Connecticut western news., 1917-08-23
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from the Early Files of The News.
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 D. J. Warner, Esq.,, of Salisbury had | remodeled his residence inside and out, | having the interior wood work finished | in the natural color, quite unusual for | those times.
 The New Milford Journal to be pub- lished by W A. Engsrde was the latest addition to the number of local papers. | George W. Phelps had resigned as superintendent of the Connecticut Western railroad.
 Pine Grove Camp Meeting was in session; there were only three cottages and a chapel on the grounds; numerous tents provided shelter for those who spent the week there.
 A grand excursion over the Conn. Western railroad to Hartford, thence by boat to Middletown attracted over thousand people from this section.
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 A business directory of Canaan had been issued by druggist G. Humphrey, which contained in an abridged form, a complete cyclopedia ot the business places of Canaan
 The furnace building at Kent burned to the ground the Monday previous.
 Workmen at the Collins Company granite quarry at Collinsvjlle. split out block estimated to weigh 524 tons. Supposed to be for the new Foughkeep. sic bridge
 The household goods aud farming tools of the late Col. John Russell of Wetaug, were to be sold at auction. Baldwin Reed, 2nd, of Sharon was advertising "White Mediterranean" seed wheat for B 50 per bushel.
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 A large pipe organ, presumed to be one of the best in the state, was in- stalled in the new Episcopal church at Lime Rock.
 Al Pine Grove there were now over twenty cottages, and between twenty ard thirty tents occupied during the meetings.
 To move the huge block of granite, that was to be placed over the entrance to Hoosic tunnel entrance, from the West Norfolk quarries to the railroad, required eight yoke of oxen, yoke in front and the other seven yoke in the rear to hold back the truck on the steep hills.
 A meeting of friends of the South eastern railroad to connect Springfield with the Connecticut Western road at Tariffville was held in Springfield.
 Potatoes were selling in Bridgeport market for 50 cents per bushel.
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 Henry O. Palmer of Southfield had horse and buggy stolen from the Camp Ground the Sunday evening previous.
 Benjamin F. Hoyt and Arthur Cooper dissolved partnership. the busi- ness to be continued in Lakeville by Cornell 6 Hoyt.
 Pine Grove camp meeting was held ten days to make up for stormy weather at the beginning. Record breaking crowds were present Thursday and Sunday. =
 A large and beautiful memorial window was placed in Christ church. Canaan in memory of MT. Fash, who was instrumental in securing the cree tion of the church.
 The Dutchess County Citizen. had moved from Matteawan to Pine Plains, N. Y.
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 The first frost of the season was re. ported at Lime Rock, corn was nipped and garden vegetables destroyed.
 The Housatonic railroad shops work men at Falls Village were making re- pairs on a twenty one year old locomo- tive and cutting down an extra long passenger car, reducing the size from 65 feet long to IS feet in length.
 Mrs. Nancy Horrigen said to be 1O4 to no years old. was living with Mrs. William Shields in Canaan.
 Mrs. Lemuel Merchant died at Sharon Aug. IT, aged 82 years. i Joseph Corban late of East Canaan died at Colebrook Aug. 5, aged S5 year.
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 B. J. Bradley had purchased the Effingham house in West Cornwall.
 One of the iron furnaces at East Canaan was obliged to stop operations because of the lack of water and break in>the engine shafting.
 Officials of the Housatonic railroad to the number of twelve hundred joined in mammoth picnic at Parlor Rock grove.
 The need of summer hotel at Twin Lakes was being discussed. Land owned by Thomas Day, near the station was declared the ideal spot for such all enterprise. The closing of schools August IF was reported from East Canaan. Thirty-nine Years Apo This Wsek-f57S i The marble quarry at East Canaan that had been closed was to open with /, employment for fifty men. The following were elected officers of the Camp Meeting Association: John R. Ward, president; J. P. H. TIL. q