Connecticut western news., 1891-02-25
FALLS VILLAGE.

to night It is under the guidance of the w. c, T. U., and Prof l.. w. Har- vey has charge of the musical part of the affair.
 Gilbert S.. Street and Walter Lord have been serving as jurors in New Mil ford the past week.
 Nelson Brinton and family from New York were in town over Sunday.
 The carpenter work on the Hunt memorial school and library building was finished Friday and it is left for the painters now to apply the finishing touches.
 The fifth anniversary of the wedding of Mir. and Mrs. 0. B. Ford will be eel ebrated Tuesday evening of this week.
 About twenty members of the O. U. A. M. accepted the invitatation of Grant Council of the same order at New Milford to be present last week Monday night. Speech making, work in the second degree and afterwards banquet were among the events of the evening
 Scores of cords of soft wood have been purchased bv the railroad compa- ny and piled south of the depot during the winter season.
 One of the pleasant features of the present winter to be recalled to memory in the future has been the fine sleighing and moderate winter weather. The mercury has rarely fallen to zero and then remaining there scarcely more than day at time.
 The two disabled locomotives in the accident on the Derby division several weeks ago and which it has been impos- sible to bring in, until the building of a bridge swept away by 8 freshet, were lowed up the Housatonic road to the repair shops here last week to be over hauled.
 Potatoes, which are generally regard ed as among the cheap and most con- mon articles of food, are destined to become quite luxury with some before the esculent is grown and marketed again. The selling price now has reach ed one dollar and ten cents per bushel and the price will likely continue to ad- vance for three months to come.
 Photographer D. B. Edwards will visit his people in Huntington. next Saturday and will not probably return till Tues day morning, and will find some place to locate, to which he will move in a few weeks.
 John l.. Landon returned to New Haven Thursday, to accept a position in store.
 Miss Louise Gibbs of Kent, was a guest of her brother, A. F. Gibbs, from Saturday till Monday.
 Rev. J. c. Goddard of Salisbury, ad- dressed the attendants of the Congre- gational church Sunday by way of ex- change. He prefaced his sermon with congratulatory remarks on the pleasant and harmonious relations existing be- tween their pastor and his people.
 John Sardam on account of continual ill health, and feeling that change would be beneficial, has given up his job at the paint shop and secured sit- nation as attendant at Dr. Knights school in Lakeville. He takes the place left vacant by Charlie Pulver who has gone to Birmingham to work at his trade of watch repairing. s
 Mrs. H. s. Dana has been giving les sons to limited number in fancy danc- ing for short time, who are making most satisfactory progress.
 Bert" Sheppard, whose run now is return, was home Sunday for a few hours visit. Will was also home from Hartford to celebrate his birthday un- der the parental bower.
 T. W. Kimling of New Milford, con- tractor on the Hunt memorial building, was in the place Saturday on business in connection herewith. -s-
 Pierre Mnpdry was in consequence oi a severe cold obliged to give up work all last week.
 Charles Bedcher's horse died Saturday night and W Is drawn off and buried Sunday nor ing.
 F. H. Harrison came in Thursday night with a carload of IS horses, com prising farm, draft and gentlemen's $ driving horses. He is former resident of Cornwall and well known to many in town. The horses are from Iowa and are fine looking animals in the best possible condition and MT. Harrison agrees to refund to buyers their money if the horse or horses are not found as represented.
 Miss Maud French came home from Bristol Thursday for few days visit.
 H. c. Crandall is doing Bridgeport and New York.
 The cornet band has been resurrected and it has been proposed to chisten il "Wolfe's" cornet band, in compliment to their leader. .# ss .s
 The celebration of Washington birthday by the Amesville school was held Friday in the higher department The storm prevented some from attend ing yet the seating capacity was nearly filled. The recitations and songs were ali patriotic selections and worthy of the occasion. Every pupil wore tricolol badges. The first was 8 song of "Wel come." An acrostic, by ten, each wear ing an initial of Washington. A recita tion entitled Washington" by Mike McCrann. etMy Country" by James McCrann. st.War" also .sPaul Revere's Ride" by Maggie Jacobi. ''The Brave at Home" Louise Shondy. ''Seventy Six," Raymond Halstead. ''Army Hymn, "Lona Finkle. ''Liberty and Union," Thomas Ryan. America '' Carrie Owen. '.The American Flag Ansoo Leavenworth. National Flag. Ben Ball. ''Stars and Stripes" Miss Ryan, were few of the recitations and readings in which all excelled in theil respective parts and we would speak es pecially of the effective manner in which the pretty poem of the civil war. ''The Blue and the Gray" was spoken by Grace Ball, Miss Gilbert and Miss Belle Hanchett pleasingly rendered Beautiful Flag" with piano accompan iement; while the school sang the national songs "Red White and Blue, and s'StarSpangled Bauner" also March ing thro' Georg gia" and Battle Cry o Freedom At the conclusion 
 passing through the aisles; and Ray mond Halsted bore the flag which wal afterw ard raised and hoated to the breeze amid the singing and cheers O. the pupils. Rev. c. W. Hanna wa ! L le,.