Connecticut western news., 1879-01-01
Falls Village.

The community was startled on Friday, p. m. by the report that Geo. K. Peck was dead, winch, on investigation proved to be true. MT. Peck had been complainpu for several days, but nothing serious was ap- while sitting m d char at D. A. Presher's eatlrg saloon. He was supposed to be asleep until, when some addressed hlm no answer was obtained. Suspicion that something was wrong, was al once aroused which indeed was tue. juIy was em- panelled which rendered verdlct:- Cause of death unknowE.' Dr. Avenll made every effort to resuscItate nm but to no purpose. The doctor was not certain of the cause of death, but gave as bis oplnloh | hat It was apop4exV-hence the VeiGlct. Mir. Peck was boIn III 1897, and was there fore 51 years of age. Ills has, lUdeed 0een l check cred career ouce-posSessed or coh~ property, by unfortunate Ventu.es and other adverse circumstances he lost nearly al ot It, and was, at the time ot hls death, III straiel tened circumstances. As a man he wIll be remembered as kind nelghbor, always wiling to accommodate, even to hIs oAn uIsadvautaEc, and some att
 
 fact that he dId too nlach for others. He was oICe the proprietor of Peck's Hotel. (now the Dudley Housel. and more geu- lai landlord never welcomed the tired traveller. His funeral was very largely at tended at South Canaan on Sunday. Rev. Robert Hunt preached the sermon, taking Als text rom ii Cor. 12 chapter, part of 9th verse, he gave most beautiful and lm- pressl ve discourse, at the close of which he ,uade some very appropriate remarks on the life and acts of the deceased. The in terment was made at Sandy Hill Ly tie slde of hls son Geo. Ii. who died last May
 Geo. W. Hall Is taalng inventory of hls clothing stock thls week.
 Capron the ieweler, made 0 big hole in his holiday stock on Christmas, but still mas 'a few more left" for New Year,
 The second concert and promenade by
 6he band was an entire success. A large
 audieLce greeted them, and dancmg was
 kept up into the shaiI hours. Those who
 leslred ref eshments were very agIeeably
 entertained at tue Craudall house.
 Quite all eAciung chase occurred a counle
 o1 weeks aVO, hlch has never been cnron-
 lcled aud is too good to be lost. A fox
 close pressed by hounds ran up Maiu st., and after dodgng sometime, took refuge
 pack of Crandairs baru. A crowd soon collected and wiGh the aid of dogs was soon dislodged. and most excIulug chase
 commenced. Meu and boys armed with every conceivable weapon, from doubie- | shoL-kun to cait lung JOlneu in tue hunt | Poor Reyuaru finally gave out dowa by | Lhe CaCnolc church., anu after about dUz- ] OIL shots had ueeu fired at him was killed | uy 0Ops. Councilman A. F. Chapman and | ComMlssloner w. A. BurkegJ was ID the | crowu, as Was also the venerable Mr. Sheb- l pard, DuL tue iatCer In hls has5e stumbled
 lnd went to grass" consequently was not | ''In at the death." CLICK,
 sheffield.
 Christmas evening, the programm me at
 Che M. E. Chulcb drew d large audience,
 All We're highly pleased wI;h the beauti-
 tul oecoratiohs, hterary exercises aud
 oounti ni coilatlou. The CongIet atUnal | church also Was well filled. s0o Lot
 &now where all the people came from. lhe
 music, sInglng ano rCcltatous were very
 fine, and the Christmas lee, tie feature
 of the evening, bIossomed all over like 6 |
 lnu ny storlous packages, winch III svme | eases, caused much amusemenJ when thelr
 conueuts wele revealed. The supper as ! usual, Was excellent, the over-plus being
 sent around to tue abseut, as ls the custom | nere. Christmas eve at the Episcopal chapel Dr. Parker was present, and the 1 tree as usual, was loaded wIth gifts, and | che music, anu other exercl lses were equally good.
 Friaay evening, the meeting of the Friendly Union was iargly attended. The
 singing by MISS Addie Field was unusually ine, and tue reaulna of Christmas Story from Dickens by Miss NJ. E. Dewey held | tue rapt attention of the audiepce tor more than an hour. Rev. Mir. Noble at the | close remarked that the meetings of the
 Union almost without exceptions, hao
 oeen characterized for their oruer, patient | atten Iion and rennement of manners, and l When LheIe had been any infringement. it | was by those who were not accustomed to ,ur rules and regulations. Next Friday | eveuIng Rev. Mir. Free will lecture, and Mir. Parsons of Sou lbtield play upon the
 oornet witu other muslc. CAP. west C0fmNAIA
 Tue two Sabbath schools at North and
 Vest Cornwall were on a generous rivalry
 last Lords day. Xmas held over a few lays to accommodate tbem. Wlllir 2 and sklllful hands twined wreaths and plaited Christian emblems and suspended notices, ln both, the church and chapel. to add the charm of ''ChrIstmas greens" aud simple ornamentation to those of Christmas carols and Scripture recitations. Christnas-tids
 IS the chilLrcns' festival, and no paIns were spal ed to make 1t the welcomesD of lays to the youth ot our schools. Each school IS satisfied of course that it's exercI-
 .es were uhe best, and each has some good grounds for the satisfaction. Where both
 did 50 well, 1t is needless to discriminate
 The audiences were large and apprecIatIve aud happy faces spoke the joy of Cbust-
 mas as gratefully as their chlldren, and their musical friends carrolled it. In the church, Dr. VlncenIs Praise service for Christmas was the basis of the proeramme, with some changes of music. Prof, VOlk gave hls attention to- the music of the oc- casion most faithfully and satisfactorily. The chlloreus' singlng of The Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" was greatly apprecla- ted. 'Tne W"uurous StoIy," by Fl. k. Pai- mer was prepaI ea by the choir for cbulch the week previous, and was repeated by request, to the delight of all. Dwight M. Pratt, a member of this chulch; studying Theology Tn the Hartford Seminary, made an appropl iate address. In the chapel in the evening, the decoI oIations showed finely n the plentiful light of the chandeliers. R. k. Pratt has long had this school ln Gralnlng for this kind of work. The Sabbath school concert is one of tneT strong points. And flaw schools excel thls one in the ex-