Connecticut western news., 1917-07-12
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were taking the place of the old line
along the the Housatonic railroad.
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The Canaan correspondent of the
News rejoices that the "city fathers"
had converted the frog pond in the
principal street into good road bed.
Experiments were being made with
the furnace Stag for tuilding purposes.
Heavy rains had caused much loss
to the farmers. Bridges were carried off
and roads rendered impossible.
Thirty.five cases of tobacco were
shipped from West Cornwall to East
st. Louis.
Edward Andrus of Sheffield sold his
farm, including stock and farming
utensils, to F. A. Owen of New York
for 50, 500.
Forty-t'yo Years Ago This Wssk-7575
Millerton voted to incorporate as a
village, ~ in favor, SO against.
Mrs. H. H. Coggswell died at Canaan,
aged 53 years.
A communication from Negaunee,
Mich, mentions several local men
who were engaged in the Iron Cliff
Mining Co.'S. works there. T. M. Wells
formerly of Salisbury was salesman;
E. S. Green of Lime Rock was mer.
camille agent; M. A. Gibbs of Ore Hill
was ,bookkeeper;, Lewis Corbit of
Millerton was coal receiver; James A.
Root of VanDeusenville was furnace
man.
Prof. Trip was engaged to do some
tall walking" at Falls Village fair
grounds on Saturday, 30 miles in 3
hours and 40 minutes.
Forty -ons Yea. Ago This Kssk-1S76
Daring heavy shower Samuel
Elliotts' house in Salisbury was struck
by lightning, as well as one on the DR..
Knight place Lakeville, both OF which
were protected" lightning rods.
Elite Calkins and Anna Yutzler of
West Cornwall were on the river in
boat and were carried over the dam,
they landed right side up in safety.
The employees of the Holley Knife
shop raised flag and on top of the pole
was skillfully wrought knife, five feet
long.
A communication from Poughkeep.
sic paper states, "there is no doubt now
but what the bridge over the Hudson
will be built, as the American Bridge
Co. has accepted the guarantee of
funds.
M. K. Belden of Canaan and Miss
Roena A. Welsh of Falls Village were
married at Mille=ton by Rev. w. A.
Mackey.
Forty Years Ago This Wesk-f677
The Mark Calender house on Cooper
Hill burned to the ground.
Misses Libbie and Mary Cleaveland
of Lakeville graduated from the New
Britain Normal School.
Henry Roys died at East Canaan,
aged SO years, death caused by poison
ing.
Bridgeport notables were camping at
Twin Lakes. 1t was suggested that
hotel at that resort would draw patron.
age from all the cities.
G. Avkermann or Salisbury pur-
chased over 20, 900 pounds of wool at |
an average price of SO cents per poun1.
Tbirty-HiHe Years AGO This Week-fS78 |
A new memorial window was placed /
in Christ church to replace the one
destroyed by the heat from the burning
of f. Watson's barn.
Parties from Boston were in Falls |
Village examining the canal with
view to starting some manufacturing
enterprise.
Burglars were operating in town
with little success in the booty OBJ.
tanned.
The South Berkshire Institute at
New Marlboro was to open under the
direction of Prof. s. r. Frost lately of |
Armenia Seminary.
Hon. II. g Eastman of Poughkeep-
sic, founder of Eastman College, pro.
jector of the Poughkeepsie bridge, died
at his home in that city July ID.
Thirty eight Years Ago This Hssk-fS79
S. A Eddy of New York University,
was visiting his grandfather, VIM.
Adam.
The directors of the New Milford
Agricultural Association purchased for
fair purposes 20 acres of land opposite
the village on the west side of the river.
Irving Ferguson became ticket agent
in the Housatonic R. R. local Office.
Holley's grove Lakeville was the
popular resort for picnic excursions
from Hartford, four parties coming