Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09
FALLS VILLAGE.

Edward H. killmer has obtained situation at the railroad shops as over seer of the oil room. having begun Thursday.
 The farmers are all busily employed in blowing and planting potatoes, which crop is being more extensively raised than formerly.
 Bridge inspector Bartlett and men are covering the south frame work of the railroad bridge, which, when finished, will be painted.
 Oscar Sabin has purchased the new building lot south of MT Bartletts res idenee and carpenters will commence work, this week, on house to cover the foundation which is already 1aid
 Trailing arbutus, the sweetest and earliest of wild flowers, is and has been for some time past in bloom and bou- quets of which have yielded their fra grance in many parlor in this place.
 The Housatonic railroad company had 500 tons of soft coal unloaded in their bins near the bridge last week, for their engines and as this will last but few weeks, the reader can form @ | slight idea of what an item the coal amounts to in year.
 Seth Morris, an apprentice of only a few weeks at the railroad company s shop while at work on a machine for cutting tin unfortunately cut off the ends
 Of two fingers, one day last week, which necessarily incapacitates him from fur ther labor for a short time
 The funeral of MT Henry Bierce, who
 had been in feeble health for some
 months, was held in the Methodist
 church, Lime Rock, Wednesday, Re,
 MT Landon of Sharon conducting the
 obsequies. He was a member of the
 Oren Knight Post G. A. R., who march
 ed two by two from the church to tn.
 cemetery.
 Dr J. J. Averin successfully perform
 ed surgical operation on MT Le French, Sunday, the difficulty being al abcess which has caused him to give u] all labor for nearly five weeks. M French is doing well with prospect c his ultimate recovery which will add an
 other laurel to the Doctors fame as skilful practitioner.
 Mir s. W. Bradley has sold a youn
 Holstein calf to Mir Richardson of Linn Rock for a good round sum and ha
 purchased of MT H. Belden six week old calf of the same species for SHE This deservedly popular breed of cattl
 are fast coming into favor with farmer
 in this section, which is much to tn
 credit of our stockraisers.
 A very extensive forest fire ragged o r the mountain near White Hollow las ' week, devastating from 700 to a LOO }, acres of woodland mostly young sprou
 owned by the Barnum Richardson con
 pany. It originated near s'Pine swamp
 by some fishermen building 8 fire 1 l. warm themselves by. The sight was < grand one viewed from the elevate ft grounds north of this village on Thur
 day evening. The full working force if Lime Rock was called to put out Il o fire which was done by hard labor, FI
 day, after running three or four day 4 TDLEwIID. e NORFOLK. t. William McCormac is building an a. > dition to his house.
 't Dr Dwight Johnson of this pla r. planted himself upon Riverton soil, T. few days ago.
 g The Norfolk hall association will so' 8. revive their course of evening entertai l ments, consisting of tableaux, etc. >, Mrs Albert Norton going to mo l'' back to Iowa where her husband is C
 gagged in business, leaving this place IT, sale. n. Prof Swinston,s concert takes pla w. the 16th. The Professor does not c is culate to fall anything short of the ( as tertainments given here last season, c. proposes to give half the receipts to t o4 N. H. A.
 ;s- Building seems to be having anotl ba boom this season, Miss Hills of Ha de ford will soon have her fine summer r re idence under headway, and Mrs Ke, os new house on the green is being co menced.
 Nr The annual meeting of the Norfc ol veteran association, Saturday evenil
 was thinly attended, the old board of lie ficers were reelected Committees o+ arrangements for decoration day W No chosen and it is hoped that the peo NO generally will take hold and keep fr an- in our minds the faithful and her f a deeds of our boys who fell on the | ,m tie field. AuREvoIR ot F. Kellogg has rented the Gold pl 9a, on the corner to widow lady fl IT IT Bridgeport and they have moved in. -., H. E. Sanford has returned fl N New-1ork where he has been the I '-, week, buying goods for his new stt s '~. With two stores we shall expect li> ,.' times and cheap goods.
 '- Charles Hitchcock has taken Hen '''' place at the Post office, and now f ol Henry has gone and got married, the 9 V " think Charley is great deal nicer t c he was.
 ,, " The great law suit before Judge \ 'oo ris, committee, occupied the most ,'''' last week. Judge Warner, one of
 counsel said that he thinks probably ~ next generation may see the end of |. but this one never will.
 o Fred Frisbie will look after thi ino over at the Beers house again, this V of They couldn't keep house without Fl