Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
FALLS GE.

FALLS VILLAGE.
 Charles Reebe is home from Nebraska on @ short visit.
 A delegate was chosen from the Cong'l church, Sunday, as representative at the ordination ceremonies at the church at Norfolk, Wednesday.
 Dr. Carter has taken rooms at MT Crandall's for the present and hung out his sign.
 The festival at the Methodist church, Friday, netted the ladies handsome sum.
 A musicale was held at the residence of U. H. Miner, Tuesday night. and Q most excellent programme was pre- sented. Among the fine vocal pieces were those sung by MT Mead, Miss Alice Dakin, G. w. Ford, r. B. Burnett, Mrs H. Sheppard and Miss Belle Maltbie. They consisted of solos, duets and quar- tettes. Mrs G. w. Hall presided at the piano. Mrs J. Lee Ensign and Miss Grace Dudley rendered somo very fine instrumental music on the piano
 On acconnt of ''Childrens day" being observed at the Methodist church the week previous, its observance at the Congregational church was postponed until last Sunday evening and the whole seating capacity, including the aisles in which were placed temporary seats, was taken and also all the standing room in the roar was occupied, to witness the display of flowers and the exercises. A more brilliant grouping and tasteful arrangement of cut flowers never graced that church than that of Sunday evening, and the exercises were impressive and appropriate. - In justice to our cores pondent we must remark that last week he wrote an exhaustive account of the Childrens day services at the Methodist church, and also gave an elaborate de- scription of the floral decorations. This week he has written an equally compre hensiye account of the services and dec orations at the Congregational church. His reports cover nearly seven pages, closely written, but our space will not permit their publication. Editor News.
 MT G. w. Hall has taken away his front fence and substituted a neat granite coping and has made new con- crete walk in front of his residence on Prospect street. His fine lawn now shows to 8 better advantage and 1t is an improvement. One of the most showy of the perennial shrubs in his yard is & blue Wisteria which has climed to the second story and is almost to the ridge and has an abundance of pretty pendant blossoms.
 One of the pleasant things incident to the change of seasons and the advent of spring and early summer months which the Almighty has placed here for our happiness and without which half the springtime charms would be lost, is the presence and singing of the birds; the wanton destruction of them should never be indulged in by any we'll meaning person, but on example of the opposite happened Sunday, June 13, over in the suburb of Amesville where 8 man who has an abundance of cherries slaughtered every robin that was so unfortunate as to alight on his premises. The neigh bors, provoked at such heartlessness, requested that it be stopped on Sunday They told him he could drive the birds into their trees and they were. welcome to all the cherries they had, but to no avail
 Mrs D. D. Chamberlain and daughter of Lake Mohegan have been visiting relatives in this place.
 Messrs U. H. Miner and B. w. Spur have placed hydrants in front of their residences. The water is taken from the pipe which was layed by W. L.. Brown last fall.
 A party of three, we hear, have purchased the small steamboat of MT Bishop of Bridgeport which he used while on his camping expedition at Twin Lakes last summer. It has been brought here and will be used on the river above the little falls. A new en- zine will be put in before it will be ready for use.