Connecticut western news., 1894-12-27
FALLS VILLAGE.

Andrew J. Spur, of Chapinville. spent Thanksgiving with relatives In this village.
 Rosdmaster Clark went to Brattle- boro, Vt., last week for weeks visit with his daughter.
 Willie Ramon has returned home from Eastman's college to spend the holidays.
 Miss Nettie M. Caul has gone to New Milford to spend the week.
 Miss Louise Gibbs, of Kent, spent Sunday at her brothers, A. F. Gibbs.
 MT and Mrs Frank ". Bierce, of Ct. Burlington, were guests at F. E. Howd's, Mrs w. remaining till after Christmas; the first named returning Sunday to his paternal home at Chapinville where he has built cellar for new house.
 High Sheriff, Henry J. Allen, of Tor rington, was in town Saturday.
 A dance was held at the residence of Eugene flakes Friday night.
 The Halstead Brothers, of Torrington, gave show at Citizens Hall Friday night.
 Michael Goggin had raf1e at the Inn Friday night disposing in that man. ner of 20 choice turkeys.
 Early Mass was held at the R. O. church Tuesday morning.
 Schools in Amesville were out Friday for two weeks vacation. Closing ex- ercises were held. The schools in the town of Canaan closed the same day for two weeks, and the Hunt school till Jan. End.
 Jabez Brewster. of Bridgeport, was guest of relatives here Christmas. Mrs J. Brewster has bought lot in Hill burn and will erect a house thereon.
 Miss Lucia Cook, of Plainfield, N.J.. was guest at B. W. Spurs over Christmas. " Miss Emma Brinton is home from Stamford Charles Brin- ton, from New Milford, was homo over Christmas .... .Ivanhoe Lyman was a guest in New Milford Tuesday .. Mir and Mrs Wallace Sparks, of Norfolk, were in town Monday and Tuesday .... Wm. Brewster, of Hillburn, N. Y spent the fore part of the week here.
 The wedding of Prof F. J. Abbe, principal of the Pennington High School, and Miss Olive E Wilcox, took place at the residence of the brides par ents Friday evening at 8.30. Rev l.. A. Robbins officiating. It was private wedding They were the recipients of many useful and pretty presents. They drove to Canaan after the ceremony and from thence went to Hartford the next morning.
 The Cong'l church was filled Monday evening by those attending the Christ mas services, which commenced with 8 march by tho younger pupils. A vocal v>sa hxyo r.rlc in vuh titled kris Kringle's Children;" a tele- phone message to Santa Claus by Mas | ter Dean; & quartet by Mrs Geo. w. and A. F. Gibbs; and duet by Misses Grace H. Brown and Bertha Hubbell were the principal features. The tree was soon denuded of presents for the | children.
 | Fred E. Egleston has moved his job | printing office to his residence on Pros pect street, and has added considerable more type and material to the outfit. Misses Polly and Clarinda Beebe. of East Canaan, are spending Christmas with their niece, Mrs Fred Egleston. MT and Mrs Edward Merriman and child, of Waterville, spent Christmas at his fathers, Harlow Merriman's. Mrs R. Segar's scholars presented her with an elegant banquet lamp Monday evening.
 The Christmas program at the M. B. church Tuesday night was deviation from the rule usually adopted. The post office plan of distribution of the gifts is good one and required but about fifteen minutes. There were "A recitations, all very good, but particular. ly those of Roy Barnum. Ina Hunt, George Robbins, the little Miss Kendall and the solos by Margery Hart and Min nie Barnum, and the opening piece by the school were worthy of more than ordinary mention. The church was | prettily trimmed. Mrs Polly French. widow of Isaac French, formerly of Falls Village, died at Bristol, the 25th inst. Burial here to-day.
 We suppress our Falls Village cor. respondents long-winded but humor' ous or facetious reply to our Chapin. vile correspondent. not because there is any danger of coffee and pistols fol two but because we do not wish to fur. ther weary our type settlers and oul readers with 8 controversy that amounts to nothing. ED. NEWS.
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