Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04
FALLS VILLAGE.

Falls in Central New York Friday. Miss Antill, one of the teachers, started the day preceding for her home in Maine. She will not return in the fall.
 A lawn party by the Junior Endeav. orers was held on the promises of Henry Williams Satuldsy afternoon.
 Miss Perry returned from her visit Saturday.
 Roadmaster Clark went away last week on few days visit.
 The ground got good drenching and the roads slight washing by the shower Sunday afternoon.
 A man claiming to be J. G. Dobbie took board at the Inn pretending to be business man and after staying week or more skipped" without paying his bill last Saturday. MT Ramon gave the Winsted chief of police description of the man. He found and arrested him and Saturday he was taken before Justice Lord and fined one dollar and costs. Not having the ready change, he was taken to Litchfeld, where he can get his board without working up any scheme to baffle any one.
 Dr E B. Cragin, of New York, was here to see patients as counsel with Dr Skiff last week.
 Rev O. W. Hanna gave a patriotic discourse on Independence Day" Sum- day, declaring it to be the most impor- tant of any holiday on the calendar. Mir Hanna will represent the CoDgl church ut the Eudeavor. convention at Boston.
 A neat job of raking and cleaning up the street through the village was done Saturday.
 Bret Morton is clerking at the drug store till after the Fourth.
 The Norfolks will play our team a game of ball on the afternoon of July 4th in this place and the Amenias will | come over to play the second game July 9th. Stevenson, the crack first baseman | of Yale, and other competent players | will play in that nine and our team will match them in good players and it | promises to be the most interesting game of the season and large attend ance is expected.
 The ball game last week Wednesday at Great Harrington between the Falls Village and the Great Burlington first hines resulted in tie. The G. B's. did not get their team together to play till 3 15 p, m., which left but one hour to play before the arrival of the train. As it was, only six innings were played and all respect for justice or right was set aside by the individual who was ap- pointed to umpire the game. Had odr boys been treated justly the score would have stood to o in their favor. AS it was, it was to l. They will play the return game here some day next week
 The proficiency shown by the gradua- ting class at the closing exercises of the David NJ. Hunt school Wednesday eve ning was highly creditable reflection on that institution, proving conclusive ly that interest in the education of the youth of this locality is not on the de- cline. The stage in the hall was decor ated with the school colors, white and blue, with lace curtains, and large ferns and palms on either side added grace and beauty to the other artistic trim mings. The celebrated Po'keepsie or chestra. under the leadership of Prof. Scofield, was quite drawing card which played for some time previous to the commencement of the program, which was the salutstory by Edith M. Scoville. A recitation, "How the old horse won the bet" by Albert Goodale. A "Political Elm mbarrassment," in which Edward Amundson runs for Congress and in which Wm. Peetz, George Gap ron, Wm. Jacklin and Peter Dunn took a part in the campaign was we'll taken by them all. Annie Amundson and Jessie Cochrane took editorial charge of the "Picayune," the yearly paper of the school. which contained some good hits, spicy jokes and puns. The Chinaman's s version of the "Prodigal Son" was given by George Ramon in pigtail and Chinese costume. Outside Appear ances, colloquy in two scenes, was we'll taken by Jessie Bradley, Anna Sheffield, Pearl Wilcox, Mary Ramon, Marjorie Hart, Lizzie Boyle, Agnes Cochrane and Mary Belcher. Edith St John read an essay, in which she ac. quilted herself very creditably. Grace R Johnson, in an essay 'The Influence of good Literature" kept the closest at
 tention of the audience, while the choice of valedictorian fell on Edna Spur, ir
 which she pictured to her associates il
 the graduating class which included tbt
 two last mentioned, the possibilities O.
 the future which might be in store fol
 them, after which the preceptress, Mrs Guiou, presented the diplomas witf , words of encouragement and good ad | flCo 1u0 SrAuuAJeS ana L0aCQ6rS were
 surrounded by mass of bloom, whicl included large nnmber of richl, colored treasures of the lawn and Howe garden. The orchestra played between , each part taken by the school.
 The Misses Emeline and Abbie Kel
 logg returned to Winsted last Saturday J. Munroe Benjamin was arrested Monday on five indictments chargin, 3 him with selling liquor to minors. Tn , case was adjourned to Tuesday, Jul,
 9th, at 10 a. m. Benjamin gave bond
 in the sum of $250 to appear for trial before Justice Wilson E. Hicks Attor ) neys l.. J. Nickerson. of West Cornwall 3 and J. H. Roraback, of Canaan, fo , prosecution. We understand that M Benjamin has retained "Joe" Barbour 7 of Hartford, for the defense.
 . Smoke the Country Gentleman cigal