Connecticut western news., 1916-04-20
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week
 Culled from The News Files.

Sept. r. The following program for the public exercises of the CamI Fire of the David $. Cowles Post. G A. R., was rendered at the Town Hall Music by Canaan Glee Club. Address, of Welcome, Comrade Van Deusen Prayer by Rev. E. F. Atwood. Music, Presentation of Post flag from the Cowles family to the Post, Rev. Elisha Whittlesey. Reception of the flag Rev. Dr. Hiram Eddy chaplain of Post Music; Address by William Berry, De- partment Commander Brief addresses by Rev. E. H. Roys and others. Music. Adjournment of the invited guests tc tie Bean Bake in the Village Improve ment hall. E. F. Atwood, department chaplain; H. Eddy, chaplain; E. S. Roberts, adjutant commander Post.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Palmer, of New Haven, visited at Tobey Hill.
 Mrs. Adeline Beckley was recover. ing from an illness.
 Luman Foote was raising his house.
 Mrs Mary Bowen and daughter of Jersey City, N. J., were guests of Rev. pr. Eddy and family.
 Rev. W. J. Thomson preached in the Methodist church.
 Willard Underwood was recovering from fever.
 Mrs. Maria Adam, ot Bridgeport, was guest at the Warner House.
 The Canaan Valley Sunday school held their picnic in grove in Canaan Valley. The East Canaan Sunday school were invited to join them.
 E. R. Lorrain contracted to erect a building at Winsted which consisted of stores, the armory and skating rink.
 Rev. David Phillips and Rev. B. N. Lewis, of Falls Village, started on a drive to the CatskilIs.
 David Soule, of New Milford, pur- chased tobacco from the following named persons: Frederick Bronson, 21 cents per pound: Charles Morris, IT cents; Sabine Ives, IF; E. M. Rood, 161; pr. O. W. Camp. IS; E. s. Roberts.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Barnett were presented with six dining chairs by the ladies of the parish on the fifth an- niversary of their marriage.
 About "a of the friends of MT. and Mrs. W. H. Camp rendered them a re- ception at the Warner House.
 Warren Mcintyre, Ella Mcintyre, Mrs. Coggswell and Gardner Barnes were on the sick list
 The funeral of Miss Sophia Evitts. who died at the residence of Mrs. H. E. Bro vn, was attended from the Metho- dist church.
 George F. Bartholomew, of Ashley Falls, left a stalk of corn at The News office, measuring I31 feet in height.
 George R. Wilcox, of South Canaan, purchased the Martha Hawley farm, near Pine Grove.
 Col. J. B. Hardenbergh attended the reunion of his regiment, the S0th N. T.. V. l., at Kinsgton, N. Y.
 Falls Village-The schools began with Major Nickerson, teacher at Grassy Hill; Grace Wetheran at South Canaan; Minnie Haskell at Huntsville; {; Blanche Tobey at Lower City; Miss Adams at Beebe Hill and Alice Lee on Canaan Mountain. A Cleveland and Hendricks banner wss raised over Main street. Rev. D. M. Moore and Deacon W. ". AOiAOSS "Cio ptOoOht o0 OiiO OA- animation of the new Congregational minister at West Cornwall. pr. Emerson $ Olin, surgeon on the Cunard steamer, Gallea, was visiting friends in town. MT. Samuel Beers and wife, of New Haven, were guests of MT. A. O. Randall. James Mccullough, of Amsterdam, N. Y., sold his house in this village to A. E. Thompson, tele- phone agent.
 West Cornwall-Rev. W. H. Me- Dougall was ordained and installed us pastor of the North and West Cornwall church and society. Several farmers from Cream Hill exhibited stock at the state fair at Meridian. The village schools opened with Miss Alice New as teacher. MT. George Oldfield spent Sunday in Lee. N. D. Baldwin and John Washing caught three bass that weighed seven pounds. James Coch- rane was spending his vacation in Bridgeport. Charles Moline left for his southern home accompanied by Charles R. Smith. The sermon at the installation was preached by Rev. Timothy Dwight, of New Haven, and the ordaining prayer made by Rev. Theodore D. Woolsey of the same city.