Connecticut western news., 1874-03-27
Falls Village.
D. B. II.

The Amateur Dramatic Association gave
 their entertainment as advertised. on Wed
 nesday evening, the 18th inst. Throue h
 out that day weather probabilities were
 anything but favorable; fortunately there
 was no rain, but it seemed with night SC
 dark, and roads so muddy, that there would
 hardly be an audience; but the commend
 able debut of this association few weeks
 previous had not been forgotten, and ir
 due time tue people came wading alopp.
 The whistle of the steam engine announ
 ces that special train has arrived from the
 upper village with passengers for the en.
 tertalnment, among whom we find MT. c.
 R. Morris and wife. (The thanks of the
 association are rendered MT. Morris for his
 assistance in railroad transportation.
 Here comes our friend, MT. John s. Lane.
 With dozen or more of the lads and lass
 es of Newtown, whom he has the pleasure ot entertaining, and who have been charac- ters in the drama Down by the Sea- (which IS to be presented, and a fine, jolly com pany we take them to be, and at o'clock we are happily surprised in finding the house we'll filled. The special credit due the several actors, space will not allow us to speak of; all seemed to outdo them. selves, even the part of MT. Raymond, an aged husband and head of family, which was personated by a naturally active, live ly, gushing youth of some twenty sum- mers, who no longer swings on the gate, but whom we think is in an exceedingly fair way to act the part in life's real drama which he at this time assumed, was so per fectly characterized, that one could hardly suppose him to be anything but what he seemed. The crowning effort of the even- ing was the afterpiece entitled Thirty Min utes for Refreshments, in which all pres ent enjoyed hearty laugh at the expense of the innocent old bachelor personated by A. C. Randall, Esq.,, whose anticipated quiet and refreshing meal at the railroad station was continually interrupted by She calling of ladies at the room he had en gagged, who made sundrY demands upon him which were very annoying to as sedate person as this bachelor purported to be. By numerous requests the entertainment will be repeated on Thursday night March 26th, or about the time this goes to press ......The temperance movement is progress ing steadily and effectually. Three dealers have been prosecuted. Two of them were tried before Dr. c. B. Maltbie, Justice of Peace. A score or two of witnesses were brought to swear that it was reputed that they kept place where spurious liquors were sold which evidence made them liable to the law and were consequently bound over under $l0O. bonds to appear for trial at the superior court in Litchfield. The third one did not care to have trial and was bound over with the others. A Good Iemplars Lodge was organized on Monday night, Major Hoyt of Bridgeport conduc:- ng the exercises. A cry of fire and the ringing of church bell aroused our village about two o'clock Saturday morning at which time millinery store of F. M. Olin now kept by Mrs. Hawey and Mowrey was to be on fire, and which was en- irely consumed in very short time No 'ne was in the house at the time. Mrs. l howrey closed it up, leaving it all right as he supposed, in the evening, and left town | 'n the 8. 15 train. MT. D. A. Presher had | ust moved all his goods into the second | tory where he intended to have lived. l These goods were burned and are dead oss, The building was insured for $500, nd the stock of millinery goods, furniture 5c. at $25OO. CLIO.