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100 years ago —1918

SALISBURY — Miss Helen Eggleston is home from her duties at Connecticut Western News, Canaan, owing to illness.

The weather of the past two weeks has been delightful and are what the old timers would term Indian Summer.

SALISBURY — Stanley Sherwood of Torrington is spending a few days at his home here.

100 years ago — October 1918

Sugar should not cost Connecticut housewives more than eleven cents a pound, according to Robert Scoville, Connecticut’s Federal Food Administrator, who added, in a statement made yesterday, that on much sugar eleven cents was really an excessive price for some time to come.

Church, school and movies are closed until further notice, because of influenza.

TACONIC — Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon are recovering, and George and Emma Brayen are ill with influenza.

100 years ago — September 1918

LIME ROCK — Benjamin Richards has resigned his position as chauffeur at Mr. C.W. Barnum’s and gone to Waterville to work.

LAKEVILLE — The Misses Ethel, Charlotte and Mary Judd, Mary Lorigan and Miriam Everts spent last Thursday evening at Joseph Beebe’s in Sharon.

LIME ROCK — Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Hunter who has lost both his brother and mother within a few weeks.

100 years ago — September 1918

SALISBURY — Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Ryan and son of Springfield and Miss Carrie Marston of New York are visiting at Fred Marston’s.

Please save all fruit pits including peach, plum, apricot and olive pits. Clean thoroughly, dry and send them to your Red Cross work room. The Government asks for them for use in the manufacturing of gas masks.

SALISBURY — Miss Clara Stone has entered the Northfield School for the coming year.