Connecticut western news., 1894-03-22
FALLS VILLAGE.

J. D Egleston cor menced work on a building, Monday, west of the photo graphic studio, 14x1S feet in dimensions which will be occupied by D. K. Cole paugh as tonsorial room.
 Lucius Hanohett. of East Orange, N. J., is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
 Prof N. J. Abbe, of the D. NJ. Hunt school, has been i'll for nearly two weeks and the doctor pronounces it typhoid fever. His brother, Harry, of Hartford, has taken his place at the school
 W. G. Miner is quite i'll, having con- tracted a severe cold.
 John A. Belcher. of Sheffield, will move into what was formerly known as the "Danks house" in Amesville this spring.
 Mrs David Brown will occupy the house immediately west of the depot after April lst.
 Mrs W. T. Ferguson and two chil- dren were guests here, returning to Bridgeport Monday.
 Several fiocks of wild geese have been seen on their northwsrd flight but per baps the largest flock seen passed over Saturday, which numbered sixty.
 The little friends of Mary Ramon as- sembled at the Inn, Thursday evening, to celebrate with her her ninth birth day anniversary. A nice supper, music etc. made the occasion all the more en- tertaining for her guests.
 Peter Shaw shot and brought into the village three wild geese Friday, which found ready market.
 N Fl. Brinton died Sunday at the Falls Village Inn, aged 49 years. Tho funeral was appointed to be held We'd nesday at the Episcopal church at Lime Rock.
 Fred Egleston's history of the town will be out from the press in few days.
 Miss Grace Brinton, pianist, and Miss N. Louise Brinton, cornetist, of this will lage. have been engaged to play on the evenings of April 4th and 9th at the concert and fair to be held in New Mil ford for the benefit of the New Milford Military Band.
 In all trades and professions there are some humorous and ludicrous in- cidents that even tire ones sides from convulsive laughter. Such a scene oc- cured at the blacksmith shop when Ed ward Wilcox put the trotting specimen HI tuo OA-tTnmc nLu PKoCcCuCu to bdCh on the shapely plates last Saturday.
 Phoebe birds were heard here Sunday, being nearly a month in advance of their usual time of immigration; and the frogs were quite musical in lowland meadows Monday evening.
 A large and varied assortment of the latest styles of stationary and pads have just been received at Capron's and full line of fishing apparatus will be on sale at the same place about the first of April
 Peter Hines, resident here for 45 years, died of heart disease March 18th, at the advanced age of 77 years. The funeral was held at St Patrick's church Sunday at about the hour of 2 p. m. Mir Hines was an industrious farmer. honest and upright and was we'll liked by all who knew him. There was procession of 45 teams who followed the body to the Catholic cemetery. There were many Protestants at the funeral. A beautiful cross of hyacinths and greens were placed on the casket which was covered with black broad cloth.
 Patrick Carroll, who died March 14th, at the age of "A years, was born in Ire land, March 15, 1920, emigrated to this country in 1845 and had lived in this town (Canaan) AT years. He was one of the number who first broke ground for the original iron works at "Lower City" where he labored for many years and invested his earnings in a farm which he sold last spring and moved into the Brewster house in this village. He leaves five sons, one in San Francisco. one in Norfolk and three here; also two unmarried daughters who reside at their present home. The funeral was held at the R. O. church Saturday and the bur ial was in the Catholic cemetery. A long procession followed the remains to their final resting place. He died of bronchial pneumonia after an illness of only six days.
 Miss Carrie Hall was out last week for the first time since she was taken ill in January.