Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago — March 1923

Miss Mary Menary is ill with pneumonia at White Hart Inn and a trained nurse is in attendance.

Miss Belle Adams, who has been ill for some time with the grippe and an abcess in one ear, is again on duty at Roberts’ store.

100 years ago — February 1923

Mr. William P. Stone is in Hartford attending the Postmasters’ convention.

Mr. Andrew Fulkerson will dispose of his farm equipment and household furniture at public auction on Thursday, March 1st at 1 o’clock p.m. at the Russell farm near Dutcher Bridge.

100 years ago — February 1923

Howard Morey is out again after caring for a severely injured thumb which was nearly severed from his hand recently.

100 years ago — February 1923

If you have not had or are not at present having one of the prevailing colds you are totally out of style. But don’t get excited there is time enough yet for you to have a cold and be fashionable.

100 years ago — 1923

The organ at St. John’s Church is being overhauled and tuned by tuners from New York.

Will the person who has Mrs. Loucks’ quilt frames please return them to her?

Fifteen inch ice is being taken from the lake.

100 years ago — January 1923

Judge and Mrs. Donald T. Warner, Miss Lois Warner of Salisbury and Mr. William E. Fulton of Waterbury sailed last week on the Steamer Sytic for an extended cruise in the Mediterranean and other points in Europe.

100 years ago — January 1923

Those who annually gather ice from the lake are beginning to wonder when it will be thick enough to harvest. At present there is about two feet of snow with about seven inches of ice.

100 years ago — January 1923

SALISBURY — Miss Lila Senior was home from Canaan over Sunday.

Owing to the storm no session of the public school was held on Monday.

The large creamery at Cornwall was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night of last week.