Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
RECORD OF 1915
News of the Old Year Culled from The
 News Files.
JANUARY i


 tigating conditions at the railroad station, in response to tip from tho Public Utilities Commission. En- gineer Elwell, of the commission, also was in town.
 Community Sunday brought out an increased attendance in all the churches.
 Bordens began cutting ice.
 Mrs, J. H. Roraback gave delight ful victrola concert at her home, for the church re shingling fund.
 Mrs. s. J. Hamm celebrated her Soth birthday anniversary.
 Walter King Stone, the artist, closed up his home, Irwin Doors, " and went with his family to New York state for three months stay. ... Miss Camp announced the second term of her dancing class. Judge Roraback and daughter Cath crime attended Governor IIolcomb's in- auguration. JAN. II.
 Mrs. Lyman Dunning died, in her ssth year. Union Brotherhood supper was held in Christ Church parish house. Town Clerk Fuller reported that the town had 60 births, 35 marriages and 27 deaths during 1914. | Ed. $. Pease purchased the Weddie house on Railroad street for $S50.
 Miss Mary J. Peck died in East Ca- naan, aged 79. JAN. 2I. .... .
 H. H. Scutt bought the Phil 0rben barber shop in the Hotel Canfield. The engagement of Allyn Fuller and Miss Florence Nj. Hall, of Ashley Falls, was announced.
 Elihu Donalds and wife celebrated the 30th anniversary of their marriage. JAN. 2S.
 Mrs. Celestine Beauj0n, mother of Charles Besuion of Canaan, died in Lenox, aged 7S.
 The Falls Village Inn was trans- ferred from Martin Langs to William Parlett, of East Lee. Miss Finnegan's dancing class gave u reception in Town Hall.
 FEBRUARY 4.
 Ovid Gillette, who was in Florida, wrote home that he intended to make trip in flying boat. Sheriff C. c. Middlebrooks, of Win sted, was appointed U. s. marshal for Connecticut. FEB. II.
 Canaan Methodists, at quarterly con ference. unanimously ask to have Rev. Mir Travis returned here. Ossip Gabrilovitsch was the attraction at Mrs. Bridgman's Lincoln concert in Norfolk.
 Roy Laffargue was recognizing the Canaan Boy Scouts.
 Judge George W. Ford was a speaker at the banquet of the Great Burlington Board of Trade.
 l.. J. Nickerson was elected Grand Masons.
 Seneca Strong fell through thin ice into the Housatonic river. while fish ing at Ashley Falls.
 FEB IS. - T. O. Roraback was reelected warden of the fire district, after a spirited con | test.
 Judge John H. Light addressed the union brotherhood at the banquet in East Canaan.
 A sneak thief stole $l30 from Mrs. Ella Carter's residence on West Main street.
 FEB. 25.
 Canaan Business Mems Association voted that the annual banquet for 1915 be abandoned.
 4 large crowd filled the Masonic lodge room, to hear Past Grand Master Edgar H. Parkman lecture on George Washington as Mason.
 Postmaster Roberts attended the bgn- quet of the Postmasters' Associationa at Washington, on Washington's birthday.
 MARCH 1.
 The Pilgrim church ladies gave Cafeteria supper" which was de- lightful affair.
 The Hose Company gave supper in Odd Fellows Hall, to those who assisted in making their minstrel show a suo- cess.
 MARCH II. John Kane, veteran fagman at the O. N. E. crossing on Church street, died of pneumonia, aged 69.
 Midnight fire in one of Judge Rora- backs tenements, occupied by George Fields, created some excitement. Wires were being strung for electric ally lighting the Twin Lakes colony.
 q. B. Gardner, former Canaan jeweler, died at his home in Coxsacltie, aged 62. Mrs. Emma Merchant died, aged 52. MARCH IS.
 Charles H. Gillette, native of Oa- naau, brother of Mrs Katherine K. Brown and Mrs. s. O. Beckley, died in Joliet Illinois, aged 70.
 Four buildings, including Kair's grocery store, were destroyed by fire in Mill River.
 Mrs. J. l.. Parsons and daughter left for California. MARCH 2b.
 Fire caused by rats or squirrels did considerable damage to the Bullard house, owned by the Misses Granger. Dwight E. Dean celebrated the 50th