Connecticut western news., 1917-05-24
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

Fortj-fr Years Ago Tnis Week-f672
 The Washinee Company of Salisbury installed 301 inch Leffel water wheel.
 Dexter Brothers erected photograph tent OH the green near the church in Salisbury.
 Seventy men were employed build. ing the railroad shops in Falls Village.
 Milo B. Richardson of Lime Rock and Miss Nellie O. Miner of Falls Vii. lage were married May 23.
 Lee Ostrom and Miss Mary Burgess of Lime Rock were married May 22.
 Mary Norton, Lime Rock. died May 22, aged 62.
 Forty-four Years Ago This Week-f675
 Rev. Mir. Johnson, of the Salisbury Episcopal church, returned from a trip to Bermuda.
 Dr. B. S. Thompson of New York located in Salisbury, with an office in the Russell hotel.
 Charlie Ford of Falls Village broke his arm while playing at school.
 Amesville school house was being remodeled.
 A carload of F horses was brought to Falls Village by J. B. Bissell of Ohio, and offered for sale.
 G. l.. Bramble was the new station agent at Norfolk.
 Albert l.. Strong, formerly of Ash. ley Falls and Miss Mary E. DeWolf of Vail, Iowa, were married May 2l. Forty-th Years Ago This Hssk-fS74
 A young COW, owned by s. Miller of Salisbury. became seriously choked with turnip.
 The Catholic people of Lakeville presented Rev. Father Sheffrey with a horse and carriage. ......
 A lot of fine young shade trees were set out along Washinee street, Sails bury. r..
 A substantial fence of stone and poles was being built by Eugene Wolfe of Salisbury along the Barrack matiff highway.
 A light furry of snow fell May 90.
 Mrs. Lyman King. Clayton, died May IS, aged 49. ... ......
 A new steam saw mill was installed in the Rood & Allyn quarries at Hast Canaan to be used in supplying the marble for the capitol at Hartford.
 Mrs. Betsy Franklin of Canaan died May l9, aged T9.
 Lucy E.. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Elliott of Salisbury, died, May 2I, aged l9.
 Alice R. Huntley, Lakeville, died May 21, aged 22. ...
 Forty-two Years Ago This Wssk-.S75
 James X. Ford of Falls Village and Miss Emma A. Owen of sharon were married May IS.
 An old folks concert was given in Falls Village. ..
 From 5000 to 1000 pounds of news paper was being turned out in Mill River and shipped from Ashley Falls, by John Carroll. -f7s
 Mrs. Edward Barton. Salisbury, died May 24, aged 29.
 Forty-ons Years Ago This Kssk-fS76
 Five peopls, Mr. and Mrs. John Sherwood, Mir. and Mrs. George Sher- wood and Charles Sherwood were bap- tized by immersion in Moore Brook, Salisbury, by Rev. MT. Roberts of Washington Hollow, N. Y.
 The V. I. A. of Salisbury arranged a "bee" and built gravel sidewalks from John Walton's place north to the village. "#|
 Miles T. Granger of Canaan succeeded Judge Foster as judge of the supreme court.
 W. A., Dean moved his mercantile business into his new store in Lime Rock.
 Murray A. Brown and Lucie O. Miner of Falls Village were married May IS.
 Forty Years Ago This Wssk-rS77
 The Canaan V. I. A. set out about dozen trees on School street.
 A son of Nathaniel O. Ward of Canaan, II years old, died at John R. Wards, May 22.
 O. Curtiss of Sheffield celebrated his eightieth birthday by family reunion May IT.
 Captain Charles Burrall died in Falls Village May 24, aged 90.
 Martin Decker of Salisbury died May "A, aged 6o. Thirty-Hine Years Aqo This Kssk-f875
 4 walk was made from Pine Grove camp ground to the railroad station.
 There were ten cases of diphtheria in East Canaan. ., N...#
 James Reel of Canaan was consider. ably burned about the face and hands by the premature explosion of powder in the Peirce, Lawrence & Go. lime quarry.
 Pedestrians Tripp and Bishop of Millerton held walking match in Sharon and Tripp won the purse. . A fine monument was placed in the burial lot of the late Charles Barnes, in the East Canaan cemetery
 Frank Richardson of Salisbury, ex- postmaster and proprietor of variety store, "folded his tent and stole aWayD