Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
Falls ViAlRges

7 -Wm.i E: SneppatA IS on on a vlsllng tour Mrs! CIV. .Hanshas been visiting friends TRe|Gong. ladies, aid. society will meet with Mrs Levi Beebe at South Canaan Wednesday :: Mrs. Sarah B. Kilfoil of Albaay,is iiting at George Botsford's in, Amesville
 : Harmon Finkle, the jovial, good natured swttchman,, slightly sprained his ankle Friday while alighting from an engine.
 : Charles Judson has vacated his post as fire man, to accept position on the St. L. W. & Ps;R. R.. to which place he goes this week.
 Mrs. D. Drew Chamberlain and two chil- dren of Croton Falls were guests of relatives in this place last week.
 . Fred. 0. Decker, we are informed, takes his departure this week for Fort Wayne, Ind. where he has 8 job on the railroad. ,@''
 George W. Hall has traded his bay mare with gentleman from Sharon. It is white one this time. =
 :. Louis Abel of Gt.- Harrington is the latest addition to the force in the machine shop
 Peter Christy; an etnploye ill the machine shop, fell from step ladder, striking his face on an iron casting, inficting severe injuries.
 Rev. Mr. Mead: of Saccarappa, Maine, and his family arrived at this place last Friday D. m, and are stopping with Mrs. iMead's father, MT. Cornelius Brown. s-,5,E
 !: Charles Judson and Miss Belle Holcomb were married at the residence of theiats liar. yey Holcomb, Sunday p: m. by. Rayss MT. Belcher. Mrs. Judson will not accompany her husband to ''the west" but will remain a, home for few weeks. ';..S.
 The new passenger ears, 72 and 7Siarrived Saturday night from Gilbert Bush 6 Co.'S shops in Troy. They present 8 very neat ap- pearance, in both the exterior. and interior They are finished with. solid mahogany, and the seats all co4tain4 locks, ,;and are covered with gresnsand: crimson plush, with Buntir flames. The lamps are double, and are of ar improved pattern. and the racks are of pret PtS desigh; and :arS S4 inches in length.
 MsssSs. Jake. sPulver $ Pat Sparks i painters have formed copartnagship, and so llcit the patronage of the people, Moo Yawl paintahs now to the reah." .>.. 7 g. ,,tx 4. Ge6rge M. Hanchettt, the gentlemanly clefl Fin the clothing department, and first assistan postmaster asresigned: his. position; to ac ! cept the more lucrative one eff mail .rout' agent on the H1R R. While all regret t' have him leave, they are pleased at his goo' fartunee in securing go good Fposition.I H takes&thS place of A. "A. Osborn, resigned and entered upon his duties Monday. Ed ward Bartram of Sharon succeeds Mr.. Han chett as first assistant postmaster, and also il the Scloti4ipg department. He has had. years eKperiencejn the mercantile business having been 4 years in the employ of MT. ( Fl: Glenns, and 8 years at the store. of MT tiClark in Salisbury, and at whose store hewa assistant post master for 3 years. He is i every way qualified for the position which h fs:to fill, and has made many friends durin ! :,,v vrYh;o1a ho hoe hooD oA vit | those stores.
 The Cong. ladies' aid society will. hold Estrawberry and ice cream festival at the va teant room in Miners building next Satdfda
 evening. All are cordially invited to attsne | 2 IDLEwILp. | 10. K. Hunt of Winsted has the contract ,fc
 putting up the telephone wires from Eas fCanaan to Irondale, N. Y., via. HuntsSAl' Lime Rock station, Bime Rock, Davis lor
 bed, Ore Hill, and Chatfeld ore bed Tn
 wires are already up from East Canaan
 Lime Rock, and in working order. Charlie
 anl experienced manipulator of the telegrap
 instrument; and we we'll remember his genis
 wsyswhen we were both operators on No. + IE, The wedding of Miss Belle Holcomb O | Sunday p. m, June 7th, was very pleasar affair, although only. few were presen
 The fables were loaded down with choice ts&
 ables, and those present seemed to enjo themselves hugely. Belle was one of Sout Canaan's tairest girls and we hope and trps heg welded life may be as pleasant and cheer fuEas her manners have always been. X. | To-day was my lot to spend few hour in this busy little, vile, and to pass away th leisure moments, played the part of Pa, PrF, and looked about te gee what might b seen. After taking look at the grand ol hlis of the Housatonic, just north of the vi lage SEEg shown through the railroad wark hy1 the gentlemanly superintendent Th tcnief enIerpr1se of the place centers in thos t.Ioks, which furnish employment to som .hnhdred men. On: my return to the: village
 was overtaken by g young man of rsuperit
 literary ability evidently, for heSearried nod
 book in his hand. Finding him inclined to b
 social, asked him his name, and for whs Ijournal he was correspondent He veE ! frankly; and in a manner betraying at one
 modesty,, aud superior intellectual attair
 mehts and thorough reading, replied: I'M
 name is Idlewild, correspondent for the CoNl
 WESTERN: NEWS, 8 paper which has larg
 circulation all over the United States. al
 out to day in search of itens." I.expresse I myself as much pleased to- meet this note Correspondent of whose writings had req, keIen at my home, in another state, and T. ai [yited him to show me about the town. whH
 he ,obligingly did, and gave me the histor
 and ancestry of every family I learne
 during the afternoon that Falls Village coi tains three liquor saloons. which are we
 supported; : Intgmperance isthe great cuTs
 which rests upon the place.. It has thre
 good stores, & thriving millinery estsblist Hent, skilled physician, good dentist, tM lawyers, one who can plead for others, bu EMho has never plead his own case successful
 ly yet. There are two churches, which ar
 well attended, and which are presided over b
 two young divines who love their work, ap
 do good. But my gossip is ended; the on zine whistles, and must bid adieu to thes
 scenes. If have caught the journalistic fe
 yer from friend Wi1d I hope may not de
 priva him of any glory, and assure you, MI
 Editor, ofmy hearty congratulation, in hay
 ing a correspondent so thoroughly welded t
 the interests of your, wide-awake paper, za
 friend Idlewild. May he soon have stock
 ing nender, and may bottle of Mrs. Win
 slows soothing syrup. be ever found on .hi clock shetf for reterenceI ,TRAvELER. Goshen.
 The death of Mrs. Franklin E.. Wadhams June:2d, has cast deep gloom over our com munity, For many months her friends hay marked the progress of that dreaded disease consSnpttiio ons and although. all that huna skill hnd affection could devise was done, t prolong her stay here the summons came las Wednesday afternoon, and she,luickly pass ed away sHer' funeral was attended at tn ECongs church Sunday morning. Lovin friends supplied beautiful flowers to. decorat the clurch and-lay upon the coffin: At th Ehno M fhn 1iV fn1l beautiful. floral pillow, having ;the, wer, l,"Alide" insetibed:- Mrs. wadhams was, be fore her marriage, the Goshen correspondent k-for the Conn. Western News and the Wolcott vile Register. She will be greatly missed not only in her home but in our social circles in, the $. School and in the church. She wal but 29 years of age, and although she wa tlmsearly called hofne, her memory will liv Afl1 be cherished by very many