Connecticut western news., 1882-06-14
Falls Village.

Falls Village.
 Dr. Clemans it is expected will return home some time this week from his western tour.
 Tobacco raisers arc preparing their ground | and will commence setting their plants this week.
 On account of the scarcity and high price | of potatoes, large acreage has beeu planted | and the Colorado potato bug is greatly re- joioed thereat.
 Two gentlemen went fishing down in Corn wall one day recently and were rewarded with string of 47 trout.
 Two families by the name of Force have moved into the dwelling near Amesville form erly owned by c. R. Morris
 The disorderly conduct of several out -of-town individuals, Saturday night gaves trong evil dence and was reminder that the license law was in full force The chntrast to the former quietness was very noticeable. An old resident of the town informs us that on the morning of June llth, 50 years ago. the ground was frozen to depth of two inches. Foliage was not as forward at that time as it now is, Two gentlemen took a voyage down the Housotonic and when they arrived above the little falls last Wednesday, they were obliged to haul their canoe ashore and have it carried by team to point below the white bridge. On reaching Gaylordsville their canoe was capsized and they are reported to have lost valuable pin and five hundred dollars in mon- ey. Rather an expensive trip for them.
 Tho matrimonial engagement of Mir, Geo. A. Hubbell of Bridgeport and Mrs. H. M. Holmes was consummated at the parlors of
 the Crandall House in this place last Tues- day afternoon, the nuptlal ceremony being performed by the pastor of the Congregation al church, Rev D NJ Moore. It was pr-
 vate affair, only two or three guests besides
 relatives of the bride and groom being pres ent The presents were very fine and con.
 sisted of two pieces of marble statuary repre-
 senling Ruth and Rebecca, silver ice pitcher,
 set of silver knives and forks, set of teaspoons
 of unique pattern, boquet holder with silver
 vase and standard, the two latter being pre-
 sented by friends in Brooklyn. The wedding
 and congratulations being over, all repaired
 to the dinning hall where a collation. was
 provided, the tables being loaded with dsint.
 ies and graced with choice flowers. After the
 repast they took the train for & tour through
 the middle states and Washington. IDLRwILD.
 West COrnwnIl.
 Mir John Knox of Hartford visited at Mo ses G. Buffers last week. Look out for 6st
 stories.
 Mrs Henry Johnson of Beaverkill, N. Y
 a sister of Dr. Brewer is his guest for few
 weeks.
 Charles Wolfe and family are no longer res idents of Norfolk having found new fields O
 labor in the stirring city of Bridgeport. Mrs Isaac Marsh left last Wednesday fo
 Thomaston, to attend the funeral of he q nephew Charles Potter, who died of consump . tion,. in his eighteenth year. @ R. N. Cochrane is coming home this weel
 
 y fine cattle that will mako any of the farmer e happy to look at and inquire the price C ' them
 Mir. George Crandall's "Dolly" havin become of age gave the bucket kick las lt Wednesday night, and went the way of a l. good horses-on a stone boat ride to tn 's dirt pit.
 Rev. Mir. spaulding of New Haven, rt
 sponded to the call to spend his summe m vacation among us, term of three monthI of preaching his first sermon last Sabbatt g He is to occupy the parsonage at Mort le Cornwall.
 to John Wood, Jr. who is connected wit at Graham & Haines wholesale store, Ne 'h York, arrived home Monday evening ft s. a weeks vacation. All the boys were gla y- to see Johnnie, and the girls are abo, It tickled to death.
 S' James H. Ford, the veteran painter
 doing big job for Morris Futile of Gosher le George Potter, Jr. while unloading los f by horse power last week, caught his ting, 10 in the chain, mangling it unmercifully H Ut had it at once done up Tn a "sling." The many friends of Mrs Daniel Bal, nt win. who moved to Minneapolis last fal y will be pleased to learn from recent con T munication. that she is considerably improve c in health, being able to walk and ride to a ts extent hardly thought possible, for one . e. long an invalid.
 ,e Dr. Battam is at this place again on Fr Is days and those who do not want perfc ht satisfaction, guaranteed for work in his In Ie had better keep away, as he is sure to plea in everybody, and has been known a score oy times 10 pick out teeth even without u CT slightest pain. Look out for him. z. ,r Norfolk.
 Mrs. Samuel sheppard and daughter t. Newark are boarding with Mir. Riggs. on Wm. D,wd and daughter, of New YorA, n ss the gues's "' tie Misses Gaylord H' MI. Battell has added new stone wa II. and fence to his very handsome ground VI making a nice view of their flower gardt oi and has improved the sidewalk down as far oi the Post-ofice.
 is, o' Probably never since the war has busine c' been so brisk in town as now. Manufsctu oi ing is unusually good and visit to the ge "a. eral stores Saturday evening satisfied yo 70 correspondent that they are not in failing c ai cumstances.
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