Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
FALLS VILLAGE

week sojourn in New York.
 H. c. Crandall, Esq, is visiting in Bridgeport and New York city.
 Dr Gidman is meeting with good suc cess and is having considerable practice
 Bishop Williams delivered a sermon at Trinity church, Lime Rock, Sunday.
 Farmers have not all finished strip ping their tobacco and but little has been sold. The prices offered are too low.
 Adolph Ruiger is our assistant D. m. and if he proves as efficient here as in the ! clothing store, we shall not regret the change
 The Roman Catholics rented the hall three nights last week for their fair and dances.
 George w. Ford of Water street will entertain the ladies aid society at his residence, Thursday afternoon. A so- ciable will follow in the evening
 James Ensign Esq, of Lime Rock is ill with typhoid fever, but under the skillful treatment of Dr Averill he IS slightly on the gain.
 MT Samuel Lent, advance agent of Robbins circus, stopped here, Friday night, while travelling through this sec tion. The circus will again visit this place next spring or summer, A fire was started in the bolt shop at Lime Rock, one night last week. By 5 hard work it was brougot under control and soon extinguished. The fire origi- : mated in cupboard which stood so near l the chimney that it caught fire from the heat.
 3 Some of the lads became so thorough s ly frightened at living apparition while coasting on the hill near Dr S Averill's, the other night, that they in- t voluntarily gave the Indian war whoop and, on reaching the base of the hill, 8 made rapid transit for other quarters y and did not put in an appearance again . that night.
 
 y this place than that which was brought '' in on the milk train, Monday There
 were eight head of the Holstein breed, h which were purchased from the herds
 of Messrs Bradley and Washburn of r. Lee, who imported them direct from n Holland. They are owned by U. H
 Miner, M. B. Richardson and H. Belden. n MT Miner owns a calf whose dam and a sire recently sold for $e12OO. " IDLEwILD
 A Card. 1t I most sincerely thank friends and o neighbors for their kindness shown n toward me in my bereavement, viz, n The sickness and death of my beloved
 husband. SARAH A. GRIswoLD. 70 Falls Village, Jan. 26, 1883. g NEW MILFORD, It George Beardsley left us, last week, y for an extended Florida trip. if George Anthony, of the firm of An l thony X McMahon, has sold his interest l. in the business to his partner. IS Our churches are now holding socia- ). bles one evening each week. They " draw out the young people, also thei1 k money.
 1t Miss Chloe Noble who has for several Te years been employed in the post office, y has taken the position of book keeper
 for Noble Bennitt.
 ,' Some of the farmers have as yet beer ~ unable to get their tobacco daml t enough to strip. Several of the ware
 houses have opened and are asserting IL and packing in moderate way. Th' - prices paid this season are not satisfac =, tory to those who raised good crops, bu some of them wanted money and were ,N obliged to take what was offered. c. ;+ NORFOLK.
 Frank Ladd, the assistant at the de
 pot, is quite sick with pneumonia.
 Prof Cushman's lecture on horses wa st. a success A class of 15 was formed.
 J. L. Ives, formerly of Clark, Ives of Goodwin, contemplates going Wes ,l- soon, probably to locate.
 Miss Anna Lancashire read to $1 ,m house, last Wednesday evening. Sut ga- scription papers were plenty the neS
 day.
 at A series of double ripper accident on have occurred here recently;a a few sligl mt cuts received, but, fortunately, no live Ter lost
 The social circle meets at MT T. H rs- Beardsleys, this Wednesday, evening cy First class music is expected by Darro Ie and others.
 rof ~ ,, ''' Stevens house, is already receiving al
 plications for his rooms next summe
 There has been 10 trouble for son ,,n years past in filling all the boardin 1i1- places in Norfolk, though applican ;+v come earlier and in much larger nun A bers each year. Many, however, al tba disappointed in finding quarters. md The large saw mill and turning she the in South Norfolk, known as the Dudle was mill, was consumed by fire, the 22' ted probably the work of an incendiar and A little of the machinery may, howeve The be repaired. The loss is estimated the from S10 GOO tO S15 OOO and ins17rad f.