Connecticut western news., 1916-12-28
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

Forty-Gve Years Ago This Reek-fS7f
 The News issued no regular paper during holiday week-only holiday supplement-
 A special excursion to Hartford was run over the Conn. Western road.
 Norfolk people raised S25 to buy a clock for the new Conn. Western loco motive which was named Norfolk" "
 Che first regular through freight train between Millerton and Hartford, was run west one day and east the other.
 Edward l.. Wright and Miss Emma E. Gilbert of Lakeville were married Dec. 27.
 Forty -four Years Ago This Week-f572
 Ashley Falls fishermen caught IlS suckers in two hauls of net in the mill pond.
 R. Seger advertised his place, store and goods in Falls Village for sale.
 E. Butler, Corwnall Hollow, run his hand into a threshing machine and mangled the fingers.
 Canaan Valley station on the Conn. Western road was discontinued.
 Canaan's telegraph office was moved from Henry & Watson's store to the new railroad station.
 The Housatonic road added new locomotive, the O. K. Averill, to its rolling stock.
 Wallace A. Roberts was appointed agent at East Canaan's new railroad station.
 Peirce &5 Freeman bought the A. Kellogg farm in Canaan.
 B. c. Ives and Miss Fannie Corkins of East Canaan were married Dec. 25.
 Ramson F. Smith. Sharon, and J. Estella Sanford of West Cornwall, were married, Dec. 24.
 Forty three Years Ago This Week-fS73
 The News was not published holiday week.
 David E. Jones and Miss Ada Spur, both of Salisbury, were married Dec. 24.
 Horace E. Holt and Miss Carrie E. Crocker of East Canaan were married Christmas night.
 Mrs. Lydia Bigelow of Norfolk died Dec. p, aged "A.
 There were forty-four deaths in the town of Salisbury in 1873.
 k. VanDeusen, Wetaug, advertised the Averill farm for sale.
 Forty-t~o Years Ago This Wesk-fS74
 A donation party was held at Nicholas VanDeusen's, Calyton, for the benefit of Rev. J. H. Lane.
 The Sheffield Methodist church was reopened.
 Three liquor dealers in Sharon were arrested and fined for illegal selling of "Jersey lightning"
 The partnership of Bird & Burch, Ga naan Mountain, was dissolved.
 R N. Cochrsne, West Cornwall, sd. vertised his house, store and stock of merchandise for sale.
 Frank H. Smith of East Cansan and Miss Ellen R. Root of South Canaan were married at Canaan, Dec. 24.
 Forty-one Years A9o This Wssk--1575 ..
 Farmer Pulver'' of Ashley Falls was thrown from his wagon and drag. ged several rods by a runaway horse.
 An old folks concert was given in East Canaan church for the new organ fund.
 Henry Koehler purchased James Wilson's house in West Cornwall.
 Anson J. Bassett of Sheffield and Miss Cora L. Bartholomew of Ashley Falls were married.
 MT. and Ms. George Blodgett of Ashley Falls celebrated their silver wedding on Christmas eve.
 Forty Yeare Ago This ReekAfS76
 The Neutilus club held a reunion and supper at the Miller House, Lake vile.
 The tri weekly mail service to South field was superseded by daily mail.
 The night "through freight" train on the HousstOnie road was held at Great Harrington until after "The Haymakers'' concert to accommodate passengers who attended from stations south
 Rev. Hunt received $40 from dona- tion party in Clayton.
 The News published no paper Christ mas week.
 H. Stanley Barnes and Miss Isabella Rider were married in Ashley Falls, Dec. 25-
 Thirty-uiae Years Ago This Ksek-f877
 The News published no paper h0li- day week
 A new road was built to the new chapel in West Cornwall.
 MT. Rote of Sheffield mailed hun. derd postals offering a reward for his stolen horse and on returning home found the brute in COW stable where it had moved during the night.
 "That Comical Brown" showed in Canaan.
 Thirty eight Years Ago This Week-fS7S
 The News reduced its subscription price to $l. 90 year.
 Shaffer's bell ringers gave an enter. tainment in town hall Canaan.
 The News WAS issued one day earlier on account of Christmas.
 Micheal Linen of Cornwall Bridge, J. A. Bierce's hostler, dropped dead in