Connecticut western news., 1917-07-05
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
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M. Knickerbooker advertises that he has opened a new lumber yard at North Canaan Depot" for the sale of lumber, hardware, grain, paints, oils "All goods delivered when so ordered".
 The new Union station had been raised and it was said it would be an honor to the railroads building the structure.
 The citizens of Lakeville were in. vited to meet at the Savings bank Saturday evening to consider new side walks and bridge.
 A four foot circular saw was installed in the saw mill at Ashley Falls, to be driven by a Capron turbine water wheel of large size.
 An effort was being made to divide Litchfield county into judicial districts. Winsted. New Milford and Falls Vii. lage had been named as places for hold. ing the court sessions but there were some thaf preferred Canaan June. tion" to Falls Village because of it being more accessible by railroad.
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 Mrs. Lydia Pierce of Lime Rock died June 29, aged 7S.
 A new bell weighing 2049 pounds was successfully hung in St. Johns Episcopal Church tower in Salisbury, July 5.
 R. Seger of Falls Village announces closing out sale of his entire stock of | general merchandise.
 Garry Richards died July. 1, at Ash. ley Falls, aged 60 years.
 In the Bridgeport market report we find potatoes quoted at $l.o0 per bushel, butter 2S cents a pound. eggs 21 to 27 cents dozen, cheese 10 to l6 cents pound.
 | The first number of The Winsted Press, an eight page paper appeared.
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 In Ashley Falls at a special town meeting it was voted to raise $l200 to build a new school house to replace the one recently destroyed by the tornado. l Deacon Willis Gibbs of West Corn wall was found drowned in the Houss- tonic river near his house, the jury found a verdict of "sels drowning, caused by insanity.
 A. A. Hubbard took the place of George Olds as baggag, master at the station for the Housatonic railroad. Mir. Olds was promoted to be conduc. tor of the extra train.
 Falls Village citizens, at largely attended meeting, adopted resolutions against granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the community.
 Mrs. James Ford died at West Corn wall July 3, aged S2 years, the mother of eleven children, seven of whom attended the funeral.
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 Thomas Riley, a brakeman on the ore train of the Conn. Western, acci- dentally fell under ne nt the cars, one truck passed over bpth ankles bat no bones were broken.
 Farmers in Ashley Falls report see- ing numbers of tine Colorado beetle or potato bug, they thought them q filthy looking iLsect. Considerable space is devoted to the description of me bug an.l proposed remedies for its extermin ati.n. E. W. Spurr was building fine barn at Falls Village. John $. Lane's new house was receiving coat of paint as we'll as tse house of F. M. Olin. Extremely hot weather is reported, the mercury ranging from 90 to 100 degrees in the shade.
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 The Soda Springs Hotel in Sheffield 7 was totally destroyed by fire. Only small part of the furniture was saved.
 Salisbury celebrated the first hun. dred years of these United States by de. voting July Fourth to an all day pro. gram. A parade half a mile long, an historical sketch by ex. .GovernorHolle an original poem by pr. H. M. Knight, an oration by D. J. Warner, Esq. The evening fireworks were seriously inter. fered with by sudden storm.
 During the storm at Salisbury the carriage in which Frank VanDeusen and his wife were sitting was blown over but neither Of the occupants was seriously injured.
 William Sims died, at East Canaan June 26, aged 67 years.
 Samuel Preston died at Ashley Falls June 12, aged S6 years.
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 Ashley Falls school closed. Twelve pupils were neither absent or tardy. Fannie Ferris, Cora Chapin, Jane Moore, Grace Moore, Ida White, Kate Heaton, Frank Parmalee, John Parma. lee, Samuel Best, Egbert Ashley, Mary Reel and George Abbott.
 Walter D. Ferris of New Milford and Miss Maggie Jennings of Falls Will lage were married June 16, at New | Milford.
 'Another Dr. Welch'', was reported | as coming to Norfolk to practice with his uncle, Dr. William Welch.
 Fast trains were reported on the | Housatonic railroad that would allow you to lunch in Canaan and deliver |