Connecticut western news., 1883-02-07
FALLS VILLAGE

been visiting In town.
 MT and Mrs Roman Seeger of Canton visited friends here, last week.
 Miss Emeline Burgert of Albany is visiting friends in this locality
 A few of the fraternity attended the Masonic ball at Canaan, Thursday night All in favor of reviving the V. I.A.are invited to meet at Dr Maltbie's, Friday evening.
 Dr J. 0. Barker has pulled stakes and returned to New Milford after two weeks sojourn, here.
 George M. Hanchett, route agent be- tween New York and Boston, was at his home in Huntsville over Sunday.
 MT Albert Strong and family of Vaill, Iowa, and Edwin Strong of Rochester, N. r., were guests at MT George Cogs- wells, last week.
 Rev B. Tomlinson, formerly pastor of the Congregational church here, has accepted call to church in Phila- delphia and will move there from Vest brook in the spring.
 G. W. Hall & Go will sell out their stock of woolen goods for the next 30 days at cost to make place for the spring goods and good opportunity is now offered to purchase goods at bargain.
 It is with regret that we chronicle the death of MT James Ensign of Lime Rock, who died Saturday of typhoid fe- yer. He was an honest, upright citizen and his death is a loss to the community. The funeral was attended from Trinity church, yesterday (Tuesday).
 An economical appliance for heating house has been invented by MT A. l.. Brown. It will heat whole house by the use of common size coal stove and consists of two one-inch iron pipes, one of which enters the stove near the top and the other near the bottom. These pipes are filled with warm water which is carried into any room desired. The invention is called sshot water heater" and on the score of economy is prefera- ble to the hot air furnaces and steam heaters. He has also invented steam boiler for thawing out water pipes which will do in half an hour what would take two men several days to accomplish in taking up pipes. MT G. P. Strong owns one of these boilers.
 The sociable of the Congregations ladies' aid society at MT George w. Ford's, last Thursday evening, was well attended and the society is somewhat better off financially than before. A gentleman chaperoned the :. ladies, driving spirited team. Being too much absorbed in the conversation, ht struck the gate post when entering the yard with the third load and the occu pants were unceremoniously unloadet in promiscuous heap. The evening was much enjoyed by all and MT Ches ter Ford, who was as full of jollity as any one present, joined in the plays ssBlind Mans Buff" provoked mucl laughter, but don't say anything to th' lads about it. IDLEwmD.
 NORFOLK.
 The drama s'Ten Nights in Bar Room" will be given by home talent il the town hall, next Monday evening.
 MT A. w. Comstock of the drug stor played the organ in church successful, during the absence of the Misses Ed ridge.
 My friend of the Herald claims tha those who bit at the bit got bit. I hay yet to learn of any wishing to sell out but have heard of several anxious t buy.
 On account of the heavy stock c goods on hand, the Norfolk Shear com pany has shut down for few days t give their hands rest and fix up thing generally. James Ryals retires fro1 the firm.
 Mir Futile, who has had tor rathe tried to have) charge of the high schoc : the past two months, closed his services last Friday ,and took an early departure Saturday. The committee has engage MT s. A. Cooper of Colebrook to fnis the term.
 The loss on the machinery at tn Dudley mills will not be as large as { first supposed. Experts have visite the ruins and report that the large CT zine and saws can be easily repaired They expect to be running again i three or four weeks. AUREvoIR. sOUrHFlELD. . The Baldwin boys have new wagon Cook X Harmon have put up privat telephone.
 Frank Gaylord was in the village, th other day.
 + Rev MT Scott officiated, Sunday, afte vacation of two weeks. ! w. B. Gibson & Son have put in 1 new shingle saw and are turning or some good pine shingles. k O. A. Gibson found his sheep whel j. A. B. Garfield found his goods. It h also reported that it was the same pa y ties who burglarized W. R. Baldwin
 store. We hope the good old state {
 Connecticut will do her duty to tt
 rascals.
 MILTON. J. Miss Nora Driscoll is suffering frol
 erysipelas. We hope she will soon rt s cover.
 Messrs Gardner and Barnes have go1
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