Connecticut western news., 1900-07-12
FALLS VILLAts F.

Mrs J. s. Tracy returned Monday from weeks visit with her sister in Red Hook, N. Y.
 A number from here attended the an nusl clam bake at Chss Hanchett's, July 4th. As usual an excellent time and an abundance of good things was provided.
 Miss Alice Fitch has been visiting in Albany the past week.
 Mrs Pe.er Hines died Monday after a short illuess at the advanced age of 80. The funeral was held Wednesday. Mrs Hines has been a resident here for long time and is survived by five chil- dren.
 About twenty from here attended the dedication of the new rooms at the NJ. E. church in Lakeville last Sunday evening
 Geo. Leavenworth of New Haven, was Tn town Tuesday visiting friends Dr A. E. Cobb was iu Torrington Tuesday attending meeting of the State Medical Society.
 Miss N. Louise Brinton returned to Albany today to resume her duties in the Nurses Training School A terrific wind and rain storm swept through this place Saturday afternoon uprooting trees and blowing down ths paint shop at Amesville. The path of the storm seemed about one half mile wide and was from northwest to south. east, the track being plainly marked by the twisted and broken trees and debris. Miss Nellie Ryder started last Thurs day for the Kloudike region where she will meet and marry Ulysses Grant Myers. who has been in the Klondik e the past two years. Mrs Ryder acco n . panied her daughter to Chicago. Miss Ryder is accompanied by a young lady from CiL cinnati who is also going to the Klondike regions to wed a young min ister who is stationed there. Tuesday morning Mrs Ryder received telegram from her daughter saying she had arriy' ed at Seattle
 Mrs Wm. Shook is spending the week at Roman Segsr's.
 Myron Clark of Salisbury is the guest of his sister Mrs H. Belden.
 Miss Jennie Balcher is staying with her aunt, Mrs | P Hornbeck.
 County Commissioner Webster oi Thomaston was the guest of G. W. Hal Tuesday evening
 DEATH OF MRS SIMPSON.
 Our village people were shocked las Thursday morning by the news of ( very sudden death. Col. James B Simpson, wife and daughter, arrived 1T town one week ago Wednesday. from Dallas, Texas. Both mother ant daughter were in poor health and haC come north for three months to visi friends and the principal summer re sorts, thinking the journey and pleasur, that had been planned, would restor, them to health. They sailed from Gal weston to New York and were som, days on the way. They did not seen much fatigued and Friday spent th, day at Pine Grove in her aunt's cottage Saturday, Mrs Simpson had sever, sick headache and the days followin, she was complaining but the daughte said it was nothing unusual. Wednes day evening at ten o'clock she was takel worse and Mir Olin hurried after D Skin who came immediately. When h. arrived she was unconscious and a 11.15 she passed away.
 } A private funeral was held at the resi- dence of F. M. Olin, where she wa visiting, Saturday afternoon, July 7th at three o'clock. A few relatives an, friends were present. Flowers wer ! abundant and beautiful. The Loys Temperance Legion was represented b, four young ladies dressed in white each carrying bunch of pink roses fo the grave. The servIces were conduct ed by Rev NJ. B Graham assisted b
 Rev O. w. Hanna of the Congregations church and Rev 5 A. Burnaby of Ga naan. Much sympathy was expresse, for the daughter SO suddenly bereft of
 loving mother and also for the strickei family iu the far away southern home It might be added that Mrs Simpson
 was formerly Hattie J. Goldsmith an, many of her happy young days wer spent at the home where she died Since her uncle and aunt have returne,
 to the "dear old home," as she calle it, she had been desirous of comin
 and spending tome time and wrot which room sue wished to occupy, as I. was sacred to her memory. Mrs Simr
 son is temporarily buried in Mir Olin lot. Friends will come for the daugl
 ter in the autumn.