Turning Back the Pages

 100 years ago­ — August 1920

SALISBURY — Richmond Landon is now enroute for Antwerp as a member of the Olympic Team which will compete for world championship. Richmond is a high jumper, his record being within a quarter inch of the best high jumping record in this country. 

100 years ago — July 1920

LIME ROCK — Mrs. Curtis is in the Winsted hospital on account of blood poison in her foot.

SALISBURY — Kennard and Milburn Suydam went to Hartford Saturday to start their trade as machinists at Pratt and Whitney’s.

100 years ago — July 1920

SALISBURY — Miss Gertrude Hardisty has returned from a two week’s visit with her cousin in Waterbury.

LIME ROCK — Miss Alice Fenton is enjoying a week’s camping at Cornwall.

100 years ago — July 1920

SALISBURY — Miss Helen Harding is assisting at the Twin Lakes tea room.

Main Street is no place for auto speeding. Right minded motorists already know this fact and careless and selfish drivers should be forced to learn it.

100 years — July 1920

Mr. C.F. Rogers who is building a magnificent country place near Twin Lakes is now stocking the farm which has been named “Wildwood” with pedigreed registered Jersey cattle. Supt. A.H. Pike has made several trips to Bridgeport and selected cattle from the well known herd of E.T. Bedford.

 100 years ago ­— 1920

SALISBURY — Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ashman and daughter Edna motored to Hartford last Sunday.

ORE HILL — Miss Victoria Laviski has the mumps.

LIME ROCK — Several from here attended the hash supper in Canaan Wednesday night.

100 years ago — June 1920

SALISBURY — W.W. Hortie of Winsted spent Sunday at his home here.

SALISBURY — Mrs. M.H. Roach and Mrs. Louise Rogers of New York have opened Bob White Inn on the Undermountain road for the season. The Inn will be used as a boarding place for children from different cities.

100 years ago — June 1920

SALISBURY — H.R. Brinton was in Boston over Sunday and returned with a Dodge suburban car for Mrs. C.P. Rogers of Twin Lakes.

LIME ROCK — Mrs. M. Merriman of Torrington is ill at the home of Mr. George Belcher.