Connecticut western news., 1917-06-07
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
Forty five Years Ago Tus Week-fS72

of Sylvester Barnum on Reebe hill, Falls Village.
 Eli \. SicRmund. East Canaan, died of consumption June 3, aged 33. Frank Fl. Chapin of Ashley Falls and Miss Carrie R. Langdcn of Rich. mond, Mass. were married June 5.
 A horse belonging to Eugene Wolfe of Salisbury died.
 William K. Gray of Chapinville ad. vertised for his son "John I. Turner, who left his home ard was supposed to be lost"
 Forty-fOUr Years Ago This Wsek-fs73
 For the illegal traffic in liquor the licence of Landlord Robison at the Lakeville hotel was revoked.
 A COW belonging to F. F. Cleave. land, Lakeville, was killed by the milk | train.
 The Ticknor house (the haunted house in Ealisbury) was sold to Walter R. Holmes.
 The Brewster Garfield Go. store in Falls Village was broken into and an attempt was made at U. H. Miners store.
 s Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Lane of Canaan, celebrated their wooden wedding June 8.
 Mrs. Abel Camp of Norfolk died June 23, aged 53.
 Jay Shears of Sheffield died June i, aged TT.
 Forty three Years Ago This Wesk-f574
 Salisbury's greatest flood occurred. l hn old forge dam, and several bridges went down. The village was flooded and people left their homes. The rail- road was washed away in sections. | At Lakeville D-. Knights school building was struck hy lightning three times. The damage to the Davis Min. ing Co. was $25c0
 At Lime Rock Nj. B. Richardscn's barn gas completely demolished with all of its contents, fine carriages, etc.
 At Ashley Falls the school house was blown down and demolished. Grove D. Griffith S barn was blown down. kill. ing one COW. The roof of Hiram Meacham's house was blown off; Mrs. Ashley's barn was blown down, chim. neys were blown off several houses aud orchards were torn up by the roots.
 At Norfolk J. K. Shepard's dam was destroyed, Holt's farm was "all washed away" and the highways made impossible.
 At Falls Village A. Herman's barn was undermined and fell down the embankment.
 Nicholas Brown, Lakeville, died June 5, aged 57. # Forty-tWo Years Ago This Wesk-fS75 l Freeman Vosburgh sold his house and lot in Salisbury to Henry Carley.
 M. O. Jewell bought the Negus property in Salisbury for store.
 George Randall, Falls Village. sold his news routes on the railroad to James Kellogg of Cornwall Bridge.
 Mrs. George E. Bower of Salisbury died June 6, aged 33. ...+
 Mrs. Asahel Dunham, eshley Falls, died June 5, aged 52. ...
 Forty-one Years Ago This Ksek-fS76
 Nelson Gardner of Ashley Falls re. signed his position as turnkey in Pitts. field jail. .
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moore, Mrs. G. B. Clark, Mrs. Stoddard and A. R. Clark of Salisbury went to the Gen. tennial exposition in Philadelphia. Ex- Gov. Holley, pr. Knight and wife, Mir. Rudd and wife of Lakeville also went to the Centennial. Mrs. Thomas Stapleton of Salisbury died June 3, aged 43. .- :.
 Forty Years Ago This Wesk-fS77
 washinee factory in Salisbury was leased to New York firm. #..
 Myron Decker's new hay press in Ashley Falls was finished and ready for business.
 The body of Frank Palmer of Falls Village who left his fathers house April 26, was found June 8 in Robbins cove.
 The Bartholomew bridge in Ashley Falls was undergoing repairs.
 John H. Belden, Falls Village, was running George Halls new store in Amesville.
 Robert Fowler, Ashley Falls, cut off his thumb with an ax while cutting kindling wood.
 An elegant monument was erected in the Salisbury cemetery by Ex-Gov. A. H. Holiey of Lakeville. &
 The first train os brown hematite ore was shipped from the Tobey hill ore mine in Canaan Valley to Landon 6 co. furnace in Chapinville.
 Thirty-nins Years Aqo This Rssk-fS78
 Samuel A. Bonnet of Canaan was knocked down and gored by an ugly bull, but his life was saved by young McGuire, who stoned the animal away.
 Liens amounting to $500 were placed upon the Washinee factory building in Salisbury by E. W. Spurr and W. E. Cutting, and the business