Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
FALLS VILLAGE.

Clarence Brlnton came home on his ! cycle from Winsted and remained over  Miss Matte Ensign, of Winsted, has been visiting friends here.
 Adolph Ruiger. of New Britain, is spending week off with his parents here.
 Mrs w. H. Hart returned from Bridgeport Friday night.
 A young son of Egbert Finkle acci- dentally received severe gash in the feshy part of his leg last week Wednes- day from scythe in the hands of his brother. It was necessary to take six stitches.
 Miss N. l.. Smith, of Newark, N. J., guest at Orville Hosford's.
 Mrs Hanchett and daughter Mabel, of New Jersey, are guests at the old home of Mrs Hanchett.
 Seven teams have been carting "Home Comfort" steel ranges to this place, which will be their depot for the surrounding towns.
 A lawn party was held at D. E Dean s Friday evening. It was we'll patron ized.
 Mrs Cox, son and daughter, and Mrs Cox and three daughters, all from Wyoming, N. Y., are boarding at Ro- man Seger's. The refreshing rain of Saturday after noon and evening was most welcome.
 The "kids" hines of this place and Lime Rock played a game here one day last week, the Falls Village boys winning by 27 to 25.
 A gentleman who has lately travelled through several counties in New York state, says that in Delaware and Ulster counties the drouth is so severe that hay is selling at $22 per ton and he saw several carloads of COWS shipped. The | highest price they could realize was six dollars per head.
 The home team will play the Wassaics | here Thursday and expect to play the Barringtons Saturday. The rain Sat urday prevented the game at Ct. Bar rington.
 | While the men were drawing in hay | Friday afternoon, about 30 o'clock. smoke was seen issuing from the cupola of Edward Wards barn, which was quickly followed by blaze, which shot up in few minutes fifteen feet above the top and in probably 20 minutes the barn, in which were some 80 more or less. tons of hay and the harvested rye of 15 acres were consumed by the fiery element; also moving machines, farm wagon, all the sleighs, harrows, blows and other farming implements, cream cry md one ton of wool. Twenty-eight pigs and two hogs, which could not be gotten out, also perished in the flames. The fire was first discovered by Mrs Fred Coon, who gave the alarm. The bell was rung, but the men, being in | the meadow east of the barn bordering on the Housatonic river. could not hear it, but they soon discovered the flame bursting out of the roof and arrived none too soon to save the horse barn from taking fire, which was prevented by the greatest efforts by placing a car pet on the east gable and carrying water up ladders and keeping it we'll saturated As It was, the pitch fried out of the knots, so excessive was the heat, one hundred feet away. At the same dis tance trees were scorched and the grass is burned. The men were after the last two loads of hay they were going to put in the barn when the flames were dis covered. The cause of the fire was un- doubtedly spontaneous combustion, which has frequently been known to destroy | urge btttChS Out III u u0lu' luo lOoe will probably be not far from $5. .OOC which is only partially covered by in. surance, N. A. McNeil & Go giving the policy. The barn, which was 62x45, with two wings each 25x40, was built together with the wings in 1862 by John R. Ward, father of the present proprie. tor. In excavating the cellar three Indian skeletons were exhumed, show; ing it to have been a. burial ground o1 the aboriginal tribes which roamed over this region. The floor of tho main building was 16 feet wide and four loads of hay have been on it at one time There was quantity of ice stored 1T one of the wings near the cooler which is the only thing that did not burn The barn was substantially built anf was one of the most commodious barn, in this section.
 The Lime Rock 3d nine defeated tn, , F. V. 3d nine Tuesday. Score II to 8 , About 20 excursion tickets were solt for Sav1n Rock Tuesday.
 The Athletic field has been graded and rolled, making fine ground fo ball playing.
 Smoke the Country Gentleman cigar