Connecticut western news., 1898-11-17
FALLS VILLAGE.

Mrs A. F. Gibbs, who has been ill for long time, is in serious condi. ton.
 Miss Louise Gibbs of Kent spent Sun. day with her brother, A. F. Gibbs.
 Mrs Sheppard is staying with Miss Stella Millspsugh for few weeks.
 Lyman Finkle of Bridgeport was at his mothers Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Carl Dudley of New Haven is the guest of Miss Lucy Randall.
 Mrs H. Luka of Van Deusenville. Mass. and daughter stopped over Sun- day with Mrs T. Lee Ensign. They are on their way to Florida for the winter The ladies of the M. B. Church gave harvest supper Friday evening in the church basement A goodly number were out to feast on the good things provided. About S26 was added to their fund.
 The Shakespeare Club have resumed their weekly readings.
 Mir D Walkley is in Pittsburg attend ing the fine Arts Exposition where he has some paintings ou exhibition.
 Edw Beebe of Bridgeport and John G. Wilcox of Waterbury were in town last week to attend election, etc.
 | P. Hornbeck was in Bridgeport Saturday on business.
 Chas. Brinton was home for few days shooting last week.
 Walter Peters was in town Tuesday calling on friends.
 Mrs Harry Russell of Pittsheld, Mass. is visiting at her mothers in Amesville.
 Mrs Harriet Decker of Winsted is at B. H. Wilcox's taking care of her father who IS seriously ill.
 Chas. Ford and family spent last week with friends in West Stockbridge, Mass.
 The vote in this town for Senator was: Jackson 95. Smith 81 instead of Jackson 7t and Smith 96 as published in the NEWS last week. John H. Belden was elected representative by the handsome majority of 85 ont of total of 185 votes cast for representative.
 Stephen Lane has moved his house. hold goods to his farm which he has re- gently purchased in the town of Norfolk.
 We noticed Editor Beckley and wife in this village Tuesday.
 "Mick" Burns was found lying near the bottom of the railroad bridge just north of the depot about o'clock Thursday night by Geo. Wickwire. It is supposed he started to descend the bank and stumbled. falling of the stone | work. One arm was bruised and there was bruise on the back of his head. Dr Skiff was summoned but Burns did not live but short time. Concussion of the brain the doctor called it. Flu neral was held Saturday at 10 .. m. Burial at Ct. Harrington. Burns age was 37.
 ANOTHER TRAGEDY. Peter Cleary was accidentally shot and killed Tuesday afternoon about o'clock by Rob't Merriman in the woods just south of G. W. Halls tenant house on Prospect street, while they were hunt ing. It seems that they had just flush ed some birds at which they had shot and were following up. Merriman started to get over the stone wall run ming thro' there while Cleary was going around in another direction. Merriman had his gun cooked and lying across his arm pointing back of him. As he step ped ou the wall his foot slipped and in some manner the gun was discharged. the charge striking Cleary. who was ! about 15 feet distant in the right breast, killing him almost instantly. After viewing the body Dr Skiff gave permis- sion for its removal. Both parties be- long in Lime Rock. This makes the sixth tragedy occurring in this vicinity in less than year. Cleary was 25 years old; Merrimar is about 30 and married and is in fearfully nervous condition since the affair.