Connecticut western news., 1882-01-25
Falls Village

Falls Village.
 Saturday buying up furs
 Miss Minnie Jacobi has been engaged to teach the Grassy Hill school, and commenced Monday.
 Mrs. W. H. Watson has returned to her home in Vermont, accompanied by her sister, Miss Hattie Hosford.
 Lewis Burkett has been having week g vacation from the routine of freman's duty on the north end of the road
 Miss Anna Hillgrove has returned to New York.
 The Housatonic railroad company have the foundation and sills laid for large ice house. The dimensions are 3Ox70. It is below the depot on the west side of the track. Mr. Clark Halstead of Winsted, formerly of this place, was in town on business trip Friday.
 MT. Charles Dean has his steam saw mill at Lime Rock station running Eow on full tima. Two men from Danbury are attending it.
 Extra meetings are being held this week at | the Methodist church, every night except Saturday. and it is proposed to hold them next week at the Congregational church, making them a union affair. Uncle Toms Cabin, by the Sullivan com. pany Friday evening, was played before a fair sized audience, and the receipts were nearly seventy-fve dollars.
 "Tuge' Barnes, Esq of the region round about Huntsville, was at Bradley's store a few days since, buying up quantities goods, and is engaged in the peddling business We'll, 'Tuge" being an easy conversational l ist, and hale and hearty jovial sort of a fel- low, will Hike as not make fortin; anyhow, thar's no tellin', and there's sartin nothin | like tryin'."
 George, the youngest son of W. c. Daley, died Saturday night at the residence of Mrs Maria Mott, where the funeral was held Mon- day afternoon. Its disease was membranous croup, was was sick but few days His age was five years. IDLEwILD. | LnkevlIle.
 | and exhibition given at St. Mary's hall, Lakeville, on Friday evening Jan. 27th by the pupils of St. Mary's parochial school, as- sisted by the young ladies and gentlemen of the congregation. We understand that the programme is to be very interesting one. and those desirous of spending pleasant ! evening" would do we'll to avail themselves of this opportunity. Go early and secure good | seats.
 There was requiem high mass celebrated at St. Mary's church on Thursday morning, by the pastor Rev. H. J. Lynch, for the repose of the soul of Willie F., son of James Stuart, | who died Jan. 9th. West CORNWALL.
 MT. G. H. Oldfeld spent the Sabbath with friends in Lee.
 Miss Mary White, the dress maker, is at MT. D. L. Smiths for few days. Rev. MT. Todd of New Haven occupied the pulpit in the chapel Sunday evening. Miss Frances Mercy of Ellsworth visited friends at this place last week. The dime sociable at MT. c. E. Baldwin's last Wednesday evening was largely attend ed and fully" enjoyed. Edward Amundsen has found employment in Gilmores foundry at Lime Rock. Dr Edward Sanford of Cornwall was call ed last week to attend Col. c. D. Blinn of New Milford, who was suffering with another attack of hemorrhage. MT. Frederick Myers and father have rent cd MT. Wilbur Harrison's farm situated about two miles south of Cornwall Bridge, and are to take possession the first of next month.
 Last Friday evening jolly company of sleigh riders from this place and Cream Hill paid their compliments to Dr. I R. Sanford and lady of Sheffield, Mass. who extended them most cordial welcome, and the eve- ming proved, as all anticipated, a most enjoy able one. Dancing was in order, and kept