Connecticut western news., 1893-03-16
FALLS VILLAGE.

Miss Belle Hanchett returned few days since from her visit to Orange, N. J.
 William Rectal returned last week from visit at Philmont, where his mother resides. Bluebirds put in an appearance last Friday, which IS two weeks later than their usual time of arriving; this is probably owing to the prolonged spell of cold weather. The river is very high and the snow has fast disappeared. The roads in some localities are yet badly drifted, but the rain storm of Saturday night made noticeable diminution in their size.
 The ice, in breaking up a while ago in the river, struck the long brace,
 which supports the town bridge on the south side, knocking it out and carry ing it down stream. A musicale was held at Mrs Miners Tuesday night.
 Joseph Dutraw and wife, of Torring- ton, spent a portion of last week in town.
 Myron H. and Fred G. Dean com menced the sugar season last week by setting the quills in the maple trees.
 The long spell of cold weather succeed ed by rise of the temperature in March denotes a profitable season for sugar makers.
 J. D. Egleston is getting along well
 with his new house on Prospect street. It Is all raised and the root is on. Cornelius Pulver started fish market
 wagon week or to since. Miss Lona Finkle returned from 8
 visit to East Canaan Saturday. Several paintings in oil adorn the
 walls of the post office which are the production of female artist. Mrs Fitzgerald, who has lived here for more than 40 years, having become enfeebled with age, left her little cot tage last Friday to live with her daugh- ter in Shelton. J. B. Farwell is suited with his new job of running stationary engine at Branchville. It is day job. His wages are almost double what he could earn at his former position. He will move his family there about the first of April
 The water came into the cellar occu- pied by Walter Lord Saturday so fast that he had to cut through the side walk, and through the frozen ground to Soo au Oubiot, bno tuo ulaAn OoihS iIoNon solid.
 Edward Wilcox has rented the Brown farm of Rev MT Mead and will move there next month and work in the blacksmith shop, recently occupied by Wm Sullivan.
 Charles Ford went to Thomaston Fri day, taking his family. and will visit other places before he returns.
 William Hubbell will commence housekeeping in April and will occupy rooms in the second floor in Miners block.
 Walter Chapin changes his place of residence April first and will move into the apartment in Reed block now oc- cupied by J. B. Farwell. Patrick Carroll, having sold his farm on the mountain, has rented Daniel Brewster's house and will move there in about two weeks, when both of his sons, who are serving clerkships in this village, will board with him. Warren Jordan, of Carleton, N. Y., who has been attending the David M. Hunt School, returned to his home Monday.
 William Sullivan closed his black smith shop several days ago and will do no work there having run out of coal. which variety he could not procure in town.
 Dr and Mrs F. S. Skiff visited friends | in New York last week. Charles Tallardy will move into the Kerwin house this spring. Mss Byrd, of the Empire state, is a guest of Mrs Q. Fl. Guiou. Improvements on the depot at this station are being made. Free feline serenades are all the rage just now; on housetops and under win dows are their favorite resorts. Some,
 however, have not an appreciative ear for that particular style of opera and, instead of bouquets, old boots and has, socks are substituted. The laundry work is sent now every
 Monday instead of Tuesday as heretofore and those wishing to send articles must
 have them in on that day.