Connecticut western news., 1917-03-08
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
Forty five Years Ago This Week-rS72

moved to Millerton.
 The coldest weather of the winter came the first week in March-from II to II below zero.
 The articles of association of the Gold Sanitary Heating O., West Cornwall, were published.
 William Pitcher, sharon, sold his house and land to Chauncey Chapn an. and Theron Dakin bought the Stoddard farm near Benedict hill.
 It was reported that A. T. Rorahack of Canaan, who had been in the law office of Col. Hardenbergh for year or two, contemplated going to West Corn wall in the office to be vacated by J. e. Adams. who went west.
 The boiler of the old locomotive, Falls Village" exploded at West Winsted.
 Potatoes sold at auction in Sheffield for forty five cents a bushel.
 Charles Spurr bought at auction the part of Mrs. A. A. McArthur's farm east of the road in Sheffield, for $2. 90 and Zacheus Candee that on the west side for S4,0l0.
 Forty-foUr Years Ago This Week-f673
 Miss Nina Fenn, Salisbury, dislo. cated her shoulder while frolicing with her brother.
 Seven two-horse teams carried the scholars of the Salisbury schools on a sleigh ride.
 A large iron safe was purchased from the Washinee Co.,. Salisbury, for the town records. and moved to the probate office.
 H. A. Stannard fitted up market in the basement of the store of W. E. & E. S. Beach, Norfolk.
 l.. H. Howard, Milo Witherell and Louis Bernard, West Cornwall, were arrested and tried for burglarizing the tin shop.
 The firm of Scoville & Holt, East Ca. nsan, dissolved partnership March 1. Forty three Years Ago This Week-fS74
 Cummings store building in Canaan was burned to the ground the night of March 5. The building was occupied by K. l.. Vary, watch and clock re- pairer, Roraback's law office, Miss Susan Norton's millinery store, and as storehouse for the owner, P. O. Cum- mings.
 A town meeting was held in Sails. bury ito see what action would be taken for the control and management of the sale of intoxicating liquors, {" and was pronounced "a most shameful and altogether disgraceful meeting, where rum and riot ruled triumphant. !"
 George Bundy of Lakeville, who went to California in the fall to escape the winter. was stuck in the snow several days on the train coming home.
 E. Winckworth left the employ of the Holley Mig. Co.,, in Lakeville and accepted position with A. F. Roberts.
 Samuel Brush Salisbury, died March 7, aged 70. Forty-two Years Ago This Week-fS75
 AS Rev. Father Lynch was driving from Lakeville to Salisbury a bridge gave way and precipitated himself, horse and buggy into the water.
 James A. Coehrane of West Corn- wall sued Henry Taller for fraud in a real estate deal.
 The Hartford Axle works at Norfolk were employing thirty-five men.
 The deepest snow of the winter came and passenger trains were running with two locomotives each.
 Deacon Dennis Rood, North Canaan, died March 6, aged so.
 Forty-one Years Ago This Week-fS76
 John L. Cooper, Ashley Falls, died March 3, aged S2. '
 An old folks concert was given in Falls Village.
 The dead body of Newton M. Coggs- we'll was found in a barn on theCobble, West Cornwall, by George O. Harrison. He had been missing eight weeks.
 Robins and blue birds made their ap- pearance.
 Forty Years Hgo This Week-f577
 J. $. New and z. T. Adams of Ga. naan associated themselves in the coal business.
 The legislature granted the charter to incorporate the North Canaan Water Go.
 John Cahill's skull was fractrued by stone falling while he was digging a we'll in Salisbury.
 Sharon people made a contract with the Western Union Co.,, for telegraph office in their village.
 John B. Cough lectured in Winsted.
 Spitz dogs and hydrophobia were oc- cupying the attention of people consid- erably.
 Harmon Peet, Canaan, died March 4, aged 76.
 Thirty-nine Years Aqo This Week-f878
 Luther Gay bought the Henry White farm in Whites Hollow, Lime Rock.
 E w. Warner decided to make the Warner House, Canaan, a temperance hotel.
 The Salisbury Game and Fish Pro.