Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
Forty. five Years Ago This Week-fs72

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 E. w. Spur, Falls Village, estab lished a branch lumber business in Lakeville.
 A specimen of stone from Norfolk's s ''silver mine" near the station was examined by experts and pronounced valueless.
 O. and c. H. Brown sold their half interest in the grist and fiouring mill to B. F. White of Huntsville and Charley Sanford of Lime Rock for $4, 500.
 The first mails were carried into Norfolk by the Conn. Western railroad.
 Miss Ora s. Bradley, Lakeville. died Jan. I5, aged 62
 Spencer Addison, Lime Rock, died Jan. IS, aged 70.
 Mrs. Johanna Morgan, Lime Rock, died Jan. 12, aged 70.
 Forty-four Years Ago This Week-f873
 Mrs. Archibald Taft, Konkapot, died Jan. l2.
 Myron Tripp, Chapinville, died Jan. IT.
 Several people attending doration party at Rev. J. H. Loomis' in Falls Village were taken sick, with symp. toms of poisoning
 Mir. and Mrs. Lemuel Bulman of Lime Rock celebrated their tin wed ding Jan. IS.
 Dr. Stewart, Lakeville's dentist, moved his office into the Miller House Forty three Years Ago This Week-f874
 The business and goods in the store of the late F. c. French in Lime Rock were sold to W. A. Dean.
 Harrison Sardam' house near the Brink ore bed, Twin Lakes, was burned to the ground.
 Daniel F. Smith of Cortland, N. r., and Miss Jane Wickwire of Cream Hill, Cornwall, were married Jan. IA.
 George L. Page, South Canaan, died Jan. IS, aged 54.
 Kellogg 6 Skiff of Cornwall Bridge moved their stock of goods to Falls Village and were selling them at auc. tion.
 The famous Siamese twins died Jan. IT at Alery, N. o.
 Forty-two Years Ago This Resk-f575
 Noah Rogers of Cornwall lost val. uable colt by being gored by COW.
 Horace Munon of Norfolk died Jan. l3. aged s3.
 A horse expert CD secured class of ten scholars in Salisbury to study "hoss" under his tuition at $5 each for six lessons.
 John Decker of Salisbury and Mrs. Maria E Hadsell of Clayton were married Jan. 12.
 ForV-o1e Years Ago This Keek-f576
 A horse and buggy belonging to Ed ward D. Andrus, Sheffield, were stolen, but were found next day just north of Falls Village. The railroad depot at Sheffield and Frank VanDeusen's s house near Dutcher's bridge, Canaan, were broken into the same night.
 The "little red school house" in Ashley Falls was sold to Mrs. Richards to be made over into a residence.
 The Salisbury Village Improvement Society was organized.
 The Catholic church in Lakeville wss dedicated Jan. l6.
 John D. Joyce of Chapinville and Mrs. Helen E. Brown of Sheffield were married Jan.13.
 Samuel W. Bradley and Miss Lucia l. Wilcox were married in South Ga naan, Jan. IS.
 Forty Years Ago This Week-f577
 Nearly all wells and cisterns were I al s.- Salisbury were dependent upon the public watering kettle.
 The house of Levi LeffingwelI, near Clayton, was burned to the ground.
 H. R. Bunnell rented his wagon-shop and house to William Sackett.
 Horace Humphrey and family of South Norfolk were made sick by drinking cider stored in a painted cheese tub.
 B. J. Bradley leased the Union Depot hotel in Canaan, to run in connection with the Warner House.
 $. c. Beckley, Canaan, advertised the entire stock of his store at reduced prices to close out.
 Mrs. Eliza Rood, Ga laan, died Jan. 15. aged 78.
 Thirty-nine Years Ago This Week-f57S
 The Tariffville railroad disaster, the worst ever known in this section, oc. cured the night of Jan. l5. People all along the line were either killed or injured. Austin Adams of Canaan died two days later from injuries. En. gineer Hatch was killed instantly.
 Samuel c. Scoville, Chapinville, died Jan. l2, aged 36.
 A. M. Dunham, Ashley Falls, started for Austin. Texas.
 Daniel Pratt bought the late Martin Decker's property in Salisbury.
 An epidemic of mad dogs aud hydro. phobia was raRing around South Ga. naan and Falls Village.
 Thirty -eight Years Ago This wesk-fS7S
 The Canaan school house was broken into and Fuller tSy peet's stora had a