Connecticut western news., 1890-08-27
FALLS VILLAGE.

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 The railroad company have widened the track below the arch bridge and will extend the west side turnout further north and put in new switch.
 Mrs E.W. Spur has returned from an visit to Chautauqua and vest ern New York.
 Miss Minnie Greenwood, of Brooklyn, is guest of friends here.
 Miss Lena Decker, of Kingston, is spending while at J. J. Hornbeck's.
 J. Bassett, of New Haven, is visiting friends in this vicinity.
 Daniel Brewster visited his son-in-law, Minot Lyman, in Bridgeport last week
 The funeral of Mrs J. M. Palmer, daughter of Henry Belden, was held at the Congl church at Torrington, of which she was member, on Tuesday, Aug 19, and was attended by relatives from here. Her age was 40 years.
 Geo w. Hall and wife spent Sunday in New Haven.
 Mrs Daniel B. Smith and son, Roscoe Conklln Smith, of Cortland, have re- turned after brief visit here at E. J. Hornbeck's.
 Miss Grace Chamberlain, of Bridge port, is guest of the Misses Brown.
 Mrs Dr Booth, of Hartford, was recent guest of Mrs J. Lee Ensign.
 Mrs Porter Jaqua visited friends in town last week.
 MT Sterling, of Bridgeport, the we'll known correspondent of the New York World, and Mrs Sterling were guests of friends here Thursday.
 Rev O. w. Hanna returned Friday from Mantle, Mrs Hanna remaining over Sunday on account of illness.
 w. Irving Sparks, of Winsted, was in town last week.
 MT and Mrs John Todd, of New Haven, are guests of P. B Burnett.
 Paul Sterling, of Bridgeport, is at H. Ryder's.
 Pierre Mundry and family went to Hudson Saturday for few days sojourn with relatives.
 "Dick" Williams was married at Millerton, week ago Sunday, to 8 widow lady from Winsted. His son Jim carried them there to have the knot tied
 Ed Matson visited at A. F. Gibbs last week.
 The company at Miss Hattie Hos- ford's returned home last Thursday.
 Robert Merriman will run the barber shop at Pine Grove camp ground this week.
 The ice cream festival was postponed, it being so cold Saturday night.
 Rev MT Kenney is dangerously i'll at Clintonville, and was threatened with typhoid fever.
 Miss Bertha Scoville is visiting rela- tives in this village.
 Job w. Gibbs had fine granite monument put up on his plot at Grassy Hill cemetery last week.
 Miss Katie Card, of Bridgeport, is at Wm H. Hubbell's.
 Mrs Myron Finkle is visiting friends in New Haven.
 Arthur Hurlburt. of Providence, R. l., is visiting relatives here.
 Mrs Ely Ensign and son, of West Virginia, ale sojourning with relatives here.
 The "Exelma" made trip up the river Sunday, carrying passengers to Pine Grove camp ground, flying union jack and the stars and stripes and mak- ing good time. It is the first steamer ever run on the river above the great falls. It carried IA passengers on the return trip and lowed three loaded boats
 MT and Mrs D. B. Conner, of Bridge port, are at H. 0. Crandall's.
 The campers from here who were at Twin Lakes returned Friday.
 This season has been the most pro- life one for blackberries in this section for the past twenty years.
 Miss Mary Cook and Clifford Beers, of New Haven, are guests at A. 0. Randall's.
 John l.. Landon is home from New Haven on a two weeks vacation.
 Lester Donegan, from Litchfield, was in town Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Peter Shondy went to Stock bridge Thursday on business trip.
 Presiding Elder Travis preached at the Methodist church Sunday.
 Schools in this section will commence the autumn term Sept l.
 A paper has been circulated and money raised to insure the Amesville schoolhouse.
 The examination of teachers who wish to teach in the town of Canaan was held Tuesday August 26th at the Beebe Hill schoolhouse.
 MT and Mrs George Belcher spent last week in Philmont.
 Miss Eva Briscoe. of Bridgeport, is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
 John Prince has been promoted to conductor of ihe train on which he was blaking. H@takes the place of Fred Woodruff He has earned the position and should be allowed to retain it.
 Mrs Fannie Botsford is slowly recov- ering and her numerous friends hope her life will be prolonged from 96 years to 100.
 Potatoes in this section planted early, have begun to rot and some farmers have commenced to dig.
 John McGovern has so far recovered from the effects of the malaria as to be able to return to Bridgeport this week.
 The gutters in front of the National Iron Bank and around the hall building have been laid over with cobble stone in very substantial manner.
 Dr Wilcox has had the sidewalk in front of his residence thoroughly repair ed.
 The patent soap tray given by H. O.. Crandall with the first purchase of 50 cents worth of Brussels soap could not be bought for less than 25 cents.
 Miss Clara Dunham, of Bridgeport has been spending her vacation with relatives here,
 Rev o. G. Harpenaing will fill the vacancy caused by the absence of Rev MT Kenney until the last named returns.
 Geo Leavenworth is having two weeks vacation.
 Miss Hattie Owen is home from Bridgeport on a vacation
 Miss Nettie M. Caul visited friends in Bridgeport the latter rart of the week.
 The photographs, taken by DcminY." the Esther troupe have arrived anl are we'll taken and finished