Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
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 ASHLEY FALLS. Harry Macrea's house is being re- mingled.
 The railing around the park near the oease place, has been painted.
 Charlie Ferris is visiting in New York ,ity.
 Miss Fannie Ferris arrived home from New York, Saturday evening, where she nas been visiting the past two weeks.
 Mrs George Day of Great Harrington spent few days last week at her old home in this village.
 Regularly every Saturday, team is seen passing through this village, in the direction of McCarty avenue with a barrel of cider in the wagon, and last there were two barrels on board. Business must be increasing in that vicinity. s.
 GREAT BENNINGTON.
 Mrs G. B, Coggswen of Lenox visited friends in Harrington, last week.
 Rev George McLane occupied MT Scudder's pulpit, last Sunday A. M.
 MT and Mrs T. B. Strong are intend ing to visit their boys in Iowa, in Sep tember.
 MT Girling, who has been so seriously ill, is fast improving and is able to sit up part of the time.
 The large organ in the Congregational church did not give any certain or un- certain sound last Sunday. The organ. ist did not put in an appearance on the evening train, as usual. They did moi connect at Brookfeld Junction.
 Last Saturday evening, the drum corps from Housatonic gave the Bar quite |" drumming up with their 10 or 12 drums, marching uT and down Main street, making quite { display with their bright feathers and blue pants with red stripes and fancy sashes, which soon brought quite { crowd into the street to look at the display.
 SALISBURY.
 Martin Harris and wife are visiting friends in New York state.
 
 Mrs John J. Hornbeck of Sing Sing N. r., is visiting her son, Isaac, at Ma pie Shade house.
 Dr F. l.. Dolbeare of Brooklyn, N. Y is at the Maple Shade house; also Mis- Eleanor Russell of Bridgeport, Ct.
 Charles E. Sackett of Westfeld, N. Y is canvassing the town selling the book Twenty Years of Congress, by Jame G. Blaine. The book sells well.
 Sheriff Hodgkinson and family c Kings county, N. Y., and A. A. Frenc, and family of New York city, are a Lawn cottage for the summer.
 A. P. Feltz, Clark's clerk, has return ed from his vacation trip, very much in proved in health. His wife accompanie him; they spent few days at Saratogf
 Miss Alice Niver, formerly one ( Salisbury's most successful teacher has been appointed to the principalshi of six rooms in one of Waterbury graded schools. a-.....
 CORNWALL BRIDGE.
 Samuel S. Reed is in very pol health.
 Sharp showers have destroyed son crops, but not largely in this vicinity. Our friend, Greggs of Bridgeport, vastly improving the appearance buildings here, and is workman VIC thy of notice,
 Joseph Jacobi, stone mason in u employ of the Housatonic railroad cor pany, was badly injured, last Wedne day, by stone rolling on him, whi erecting reservoir. One leg and O arm were broken. A special train broug Dr Averill, who, with Dr Sanford, S the broken limbs. He was taken hor but died Friday night.
 The new depot, being completed a placed in the best of order, was open to the public on Sunday, by the agel l.. A. Robinson. A little discussi was held about who should purchf the first ticket, and while the argumel
 were in progress W. P. Sturges p1 chased the first ticket and politely , vited the bystanders to take railrc ride with him, provided they pay tn own fare, and his incidental expens 2 A bonus was offered for the ticket. FALLS VILLAGE. Miss Belle Maltbie is visiting friel g in Norfolk, Ct.
 Pope Chapman has purchased a I
 horse and don't take dust from anyo
 The hay crop with the largest I
 tion of farmers is quite light; few J having their usual crop. s Wm Sheppard, who has been visit 2 at home for the past week, returned V Hartford Saturday, where he is wc t. ing.
 T. T. It is with deep regret we annou "a e the death of Joseph Jacobi, who G. fatally injured by stone crushing g. while at work in reservoir near c, .e o11 p~;5o.o xuo5noo1o,- eo,.ou,.. 1