Connecticut western news., 1917-08-09
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
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 burned to the ground. Cause of fire un. known. Landon S5 Co.'S. furnace at Chapin. vile was busy place, a spur track had been laid from the Conn. Western station to facilitate the shipments of iron
 0. k. Baldwin publishes an impas. stoned appeal to the farmers and their wives tn support the coming fair al Falls Village.
 Heavy showers did much damage to the roads and bridges, part of the "Blg Till" at East Canaan disappeared with the railroad track.
 Forty -four Years Ago ThiS Week-fS75
 David A. Baldwin received the ap. pointment of postmaster at New Mil ford.
 The large barn belonging to Nicholas VanDeusen burned with contents, the third time MT. VanDeusen had suffered such loss.
 The Naugatuck railroad was equipped with steel rails from Bridgeport to Waterbury.
 The island in Lake Washinee is said to have been at one time, piece of land near the end of the Chapinville trestle, which being in the way of the railroad builders was hauled out into the lake, and left there.
 Rufus Porter, at one time editor of the Scientific American, had con. structed an air vehicle capable of carrying five persons at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
 Forty-thrss Years Ago This Wesk-f574
 During recent rains in the vicinity over twelve inches of water fell in about forty hours.
 The mysterious disappearance of A. J.Wheeler a harness maker of sharon is recorded. He took his wife and child to her fathers home, packed up his tools and clothes and departed for parts unknown.
 Wolcottville was to have a news paper. It was remarked; with good management a paper would succeed there''.
 Market reports from Bridgeport quoted potatoes at 90 to 60 per bushel, eggs 25 to 30 cents per dozen, butter 80 to 32 cents per pound.
 James Fleming, an employee at the car shops in Amesville met his death by being caught in the belt on the main shaft.
 Forty-two Years Ago This Wssk-;S75
 John M. Cornell of Vernon, N. T., had purchased the furniture business l1f ~ prY nf aHa Ha to form partnership with his son-in- law MT. Hoyt, who would combine his tinware business under the name of Cornell 6 Hoyt.
 Norfolk citizens were at odds over q new cemetery, parties owning the land had forbidden it's use claiming it a part of an unsettled estae. The matter was left for the court to decide.
 James T Levi had the contract to build Dean's store at Lime Rock. 1t was to be finished in black walnut and chestnut and a model store in every respect.
 Millerton had caught the mania and was to have a spelling match. Twelve ladies had challenged tho same num- Der of gentlemen, the winner was to receive $6. % book ss prize.
 Forty-o Tears Ago This Wssk-f6
 Bidwell 6 Gillette of Litchtield had leased part of the old Peet store i'll Salisbury and arranged it for their business as marble workers.
 Lyman Cunning added a room to the west side of his store in East Canaan for the better accommodation of his clothing al d shoe department.
 N. c. Old6eld succeeded H. c. Crandall as station agent at West Cornwall.
 A list of the Salisbury taxpayers is published, only those who pay $50. or over, the rate was one cent on a dollar.
 A new rectory was being erected by the St James Episcopal church in Great Burlington, just south of the town hall.
 The farm lately occupied by Miss Susan Bennett, diseased, was adver- tised for sale by Samuel A. Bennett, of Hartford.
 Forty Years Ago This Wesk-f677
 Harry Mecrea had purchased the stock of goods in the store at Ashley Falls conducted by R. c. Taft. Luther MunsoD, a former resident of Canaan, died at Leavenworth, Kan. July 23, aged 70 years.
 Lakeville had a Juvenile Temple Lodge No. IT, Wononscopomuc, of fifty members.
 Rev G. R. Ferguson and family Of Millerton were to embark shortly for Cape Colony, Africa, where MT. Fer guson was to become a teacher in a theological seminary.
 The Conn. Western railroad was to lay three hundred ton of steel rails west from Winsted. Thirty mine Years Aqo This Wesk-fS76 |