Connecticut western news., 1891-02-04
FALLS VILLAGE.

Charles Warner went to Sheffield Sat urday to spend Sunday under parental influences
 Miss Lizzie Favre found facor on the Lords (Walter) day with friends on the corner of Main and Chapel Sts. She resides in Housatonlc.
 Mrs Roman Seeger, of Canton. was a guest of friends here over Sunday.
 The Misses Ml,ldlebrooks, of Sharon, were guests of friends in this vicinity Wednesday.
 On account of the teacher in the pri- mary department at the Amesville school being somewhat indisposed there was no school last week.
 A humorous thread which would have done credit to any "Weaver" was ingeniously woven through the dis course of the Congregational pastor Sunday morning in which the science of good "Husband-ry" was deftly inter- woven through the text: !" Make ye straight paths "
 A lady wishing to attend the social Friday night was informed by her spouse that he would not go; being pos sessed of keen perceptive qualities it did not require long to devise scheme to provide some pleasant entertainment for herself and companion, so immedi- ately after the younger portion of the household had gone she brought in the wash tub and did weeks washing. Mrs B. w. Spur gave an afternoon tea, for the benefit of the NJ. B church, at her residence Wednesday afternoon, making elaborate preparations and send- ing invitations far and near and as the day and sleighing were all that could have been wished the result was con- pany of upwards of one hundred and twenty-five guests and the proceeds were fifty-two dollars, Lime Rock, Lake, vile and Salisbury being we'll represent ed.
 The funeral of Mrs Phoebe Nickerson was held at the residence of her son. ln- law, MT U H. Miner, Saturday morning. Interment at Corn wall. She had been Ill for two months proceeding her death and had reached the ripe old age of eighty-eight years. Rev c. W. Hanna assisted by the Methodist clergyman, Rev J. Dodd. preached the funeral sermon. Mrs N1ckerson had been a resident of this village since 1872, living with her daughters during her widow hood covering a space of twenty-five years and for the past twelve years hat been totally blind yet was of the most cheerful disposition, bearing her afflic- tion without 8 mnrmur. Her friends were numerous and she Was much liked by the younger people who had formed her acquaintance. Although unable to see, she was industrious and one year ago she made presents to twelve rela- tives, of articles she had knit with her own hands. Her mental faculties were not the least impaired aud of which she was in the full possession up to the hour of her death.
 In letter from Miles l.. Ingraham, dated Washington, D. 0. Feb lst, 1891, he says: Farmers near Baltimore are blowing and the grass has commenced to grow and the weather is like April > He will spend the remainder of the win ter in Washington, Richmond and other southern cities and will return to Canaan | about the first of April.
 Sidney Reed is having large addi- l tion built on his livery stable. Grant and Sleight, the Lakeville pho- ] t0graphers who did considerable viewing in Amesville and thls village last fall aud who have portable gallery at Was. Saic, met with quite loss from the late freshet. The river was blocked up with ice near by, carrying the railroad bridge 1 off which on its downward course struck ! the gallery with such force as to carry part of it away, aud ruined all the stock in the gallery. The water was six feet l deep in the street.
 The social party given at Citizens hall, Friday night, was quite a gilt edge ,tfair and the auticipations of those who attended were happily realized There were 54 couples present The hall was rlegan bly trimmed with evergreens and bunting in patriotic colors suspended in saceful festoons from the center of the nall, and the national emblem graced the rear of the stage. The Barnard orchestra. of Pittsfield, furnished music and the grand march commenced at $ 3O Among the participants coming from a distance were: Mrs Miles Hanchett, of Orange, N. J; Mrs E T. Mander of Jersey City; Miss Katie Card of Bridge port; Frank Mead and lady from Am mia; w. w Washburne and wife of New York city; Fred Morehouse and lady from LeedsviIle; Frank Cole and lady from sharon; Lorin Eggleston and Frank Anson of M,llerton; Miss Lucia Hol>apple of Copak-; while Kent, Lime Rock, Lakeville and other places were l represented. The supper was furnished by the V. l. A. and for variety and the neat manner in which the room was decorated the ladies have certainly maintained their former reputation which they have won on so many occa- sions i'll the past.