Connecticut western news., 1881-07-27
CORRESPON.DENCE.
Falls Village.

Falls Village.
 A ten months old child of MT. and Mrs
 Marvin A. Dean of Chicago, died last week
 Monday, and was brought here for buria
 Wednesday, the body arriving on the eve
 ming train. The procession formed at the de
 pot at o'clock p. 10, and the shades of night
 fall had began to thicken when the last lites of burial were performed at the grave.
 H. c. Crandall, Jr., visits relatives ir 1 Bridgeport this week. where he will remain
 for few days.
 Mrs Elbridge Stimson of Winsted has beer | spending the past week with her daughter Mrs. W. T, Ferguson. A thousand dollars worth of laces and no | tlons were received at Halls dry goods de- partment last week. A ladies' missionary meeting will be held at the house of Mrs. Levi Beebe at South l Canaan, Thursday afternoon. All of the railroad bridge south of the GOV. cred part is to be built over new, and carpen. | ters are now at work thereon. C, W. Hall last week sold his fast horse Harry" to gentleman from Danbury. Mrs. Preston Hurlburt, of Providence, R. l., arrived in town last week to spend the summer and early autumn months, accom- panied by her two sons, and not daughters, as we stated last week; only mistake in the sex.
 The funeral of Mrs. Frank Doty, daughter of MT James Morris of this place. was held at Salisbury Wednesday. She died Monday last, after an illness of forty eight hours, and was nearly 26 years of age.
 MT. Colepaugh has bought back his bar bering business of Williams, and still contin- ues to ShaCe his customers-with a razor we mean.
 The Item will hereafter be published Fri days at Guilford, Ct., and will be moved to that place this week, the editor thinking thereby to gain larger subscription list, and to be benefited mother ways.
 4 party of surveyors stopped over Sunday in this village. They are surveying for a railroad to pass through Amesviile and Lime Rock, connecting New York and Boston, and saving by this route many miles less than by any other. IDLEwnD. SeuehfIcId.
 George and Jennie Pratt, and Miss Gussie Cook spent Sunday in Canaan.
 The Cook boys went home with their mother.
 Mrs. Clark entertained few friends at tea party, Friday p. m.
 The Social Union met with Mrs. James Pettis, Friday p. m. It was very pleasant affair, netting about S4.
 Rev. W. H. Ellis gave bible lesson ser vice on the Holy Spirit, at the Cong. church Sunday p. n.
 At last accounts Art Cook was at Youngs- 1 vile, Pa. A few days ago he sent us bill of fare he enjoyed at Murphy festival at Frank lin, Pa For such particular palate as Cooks, it must have been very acceptable, as among the more substantials were noted l robins tongues, nightingales' throats. l pickled eels' feet, etc etc. Being served at | a late hour in the evening, and an carly hour in the morning, Art. could enjoy it without being broken of his rest.
 Mrs. R. Warrington has gone away for three or four weeks needed rest.
 Having went slowly the past week, but the huckleberries on East Hill went correspond ngly fast
 '' There was no service at the Baptist church Sunday, Rev A. N. Benedict being abssnt.
 Arthur Gaylords leg is troubling him 1t seems to have been hurt by blow from bat some time ago. Dr. Robbins hopes to