Connecticut western news., 1893-01-26
FALLS VILLAGE,

Wm Spur, of Salisbury, moved into Mrs Isaac French's house last week and | is at work at the shops.
 Mrs Wm B. Mcdonald and son, of
 Hartford, are spending few weeks with relatives here.
 | John Sardam is recovering from a | siege with the measles.
 Frank Reed is having several cords of
 wood chopped on his farm for the mar | ket.
 Engineer Lyman Finkle has been | confined to the house for few days past with severe cold. Mrs John Belcher, Miss Hewins and
 Alex Belcher, of Ashley Falls, were guests of relatives in town Sunday. Charles Street, of New York, has re- turned after weeks visit with rela- | tives here.
 Mrs O. H. Guiou sprained her ankle
 while descending the steps at the Cong I ! church Sunday night, and was unable I to be at her school Monday, but was there Tuesday, though she had to be | carried.
 A very interesting address on the life and services of Columbus by Rev c. W. Hanna, assisted by Photographer Edwards with stereopticon and set of views, was given at Mechanics Hall Wednesday night.
 At 8 recent elective meeting of the Endeavor society E. H. Killmer was elected president; Mrs c. W. Hanpa
 vice. president; Miss Minnie Ruiger, re- cording secretary and treasurer; Miss Clara Brinton, corresponding recretary
 Chaplain McCabe will lecture at the
 Methodist church on the evening of Feb. 18th on the Sunny side of life in Libby Prison" and the day following the Ministers Association of the Eas- tern Po'keepsie division will be held at the same church.
 Next Sunday, being Endeavor Day throughout the country, services both morning and evening pertaining to this cause will be held at the Congregation al church. It will be the twelfth ami versary of the organization of the socie- ty in this village.
 Miss B. Burns, daughter of Michael Burns, died Saturday night of con sumption from which complaint she had many months been sufferer. Miss Burns was we'll liked and spoken of by all who knew her, and her death will be keenly felt by the parents and other mem bers of the family. Her age was 35. The funeral was held at tho Catho- lie church Tuesday at 1030 a. m., and the burial W as at Great Harrington. Mrs Charles Ostrander had quite an adventure one evening last week. Hear ing disturbance in her poultry house she ventured out to ascertain the cause, when she found large game rooster dead and one of her hens in struggle with some marauder, an owl in fact, which she managed to capture alive, but not without something of tussle and many scratches from the talons of the bird. It had. on previous night, killed valuable game bird for another poultry fancier.
 O. 0. Gilbert and son, the former born in slavery, gave an address at the Congregational church Sunday night, the seating capacity being fully occu- pied. The topic was the past and pres ent condition of the Freedmen in the Sunny South" the progress they had made, also the needs in the future of the race. Monday night he gave 8 thrilling account of his escape from thralldom, and the two gave concert in connection, being mostly plantation melodies. They will appear with the whole troupe of jubilee singers and give concert later in the season. They gave concert here ten years ago.
 James H. Kennard having bought out ready made clothing establishment at Cambridge, N. r., which lies some thir. ty-five miles to the northward of Alba ny, leaves town with his family and goods for their new home this week. Mir Kennard has, during his residence of three years among us, ga1ned the es- teem of large circle of friends who wish him abundant prosperity in his chosen avocation, and, while the duties of marital life require him to leave town and engage elsewhere in business, yet he assures us that the friends and kind ly acts shown hin during his stay here are indeible impressions, which time will not readily efface and which will be remembered in like manner as opportu- nifty shall present itself.