Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
Forty five Years Aqo This Week-tS72

FoTt -Hve TedFS Ago FhfS Week-T6/Z
 The site for the state Capitol was purchased by the people of Hartford for S6CO, ,000.
 Two men attempted to burglarize Glens' store in Salisbury but did not get in. bury to Falls Village, Lakeville and Lime Rock was re opened on account of dissatisfaction with the railroad mail service. The Washinee mills in Salisbury were running full blast on cloths for A. T. Stewart, New York.
 Dr. Knight lectured on his trip to California, in Lakeville hall.
 Mrs. A. Bunce of Canaan Valley gave her three boys. age to II, to the | Hancock Shakers.
 Forty -four Years Ago This Week-f673 J. K. Shepard commenced to erect his new tannery in West Norfolk. William Shaw broke his arm while attempting to run belt on pulley at the knife shop in Lakeville.
 Gov. Holley, Lakeville, began the building of large double residence near pr. Knights in Lakeville.
 William Miles of Salisbury and Miss Georgie Werden of Lakeville were married March IS.
 Ralph Little and J. Benjamin erected a shingle, lath and saw mill on an ex. tensive tract of woodland in the west ern part of Sheffield.
 The will of Thomas A. Stiles, who died in Salisbury, was contested by Robert Ball.
 Forty three Years Ago This Week-fS74
 John Watson of Canaan was taken to the insane retreat at Middletown.
 Henry Ward Beecher lectured in Winsted on "The Wastes and Burdens of Life.
 Gager Brothers, Sharon, made an assignment.
 The cases of Horace Landon vs. A. P. Briggs, John O'Hara vs. Milo Harris and William Howard vs. E. B. Withe- rell were tried in the district court in Falls Village
 Forty 1.-Two Years Ago This Week-.S75
 Salisbury and Chapinville depots were burglarized the same night.
 Noah Rogers of West Cornwall went to Bridgeport to engage in the mercan- tile business.
 Lee Ensign, formerly of Lime Rock accepted position in the office of the Washburn Car Wheel Co.,, in Hartford.
 Mrs. Margaret Sanford, East Canaan, died March 12, aged 55. | Tnhn P pna1 lsnI March 15, aged 7S.
 Miss Flora Post, Falls Village, died March l2, aged S5.
 Mrs. Negus in Salisbury advertised for boarders at $4. h0 week.
 Forty-One YearssAgo This Wsek--fS76
 A barn belonging to Patrick Francis of Town hill, Salisbury, was burned down.
 At a special town meeting ia Salis- 1 bury it was voted to hold centennial celebration on July 1. Elaborate pre- parations were made, officers elected, speakers chosen, etc.
 A house belonging to the water power company and occupied by Michael Smith, Falls Village, was burned down.
 Miss Mary Fish, Salisbury, died March II, aged 76.
 s. O. Beckley, Canaan, advertised his stock of goods and store fixtures for sale.
 Forty Years Ago This Week-f677
 J. O. Brinton's barn, on Brinton hill, Falls Village, was raised from its foundation by the wind, turned upside down and dropped in the middle of the road.
 Miss Lettie Tripp and Henry O.. Clark of Sheffield were married.
 John Cahill, Salisbury, was nearly killed by bucket of stone falling on him when stoning up we'll.
 w. F. Sackett, wagon maker of Shef- field, moved to Clayton.
 Dr. Silas R. Kellogg, Sheffield, died March 13, aged 77.
 Thirty-nine Tears Ago This Wsek-f67S
 Edward O. StoIm and Miss Hattie B. White of Huntsville were married March 12.
 Farmers were blowing and making gardens.
 George E. Beebe and Miss Mary A. Roys of East Canaan were married March 10.
 Mrs. Julia Shuckerow, Canaan, died March 12, aged 97.
 A. M. Durham of Ashley Falls was in Texas.
 A second series of the Love and Mil Ter temperance meetings was being held in several villages.
 Thirty y-eight Years Ago This Heek-fS79
 George A. Randall bought out Halls clothing store at Falls Village. A. Herman, South Canaan, was stricken with a shock while walking to Canaan. ID M C.u-- EnlIn Nillnnn rnnniuad