Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago — April 1923

Mr. Edward C. Williams had the misfortune to hurt his right wrist while cranking a car last Thursday. He went to the Sharon Hospital and had an X-ray taken of it, which showed that a small bone was fractured.

Mr. Madison Silvernale is slightly indisposed and is off duty at Roberts’ Store for a few days.

Adv.: Odd jobs done at odd times by an odd man. J.R. Jordan, Lakeville, Conn. Lock Box 57.

George Roebuck has entered the employ of Grove Judd, who is now dismantling and moving the former hospital building on the grounds of the former Dr. Knight institution.

John Finkle has accepted a position as chauffeur for W.D. McArthur of Millerton and will assume his duties on Monday.

50 years ago — April 1973

Tri-state area housewives are definitely joining the nationwide meat boycott, according to an informal poll of 10 retailers conducted by The Lakeville Journal on Wednesday. Meat sales are down between 30 and 50 percent, according to some stores, while others report cautiously that they “have felt the effect.” Only one store, the Lakeville Food Center, claimed that meat sales remain unchanged. Generally, retailers expressed mixed reactions to the housewife attempt at fight high meat prices. Some retailers felt the issue should be fought in Washington, not at the local level.

The State Highway Department started work Wednesday on modifications to the traffic intersection at the junction of routes 41 and 44 in Lakeville center. Acting First Selectman George Kiefer was not notified in advance of the state’s plans for the corner, and as of press time The Lakeville Journal was unable to determine the purpose of the construction activities.

This coming Monday is the day when the Salisbury Meals on Wheels unit begins actual delivery of hot midday meals to homebound persons within the township of Salisbury. Price of the meals is $2 apiece.

Hal Borland of Salisbury, writer and naturalist, is the 1973 winner of the annual award of the Association of Interpretive Naturalists.

John W. Buckley of Lakeville was one of five new directors named by the National Rifle Association at its annual meetings last weekend in Washington.

Long-term residents of Kent will be interested to learn that Fred and Frank Straight, former residents of the Straight farm between New Milford and Kent, will be celebrating their 95th birthday on April 23.

25 years ago — April 1998

A packed benefit dance held at the White Hart Inn Sunday to help with Salisbury resident Jane Lloyd’s cancer treatment bills was a resounding success, raising $16,700 toward the cause, Jane’s brother Jeff reported this week. An estimated 400 people crowded into the White Hart to attend the dance, which featured live music by the area band Advanced Phunk.

It used to be that ambulance crews in the Northwest Corner were concentrating their efforts on getting new ambulances. Now that these are in place, the push is on to get defibrillators and to have all emergency medical technicians trained and certified in the use of these life saving machines.

The team from Cornwall Consolidated School was this year’s winner of the Region 1 Quiz Bowl. The Lakeville Journal Co. Cup will be presented annually to the champions to house at their school until the next winners are named.

Salisbury School has embarked upon a major building project that will extend over the next several years and which will transform the campus, but not the character, of this all-boys school.