Connecticut western news., 1916-12-14
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
Forty-hye Years Ago This Week-fsn

nection was made in front of Hawks hotel in Canton. E. T. Butler of Nor. folk drove the last spike and also threw out the first shovelful of earth when work on the road was begun. pr. Sterns's house in Norfolk was entered by colored man, Freeman, and several articles taken.
 Eggs were selling for 35 cents a dozen.
 James M Cowles, Norfolk, died Dec. l2, aged GA.
 Forty -four Years Ago This Week-f872
 The Housatonic railroad company discharged twenty per cent. of their Falls Village employees. The Washinee mill at Salisbu " re. stunned operations after weeks lay off.
 John B. Cough lectured on "Elo. quence and Orators in Winsted, Dec. 10.
 MT. and Mrs. John G. Camp, Lake. vile, celebrated their silver wedding.
 Benjamin Perkins, Lakeville, was seriously injured by the bursting of a grindstone in the Holley Mfg. Go. shop.
 A donation visit was paid to Rev. Ira Abbott, Cornwall Bridge, and $l02 Was donated.
 Forty-tbree Tears Ago This Reek-fS73
 Michael Flanagan, Ore Hill, broke his leg by slipping on the depot plat form.
 A MT. Buckingham was conducting singing schools in Canaan and neigh. boring villages.
 The grading was completed for the branch railroad to the Peirce & Law renee lime kilns at Canaan.
 Articles of Association of The Wash. inee Woolen Go, Salisbury, were pub- lished.
 Forty-two Years Ago This Keek-f874
 William Sardam and Mary A Howe of Canaan Valley were married Dec. 9.
 Susan Bowen, Ashley Falls, at. tempted suicide by taking laudanum, but was unsuccessful
 Milkman Goodsell of Salisbury dis. continued delivering milk on Sundays for the winter.
 John Wurthner and Thomas Obrien were severely burned while cleaning a boiler at the Chatfield works, Ore Hill.
 The highway bridge in Salisbury center had not been replaced since the food which carried the old one away in June, and horses were obliged to ford the icy stream.
 Peter Fritz in West Cornwall paid $3 and costs for assaulting Mrs. Fitz.
 Virgil V Bishop, Clayton, died Dec. 8, aged 90.
 Stephen J. Holt, West Norfolk, died Dec. 10, aged 80.
 Forty-one Years Ago This Week--fS75
 William Conklin and Mrs. Elizabeth Blake of Salisbury were married Dec. S..
 A high acknowledgements Adams of Salisbury built the highest school house in the state on Mt. Riga.
 James and McGee Grant of Ore Hill were severely scalded by the explosion of tank of hot cider.
 A runaway horse upset buggy and spilled David Jones and his wife of Salisbury out in the ditch at Mt. Riga. E. R. Lorrain. East Canaan, built a shop in the rear of site for a new house.
 A circulating library was started in Falls Village. Forty Years Ago This Week-f676 Julius Corbit of East Canaan dislo- cated his wrist and bruised his head by falling.
 Blacksmith Dunbar was building a two story horse in Ashley Falls.
 Thomas Stapleton, Salisbury, was crushed to death by the csving of a bank at the Davis works.
 James Martin of Lakeville was drop ped by the breaking of a windless into shaft at the Davis works twenty feet striking in water.
 l.. s. Judd and Albert Cook were associated in the butchering business in Lakeville.
 William Cooper, Norfolk, was thrown out of his milk wagon by his runaway horse near the old toll. gate, and severe ly bruised.
 The Canaan Valley school, district No. 4. had daily average attendance of B.
 Mrs. Philo Winchel, Salisbury, died Dec. 10, aged 54.
 Stiles A. Miller, Salisbury, died Dec. 9, aged 77.
 Mrs, Hiram Bundy, Salisbury, died Dec. 10, aged 67.
 Bidwell & Gillette, Salisbury marble dealers, dissolved partnership.
 Tbirty-nine Years Ago This Keek-f677
 A Second Advent preacher, Mir. Potter, performed the ceremony oi baptism by immersion at Huntsville. Three women were baptised.
 Ira s. Bunnell's horse and buggy were stolen from Fuller & Peet's shed in Canaan. Silas Rote of Sheffield also had horse stolen.
 Chauncey K. Morris, Falls Village, accepted position as master mechanic of Pittsburgh 6 Fort Wayne R. R.
 George W. Lawrence, formerly of Canaan, died at Fabions, N. Y., agec ST.
 Thirty-eight Years Ago This Wesk-f87S