Connecticut western news., 1917-07-19
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
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 Warmers hotel at East Canaan was reported filled with summer boarders.
 Goal was selling in West Cornwall for eight dollar ger ton and people weIe putting in their winter supply.
 Charles McEiroy of Chapiayille died July 20, aged 70 years.
 The Salisbury Savings Society re- ported 1900 deposit9rs, amount de. posited S555, 900 an increase of SS5, ,000 over the previous year.
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 St. Andrews Episcopal church at Kent was completed aud ready for ser. vices.
 A new schoolhouse at East Canaan was just finished.
 "NIr Humphreys" of Canaan was prepared to furnish new music from stock on order at the lowest figures.
 J. k. Shepard's new tannery at West Norfolk was nearing completion, the citizens were so rejoiced over It that a big dance was advertised to dedicate the building.
 Horace WincAell of Lakeville died aged 76 years. J. A. Dresser, bookkeeper for the Washinee Company Salisbury moved to West Stockbridge to take a similar position at the Leet Ore bed.
 forty three Years Ago This Wesk-f674 New Milford had SIG, 900 subscribed towards a system of water works, only ] $6, ,00O more was needed to assure the project.
 A fine new large barn was built on the Watson place, Canaan. 1 6 Much space is given to an account of second big fire m Chicago, where there was a loss of B. 800, 900 worth of property.
 Falls Village was much agitated over the temperance question, a correspon. dent deplored the lack of "a vigorous temperance policy".
 Residents on the Main street, Canaan were grading the street laying cross. walks and bridging the space between the highway and their front yards.
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 Cornwall and Sharon voted to rebuild Swift's bridge.
 Ashley Falls new cemetery was completed and lots were offered for sale.
 Miss Hattie A. Lawrence of Barring. ton and Charles MacGregor of Harlem, N. Y., were married July 21 at Bar. rIngton.
 Congregationalists of Sheffield to the number of l80 picniced at Twin Lakes requiring 30 teams to transport the party.
 Norfolk correspondence told of the many benefactions received by that town from the BatteIl family. i Forty-one Years Ago This Wssk-f876 1 Roscoe .. Taft was building an addi. tion to the Thurston store at Ashley i Falls.
 Eggleston & Selleck of Salisbury were buying quantities of Western i grain, to grind at their mill, local supply being insufficient. An extra train was run from East Canaan to accommodate those attend l ing the confirmation service at the Catholic church in Lakeville on Sun. day.
 I. N. Bartram of sharon was super intending the building of an addition to the state prison at Middletown. ! Mrs. H. P. Tracy of Elmwood, III. was spending the summer with her mother Mrs. E. A. Sedgwick in Corn. wall Hollow.
 New Milford Was greatly disturbed ! by numerous burglaries.
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 In those days it was the custom to advertise delinquent subscribers, ten names were published W ith the amount of subscription due.
 Ada McIntrye was the owner of bullet that presented her with an egg that measured seven and one half | inches in circumference. ! The Litchfield ArchdeaconIy was organized at Christ church, Canaan with Rev. Elisha Whittlesey as Arch deacon.
 Comstock 6 Boiney were advertising their skill as makers of concrete walks.
 The Housatonic railroad was laying steel rails expecting to get as far up as New Milford before winter.
 Thirty-nins Years Ago This Reek-fS7S | Warren Mcintyre was erecting a new blacksmith shop in the rear of his resi-. dence on Railroad street. Whiting G. Kellogg and Harlan P. Morse were ordained as deacons at the South Canaan church the Sun day previous.
 William Sardam's barn at Canaan Valley was totally destroyed by fire, loss estimated at S2,00O, insurance. The shoe and corset lace shop at Southfield of Walter &5 Booth. as we'll as the shop of the Berkshire Whip Go. were rushed with orders. The iron furnsce at Cornwall Bridge was once more in blast after being for a long time idle.
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