Connecticut western news., 1895-01-03
FALLS VILLAGE.

Louis Stone and William Rectal re- turned from Philmont Friday evening after weeks visit.
 Nath w. Bishop, of Bridgeport, who went last week to North Carolina, took w. Fl. Chapln's dog Duke" with him for two or three weeks quail hunt.
 Mrs Abbie Cowdrey, of Winsted, has been visiting at Henry Belden's.
 Mary Conkiin. of Salisbury, was a guest of Margaret Jacohi over Sunday.
 Henry Wheeling, ''Dunk's" popular haircutter and shaver, went to New York Tueed day for a weeks vacation.
 A few from this place attended the Trainmer's ball at Great Harrington Friday night.
 Henry w. Ruiger, of Shelton, come home Saturday on visit of three or four days.
 Franklin J. Abbe and bride returned to her home here Saturday. They were serenaded by Wilcox's Quadrille Band at late hour Saturday night.
 The G. W. Hall Go. sold two barrels of Christmas candy, which was all sold previous to last Tuesday, besides Q big grist of other confectionery.
 Rev l.. A. Robbins being sick with 8 cold there was no preaching at the NJ. E. church Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs Henry A. Bishop and a lady friend from Bridgeport came up Saturday for sleigh ride to the Lakes.
 Rev c. w. Hanna gave panorama of scenes in the life of Christ at the Cong l church Thursday night, which was re- peated with the stereopticon Sunday evening at the same place.
 On and after Jan. 7th the mails will he carried on the trains going north at 9.27 g. m. going south at 2.57 p. m. !; the terminal points being Bridgeport and Pittsfeld.
 Thls place was represented at the ball at Canaan Thursday night.
 B. W. Spur, J. H. Belden and others filled their ice houses this week with ice from to 10 inches in thickness.
 Clarence Brinton was home from Win sted short time last week.
 Lyman Howe and family from Ga naan were guests in town day or two last week.
 Myron Clark, of Salisbury, was a guest at J H. Belden's over Sunday.
 Mrs l.. W Dudley, of New Haven, spent . couple days recently at A. O. Randall's.
 The creamery ice house is being filled with Cove ice this week.
 A party of sleighriders from Norfolk took dinner at the Inn Monday.
 The burial services of Mrs Isaac French, who died at Bristol Dec. 25th, were held in Grassy Hill cemetery Thursday during a severe snow storm. Her age was 79 years and until the past two years she had been life long resi- dent of the town of Salisbury, the place of her birth. Her illness was of only one days duration.
 A clerk in Canaan, who had boarded for some time past at the late Henry Brinton's, in accepting an invitation to epend Christmas there wrote one of the young ladies of the family when she came home they would kill the .'fatted calf. She wittily replied that she preferred fatted pig. Not to be out. one the fatted pig was expressed to her and they enjoyed barbecue at theil reunion.
 Rufus Whitford, while returning home from the Christmas services at the Congl church last Monday evening when near the blacksmith shop. broke an axle. He gathered up his blankets and robes and laid them down near Ben sons corner and started for "Battle Hill" in quest of smother wagon and while absent two ladies living in tha neighbcrhood mistaking the bundle fol stolen property carried them home The owner afterYard found his property and they enjoy the joke now which II often related in their presence.