Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week CuIled from The News Files.
 1884

1884 August 6. MT. $. A. Weaver and family, of New Hartford were camp. ing at Twin Lakes.
 Miss Lucia Meiggs, of New York, was the guest of Miss Sara A. Eddy. Mrs. M. K. Belden was recovering from a severe illness.
 Dr. w: H. Crocker, of .Ancram, N. r.. was in town for few days
 Judge Hitchcock, of Winsted, visited Frederick Watson.
 Miss Emma Rodemeyer went to Bethel for an extended visit.
 Rev. w. s. Winans Jr., of Katonah, N. r., preached in the M. E. church.
 ThirGy families were occupying cot tages at Pine Grove.
 c. B. Johnson and brother, of New town, were camping at Twin Lakes.
 Miss Louise Bragg, Mary Parsons and Ila Freeman visited at Mrs. Austin SpauldinG's, in Norfolk.
 Rev. Elisha Whittlesey and family were spending the summer at "The Grove.n
 In a match game of baseball between Canaan and Clayton, the lineup was as follows: Canaan-Young, Kegler, Peirce, Weaver, Barnum, Brown, Scott, Shuckerow and Shields. Clayton Ferguson, Whalen, Mcintyre, Curtiss, Green, Barnes, E. Davis, Johnson and J. Davis.
 Arthur Freeman, Robert Peirce and Henry Ives pitched their tent at Twin Lakes. Asa Bartholomew, George Beebe and Irving Barnes were also of the party.
 Mrs. David P Warmer and daughter Eva, of Durham, were guests of Horace Barnum
 The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beckley, of New York, was celebrated at the summer home of their son. h. law, Hon. s. Hastings Grant, at Piermont, N. Y.
 Rev. Thomas Bonsall, of Gold Springs, Long Island, preached in Christ Church.
 F. B. Young, G. B. Gardner and W. l.. Brown were in camp as Twin Lakes.
 Mrs. George l.. Parsons was visiting at Hopkins Candee's, in Sheffield.
 Differs cornet septet arrived in Nor folk. The musicians were the same as in the past two seasons.
 Mr. and Mrs A. A Hubbard at. tended the funeral of Mrs. Hubbard's sister, Mrs. Charles Newton, at Win- chester Center.
 Mrs. H. H. Coggswen had fnchsia containing 50 blossoms and 64 buds.
 Frederick Watson, who was recover ing from long illness, was able to en- joy carriage drive.
 Rocco Laraja, the we'll known violin player from Pittsfield, visited his par ents in Italy, and was draftsd as g con- script in the Italian army.
 Falls Village-George w. Hall and wife were at the seashone. James Orr, who had been clerk in Halls store for a year, accepted position with Griggs 6 Chapin, Lakeyille. Wickwire's saloon was entered by burglars and $l4 taken The verdict of self defense was rendered in the trial of Edward Halsted for the murder of Andrew German. Barnum, Richardson & Go. B foundry at Lime Rock burned, loss $l5, GOO and cause unknown.
 West Cornwall-At a society meet ing held in the chapel it was decided to give Rev. W. IL McDougall a call. Mrs. Stevens, of Brookfeld, was visit ing her son, Earl Stevens. Mrs Charles D. Blinn and family, of New Milford, spent week with her father, Deacon R. R. Pratt. Mrs. Sidney Marshall, of Iowa, former resident of West Corn. wall, was the guest of Mrs. Isaac Marsh. A meeting of the ladies of the Benevo- lent society was held to appoint com mittee to purchase an organ for the chapel. A Cleveland and Hendricks banner was flung to the breeze with ap- propriate ceremonies, Samuel Gledhill and family of Bridgeport were boarding at the Mansion House. Miss Annie Yutzler, of Bridgeport, was spending her vacation at her Cornwall home. Mrs. Houston Cochrane and daughter were the guests of Miss Annie Wilson and Miss Nellie Gregory at Long Hill. Rev. Wayland Spaulding and family, of Poughkeepsie, were spending their vacation in town.