Connecticut western news., 1917-04-12
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

olnce,AprlI seventy nve persons had moved out of Norfolk.
 Elizabeth Belden, Canaan, died April 6, aged 63.
 H. K. Hicks shot a loon cn Twin Lakes.
 Henry NJ. Whitehead purchased a quarte acre building lot of William J. Pettee on Brook Street in Lakeville for $20O.
 George ". Phelps of Mt Morris, N. Y., was made superintendent of the Conn. Western road.
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 The name of the East Sheffield post office was changed to Clayton. O. k. Barnes was postmaster. Mrs. Jacob Michaels of South Canaan, died April g, aged TO.
 Mrs. Harriet Gorham, Ashley Falls, died April II, aged 53.
 Two boys-sons of Chester Bowen and Asahel Durham, Ashley Falls were playing with an axe and Bowen cut Dunham's finger off.
 A child playing with pistol acci. dentally shot it's mother, Mrs. John Curtis of Clayton, in the hip.
 The old highway in Salisbury was re-surveyed as far north as Samuel Elliott's place. | W. Niver was awarded the contract for building the new school house in Salisbury. The price was $3, 125 above the fundation.
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 DDkA TzI. Drummond of Lakeville, fractured his arm and shoulder while playing with some boys in the barn.
 Jacob Decker of Canaan and Miss Mary E. Coons of Salisbury were married April z.
 T. L. Hart of West Corwnall moved to Sharon.
 Rev. Loomis preached his farewell serm on in Falls Village.
 Barnett & Grant opened meat market in the Barnett building, Lake. vile.
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 George T. Wilbur, son of Dewitt Q. Wilbur of Chapinville, was disfgured for life by the discharging of gun |
 Chapin's saw mill in Ashley Falls was saving into lumber over hundred logs day
 George W. Hall, Falls Village, opened store in the east rooms on the ground floor of the Citizens hall build. ing.
 Munroe Miller, Lakeville, died April 10. aged 52.
 Mrs. John D. Joyce, Chapinville, died April 10, aged 75.
 The largest blast ever made in an iron furnace in thIs part of the country in one hundred weeks was 7735 tons, made at East Canaan, up to this week, and the furnPce is still running.
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 Weible, the tailor in Salisbury, re. moved the small red building near his residence and decided to erect two. story building for the tailoring business and clothing store.
 The Holley Manufacturing Go. of Lakeville exhibited their case of cutlery made for the Centennial exposition.
 About two thirds of the stoop of the old town hall in Salisbury fell down.
 The house and barn and four horses belonging to Mrs. Daniel Crippen in sheffield were destroyed by fire.
 Lewis s. Parsons of Sheffield bought the Bullard place in the south part of the village.
 Miss Hannah Nickerson, West Corn. wall died April 9, aged "A.
 Mrs. Amelia, widow of the late Andrew Jewell of Salisbury, died at the home of her son, Oliver Jewell, April g, aged S4. Jacob Gardner, Ashley Falls, died April 12, aged 77.
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 George W. Hall, Falls Village en. larged his store capacity by moving the clothing department to the second floor.
 G. B. Gardner of Kingston, N. r., leased a window in Parsons store, Canaan, for the repairing of watches, clocks and jewelry.
 The Grey family gave an entertain ment in Canaan.
 The Van Amburgh circus and menagerie showed at Falls Village.
 Rev. J. W. Selleck was appointed pastor of the Falls Village M. E. Church.
 Walter I. Kellogg and Miss Cora E. Wetherell, both of Falls Village, were married April II.
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 Frank Egleston and William Cornell, both of Iakeyille started for Kansas to look over the country.
 N. O. Ward of Canaan was appointed superintendent of the iron business at Irondale, N. Y.
 A. T. Roraback, Canaan, detached the east ell of bis house, moved it down near the Conn. Western track and