conklin, Salisbury, died, aged 51.
 Forty-two Years Ago This Week-f874
 A reunion of the Sage family was held at Rodney Sage's in Western Shef. field.
 The first steamboat that ever plowed the waters of Litchfield county was launched at Lake Waramaug, Warren. It's name was "Fiirt" and came from | Norwalk.
 Joseph Madison shipped 1865 pounds of live cells to New York this week.
 The new school house in Ashley Falls was finished and school opened. J. s. New was station agent in Ashley Falls.
 Mrs. Edgar J. Reed, Sharon, died, aged 62.
 An indian medicine man gave an open-air entertainment in Canaan.
 William Shields. Canaan, put his shoulder out of joint lifting stone.
 At town meeting, Canaan, it was voted to build a lookup.
 D. l.. Peirce, Canaan, fell from an apple tree and injured his shoulder.
 Rev. Lewis Reid was the new pastor at the Congregational church, East Ga. naan.
 Barnes &5 Brother, Cauaan, began using their new patent monitor lime kiln.
 Norfolk voted license 16 to 27.
 Forty y-one Years Ago This Week 1875
 William Conklin, Salisbury, lost s valuable horse by a new disease.
 At the Salisbury town meeting il was voted to reduce the town clerk t remuneration from $3 to $2 per day, and that of the board of relief from $s to $1 per day.
 A kerosene lamp left burning al night in Fuller S Peet's store, Canaan, fell down and set fire to some papers. George Fuller, the clerk, who was sleeping in the store, heard the noise and put out the fire.
 Mrs. Frederick Holley, Lakeville, died, aged AT.
 Milo Harris, Chapinville, died, aged ST.
 Forty Years Ago This Week-f676
 Mrs. Luke Flood, Salisbury, died, aged 55. The funeral procession con. tained l04 teams.
 Samuel F. Granger, Canaan, died, aged 26. Extra trains were run from Millerton, Winsted and Great Barring. ton for the Masonic funeral.
 The entire Democratic ticket was elected in Salisbury.
 Mary A. Jewell, Salisbury, died, eged, II.
 Mrs. Giles Wilcox, Ashley Falls, died, aged 79.
 Phoebe, wife of George Pease, died in East Canaan, aged 36.
 Thirty-nine Years Ago This Week-fS77
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