Connecticut western news., 1881-07-06
Falls Village

days with relatives at Canaan Valley. An addition has recently been built on the Crandall House.
 Mrs. John Landon and Mrs K. Turpin were guests of relatives ct Mill River Satur- day and Sunday.
 The Amesville schools will close their spring session Friday of this week. Major" Isaac Morris and wife of Johns town, N. Y., are spending few days at G. w. Halls.
 MT. Chester Ford returned Thursday from Patterson, N. J., where he had been for six | weeks past taking care of his son, James A. Ford, and who had sufficiently recovered as to admit of his accompanying him as far as Cornwall.
 Miss s. L. Perry spent the fourth in Lake, vile, and was relieved of her post of duty by Miss Crane of New Haven.
 MT. G. w. Hall has received another lot of buggies and carriages from New Haven, which he has placed in the market for sale. Charlie Wickwirs fills the bill as hos:ler at the Dudley House. vice John Spiosr, whose services as groom have been secured by Nr. Sidney Reed for his livery.
 Mir. B. J. Bradley returned from Boston Thursday, from a business trip. Mrs. J. W. Gibbs is suffering from infam- matory rheumatism and has been confined to her room for long time.
 MT. Orville Hosford has been the past week employed by Mr. George Day in shingling his house in Amesvills, and will do another job of fencing for the same party.
 MT. D. K. Colepaugh, to the regret of 8 large circle of friends, has sold out bis tonso- rial business to N. c. Williams of Ct. Bar. rngton, who has taken charge. Communion services were held at the Cong. church Sunday. Two bouquets of flowers were placed on the altar, and another on the right in which were roses, spirea, etc. A nephew of Charles Dean of Lime Rock station, has, we are informed, caused an in. junction to be placed upon his unclss farm. to recover his title to property, which he claims rightfully belongs to him, from the ss- tate of his grandmother. he having now be- come of age.
 The "Item dsvi," according to the Falls Village Item, had narrow escape from being trailed in the dust recently, by runaway horse, who showed no more respect for him than for 0tser beings. Queer, isn't it?
 It takes MT. Capron to tinker watches and decoy the fnny tribe. for in company with other gentlemen one day last week some 40
 fish were taken from Goshen pond.
 MT. T. Tucker was agresably surprised last week by the arrival of two aunts by the name of Rust one from Paynssvills, Ohio, aged 73 whom he had not previously seen, and one from New Hartford, aged s2. They went to New Hartford the next day.
 At the second game of base ball between the "Know Nothings" and 'Young Mschan- on the fair ground, the ssYoung Mechanics took the cream Gce) defeating the "Know Nothings" by two runs, the score being 1e to IA. The game was lost by default of the Know Nothlngs" who by 8 little more ex' ertion might have come of victorious. They challenged the "Young Mechanics' to play another game at Lakeville, which was accept ed.
 A picnic and clam bake was held at Gardi. ners grove, Twin Lakes, the 4th, in which about one hundred Gom this section partici ! pated. Messrs. John Wolfe of W W6stport, ant
 Pope Chapman engineered the clam bake and we conclude they are not'novices at the business from the fact that nearly all of the
 six bushels were deyoured. They arrived al the grounds about l2 o'clock, and pleasantly
 wiled the hours away in sailing on the placid waters of Lake Washining, and in chatting I '''~" meath the tall forest shades. All were evidently well pleaseu recreation, and returned home between ,us hours of and o'clock.
 The excursion train numbered about IS cars, to Pittsfeld Monday, most of which were flats" trimmed with evergreens, to keep of the sun, as all of the extra passenger cars were in use for the Danbury picnic to Parlor Rock
 The Know Nothings and Young Mechanics played another game of ball at Lakeville Monday forenoon, playing g innings in one hour and twenty minutes The Young Me chanics won the game in score of 8 to 3. We are informed they will play six games in | all. IDLEWILD. l West COrmwaER.
 MT. W. H. Porter was home from New York to spend the fourth.
 Mrs I. R. Sanford returned from her visit in New Haven by Saturday evening train. Miss Anna Wilson of Long Hill is visiting relatives here for few weeks. The Sabbath School Association give one Of their interesting entertainments this (Wed. nesday) evening.
 MT. Chas. Bennett and wife, of Norfolk, were guests at Fred. Myers over the 4th. It is reported that young ''Pete," who re- l gently left the doctor without just cause or provocation, is drowned Surely "the way of the transgressor is hard"
 Edward Kahler and Luke Nickerson and son from Brookfeld, were in town over the Sabbath.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Owen, accompanied by MT. James Ford and wife, arrived from Pat terson, N. J. on Thursday last. Mr. Ford for the past few months has been severely af- 1icted with infammatory rheumatism, so much so that at one time all hopes of his re. | covsry were despaired of. He is now m- | proving rapidly, and will remain at Mr. Ru. l tus Owens until he regains his usual health |
 Last week young whirlwnd struck the | premises of Wm. Reinstein, situated about 8 | mile north of the village, formerly known as the Gibbs place, completely unroodng his barn, uprooting large oak of nearly two feet in diameter, and splitting q huge rock which lay at it's base, as artistically as if done by mason. Boards, fence rails, etc. were hurled promiscuously in every direction, and the confusion this wind freak wrought in a few seconds, deserves passing notice.
 One of the Ellsworth "boys" having reach ed the marrageable age of three score and ten, and with no objection on the part of the old folks, sacrificed himself at the hymensal altar last Tuesday evening, after an untiring chase of nearly two years in the matrimonial "arena" for help meet suited in age. weight, form and color to his wild, rowing fancy-but blissful bit of romance is wound up in the marriage list. ANON. 
 It will take two or three days to get all the kinks out of the new U. s. mail route and get it running o. K.
 Mrs. H. L. Barber and Miss Gussie Cook returned Saturday. They did both the cap tol, and capitol of Conn. on Monday, and spent some time in Springfield They spent most of their time in Holyoks. Miss Cook called on Miss D L. Wolcott in Westield Henry VanDeusen, accompanied by Will md Frank Cook, arrived Friday evening. x At the sale of the real estate, etc., of the | ate c. Walter, most of it was bid of by Fl. V P. Norton for Phineas Pettis. Some $500 c 'r more of notes brought about $8. co. Mr. C. E. Brewer tho new stage driver -