Connecticut western news., 1893-09-14
FALLS VILLAGE.


 day. A large circle of friends will be pleased to learn of his improvement.
 The last piece of tobacco in this vii cinity, so far as we can learn, has been garnered and the nervous apprehension of frosts is no longer depicted on the countenances of the growers of the plant.
 Joseph Mundry has gone to Ct. Bar rington to work at painting this week. Mrs A. l. Hardy, Miss H. Bennett and Charles Hardy, all of Cornwall, were guests in town one day last week Mir and Mrs J. G. Estill, of Lakeville, were in town Saturday.
 D. G. Pepper, of Bridgeport, was 8 guest here Wednesday. w. H. Holbrook and wife, of New York state, visited friends here Friday
 F. D. Afford, of Geneva, was an ar rival here Friday.
 w. H. Livingston, of Albany, was in the place the latter part of the past week.
 Miss "Mame'' Filming has been a three weeks past.
 The Brinton brothers have brought down 15 raccoons thus far this season. Miss Ella Consadine is visiting rela- tives in Hillsdale and Miss Moore, of Troy, attends the clicking machine" | during her absence.
 Baxter Reynolds, of New York, will | attend the David M. Hunt school this season. a. Landlord Ramon drove to Waterbury, ! Tuesday, to be absent till Thursday, to | repair the mischief done his property | there during the late cyclonic storm. MT and Mrs Barney Smith have 8 daughter to care for and caress which was born August eleventh. The boys camped again over Saturday | and Sunday at "The Cedars" which ends their camping sport for the season Previous to her departure from the I'm as waitress, Miss Kate Murray was presented with pretty ring by admir- ing friends.
 MT and Mrs Henry BeIden took 8 carriage drive through Southern Berk- shire last week returning Saturday. They arrived at their destination Thurs day evening, just five minutes before the cyclone swept down across Stock bridge.
 Through the courtesy of member of the school board we are enabled to give the list of the teachers in this town | (Canaan) Beebe Hill. Minnie Gilbert; Grassy Hill, Margaret Jacobi; Hunts vile. Kate Whitford; Lower City, Miss Bigelow; Under Mountain, Henry Whitford; Canaan Mountain, Miss Sco- vile; South Canaan. Gertrude Merwin; Barrack, Miss Catlin. The Belden St. school is closed, there not being pupils enough to warrant school in the dis trict
 | We are requested to state that the reunion of the Merriman family was held on Friday instead of Sunday. This | is the fourth error in the dates given us of events aecently by parties thought lessly, who were the most interested. The annual reception of the David M. Hunt Library and School association, which we first called attention to two weeks since, took place in the library parlors Saturday afternoon and evening, and at the close it was found that 265 had registered. The guests were re- ceived with an outspoken good will and cordially, worthy of the association and as they bade adieu, after so brief time so pleasantly enjoyed, it was with indel ible impressions and wishes for the pros perity and longevity of the institution. Many came from Salisbury, Lakeville. Lime Rock, Sharon and Cornwall, and our own community was largely repre- sented. The rooms were most tasteful ly ornamented with choice flowers from the flower gardens besides showy bo- quets of golden rod and fronds of ferns and other wild flowers. A collation., in- cluding hot coffee, was free to everyone who wished, with tidy waitresses who were attentive to their incum bent duties The reception lasted from 3 o'clock to 9 p. m., and in the evening they were favored with music by the band Mrs Guiou has secured the services, we should judge, of two well qualified as- sistants who are F. J.Abbe, of Hartford, graduate of Yale, and Miss Avis Antill, whose duties are assigned in the prepar- atory department, who is resident of Maine and graduate of the Gorham Normal School of that state.