Turning Back The Pages 6-16

75 years ago — June 1936SALISBURY — Henry Laussucq celebrated his birthday last Saturday by entertaining 12 of his friends at the Warner cabin on the mountain.SALISBURY — Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Landon celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary last Saturday.TACONIC — The residents of the village were suddenly awakened around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning by the sound of a fire engine blowing its siren loudly. It was soon discovered that the firemen who were from the Sheffield Hose Company were lost and that the fire was at the Franklin Curtis place on the Undermountain Road, after which the villagers settled down to enjoy the remaining hours of the night in undisturbed slumber.50 years ago — June 1961Motorists on the Lime Rock Road were stopped by a Holstein cow wandering drunkenly in the highway last Tuesday afternoon. The dazed cow, led off the highway two or three times, would collapse on the side of the road and then get to her feet and stagger out into the highway again.She was found to belong to J. Henry Belter and was led to the barn where she died Tuesday night. Mr. Belter said she was one of his best milkers and was in excellent health. He surmised that she was struck by lightning in the storm Tuesday afternoon. She was partially covered by insurance.In all the mass of literature praising the recreational facilities in the Town of Salisbury, no one before has ever exploited the dreamy little pond on the Millerton Road, Lakeville, known simply as the Ore Pit. The water-filled site of the old Ore Hill mine, the pit now looks like any small rural pool. Young residents of the area have discovered its possibilities as a water-ski course.CANAAN — Miss Janet Beaujon will be in charge of swimming at the Holiday House this summer.25 years ago — June 1986SHARON — Half a dozen motorcyclists at a town meeting Friday blocked passage of a proposed ordinance banning motor vehicles from the town gravel pit and ballfield. The ordinance was meant to keep motorcycles and other vehicles off of the town property. Besides the First Selectman, William Wilbur, and the town clerk, the cyclists were the only residents present.After a heated exchange between the bikers and Mr. Wilbur, the First Selectman moved the ordinance be passed, but the motion received no second and died in its tracks.Taken from decades-old Lake-ville Journals, these items contain original spellings and phrases.

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