Connecticut western news., 1881-03-23
Falls Village.

been visiting relatives in Amesville.
 Mrs. Sarah Livermore of Dalton, Mass, spent last week with friends in town.
 Mr. Edmund Landon, overseer of the Hol. ley Knife Manufacturing Go of Lakeville, was the guest of relatives in Amesville Sum- day. MT. Landon is going on the road as an agent for the company in April.
 Mir. J. R. Smith has been quite i'll for a few days past, and Conductor Emmons has taken his train during Mr. Smiths illness.
 A string of 19' fine suckers were caught in the river near the fair ground, by two fisher men one day last week.
 The trial brought about by MT. Brown, on the shooting of his dog which was to have come of last Saturday, was postponed until the 18th, at which time it will be tried, if not put over again.
 Miss Neisner of New Milford will open g millinery store in Mr. s. Reeds block this week.
 Miss Maggie Brown of Sharon visited friends in town last week.
 MT Wm. Hayward of North Canaan has moved into the tenement vacated by Mrs. c. L. Hunt. Mir. Geo. Leavenworth will move into the house now occupied by MT. Street when the latter moves to Bridgeport
 Miss Ella Wood of Lakeville. is visiting al Mir. J. F. Millspaugh's.
 10000 trout will be distributed in the diff ferent streams in town this week. which are furnished by the fish commissioners.
 Anyone in want of anything in the clothine line, should not fail to call at G. ". Halp. clothing emporium for a larger and greate, variety of goods in that line has never befor, been seen in this village.
 The friends of temperance were addressed by the c. W. c T. of Conn. at the hall Tues day, who gave one of his interesting and ap preciative addresses before large audience. The Lodge, choir. and H. R. R. band. o which majority of the members belong tc the order. furnished music for the occasion
 Mrs. c L. Hunt has gone to Lenox to as sist her daughter in moving to another tene ment, after which she having moved her chat. tels to Winsted, will go to that place to re. side.
 Rev. F. J. Belcher having been here the past three years, will be placed over some other charge when conference sets. He will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Mark Nickerson of West Cornwall have been visiting relatives in this village.
 There will be several tenements erected bv the Barnum Richardson Go. at Lime Rock this spring, and very romantic site has been selected for the residence of Herman Arnold, the gardener, it being westward of Mrs Richardson's greenhouse above the terraces.
 The thriving CD village of saudtown still bears the palm for exciting adventures and TO- nance. The latest advices from that section are that Mrs. Samuel Watkins has eloped with Charles H. Piper, Esq.,. an ''old flame" of Mrs w., and de Piper nigga" who fired a 'resolver" at Sam. few days since.
 The funeral of Mrs. Jackson Brown was attended at her late residence Friday a. m She died of consumption. and was 43 years of age MT. Byron Lane, a brother of the de. ceased. from Indiana, came on to attend the funeral
 "Wednesday evening Of this week being the of the institution of Cascade Lodge, there will be given an oyster supper. There will be plenty of of music, etc and all members of the Order should not fail to be present.
 We are bound not to be behind Canaan in color blind sensations One or two cases ,f stcolor blindness" in which the parties were in. tagrGnte delictO when discovered, 8 proved.
 It was our pleasure to attend the Gymras- ic Contest and Exhibition" at the Sedgwick institute Gymnasium at Ct Harrington last week. Monday evening. MT E J VanLennep, he principal, offered handsome gold prizes 0 the successful competitors. The exercises n the parallel hars, horizontal bar, ladders, osts aud swing, were finely done, and show d great proficiency and careful training, on he part. of both pupils and teacher. The aulting and double tricks were especially ood. There were only two contestants for le club prizes. There was a large audience, 'ho heartily applauded the actors. There ere three judges appointed. who presented | le prizes to the fortunate contestants, who | 'mpeted for prizes the Friday evening pre- ous.
 MT G w. Hall has put up new and neat mp post near his residence. Let his nelgh. DTS ''go and do likewlse, /" and they will have pleasant street
 While in New York, MT. Elson Hornbeck lrchased 'Ladd's comfortable chair,"l hich is now on exhibition at MT. Halls ore. which should be seen to be appreciated.
 contains all the 'new fangled ideas of hat chair should be for ease while taking e's repose, and can be used as swing. bed. mmock, and ''other things too numerous mention." Call and see it. Bison has the ency. IDLEwILD. 'esa Cornwall.
 Mrs. Bradley Sanford of Reading, Ct. is the [ est of her son. Dr. O. R Sanford. Mrs. R. P. Foster and sons left last Fri lay ming for an extended visit to Waterville,
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