Turning Back The Pages 5-26

75 years ago — May 1936Several petitions are being circulated among patrons of the Lakeville Post Office protesting its removal from the present location in the Roberts building to the room under the Stuart Theatre.SALISBURY — The house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Moore is being repaired with new sills and porch.TACONIC — Mr. William Brayen and daughters Emma and May were callers on old friends in town. Mr. Brayen was at one time owner of the farm now owned by Frank J. Schmalling.SALISBURY — Douglas Ostrander is driving a new Pontiac coupe.50 years ago — May 1961SHARON — The Bartram Inn on Sharon Green was sold this week by Mrs. Walter Carlin to founders of Ashmere Academy, a preparatory school organized in 1959 in Dalton, Mass., by a group of laymen and ministers. During the summer months the building will be operated as Ashmere Inn.A Salisbury woman in southern Rhodesia made the wire service last week when she queried Communist China on how much all the tea in China really amounts to. Mrs. Marjorie Stone sent the questions to Chinese officials in Peping [Peking]and London because she needed the answer to win a television quiz. She was not hopeful of getting an answer, knowing the Communist aversion to quoting figures.25 years ago — May 1986SHARON — Lorraine M. Cody, daughter of Vincent and Patricia Cody of Guinea Road, received a Bachelor of Science degree from Russell Sage College, Troy, N.Y., on May 18. She was a pre-law, political science major who was named to the dean’s list for five semesters. Miss Cody plans to begin law school in September.CANAAN — Like the mythical phoenix, Bob’s Clothing Store will rise from the ashes. Owner Robert Drucker said this week that work will soon commence to restore the burned-out building.Taken from decades-old Lake-ville Journals, these items contain original spellings and phrases.