Connecticut western news., 1916-09-21
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
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selllnB ore rom a prospect ulscOVef- ed by excavating for the Conn. Western railroad on the east shore of Twin Lakes.
 The Conn. Western railroad company bought an S.wheeled engine and tender for S10, 250 cash.
 pr. Stewart of Amenia opened dentistry rooms in Mrs. H. A. Harri. sons residence, Lakeville.
 The Salisbury cemetery was laid out by Wm. E. Pettee and M. L. Graham.
 West Cornwall station was con- pleted under the administration of H. W. Franklin, superintendent of the road. ). F. Bartlett was chief car. penter, and Stiles Stevens of Canaan laid the foundation.
 A new engine, the Portland. " ar rived for the Conn. Western road.
 Frederick Watson was Canaan's Judge of Probate.
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 A Grant and Wilson club was organ. ized in Norfolk, with over 70 members.
 The first of a series of camp meetings by the Second Adventists was held in the Academy, Salisbury.
 Baseball: The Mt. Algos of Kent were defeated by the Mechanics of Lakeville, IA to 102.
 It took two barrels of cider to buy a cider barrel in Goshen.
 The West Cornwall correspondent stated that "Boodle" Rogers would finish having in about six weeks, if he had good luck.
 The express office in Norfolk was broken into and $7.OO and some pack. ages taken.
 Sheffield high school opened with about 90 pupils.
 Niver 6 Daniels, Salisbury, dissolved partnership.
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 A horse belonging to Wilbur, the coal man in Salisbury, sickened and died.
 Soldiers reunion was held at Corn. wall Bridge. Hiram Bundy's horse, Salisbury, struck by locomotive a week before, died.
 Five runaway cars from East Canaan came through Canaan at breakneck speed.
 A premature blast at Davis ore bed nearly killed Thomas Monahan and Michael Keefe.
 Martin Gallagher and Mrs. James Maloney, Ore Hill. eloped. Conductor George M. Eggleson was presented with an elaborate gold badge at Winsted by the Steele Guard, the Gilbert band and citizens of Winsted.
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 Hon. Wm. H. Barnum was injured by being thrown down while standing in freight car at Lime Rock. k. w. Warner sold his hotel in Ca- naan to B. w. Bradley. and moved to Hartford, entering the livery business at Allyn street.
 Taylor Brothers bought an old mill building in Salisbury and were fitting it up for sash and blind factory.
 The Washinee Company, Salisbury, had completed their dam and were turning out superior grade of water. proof cloth.
 There were six people in Canaan whose combined ages totaled 507 years, viz.: Mrs. Fannie Cowles, 93: Mrs. Belinda s Adams. SS; Almerin Gil. lette. 83: Mrs. Flora Marvin, S2; Mrs. Mary Ferguson, S1; Dr. Miles Belden, so.
 James Morrisey, employed on Sidney Russell's farm, Wetsug, was knocked down and injured by running into the back end of moving train at Twin Lakes.
 MT. and Mrs. William Adam, Ga. naan, celebrated their golden wedding, Sept. Is. They took their wedding journey, fifty years before, in one. horse wagon to Utica, N. Y. Canaan enjoyed unusual activities in street entertainments; bear dance, a runaway, a fight, an organ grinder with monkey and the Hampton singers within two weeks.
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 The frame for the Methodist parson. age in Sheffield was raised
 Quite furry of snow fell on Mount Riga on Sunday, Sept 19. MT. and Mrs. Horace Landon, Chapin- vile, celebrated their golden wedding.
 Ashley Falls farmers were troubled with COW sucker, a young man named McGinnis, who lived just over the Con. necticut line.
 L. s. Judd remodeled Cornell & Hoyt's store in Lakeville c. E. Baldwin. West Cornwall, and little son, were dumped down an em. bankment by a frisky colt. Jospeh Mallinson, West Cornwsll, was manufacturing cider brandy in his still.
 The saw and blaming mill of Kellogg & Pierce, Cornwall, was burned to the ground; loss about S6000, no insur. aDce.
 Cornwall farmers were "crazy'' over tobacco raising.
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 A rattlesnake was killed in front of the church in Lime Rock.
 Work on the piers of the Poughkeep- sic bridge was Dropressinp