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Vol. IX, No. 50 Complimentary Friday, September 5, 2014 (860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected] THIS WEEK’S QUOTE “The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.” Oscar Wilde INSIDE A8 — OPINION B1-4 — SPORTS EGALS B3 — L Charlie Lentz photo B5 — REAL ESTATE With their Brown Swiss, Lucy, B6-7— OBITS from Rock Maple Farm in FUN AT Eastford, from left, Kyle Buell, B8 — CLASSIFIEDS Conner Buell, Alexis Buell, Adam Minor photo Brianna Spink, Amber Buell and Yummy! Aiden Danforth, 5, of Uxbridge, Mass., takes THE FAIR Taylor Buell. a gigantic (and messy) chomp out of a fried dough. LOCAL WOODSTOCK — Woodstock’s Labor Day tradition continued for the 154th year last weekend, as the annual Woodstock Fair invaded the Quiet Corner, drawing thousands upon thousands to the Woodstock Fairgrounds. For more photos, turn to pages A6-A7! Also, several fair-related stories are located throughout this edition! The Villager Interview Page A3 SPORTS Adam Minor photo Charlie Lentz photo Kate Hay, 4, and her older sister Alex, 11, of Woodstock take a moment to pose for a Youngsters enjoy a ride on the midway. picture on tractor near the Brunn Barn Complex. A cutting edge artist FORMER ELECTRICIAN PICKS UP A CHAINSAW Killingly soccer IN THE NAME OF ART looks to rebound BY CHARLIE LENTZ VILLAGER STAFF WRITER in Class M WOODSTOCK — Page B1 Chainsaw artist isn’t an occupation that guaran- tees a steady income. So Adam Mulholland knew FINANCIAL FOCUS he was working without a net when he gave up his PAGE A9 job as an electrician. But TAKE THE HINT splicing wires and con- necting lighting systems PAGE A10 no longer held a jolt for the 39-year-old, so he decided it was time to try some- thing cutting edge. “I was a licensed Connecticut electrician for 20 years and I saw somebody use a chainsaw to carve an eagle out of Redwood and sold it for $75,000,” Mulholland said. “That’s when I decided I Visit our website with wanted to do that. When I Charlie Lentz photo your smart phone or tablet Charlie Lentz photo carved my first piece I quit device! Chainsaw artist Adam Mulholland shows off his work at the George and Sandy Groom at the Connecticut Audubon Society’s booth at the Woodstock Fair. Just scan the “QR code” Woodstock Fair. Turn To MULHOLLAND page A11 below with your device and instantly be linked to our website, www.villagernews- Their hobby takes flight papers.com, where you can Brooklyn getting new website read the PDF versions of GROOMS PROMOTE AUDUBON our newspapers! It’s as easy BY JASON BLEAU Virtual Schools out of hard to navigate and store NEWS STAFF WRITER as that! Massachusetts to do the things on. More impor- AT WOODSTOCK FAIR BROOKLYN — A new work. Around six vendors tantly to me is [that] it BY CHARLIE LENTZ Audubon Society. website is on the way for responded to a call for was basically a one-way VILLAGER STAFF WRITER the town of Brooklyn as bids for the project and site and a way to put out “This has been a tra- part of an attempt to be Virtual Schools was the information. We’ll contin- WOODSTOCK — Like dition,” Sandy said. more connected with res- lowest at under $5,000. ue to do that with the new songbirds returning to “George and I have par- idents and increase com- “We outgrew it, frank- website, but people will the Quiet Corner each ticularly done Friday munication between tax- ly,” said Ives of the town’s be able to be interactive spring, George and mornings for maybe the payers and town officials. current, outdated website. with it.” Sandy Groom migrate last six years or so.” First Selectman Rick “It’s a system that was Ives said the new web- to the Woodstock Fair The Grooms greet Ives confirmed the move sort of created for us. It site will allow taxpayers every Labor Day week- fairgoers during a four- last week, stating that looked pretty, but wasn’t end to sing the prais- hour stint in the soci- es of the Connecticut Brooklyn has chosen very functional and was Turn To WEBSITE page A11 Turn To GROOMS page A10 A2 • Friday, September 5, 2014 VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS Back to school … in 1914 Since school is just begin- Doty, grades 5-8, 18; Miss uals from Killingly and men who used crude imple- ning, I thought you might find Chase, grades 1-4, 21. South Northeastern Connecticut. ments to dig a tunnel and it interesting to read a little Killingly: Mr. Douglas, grades While reading Patricia F. escape from the prison, but about the schools and teach- 1-8, 34. (Note that this was KILLINGLY Staley’s “Norwich in the he was recaptured about forty ers 100 years ago. truly a one-room school with Gilded Age: The Rose City’s miles away. He was returned This summary of school all eight grades). Sparks: AT 300 Millionaires’ Triangle,” to prison until exchanged and attendance in February 1914 Miss Morisette, grades 1-6, 6. I learned about Civil War paroled in March 1864. is quite intriguing. Note the Tucker: Miss Fiske, grades General William G. Ely “When relieved of parole various schools and the atten- 1-8, 9. East Brooklyn: Miss MARGARET who was born in Killingly two months later, Colonel Ely dance figures. Perhaps you Arnold, grades 6-8, 15; Miss WEAVER in 1836. The son of Jesse S. rejoined the army and was recall an older relative talking Day, grades 3-5, 23; Miss and Harriet (Grosvenor) Ely given command of a brigade. about some of the teachers. I’ll Keech, grades 1-2, 17. Brooklyn who were living in Norwich At the Battle of Piedmont in also give the number of pupils Center: Miss Ryan grades 5-8, in his “Atlas of Windham by 1850, William was bap- June 1864, he was wounded in enrolled in each class. 29; Miss Lawton, grades 11-4. and Tolland Counties, tized in the Congregational the throat and resigned from Danielson: Miss Tripp, Gilbert: Miss Wood, grades Connecticut” shows where Church on Killingly Hill (now the army because of the dis- grade 8, 26; Miss Smith, grade 1-6, 15. Stetson, Mr. Kinmonth, most of the above mentioned Putnam Heights) on Nov. 18, ability. He was later brevetted 7, 16; Miss Stanton, grade 6, grades 1-8, 8. Night School. 4 ones in rural Killingly were 1837. The home of his paternal a brigadier general.” (p.85, 86). 30; Miss Wetherell, grade 5, months ending February 27 located. Tucker District grandparents Dr. Robert and I hope to have the pleasure 20; Miss Woodworth, grade 4, — 41.8 (perhaps average atten- School was situated at the cor- Mary Grosvenor was north of of meeting Patricia Staley 27; Miss Hammett, grade 3, 32; dance).” (WCT3/5/1914). ner of Tucker District Road the church and is still stand- since she is presenting a LIR Miss Abel, grade 2, 30; Miss St. James School was not and Roth Road in the north- ing across from the Putnam program on The Millionaire’s Colvin, grade 1, 38. (Imagine, included in the listing. eastern part of Town. The Heights Cemetery. Triangle at QVCC. It will be 38 first graders!) Dayville: Linden Whipple said that Killingly Center School is now I believe that Jesse Ely most interesting to see what Miss F. Fuller, grades 6-8, 19; Mr. Shippee was his Uncle Killingly Grange #112, located operated a store in the vicin- she adds on Ely and to see Miss Capron, grades 3-5, 28; Will, Willis H. Shippee, at the corner of Route 101 and ity of the present St. James if she speaks about Leonard Miss E. Fuller, grades 1-2, 34. his grandfather’s brother. Dog Hill Road. For a photo Church in Danielson prior to Ballou (founder of Ballouville) Attawaugan: Miss McCon’ell, Linden’s mother’s family see Natalie L. Coolidge’s and moving to Norwich where he who also moved to Norwich. grades 6-8, 15; Miss Marland, lived in Elmville so his mother Robert A. Spencer’s “Images continued as a merchant and Did you ever play with grades 4-5, 22; Miss Frisell, and uncles went to that school of America Killingly,” p. 88. became tax collector and was marbles as a child? I remem- grades 2-3, 26; Miss Leader, although only the uncles had Page 126 of that same vol- one of the individuals who ber spending hours shoot- grades 1-2, 20. Ballouville: Uncle Will. Uncle Will did not ume contains a picture of the lived in what Staley called ing them at recess. You Miss Duffee: grades, 5-8, play favorites with the neph- South Killingly School. A sec- “the millionaires’ triangle.” won’t want to miss the next 17; Miss Spaulding, grades ews and may even have been ond photo, on page 123, shows (Staley, p. 83) meeting of the Killingly 2-4, 30; Miss Holley, grades harder on them. Linden also how it was situated adja- Jesse and his family appear Historical and Genealogical 1-2, 34. Williamsville: Miss told a story about his Uncle cent to the South Killingly in Killingly on the same page Society on Saturday, Sept. 6, White: grades 4-8, 17; Miss Melvin, who was quite a char- Congregational Church. The of the 1840 U. S. Census as at 1:30 p.m., at the Killingly Day, grades 1-3, 33.