Connecticut western news., 1883-11-07
FALLS VILLAGE.

FALLS VILLAGE.
 The musicale meets at MT G. W. Halls Friday evening.
 Mrs Maria Hall has just beautifed her residence by having it neatly paint ed, MT J. D.Egleston doing the work.
 Landlord Merrill of the Railroad house in Amesville, recently killed nine months old pig which weighed All pounds.
 MT Daniel Houghran had 0 COW killed by the afternoon passenger train Thurs day below the coal bin. She broke out of the pasture.
 MT George H. Brown was home few days since. He is at present located in Jersey City in the employ of T. O. Brown & O., dry goods merchants.
 MT Matthew Mullen died suddenly on Thursday morning of heart disease. His funeral was held on Saturday; burial at Roman Catholic cemetery in Sheffield.
 Rev MT Lewis of Catskill preached from the Methodist pulpit Sunday morning and evening. Both discourses were excellent. He is brother of the resident pastor.
 The freight train that passes this sta tion between 7 and o'clock in the morning came in collision with some cars on side track at Merwinsville last Tuesday and telescoped one of P. T. Barnum's advertising cars. It was brought to the shops at Amesville for repairs.
 A man in Amesville has considerable trouble with his dog kennel. Sometimes it. is in one part of the neighborhood and at others it is on the top of some higlf rock in sight of his house. He should reverse the proceedings by let ting his dog out of doors and take the kennel in the house.
 The following are the officers elect of Cascade lodge, I.O.G.T., for the present quarter who were installed at the regu- lar meeting, Monday evening: VIC. T., Henry c. Crandall, Jr; WV. T., Mrs H. Sheppard; Secretary, Frank B. How'd; T. S., F. B. Egleston Treas., Miss Abbie Kellogg; Chap, w. G. Kellogg; Marshal, James Haley ; Guard and sen tinel, D. E. Dean.
 A Mutual Relief association has been formed for the benefit of the employees of the Housatonic road at Amesville with large membership and good fund. Ii any of it's members are sick or sustain injuries in any manner so as to incapac- itate them from laboring they receive certain allowance 8 month. A very worthy object
 The individual GA NJ who wishes correction of the article regarding the taking of Wes Colby evidently ''got their back up" so to speak with slight grounds for justification. We had our information from the lips of the deputy sheriff who took him. Sheriff o. M. Brinton it is certain was there and his narration of the facts are entitled to credence, being an old resident here and highly esteemed. As for the tssad mistake Spoken of, it is only applicable to the business which the prisoner was engaged in. IDLEwMD.
 Mrs Cogswell of Canaan called on relatives here last week. '>
 George Watson came up from Bridge port to his brothers, Saturday.
 The many friends of Mrs O. R. Camp of Canaan were glad to see her in town last week.
 Miss Jennie Carter of Phelps, N. Y, is visiting among the friends of her former home.
 Rev Barcley has accepted 8 call as minister to a church at Centrebrook, Conn, and will remove there with his family very soon.
 The funeral of Mrs Alonzo Stuart was attended at the Congregational church on Saturday last. Rev MT Barcley con. ducted the services and preached most excellent sermon.
 The Congregational pulpit was occu. pied by Rev Ebert Porter, a son of D1 Enos Porter of Brooklyn. He has re- gently returned from Europe and preached here twice. The people are very favorabty impressed and will give him call to become their pastor.
 This (Monday) evening, Rev Charles Tiffany of New York city lectures at the town hall for the benefit of the new rectory. His subject is Norway, the land of the midnight sum- A public lecture in our town is rare treat Private treats of this kind are give1 quite often.
 } In the services at St Andrews, las } Sunday morning, Rev MT Sturges wa. assisted by Rev MT Watson, who, in hi sermon, told something of h1s work il the far west. He has charge of parish also of several schools away in the north western corner of Washington territory His remarks to the Sabbath school wer. especially interesting.
 The interest in skating still continues There is much improvement among tht learners,-more skating and less tum bling,-still there were some very fin' tableaux at the rink last Saturday night