Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
FALLS VILLAGE.

Frederick Ruthen, aged about 40, was found dead in bed at the Inn Tuesday afternoon. Ruthen was Russian. and an excellent machinist and worked in Lime Rock. He staid at the Iun Mon- day night, and his failing to appear Tuesday caused the landlord to open his room where he was found dead. Death is supposed to have resulted from heart disease brought on by excessive drinking. He bas no relatives here.
 Mrs Henry Wolfe returned from Ct. Burlington Monday where she has been for the past week caring for sick sis- ter.
 The E. W. Spur Go. have started the foundation for 8 new lumber shed on the east side of their yard.
 The D. M. Hunt School closed Tues day for two weeks vacation.
 T. Tucker, ot Tcrrington, spent a few days here the first part of the week.
 Miss Mary Ward spent Sunday in Stamford.
 Foster Benjamin has rented the Chss. Dean farm and will move there April lst.
 Miss Bertha Hubbell is visiting friends in Bridgeport this week.
 Cornelius Pulver will move on the Brewster place and work the farm this summer.
 E w. Spur has had the fence re- moved from the front of his place,
 Rev J. W. Bohlman went to New York Tuesday to attend the annual con- ference. It is expected that he will re- turn to this charge for another year.
 R J. Turpin has returned to his hone in Stamford.
 Mrs Geo. E Russell has been spend ing few days in Ct Harrington.
 Miss Nellie Ryder is visiting in New Haven aud Bridgeport.
 Mrs Adolph Ruiger, of New Britain, is visiting in this place.
 Mrs Wm. Wolfe is confined to the honse with the grip.
 Miss Cook, of Wlllimantic, is visiting her cousin, F. H. Reed. Mrs Edw. Lyman and Miss Lyman, of West Stock bridge, Mass. are at Miss Calls. the gu sts of I. Fl. Lyman. A. $ Davis will move his family to Robt. Merriman's house on Battle Hlll. John Jacobi died Friday afternoon at the general hospital in Elizabeth, N. J., where he had been operated on for ap- pendicitis. He was taken i'll Wednes- day morning and removed to the hospi- tai at once. He rallied after the opera tion and was apparently on the road to | recovery when peritonitis set in and proved fatal. He had been connected with the Eldridge Bicycle Go. there for some time. His mother and brother re- ceived telegram Wednesday announce | ing his illness, They started right on and were with him when he died. His | body was brought here Saturday and the funeral held Sunday afternoon. The deceased was 32 years old and unmar- | ried.
 The Christian Endeavor Society gave an entertainment at the chapel parlors Friday evening, called a trip from Boomville (Falls Village) to California and return. F. re round trip was 15c. Al took their parts we'll and furnished very enjoyable evenings entertain. ment Si6.00 was added to the society s finances as the result. Landlord Green takes possession of Terrace View House today, leaving the Inn vacant. It is not known yet what MT Ramon will do with it.
 The W. O T. U. Normal class enter tainment last Tuesday evening at the D. M. Hunt Library was not largely at- tended as the night was stormy. The few that did attend called the entertain ment fine. The Union Benevolent so- ciety drama was we'll acted by six young girls: Miss Pearl Wilcox, Msrjourle Hart. Minnie Merriman. Belle Cole paugh, Ethel Brinton, Lucy Wickwire Clara Mead. The drama was instructive as we'll as amusing. Selections of the violin and piano by Miss Clara Mead, Christine Wayland and Lucy Brown were heartily encored. Singing of "What will Mother Say" by Miss Ethel Brinton was well rendered and very im- pressive. Marching songs and recita- tions by the Loyal Temperance Legion added much to the enjoy ment of the en- tertainment. They have been requested to repeat the entertainment in the near l future.
 Miss Sophia Perry has returned from weeks visit in New York
 Mrs E. I Dudley died at private san- itsrium in New York ou Monday, might She had bad an operation performed the Thursday previous, which, however. had been considered successful by the doc. tors. E. Dudley and daughter, Grace, hastened from their home in Bridgeport to New York but did not ar rive before Mrs Dudley's death.