Connecticut western news., 1894-09-27
FALLS VILLAGE.

Prof. F. J. Abbe, of Pennington, was in town over Sunday.
 Mrs Ellen H. Peck, of Hartford, has been visiting relatives in town.
 Mrs G. W. Gaston, of WIusted, was 8 guest of her daughter, Mrs Roman Seger, last Wednesday.
 J. Frank Reed has been failing of late and his surviving long is not expected.
 U. H. Miner made business visit at Ct. Harrington Saturday.
 A clam bake was held at Joseph Wickwire's Friday afternoon at the re- quest of certain parties and another will be held Saturday in this vicinity. It Is presumed that kind of seafood Is not in the market in some Illinois towns. There were about 90 present.
 The rise in the river is noticeable since the rainfall of last Wednesday.
 Edgar,a young son of Richard Moore, has been sick for the past ten days or more with malsrial feve..
 Samuel Butcher occupies the A. L Brown tenement, having moved from Mrs Peck's house.
 Some of the farmers are now blowing and sowing their rye.
 Mrs John A. Belcher has had ground broken for barn, which will be erected in the field west of her residence.
 The marriage of Frank W. Bierce and Mrs Blanche B. Bloomer took place at Ct. Harrington Wednesday, the 26th inst, in which village they will make their residence.
 If the weather is favorable this place will be we'll represented this week at the Great Harrington fair. Mrs J. J Hornbeck and Edward have moved their household goods into the house vacated by Dr Skiff.
 MOTHS Brothers have taken into con- pany with them Russell Miller under the name of "The Modern Heating and Plumbing Co.,, ;" as their ds state.
 Rev l. A. Robbins is at present at Westfield, Mass and states that he will return this week and resume services at the M. E church next Sunday, and there will be a Sunday school review in the evening. His and Mrs Robbins trip has taken in Eastern New York, Central and Western Massachusetts and they have had a most delightful time during their vacation.
 Mrs Jos. Wickwire expt cts to go to Willimantic this week for two weeks visit.
 W. H. Sabin was married to Pough- keepsie lady last week, and cigars have been free at the Co.'S store.
 The ball game Saturday was called at 3 30 p. m. The challenged team was the Sheffield, but it was styled picked nine from Massachusetts. The Shef- fields had been requested to come here to play and stated they could not be here that afternoon, when about 2. 30 D m. our nine received notice that they would come on the next train. The battery of our local team were ont of town, also one or more others The consequence was the Massachusetts nine scored victory 19 to 12. which it is quite evident would have been reversed had they given due notice of their com ing.
 The interest in base ball matters is not waning, even the girls are not proof against 1t for they have a nine at Ames- vile and play noontimes and intermis- sions.
 Messrs Henry and D. K. Colepaugh are building paved gutter on the west side of the street leading from the | CongI church to the corner, an i'm provement long needed.
 The third nine will play a game with the Amesville boys on the Athletic grounds Friday afternoon.
 The Inn narrowly escaped destruction by fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was caused by defective fireplace or grate in which wood fire had been used for couple of days. The flames were discovered about 2 45 p. m. The alarm was given and help responded promptly. It was necessary to tear of the siding on the outside as high as She second story in order to get at the fire and quench it.