Connecticut western news., 1917-05-03
"REMINISCENCES OF LONG AGO
Interesting Happenings Cleaned from
 the Early Files of The News.
For, fire Years aoo This week-ts72

on land purchased of Charles Adam.
 Joseph and Edward Chapin of,Ashley Falls took the contract for rebuilding the fences along the Huusatonic rail. road e
 John R. Proctor, the Canaan tailor, sold his place on Railroad street to Patrick Riley of Sheffield.
 Charles Vosburgh and Miss Phoebe both of Lime Rock, were April 30.
 Mrs Levi W. Beokley, Canaan, died May ?, aged 55.
 Forty-four Years Ago This Week-f673
 The ice on Twin Lakes, disappeared April 27.
 Joseph N. Cowles and Joseph B. Eldrid6e of Norfolk began banking business under the firm name of Cowles & Eldridgs.
 Donald -. Warner of Salisbury was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county.
 In fight on Washinee street Sails. bury, Frank Bailey punished Henry Ostrander by breaking his jaw in two places, lifting one eye out of his coun- tShuhSO anu bIAihS Ouc Ol HlS ears.
 Merwin's feather bed repovator was located near the Charter Oak hotel in East Canaan and ready for business. Forty-three Years Ago This Reek-f674
 P. P. Gilmore moved his foundry from Joyceville to Norfolk.
 $. Decker opened picture framing establishment in Salisbury
 On April go snow fell to the dppeh of over SIX inches, and people went to church in sleighs.
 The roof If the ol l town hall in Salisbury caught fire and burned about yard square.
 Archibald Taft of Ashley Falls died au Saratoga April 29, aged 69.
 Clark P. Maxam of sharon died April 30, aged 76.
 John Watson of Canaan died at Middletown May 2, aged 80.
 Forty-two Years Ago This Week -.575
 A man walked across Twin Lakes on the ice.
 Samuel Bennett of Canaan, former station agent on the Conn. Western road, was appointed general freight agent, with office in Hartford. T. F. Watson succeeded Mir. Bennett as station agent at Canaan.
 Edward Barton succeeded T. F. Watson as station agent at Salisbury.
 AR. Clark took possession of the store in Salisbury formerly occupied by M. O. Jewell.
 Theodore Ives, North Cornwall, died May 2, aged S9.
 Julia O. Gager of Sharon died April 27, aged 63.
 Halsey Bigelow of Norfolk died April 29, aged 7S.
 Forty -one Years Ago This Wesk-f576
 Canaan people erected new street lamps.
 The Centennial tree, an elm, was transplanted just north of the Congle- gational church in Salisbury, at which the schools all took part.
 Two inches of snow fell on the first day of May.
 The Colorado potatoe bugs made their first appearance in Connecticut.
 A village improvement society was formed in Lakeville April go and about $200 a year was pledged to defray the expenses.
 Charles Barnes of Canaan died April 29, aged 70.
 Forty Years Ago This Rsek-f577
 Frank Palmer of Falls Village dis. appeared from home and could not be found.
 Roadmaster Lane of the Housatonic road was prospecting for water supply for Canaan station.
 Ashley Falls people were mortified at the sight of man on the street with a fish pole over his shoulder on Sunday. Thirty y-nine Tears Aqo This Week-f576
 s. A. Herman. who studied law under A. T. Roraback of Canaan, was admitted to the Litchtield county bar.
 A hearing in the Knickerbocker- Lynehan shooting case was held in town hall, Canaan, before Justice Tres colt. Lawyer Fenn of Winsted appeared for Lynehan and Warner & Warner of Salisbury for Knickerbocker. The case was dismissed for want of sufficient evidence.
 A rousing temperance meeting was held in town hall, Canaan, by Love and Miller.
 A four-years-old child of Adam OstrAnder in Salisbury fell from the roof of his house, sixteen feet, to the ground, but not seriously hurt.
 A train ran through drove of Deacon Myron Hutchinson's young cattle in Salisbury and killed three. Thirty -eight Years Ago This Wesk-fS79
 Adams & New of Canaan were sell. ing coal at $4. so ton
 Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow assumed editorial management of the Connecticut Farmer in Hartford.
 F. P. Rarnum of Wetaug opened the season at Twin Lakes picnic grounds.
 A walking match between Prof. Tripp of Millerton and Ferdinand Ivory