Connecticut western news., 1891-06-03
FALLS VILLAGE,

uOuSS 1ol SON 0ldl uaJS IuICuSu 1uJuA1oo received while at work in the car shop. Botsford Crossman has had 8 heavy cornioe put or his house and new blinds hung lately which are 8 great improvement.
 George Russell has had his house neatly painted and will paint his front fence which will give the place very neat appearance.
 Mrs Chauncey Morris of Bridgeport is visiting at Sidney Norris.
 There will be no preaching service at the Congl church next Sunday. Claude French, the young son of Lee French, was run over by 8 span of horses and heavy wagon few days since and received some injuries but his escape from being crushed and killed was most miraculous,
 Mrs Jabez Brewster is visiting rel atives in Waverly N. Y.
 Adolph Ruiger was home on short visit last week.
 Mrs c. H. Harrison and three child ren arrived from Iowa last Friday to spend the summer months.
 Rev H. Eddy of Canaan will preach at the school house at Lake Wangum next Sunday.
 D. H. Powell of West Cornwall is with F. P. Barnum, to get the run of the trade with view of going into part nership.
 MT and Mrs Edward Ford from Thomaston are visiting relatives in town. The festival for the benefit of the band netted one hundred dollars last Saturday night.
 Rev and Mrs Hanna, Mrs U. H. Miner, Mrs Julia Miner and Mrs O. E. Ford went on the excursion of the Home Missionary society to Saratoga Monday, to be absent several days.
 The funeral of Charles Waldron was held at the house of Milo Sherman, Sun day afternoon, Rev l.. A. Robbins off ciating. Burial at Grassy Hill cemetery. A post mortem examination by four physicians revealed the cause of much suffering for two years past to have been the lodgment of an apple seed in some part which kept up constant ir- ritation and ultimately resulted in his death. His age was 19 years.
 The bell recently placed on the school house is quite an acquisition and can be heard all over the district. It, with the tower, was gift of MT Ryder and his employees at the shop and is much appreciated by the people of the dis trict.
 The convention of the Y. P. s. c. B. held at the Congl church last Wednes- day was an enthusiastic gathering and the church was filled. Delegates and many others came from Washington, Bridgewater, Sherman and the different societies in New Milford; from Warren, Cornwall, Canaan and East Canaan. Some of the speakers present were Rev Goddard of Salisbury, MT Gillette city evangelist of Hartford, Mir Pitkin of Yale college, Rev's Herrick of Sherman and Pierpont of West Cornwall. A bas- ket lunch was eaten at noon, and the society of this place provided a lunch at Citizens hall after the services in the afternoon. The visitors in the afternoon viewed the falls and much admired their natural beauty.
 The Amesville schools gave memo rial entertainment before crowded house at Citizens hall, Friday evening and were assited by Wolfe's band in several we'll played pieces. To do the the affair the justice 1t deserves would us and only few names can be men,
 
 the audience with few we'll executed selections on,the piano. Prayer was offer ed by Rev Hanna, and remarks were made by Rev Mir Robbins. Among the we'll spoken pieces were those by Frank Prince, Bennie Ball, Carrie Owen, Grace Ball, Willie and Mary Ryan, Louise Shondy, George Prince, Lena Finkle and Maggie Jacobi. The solo, f1 o& Do1 Hanchett was an effort both pleasing and worthy of the occasion. The pri- mary school marched around the furled ing patriotic song. Another fine selec- tion was, Dropping from the ranks" by Misses Hanchett, Nellie Hayward, and Olive Wilcox. The song "Beauti- full Flag by six young ladies, Miss Minnie Gilbert being attired as queen, was we'll received by the audience. The school in one part each recited a verse and carried bouquet to decorate the graves of the fallen brave. The en. tertainment closed with tableau of the school in kneeling posture with a number of the o. U. A. M. in regalia, and veterans in the back ground, and Miss Richardson personating the God dess of Liberty. The scene was illumi hated with red light having most pleasing effect. Dr Wilcox addressed the audience at the commencement an6 announced the program, The girls o1 the school were all dressed in white wearing blue sashes, and the ushers were all from the Amesville district.
 Harry Caul who has been i'll for sev eral weeks in Bridgeport is at hi fathers to recuperate.