Connecticut western news., 1883-10-03
FALLS VILLAGE.

near the Canadian border, is here on short visit.
 Major Nickerson is instructing the youth of both sexes at the higher de- partment of the Amesville school, vice Minnie H. Turpin resigned.
 The farming community are, during the fine weather, getting along nicely with their farm work. The crops all turn out we'll, especially potatoes, but the largest potato yet raised is reported from Bethel, which required heavy yoke of oxen to draw out and then put on stone boat to draw to the cellar.
 This section is still infested with thieves and burglars whose midnight incursions have been very frequent of late. A few nights since they went to the house of Julius Hosford and to William Gillette's, but were heard and frightened away. Last Tuesday night they came again to the former place. They were heard then also and scared away and in an hour and half they came back, but the men arose and went out but the gang had made good their escape. On Wednesday night, Edward Fields heard bleating among his calves and went out to ascertain the cause of the disturbance and when part way to the pig pen he espied man coming out. He hastily returned and brought out his shot gun and sent two charges of shot after him, but being calloused perhaps by frequent raids he proved to be shot proof. A bullet might prove more effe ctual if they should come in range again. An ax was found in the pen and it was his in tention probably to knock one of the pigs in the head ard carry it of.
 We were in error in our notice of the telephone last week, our information not coming from reliable source. There are five townships in this div1s- ion comprising the towns of Cornwall (ncluding Cornwall Bridge) Canaan, North Canaan, Sharon and Salisbury, which includes Lakeville and Lime Rock, the central office or telephone exchange being at this place and in or der to talk over the wires between any of these places they must necessarily be connected at this office. There are 75 subscribers thus far in this district and there will be many additions. There are 50 wires which run into the office and are attached to what is known as @ switch board and when call from any part of the district to this office is made little door on the board, by means of 8 spring, is opened, which is numbered and the wire which corresponds with the number is connected and the parties are then in direct communication. The wires pass from the switch board into the lightning arrester and then outside. The 50wires will accommodate 25O sub scrlbers, as five telephones can be at tached to one wire. Each subscriber has telephone connecting with the wire. There are direct or through wires to Waterbury, Litchfeld and Win sted which are central offices for their divisions. Wires are being put up be- tween this place snd New Milford which, when the work is completed, will make telephonic communication with Bridgeport and other places south of here more direct than now. This office will soon be connected with Pitts6eld. All who are connected on one wire can talk with each other without being con- nected at the central office and there is but one central office in division. This is known as the Falls Village division, which embraces the five townships pre-. viously named and the office is in the telegraph office. Miss Sophia Perry is manager or operator and Miss Carrie M. Hall is the assistant operator. A. M. Young of Waterbury is manager in the building up of the division and D. B. Baker is superintendent. MT Young ~being somewhat indisposed last week returned home, but will return this week and put up telephone at the Amesville shops to connect with this office.
 At the annual election, Monday, the following officers were elected: Select, men, Daniel Brewster, Daniel H. Dean, Walter Kellogg; town clerk and treasur. CT, Charles E. Wolcott; Assessors, NV. Dean, A. c. Randall registrars, A. P. Chapman and Henry Brinton; school visitor, D. w. Clarke auditors, H. c. Crandall and J.F Millspaugh. Edward I. Howe received the largest vote of any one on the ticket and was elected first constable. The town voted license by 40 majority. IDLEw1LD. SHEFFIELD.
 Horace Train returns this week to his school in Delaware
 beautiful picture of the Episcopa, church has been presented to that soci ety by the artist.
 Last Sabbath, Rev H. Eddy, D. D. began short series of sermons entitled s'The Game of Life.
 The Congregational church is agai1 open for religious worship. It has beer beautifully frescoed and newly carpeted
 Mir James Elisha Kellogg, who lief this town 20 years since for residence in Illinois, has been visiting friends here.
 On the 23d, Rev Fields Hermanct gave an earnest and much needed tenn l ,,ornnoo sornnnn stronnlu advocntinr th,