Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned iron
 the Early Files of The News.

Freeman Nosburgh and Mir. Curtiss of Salisbury bought building lots east of the Episcopal church and com menced building houses.
 Stage-driver Austin celebrated the twelfth anniversary of the beginning O his stage route between Millertop and Falls Village, in which time his team covered the road 74SS times.
 MT. and Mrs. F. c. Grant, Lakuville, celebrated their wooden wedding.'
 William Preston of Falls Village was accidentally shot in the head by Al mond Thorp of Lime Rock while hunt ing foxes.
 Clark Heady, Norfolk, died Jan. 27, aged 90.
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 The postottice at North Norfolk was discontinued.
 The c. H. Reyes place in Mill River was destroyed by fire.
 A team belonging to William Shields of Canaan was stolen from in front of Bradley's hall, Falls Village, after a dance.
 West Cornwall shipped 1700 cans of milk during the month of January.
 The official board of the Canaan NJ. E. church advertised a donation visit to tn, ir pastor, Rev. J. H. Lane, to be held Feb. II.
 Forty three Years Ago This Week-fS74
 A "crazy drunk" marched through the East Canaan streets with his coat off, swinging 1nife, bowling, and frightening ihe residents.
 Two fishermen, named Choulet and Shula, broke through the ice on Ga nsam mountain pond. The latter got out but the former was drowned.
 The contract was let for the building of creamery at Sheffield, by the Farmers Milk Go.
 The proprietors of tho Old Hill ore bed in Salisbury divided upward of $50, ( co, a dividend of ll5 per cent.
 Mrs. T. l.. Norton, Lakeville (duugh. tel u. Ee1. Dr. Reid of Stli ibury) died Jan. 29,aged 29. Walter Mahoney, an employee of Barnum Richardson Co.,. East Canaan, boarded a passenger train at Canaan, refused to pay his fare, was put of the train between the stations, slipped on the ice and broke his leg.
 The house belonging to Charles Sage in Sheffield was destroyed by fire.
 Rev. I. P. Powell resigned as pastor of East Canaan church.
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 James Hoysradt of Salisbury shot a wild cat on East mountain.
 The Ashely Falls depot was broken into and about dollar in charge taken.
 Cora, an eight-years-o old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Henry Whitman of Lake vile, died Jan. 27. A load of sleighriders from Canaan made the night hideous and stole a blanket and lap robe from Dr. Granger's sleigh, in Ashley Falls. There had been five continuous weeks of sleighing to date.
 The Norfolk Savings Bank assets were advertised to be sold at auction by the receivers.
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 Myron Andrus of Ashley Falls DOhSii d hO" pun Ol bOOlB duNl n utW axe, went home, put on the boots and went out to chop some wood. A mis. directed blow cut off the end of one boot and three of his toes.
 William Jones of Lakeville suffered slight shock of apoplexy
 The question of building a road around Lake Wononscopomac in Lake, vile was being agitated
 A tenement house belonging to Frank Reed and occupied by Milo VanAlsyne in West Cornwall, was destroyed by fire.
 III. W. Thorp of Salisbury died Jan. 3l, aged 63.
 Frank VanDeusen and Miss Emma VanDeusen, both of Canaan, were mar. ried at Millerton, Jan. 3l.
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 H. O. Crandall of Bridgeport, form. erly of West Cornwall, bought the Herman property in Falls Village.
 The Salisbury Village Improvement association gave a sleigh-ride 10 sharon and return, seventeen teams partici pating. A supper and dance in the evening followed.
 The Norfolk freight depot was broken into and several gallons of whiskey stolen.
 Charles Hanchett of Falls Village went to Orange, N. J., to work in hat shop.
 Ambrose Clark of Salisbury returned from a trip to Iowa.
 Mrs. Joseph Huggins, Sheffield, led Jan. 29, aged co.
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 W. M. Deming of Canaan went to Brooklyn to enter the photographing business.
 John Ten Eyck, the murderer of MT. and Mrs. Stillman of Sheffield, was ar raigned before Judge Colt in Plttsfield. He pleaded not guilty.