Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
FALLS VILLAGE.

her son for short time. Miss Laura Emmons, of Bridgeport, Mrs D. I. Howe and Mrs Egbert James, of Water bury, are also guests of Wm Hart
 A reception was given at the David M. Hunt school Wednesday, previous to It's closing for the holidays. The winter term commenced January 3d.
 Myron Clark, of Salisbury, visited his sister, Mrs J. H. Belden, portion of last week.
 James Mcintosh, of New Bedford, is home on ten days vacation. t1s
 Lee Brewster, of Hartford, in the em- ploy of the P. R. & N. B railroad, is having three weeks layoff and is put ting in the time st his home here
 Mrs John Fl. Barnum, who has been under medical treatment for several weeks. is gradually failing. Forty or more of both sexes and all ages took advantage of the good skating Friday night on the river off Reed 's meadows The river was frozen over from the little falls toCanaan and party from that place came down on skates Saturday.
 Mrs Frank Reed is on the gain. Miss Katie Hes'ey, of Bridgeport. was at home over the Holidays. AUnion meetings of the three churches will be held on Tuesday night at the Congl church, Wednesday night at South Canaan, Thursday night at the Methodist church and Fridry night at Lime Rock.
 A cap social was held at Mechanics Hall last Wednesday night, which was an occasion of much mirth, the receipts amounting to $25, which will be applied toward paying for the heater at the 1 Cong1 church,
 James Hay ward. of Syracuse, Neb, after an absence of thirteen years, re- turned few days since and is at pres ent at work in the shop. Charles Belcher, from Torrington, was in town over Sunday.
 Clarence Turner, who is engaged in building in Washington, Ct., this win. ter, and Arthur Turner, of Torrington, were home to spend New Years. Mrs Nellie Turner and g lady friend, from Winsted, were guests also. e Miss Edna Coggswell, of Pitts6eld Mass. was guest of Miss Bertha Hub bell over Sunday.
 Miss Lucia Holsapple, of Copake, N | r., is visiting at Joseph Wickwire's Chauncey Morris has gone to 8 New l York training school, to learn the | plumbers trade. He left Monday. l J Frank Reed is recovering from { recent illness and rode out Saturday.
 Miss Cora E. Brown attended a cart party at Millerton Thursday night.
 Mrs Milton Hall, of Waterbury, is ( guest of Mrs M. A. Hall.
 The parties from this village who at aended the hop at Canaan last Thursday night, of whom there were twelve in number, speak in glowing terms of ths affair.
 Nearly all of the owners of ice houses in this vicinity filled them from tn, cove last week. Fifteen teams were en gagged in hauling and 300 tons wer, stored of the best quality and crysta clearness.
 Miss Fannie Ensign. of Lime Rock was guest of MT and Mrs J. l.. Ensigr Saturday.
 Miss s. L.. Perry has returned iron Providence, R. l., and Miss Ella Consa dine went to Hillsdale to spend 8 DOT tion of the holidays with her parents Miss Olive Williams remains until he | return
 Henry w. Ruiger was home from Shelton last week for short stay.
 The railroad company got everything in readiness Saturday to harvest thei ice crop at Morewood Lake, but ol going there to begin on Monday found the lake covered with three inches o water and have given it up for the pres ent.
 The M. B. Sunday school made choic of the following for officers for 1898 a an election Sunday afternoon: Super intendent, William Willard; Asst, ,-sup't Wm H Hart; secretary and treasurer Charles Pulver; organists, Misses Nelli Hall and Nellie Ward: librarian, D. K Colepaugh.
 The rain of Sunday night raised tn Hollenbeck to snch height that tn water rose over the roads going wes and south to depth of foot and
 half.
 A large gilt sign, bearing the nam of the "Falls Village Inn," and a office sign have been placed in sight,
 positions on the hotel also new larg
 bracket lamps on the piazza over th sidewalk.
 The CongI Sunday school electe
 officers Sunday for the present year r,
 sulting in electing for supt George N
 Ford; assistant supt., Mrs R. Seege
 secretary and treasurer, Belle Maltbi,
 librarian, Irving Gillette. The treasu
 CTS report gave good showing for th
 past year and under the efficient mar
 agement of James Fl. Thompson tn
 past year, as supt i, the school has bee : greatly prospered.
 , The duties of the agent at this station
 which have been more arduous of lat incident to change in it's administr,
 tlon, have been we'll managed by Ager
 Geo H. Brown, who Is now serving h twelfth year in it's service. The pe'
 schedule of travelling rates went int
 effect Sunday which is two aHd one-ha
 cents per mile and does away with th
 penny" change which has been th
 rule in the past.
 Miss Maggie Cleary, of Lime Rocl died in New York city last Thursda after 8 short illness. The body we brought to Lime Rock and the funer , services were conducted at the Cathol , church Sunday. She was but 23 yea
 of age, and the long procession of thi { ty-six teams which followed to tt grave bespoke the high estimation l which she was held by her acquaintal 7 ces.
 The funeral oi Mrs Kate L., wife
 James H. Kennard, was held at his re idence Tuesday afternoon at one o'cloc and the burial was at Millerton. b ceased was 8 daughter of N. G. Clarl
 late proprietor of the "Inn." St . leaves g family of four children { whom, including MT Kennard, is a, corded the tenderest solicitude by @, cry one who enjoyed their acquaintanc,
 Her devotion to family duties and car, and her sorrowful reflections on leavin
 them can but touch the heart strings , any imbued with any sense of feeling
 Her age was thirty-three. Rev 0. V