Connecticut western news., 1917-02-15
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.

Forty. five Years Ago This Wsek-fS72
 Harvey Durham, Ashley Falls, died Feb. l3, aged so.
 William Preston, Falls Village, died Feb. II, aged 90.
 project was started 10 build a rail road from the big fill between Norfolk and East Canaan o Stockbridge to con. meet with the Lee x Hudson railroad.
 Frank Crippen opened coffin ware room in Sheffield. The Frenchman, Bicn, who broke into Lyman Dunning's store in East Canaan in December, was sentenced to two years in state prison at the Super for Court in Litchfield.
 John H. Landon was appointed post. master at Chapinville
 Alderman Ives and Miss Lucy NJ. Roys of East Canaan, were married.
 forty-four Years Ago This Week-fS73
 The married people of Lakeville took sleighride to Chapinvi,le, and supper at the Miller House on their return.
 Rev. W. A. Johnson of Salisbury was injured by being run into by boys on hand sled at Amenia Union.
 H. B. Chapin, Ashley Falls, added a new planer to his mill equipment
 Edgar c. Armstrong and Sarah k Owen, both of Salisbury, were married Feb. 12.
 The gun shop and Empire hoe factory in Norfolk were sold to N. B. Stevens, O. W. Cook and others from Hartford.
 Forty three Tears Ago This Wssk-fS74
 Almerin Gillette Jr., of Canaan caught twenty. pound otter.
 The "oretrain" from East Canaan to Millerton was discontinued.
 Fire broke out in Robinson's hotel, Lsheville. but it was extinguished. Loss about S25.
 Eighty teachers attended teachers institute in i.akeville.
 Mir. and Mrs. James H. Barnum, Lime Rock, celebrated their silver wedding Feb II.
 At North Cornwall church meet. ing a unanimous call was given Rev. c. N. Fitch to become their settled pastor.
 Theron Hadsell of "Hadsell street, {" New Marlboro, died, aged 53.
 H. B. Stevens advertised the town farm" ill East Canaan for sale.
 Forty two Years Ago This Week-;S75
 Three Brazie children on town hill, Salisbury, all died the same day, Feb. 9, of scarlet fever.
 Water run into the cellar of William Parsons in Salisbury and slacked four barrels of lime setting the barrels afire and nearly firing the house.
 A ten-ton rotary boiler was hauled from Ashley Falls to Mill River on sleds drawn by ten pair of horses and oxen. It was for John Carols pulp mill.
 A man, woman and little child from Sheffield walked to town hill, Sails bhry. It was very cold and the woman, who was thinly clad, died the next morning from exposure.
 Arthur W. Parsons and Miss Mary B. LeRoy, both of Ashley Falls, were married Feb. II.
 Forty-one Years Ago This Wsek-fS76
 Boss Carpenter" Daniels of Sails. bury rented a factory building on Washinee street and expected to engage in the manufacture of refrigerators.
 Judge $. B. Moore and J. l.. Pease, editor of The News. both of Salisbury, went to Florida.
 The Housatonic river broke up in many places and much of the ice went out.
 J. H. Markham, Falls Village, had his fingers mutilated at the railroad shops.
 An infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. P. Felts, Salisbury, died Feb. IA.
 A union meeting of the Berkshire praying bands held a meeting in the M. E. church, Canaan.
 Forty Years Ago This Wssk-fS77
 pr. Shepherd of Brooklyn took rooms at the Stevens House, Canaan, and be. gan practice.
 B. J. Bradley moved some furniture into the Union hotel lover the depot at Canaan) serving meals to his guests there and lodging them at the old Warner House.
 The legislative committee on humane institutions, about 60, visited the school for imbeciles at Lakeville.
 A package party was held in the in. terest of the Canaan V. l. A. at D. l.. Peirce's. Willard Underwood and E. D. Lawrence played violin duets and F. A. Peet gave an organ solo on "Yankee Doodle"
 Laniel Keefe and Miss Ellen Whalen of East Canaan were married Feb. II, at the Catholic church in Canaan.
 John M. Reed and Miss Ida l.. Gibbs both of Sharon were married Feb. 14. Mrs. Nathaniel O. Ward, Canaan, died Fab 16 auad 9R