Connecticut western news., 1916-03-16
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files,
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Record of Doings from Week to Week Culed from The News Files. 1884 August 13. Edmund Lawrence and Henry Barnes and daughters, Lizzie and Mary, were in Saratoga. Misses Rose and Lena Day, of Lake vile, were visiting friends in town.
 Mrs. Matilda F. Munson, formerly of Canaan, died at the residence of her son, Forbes, at Germantown, N. J., aged 51 years.
 Mrs. Adeline Beckley. of New Hart. ford, was visiting at s. O. Beckley's.
 Judge Rand, of New Hampshire, was the guest of Judge Granger.
 J. N. VanDeusen made several con- crete walks in Great Burlington and Housatonic, Mass.
 Many people from Canaan attended the Diller septet concert in Norfolk, at the close of which Rev. MT. Gleason read a resolution of thanks to Hon. Robbins Battell, for his generosity in providing so much pleasure to Norfolk people and guests from surrounding towns.
 John G. Reid, of Chicago, called on friends in town.
 Dolly Barnes, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Calvin E. Barnes, was rapidly recovering from serious illness.
 Rev. F. J. Belcher, of Hillsdale, N. Y, preached in the Methodist church.
 Rev. William G. Pierce returned to Champaign, Ills, after spending a month in town.
 Edward Knickerbocker and wife of Youngstown, Ohio, were the guests of relatives in town.
 MT. Trimble, brother in law of Mrs. Jerome Root was the witty auctioneer, who sold the articles at the fair given by the Young Ladies' Mission Circle.
 The News was on file at the World s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Ex- position, held at New Orleans, La.
 J. T. McManus. agent for the Aetna Life Insurance Company, was in town and paid to N. O. Scoville, executor, $l0, ,000 insurance on the life of the late N. o. Ward.
 Miss Frances Fuller purchased fine bay carriage horse of Dr. O. w. Camp.
 J. R. Elton and wife, of Vineland, N. J., were guests of D. L. Peirce and family.
 The Misses Norton were having their house painted.
 Arrangements were nearly completed for a tobacco warehouse in town.
 The Cow les Guard, of Hudson, was to visit Pittsfield on its annual excursion. The Guard was named after the lamented Colonel David S Cowles.
 F. A. Peet purchased valuable horse of Samuel Stanton. l
 The summer travel on the New York and New Haven express trains showed 16 per cent. increase over the former year.
 Falls Village-The three churches of the town were to have a Sunday school picnic. Miss Anna Belcher was on the sick list. Miss Lucy Rand Il and Mrs. Sydney Reed joined MT. and Mrs. George Hall at the seashore. Miss Hattie Skinner, of Winsted, and Mrs. Hornbeck, of Sing Sing, N. Y., were guests of Mrs. M. A. Hall. Mrs. P. J. Hurlburt and sons and Miss Edith Perry, of Providence, R. l., were spending few days with Miss $. l.. Perry. The remains of Mrs. Crane, of New York, cousin of Mrs. G. K. Peck, were brought to Grassy Hill cemetery for interment. A. O. Randall, W. G. Kellogg and G. V. Capron returned from trip to the shore. Miss Cora Brown was visiting friends in Corn wall Bridge. The funeral of Robert Winterbottom, of Lime Rock, took place in the church in that place. MT. William Crowell, of Lime Rock, died very suddenly.
 West Cornwall-A basket picnic was held at Cream Hill lake under the auspices of the cavalry company Rev. Samuel Scoville and family of Stam. ford, were spending the week at the old homestead on Cream Hill. Miss Mary Beck gave an ice cream party to her many friends. A Cleveland and Hendricks banner was flung to the breeze. The speaking was by Prof. J. H. Hurlburt. of Lime Rock. The Brewster House was filled with sum- mer boarders. Rev. D. M. Pratt and family, of Higganum, were spending their vacation with Deacon K. D. Pratt. Miss Sadie Little, of Sheffield, was the guest of Mrs James A. Coch- rane. Mrs. Lizzie Heath. of Stock. bridge, was spending the week at her old home. Harvey J. Smith, of Min neapolis, Minn., spent Sunday with D.