Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
FALLS VILLAGE.

Miss Belle Hanchett is home on vaca- tion from the Orange, N J. high school.
 Mrs J J. Horn beck, through the ill. ness of a relative, was called to Kiugs- ton last week
 Mrs Maria Hall is visiting Bridgeport and Waterbury relatives
 Joseph Jacobi and Michael Boyle vis- ited New Haven Saturday.
 Adnlph and Henry Ruiger were home over Christmas. as were also George Wick ire, James McIntosh and Arthur Turner.
 The Misses Clara and Emma Brintop are home on vacation.
 MT and Mrs B Owen and Frank Bar rum are down with the grippe. Bepjs min Ball had a two weeks Iav-off witt, it. and Mrs Ball has not entirely recov cred from it Edwarl Hawver is with 1t and there are several other Cases iu a light form reported.
 The officers elected at a meeting of Housatonic Council, No. 57. OU A NJ Saturday evening, for the next SIX months are: c, uncilor, Rev. C. w Hanna; vice-couucilor, Richard Moore; ,-cording secretary, Walter J Lord financial secretary, F. E. Eglesto. ]; r'asnrer, Frank ii. Reed; indnctor. |. B CaproD; examiner, Wm. A Hay ~ar,'; I P, Clarence Briuton; o P. O H Be cher; trustee, Joseph Wick wme.
 The officers elect of the Congrt g ,tion- al Sunday school for 1892 are the fol lowing: Superintendent. James Thomp- son; assistant superintendent. Mrs Ro- | man Seeger; Secretary and treasurer Miss Belle Msltbie. The librarian is to ''e appointed by the superintendent The Christmas exercises at the NJ. E .hurch were held Friday night, aud each Sunday school pnpil was remem ber-d with suitable gifts Nice bound books were the principal gifts. The Amesville schools In the present .tion of How we waited for Santa Claus" won credit for themselves ard gave evidence of the most assidu"u> training on the part of the teachers. Misses Richardson and Gilbert. aud l also Miss Grace P. Briutob as pianist or, the musical part. The girls donm d ~ | change of costumes fer the diff-, arts. Frank Prince as .'a,k Frost i, ,ao solos Ben Bail ss Santa Claus. | and Alison Leavenworth in the brigade, drill were worthy of especial mention Hon Daniel Brewster is seriously i'll having another pull back Monday. Christmas passed off in 8 manner be- fitting the occasion at the Congregation- | al church. A concert. declamations. | readings and the distribution of gift> made the occasion happy one for tn. school. Rev MT Hanna was presented sitL unique silver tea set. and Supt E. H K,llmer with an elegant lamp in token of the regard and appreciation of his services during the past year. Mrs Ryder, entirely at her own ex pense, presented at least eighty of tn. employees children at the railroad shops with gift of three articles, and Albert | Dunn made a capital Santa Claus. 4 shapely hemluck trimmed with tins-i and fancy ornaments in the varnisl shop, which contained many rows of seats extending far to the rear, gave all an opportunity of witnessing and erjov- Ing themselves on aD eqnal plane As the atf ,ir was attended with considera- i'le labor and outlay, 8 paper was circu- lated by two of the shOpmen's wives aud the funds raised netted the price of sn elegant cathedral gong dock. which, with bronz- figures representing ancient Roman soldiers jn coats of mail, wa> presented to Mrs Ryder
 The funeral of Mrs Wm H Burkett. who died at her residence in Danbury December 2l. was hell from the M. E church last Wednesday and the burial aas in Grassy Hill cemetery. The off clating pastor, and the bearers of th. pail and undertaken came up from Dan bury to uf6ciate. Her age was thirty years, and she leaves a husband and t~, boys. A mass of flowers relieved the sombre effect of the occasion.
 John c. Wolfe has lately purchased one of C. G Conns Nc 1 solo E fla, comets with vocal attachment, gold lined bell and gold-plated mouth pieces and complete with all the equipments. It is artlstically engraved and came iu q blue and gold-colore6 satin case.
 The sales at the furniture store were Yer large at Christmas time and they will soon look after an invoice of goods for tue spring trade.