100 years ago — July 1915
LIME ROCK — Mr. Bacon is to move to Thomaston in the future. Mr. Louis Davis is to take his place we hear.
Miss Edith Hart is now employed at Myron Holley’s, Lakeville.
LIME ROCK — Hugh Cummings is building a garage and expects his car this week.
There are now something over 125 autos owned in the Town of Salisbury, and this fact suggests the idea that we have a mighty good foundation for a good live automobile club. Why not?
50 years ago — July 1965
A novel and exciting event will take place at the Falls Village Recreation Center on Aug. 14. The celebrity auction, planned by the volunteer group which has been responsible for the development of the recreation area, will give those attending an opportunity to bid on a wide variety of souvenirs, autographs and mementos that have been donated by famous persons for this purpose. Some of the celebrities whose gifts will be sold that day are Perry Como, Lawrence Welk, Princess Grace of Monaco, Ladybird Johnson, Jack Nicklaus, Barry Goldwater, Alfred Hitchcock, Governor John Dempsey, Danny Kaye and Bob Hope.
Ghoulish vandals wrecked 11 gravestones in the Cornwall Cemetery some time this past week. The destruction was discovered by the sexton, John O’Donnell, on Saturday afternoon. Many of the stones had been torn from the footings and one monument type made in three parts, had been taken completely apart. Two had not only been torn from their base but had been smashed in two as well.
SHARON — Donald Welsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Welsh and a junior at the American International college in Springfield, Mass., is sports editor of his school paper, the Yellow Jacket. In this capacity he interviewed heavyweight champion Cassius Clay before his title bout with Sonny Liston last May.
25 years ago — July 1990
CORNWALL — The landfill has a remaining lifespan of 3.9 years, according to Fuss and O’Neil, the landfill engineering firm hired by Cornwall to study the town’s refuse problems. However, thinking ahead, town officials hope to install a transfer station at the landfill and to truck Cornwall’s trash to Hartford before much longer.
These items are taken from old Lakeville Journals and contain original wording and spellings.
