Connecticut western news., 1884-02-20
FALLS VILLAGE.


 George D. Wilcox has sold his hand some black pacer to c. I. Connolly for S19O. :. ~< E. ~. ~; - s. B. Wetherel has been "off the hooks for about week, but is recov- ering. ~.; :.
 The fishermen are having. g grand time now as the suckers bite fast and are of large size.
 .W.Goodale is suffering from hard cold on the lungs, caused by the un- healthy weather at present. .e....
 Johnnie Owen has been confined to the house for few days with a hard cold, but is now able to be ont. E., :...
 W. H., Chapin was out of town over Sunday on business @ and Prof John Welch, Jr, presided at the creamery in his absence. &,..y :
 Walter Dickinson, who sold his prop erty to R. H. Whitford last week, is to return to Harwinton soon, where, he has purchased farm. $'s <, <. .t,"; F z, It IS RunIofed that we are to have a school for teaching the art of self, de- fence presided over by muscular and scientific female exponent of the ':fves. " I The Methodist s6eiety cleared about $50 last "Wednesday evening, 'notwith- standing the disagreeable weather. The attendance was large and fine menu
 
 was presented. i, E.
 We understand that Major A. Kicker son will resume the practice of law this spring and we wish him abundant sue :. cess. MT Nickerson is talented disci- ciple of Coke & Blackstone and will undoubtedly obtain good share oi practice. '' ~"' '.
 W. F. Gillette's pet cat got caught in a steel trap one night last week and dragged the trap and bush to which ii was fastened distance of about half g mile The sufferer had bitten the bush off at the roots in order to get free. The trap was vbaited with meat and the feline was probably attracted by thai and met with the disaster mentioned.
 About 10:3O on Saturday evening ( man appeared at the bedside of Mrs John Allen, the wife of ,aneemploye .ot , the Housa#onic railroad company il Amesville, and presenting: a revolver a her head demanded the family purse Mrs Allen who was awakened replied that she did not have the purse but thu burglar insisted thai; she did. Sht finally handed out the purse and afte abstracting about $5 the robber left. M Allen was absent at the time and thu robber escaped -. before Mir, Allei returned. . :i "- e.,
 Hall x Go have a new carpet room o1 the second floor of the hall building an( Ferguson has been to New York stock 1 ing it up with carpets -of<an description and prices, from ingrains at 25 cents pc yard to velvet brussels at $1.50. Al I elegant line of cherry, walnut and asl furniture is displayed at very low figures They have also fine assortment of E G. Burts fine shoes purchased directl, {E of, the maker, thereby being enabled t, offer them at low figures. A show cas- full of extra fine. confectionery in tn, dry goods department is also new de parture. Look for their advertisement next week, which will tell the who'll story. .~.# t
 Hubert Halstead met with quite a accident in Canaan last Friday night After attending the Masonic recept1o he went to Warmers stables to get hi horses and by mistake-put his hand O one of Eds thoroughbreds, which rt scnted the familiarity by kicking Huber in the head and on the arm. His init ries are not as serious as was feared 2 first, but had he been little farthe | from the horse the probabilities are tis he would have been laid up! for: som time. SRIPPFEN, GREAT HARRINGTON. .., The temperance club having playe out, the furniture of their club room WE 7 sold at auction Saturday. ... = Union services are being held Sunda I evening among the churches The la was at the Methodist church, while th next will occur at St. James ,,Episcop !.l--