Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24

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FALLS VILLAGE.

Great preparations are being made for the social Tuesday night Dec 23.
 Misses Olive Wilcox and Grace Brown attended the presentation of "Heroes of 1776" in Winsted last week.
 Miss Ella Consadine has gone to HillsdaIe on visit, and Miss Olive Williams, of Cornwall Bridge. officiates at the telegraph office during her absence.
 Rufus Whitford sold for H. H. & Go. their large and fine span of brown horses to Eugene Williams, of Torring- ton, last Friday.
 The rain of Wednesday undermined @ culvert below Cornwall Bridge, Wednes- day night and as the Wilson Point train passed over the track sank but did not break the rails. After the train had passed over it, ten of the cars jumped the track and were piled every way; some stood crosswise while three lay on their side and the truck to one car was thrown into the river. The wrecking train was called out and they did not get the derailed cars on the track until afternoon. f.- An emery wheel, which runs with lightning velocity, burst at the car shop last Wednesday afternoon. One of tho pieces struck Wm Hayward in the fore- head. inflicting severe wound both in length and depth and will lay him up for few days. Joseph Carroll is H. H. & Co.'S. new clerk. .-. Miss Maud Prince closed the fall term of her school in the town of Cornwall last Friday, for vacation of two weeks.
 Mrs Frank Hanchett and the two l Amesville teachers went on the excur- sion to Hartford last Saturday. Miss Grace Dudley come home Sat urday night, from Mohegan, N. Y.. to spend her vacation from school l Miss Clara Brinton is home from Stamford for few days. Wallace VanTassel has left the store and went to work at the railroad shops last week Monday.
 Charles Belcher has abandoned the fish and oyster business and gone to work on one of the trains.
 Mrs Bartlett Owen, also Dr Wilcox, went from here on the excursion to New Pork last week.
 Two pretty trees are placed in posi- tion to receive the presents at the Cong. church Christmas eve.
 Mrs H. Wolfe and Mrs H. Ryder were in New York for couple of days last week.
 Wm H. Hall, sec'y of state Sunday School Association, was guest of l.. A. French over Sunday and spoke from the Conel pulpit Sunday night.
 MrsR. Ryder has interested herself in @ Christmas tree for the children of the R. R. employees to be held at the Hous- atomic R. R. House Wednesday evening. Mrs Lord, mother of Walter Lord, is dangerously sick with fever.
 The re-dedication of the Methodist church occurred Sunday. Rev Julius Dodd, from the Wilmington conference, Delaware, chose for his text, Genesis 32-A and though he made no mention If the changes in his sermon few per. tinent remarks pertaining thereto were made at it's close. The whole church exterior, interior and roof have met witf transformation. The painting of the audience room was under the supervis ion of 0. M. Cole & Co.,, Bridgeport and the ceiling is decorated in water colors With wide border five feet ir two and one half feet, the ground worL ! the sides are covered with heavy papel of orange and rose color and at least ter shades and hues are seen in the decora
 lions. Above the recess in heavy faced letters is the inscription " Let the
 people praise thee, o God" The seatl correspond with the rest in shade, while
 new carpets and new cushions relieve the old ones and the sofa and chairs are
 brought into service in the lecture room
 while chairs of more modern date adorn the vicinity of the pulpit. The
 centre piece above the chandelier imi
 rates sprigs of oak with many acorns
 The lecture room has been entirely
 changed in looks by the painters brush
 and carpeted. Nine stained glass win
 dows adorn the church, six being
 memorial.