Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

Fortt five Years Ago Tns Week-fS72s The railroad bridge to the shops in Amesville was finished.
 A. F. Roberts of Lakeville and Miss Minerva Candee of Sharon were married May 29.
 William Kane and Miss Mary Chapin were married in Ashley Falls May 29. James B. McCarrick of Lakeville, aged 57, committed suicide by hanging himself to tree.
 J. K. Shepard's tannery in West Norfolk was turning out about 360o sheep skins a week.
 J. s. New, formerly baggage master at Canaan and station agent at Lenox Furnace, was made frieght conductor on the Housatonic road.
 A. T. Roraback, Canaan, seceeded from the law office of J. B. Harden. bergh, secured rooms on the second floor of F. O. Cummings building, and started law office of his own. A ive.horse-power steam pump was installed at Ashley Falls for pumping water for the locomotives.
 Forty-four Years Ago This Wsek-1S75
 Freeman Rossman of Canaan was killed by the cars on a crossing at Bain Corners, N. Y.
 The place known as Bradley's hall, in Falls Village, was sold to T. Tucker.
 John Hayes, Canaan, died May 31, aged 38.
 J. L. Merwin established feather. bed renovatiug machine near the har- ness shop in Falls Village.
 The new school house in Amesville was completed.
 Forty-thres Years Ago This Week-f674
 The telegraph office at Salisbury depot was opened for business
 A little son of W. Manvel of Corn. wall coughed up a tack which he swallowed several weeks before.
 A highway bridge over the Whiting river, pear the big fill tunnel in East Canaan, was built to replace the one washed away.
 MT. and Mrs. John G. Landon of ChapinviIle celebrated their wooden wedding May 26.
 Rowley & Gilbert of Sharon dissolved partnership. @-.e
 Lee P. Dean and Miss Seraph E Maltbie, both of Falls Village, were married May 27.
 A boot and shoe shop was opened in Fuckers block, Falls Village, by George Peet.
 Forty-two Years Ago This Wsek-..875
 Carpenter Adams took the contract to build school house, Is \ 24, in the Riga district, Salisbury.
 Lime Rock church was entered by burglars but nothing taken.
 The Red Star base ball club of Falls Village played the Hickorys of West Cornwall and were beaten 51 to 15.
 Hosea Gardner of Clayton died, aged 65. l. The cornerstone of the Catholic church in Lakeville was laid May 27.
 William Stoddard of West Cornwall ldied May 27, aged 87. .-
 Forty-one Years Ago This Week-fS76
 Rudolph Bailey of Salisbury escaped from Litchfeld jail and came home.
 George Thompson's store in Canaan Valley was destroyed by fire.
 Moore O. Jewell of Salisbury died May 2S, aged 29. -#....
 Charles A. Hollister of Salisbury died May 25, aged 63. ....4...
 Henry Burtch of Sheffield died May 3. aged 5. .....
 Forty Years Ago This Wssk-fS77
 Emma Georgie, only daughter of George and Mary Capron, Falls Vil- lage, died May 26, aged years.
 G. W. Hall opened branch store in Amesville.
 Ed. VanDeusen of Salisbury, in a beastly state of intoxication,. drove up behind Henry Clark's wagon, while driving in Chapinville, locked wheels and capsized in the ditch, where he laid unconscious for an hour.
 Frederick keed of Sharon and Miss Jennie E. Strong of Lakeville were married May 30.
 Thirty mine Years Ago This Week-f87S
 Sixty pounds of pork, some cider and a bedquilt were stolen from the house of Benjamin Hawley in Canaan Valley.
 The Lakeville Steamboat Go. was formed, the business of which was to run excursion boats on Lake Wononsco. pomuc.
 Martha M. Granger, Canaan, died May %, aged 90.
 Mrs. Luman Hadsell of Hadsell street died May 24, aged 61.
 Amy Stone's theatrical troup came to financial collapse at Falls Village.
 William H. Hart and Hattie B. Bartlett were married in Falls Village May 29.
 Thirty ty-eight Years Ago This Week-f579
 A meeting called in Canaan to con- slider the purchase of fire hose was attended by no one and nothing was done.
 Fred Spaulding resigned his position as ticket agent at Canaan. and returned