Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
FALLS VILLAGE.

Hartford friends this week.
 The Musicale will be held at MT T. Fuckers Friday evening.
 Charley Wall has gone to Canaan and MT Colepaugh has another barber from Pittsfeld by the name of Philip-we give it up.
 MT Pierre Mundry accidentally drop ped plank on his foot, Thursday which so injured that member that he has been obliged to spend while in dolce. faa' aie,ete.
 Local talent broke into MT J. Wick wires ice house, Wednesday night,pry- ing the door open with 8 crowbar, and took therefrom keg of lager.
 Rev MT Moore exchanged pulpits with Rev MT Patterson of Cornwall Hollow, Sunday.
 Tobacco was much damaged by the frosts, last week, and some pieces were so much injured as to be unfit to har- vest. A few fortunately had it secured | D0TOf6 the laSU 1rOSGS came.
 Editor s. T. Hoag of the Pine Plains Herald was guest of Amesville friends recently.
 The two new drawing room cars built to order for the Housatonic railroad company by the Gilbert manufacturing company of Troy, N. Y., arrived at the Amesville works, Saturday. They are perfect models, are of the latest style and built of the very best material, no expense having been spared in their construction or furnishing, and we are safe in asserting, having the best author ity, that they are not excelled by the rolling stock of any road in New Eng land. The increased amount of travel over the road, especially the exodus from the cities to the quiet retreats and popular resorts in the hilly towns of Litchfeld and Berkshire counties, de- mand the equipping of the road with as fine coaches as any in the country. The road and public in general may we'll congratulate themselves on possessing so capable corps of officers and mana gers, for under the present system of management the passenger and freight traffic. has increased four fold. The cars are lighted with four double and three single hanging lamps, contains 22 pivot al chairs and its seating capacity is 32. There is special room for the porter, a smoking room, buffet or refreshment room which is furnished with silver, china, cut glass ware and linen napkins. Each room ventilates itself and the other rooms are free from the objection. able odor of tobacco smoke. There are
 six tables and 12 nickle plated cuspa.
 dores for each car. The buffet on one side is glass and all in one pane 54x34
 inches in size. The windows are 22x32
 inches in size and all are provided witt screens and curtains. The upholstery
 is faultless in workmanship and is crim
 son plush, which matches the carpet 1T , color; each chair is provided with {
 hassock. The trimmings are all nickle plated from J. l.. Towards of Hartford The car is heated by Baker heater un derneath the car and water can be heat ed in 15 to 20 minutes. The heating
 pipes are furnished and over which is z polished rod of brass around the car
 Fancy windows over the windows prope
 are painted in the most artistic style O ornamentation and the ventilators are il
 the upper part or deck, which is inet
 with maple, the larger portion of the ca
 being finished with mahogany. The, r are supplied with Washburn's steeltire, :. wheels with the Westinghouse atmos V pheric automatic and vacuum brakes t The dimensions of either car is 62 feet
 including six feet of platform, nine fee S four inches wide and IA feet in height V with deck roof eight inches wider tha a the ordinary car. The total cost of tn e two cars fully equipped is $14, ,O00. The '. are numbered " and 78 and name ,. Pittsfeld and Bridgeport. ID1EwMD.
 SALISBURY. d MT and Mrs Theron Strong of Ne, ir York city, registered at the Maple Shad Is hotel last week. MT Strong is grand of son of the late Judge Strong of thi B. town.
 l. Mir Pratt of Montgomery, Alabams Il has been spending few days in tow1 q, with his sister, Mrs Henry Hubbard. Il Mrs Silas B. Moore and daughte s. Miss Moore, and Mrs Albert Moore al B. in the Adirondacks.
 ;, Property owners have signed papt iu II, against telephone poles being s ih through the main street on account 'o injuring the fine old trees The pap, le will be referred to the county commi
 sioners.
 le MT and Mrs Albert B. Scott all -- family of Flushing l.. I. ,and MT and M 9' William Thompson of New York WI u have been boarding at the Maple Shat
 hotel returned home on Monday. ~ Mir Richardson, theological studel
 studying in Hartford, offciated in u
 Congregational church last Sunday. 'e9 A society to be known as the Your 7o Peoples missionary guild, of St. John 0 parish, Salisbury, was organized on Sa
 urday. This society will hold its fir eV regular meeting next Saturday at tl