Connecticut western news., 1917-03-22
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.


 It was three above zero in Norfolk, March 20.
 Mrs, Henry Mayo, Salisbury, died, aged 36.
 J. N. VanDeusen, produce dealer, decided to remove his base of opera. tions from Millerton to Chapinville, April &.
 Eli Webster was made an elector in Salisbury at the age of 92.
 D. W. Stone, Lakeville, was thrown from load of wood as it capsized and injured but no bones were broken.
 John B. Cough lectured in Winsted on Twill it pay ?''
 N. Negus moved his family to Sails. bury and opened barber shop and eat ing saloon.
 The Landon X Co. furnace at Chapinville was blown out, having made 500 tons of pig iron in sixteen weeks.
 Three fiocking mills were running in the establishment of the Connecticut Western Flocking and Shoddy Co.,, at Hammertown Ives x Ackermaa were the prOprietors.
 Andrew J. Wheeler and Miss Sarah Whitford of sharon were married.
 The mills in Norfolk were all stop ped for want of water.
 Michael Moran, Salisbury, died March 22, aged 26.
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 Dr. Griswold of Cream Hill sold his farm to Capt. Wright of Canaan.
 To date there had been l20 days of continuousssleighing
 Barnum Richardson Co.,, Lime Rock. were turning out car wheels at the rate of about eighty day.
 Judge Granger, Canaan, purchased the house and store known as the Dr. Camp property.
 k P. Hunt sold his farm in Canaan to Chester Deming of South Canaan.
 Mrs. Louis w. Lake, sharon died March l6, aged 7I.
 Harry D.. Austin, Sheffield, died March F, aged S9.
 Edgar Shears and Miss Anna Nj. Clark of Sheffield were married March I9.
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 The News office was moved from the old town hall, Salisbury, to the brick Academy building March 21.
 Dr. A. A. Wright of Canaan broke his leg by falling through an open trap. door at patients house in East Ca. naan.
 Theodore Thomas' orchestra played at concert at Winsted.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sullivan J. Butler of Norfolk celebrated their silver wed. ding.
 The millinery store building belong. ing to F. M. Olin, Falls Village, was destroyed by fire.
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 Mercury in Salisbury therometers stood eight below zero Monday morn- ing, March 22. Dr. Averill, Falls Village, acciden- tally shot himself in the leg, with pistol which was in his pocket.
 Seth Walton of LakeviIle was strick- en with a paralytic shock while trim. ming an apple tree, and fell head first in the snow.
 Thirteen weeks of good sleighing was the record for the past winter.
 Ex Governor Holley was confined to his house with sickness.
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 Griswold Humphrey and Miss Sabra Marvin were married in Canaan, March 22.
 John Wardwell of Salisbury returned from a several months visit to Florida. 1 J. B. Hardenbergh was nominated by the democrats and A. T. Roraback by the republicans, for senator of the 17th district.
 Rev. Lyman Warner of East Hart. land purchased the Capt. Lyman farm about a mile north of Salisbury, and expected to more there soon.
 J. l.. Pease and Judge D. J. Warner of Salisbury returned from trip to Florida, and the Judge declared that he wouldn't give fifteen cents for the whole state. Eliada Peck, Sheffield, died, aged S2.
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 George R., 4-years. son of Will. liam B. Rudd, Lakeville, died March 21.
 David Scott, Wetaug, sold his crop of 1900 pounds of tobacco at fifteen cents pound.
 Kings old stand-a venerable pile of rottenness," in Sharon, was utterly consumed by fire. Cephas B. Cook, South Canaan, died March 20, aged fl. Mrs. Mary Richardson, Salisbury, died March 23, aged 71. Thirty-nine Years Aqo This Ksek-f676 Salisbury had over thousand sign CTS of the pledge ss a result of the Murphy temperance meetings.
 An amateur telephone was put up between Camps drug store and the i barber shop in Cummings block, Ca- naan.
 Henry Pulver of Sharon died March 22. aged 6b.