Connecticut western news., 1889-12-18
FALLS VILLAGE.

A Christmas tree and exercises will bs held at the Congregational church next Tuesday evening, and one will be held at the Methodist church Christ mas night.
 Frank P Barnum moved into his new house on Prospect street Monday
 A meeting of the farmers will be held at the house of John l. Owen, near Lime Rock station, some day this week in regard to establishing Q branch of the Farmers Alliance.
 The funeral of Mir J. N. Parmelee was held Sunday afternoon and the burial took place at Canaan. Twenty seven teams formed the procession.
 A pleasing incident in connection with the Congregational church was the "Pastors Welcome" last Wednesday evening. which opened with an anthem by Mrs H. Sheppard. Responsive readings, recitations and music alterna- ted giving a variety. The address of welcome was recited by Miss Emma Brinton Paul and Clara Mead sang a pretty duet. Willie and Minnie Ruiger each recited pieces, and questions and responses were gwen by the superinten- dent and different classes. Miss Edith Burnett presented the pastor with bouquet of flowers while reciting a pretty selection, which was followed by . few brief remarks by Rev MT Hanna, which with singing by the choir and the benediction closed the services
 The finest entertainment of the sea- son, given thus far, was the competi- tion in ora.ory last Tuesday evening for . prize Demorest gold medal by eight young ladies who had won silver medals st previous contests. The hall was we'll filled by an appreciative audience, whose approbation was we'll vented at each recitation, whose names we append: Misses Carrie North, of Goshen, Celia Dimond, of Ore Hill, Maud Prince, Carrie Oakes, Emma Brinton, Lucy Murray, Nellie Barnum, Minnle Ruiger. The entertainment was interspersed with vocal and instrumental music. Miss Olive Wilcox presided at the organ, assisted by a quartet consisting of Belle Hanchett, Nellie Hayward, Henry Burgess and Charles Doty. Harry Caul, Robert Merriman and Albert Dunn also assisted in the musi- cal part of the program. The responsi- biity of judging and awarding the medal devolved upon 8 committee of three comprising Rev c. W. Hanna, Lawyer l.. Nickerson, of Cornwall, and Miss Nette M. Caul, the chairman being Rev MT Hanna, who thought all were deserving of a gold medal, which was the sentiment of the audience, and after few we'll chosen remarks award ed the medal to Miss Carrie North, who was accompanied by party of twelve from Goshen, who after the close of the contest showered her with congratula- tons. The subject on which she spoke was The Martyred Mother" All the musicians and those who ompeted for . medal were presented with souvenirs by MT F. E. Egleston, to whose ener- gies and zeal in the matter is due the greatest credit in working up these con- tests In addition to the contest the audience was much entertained by Henry Ruiger, who recited three pieces entitled "A Tribute to Lincoln, $ The Traitor Arnold" and a comic piece entitled ''Jimmy Butler and the Owl, :" all of which won for him the warmest plaudits. The pretty duets by the little Misses Reynolds were nicely rendered.
 Andrew Moulton and young man by the name of Coon, who have com- m1tted several depredations in this and adjoining towns, were arrested and brought to this village Monday night, and before morning Moulton escaped, being shackled at the time. Coon was taken to Litchfeld the next day.
 Forty went from here on the excur- sion to Bridgeport last Thursday.