Connecticut western news., 1906-10-11

Discard that old set of cracked. checked and broken dishes. THE NEWS will give you one of the prettiest sets you ever saw.
 A movement is foot to organize a team of kickers here and they expect to take the lustre off all other footballists in this section.
 Rhoades and Stanton of Canaan have purchased wood lot on Sugar Hill and are to move their steam saw mill there in the near future. The Southern New England Tele- P phone Company are increasing their list of subscribers in Falls Village as we'll as the other places in this division.
 A dog belonging to grocer Roth has developed decided fondness for fire works, his last meal being box of tor pedoes. Luckily for the dog they didn't "go of"
 The Heady saw mill is located on the Brewster place where there is sufficient saving to keep it busy for five weeks after which it will be moved to South Canaan to begin job that will last all winter.
 On Saturday morning Edward House shot his valuable canine. This was one of the dogs bitten by the mad dog which ran amuck here recently. On Saturday it developed symptoms of rabies and Mir. House, to be on the safe side promptly dispatched it.
 James Gruber is to occupy his sum- mer residence until after the fall cleo tions. Since purchasing the premises, MT. Gruber has made number of im- provements to the house and during the past summer erected flag staff on the lawn and sot out considerable shrubbery, I. P. Hornbeck has on exhibition in his show window a child's high chair which is more than 100 years old and has been handed down through several generations of the Bailey family, It isa crude, hand made piece of furniture and has held many youngsters. The vari- ous marks and dishgurements which 1t bears gives excellent evidence of the thumps of infantile heels.
 I. P. Hornbeck is showing in one of his show windows a very handsome clock and pedestal, the work of George Wright of Torrington. an employe of the Thomas clock company at Thomas ton. The clock is built in solid peioe of mahogany 24 inches high and 8 inches square, with the corners oramen- ted by small onyx columns, the whole being mounted on brass feet. MT. Wright, who is the father of Mrs. Ernest ocain of Cornwall Hollow, did the work on the clock, as well as on the mahogany pedestal, at todd times" such as evenings, holidays etc. The clock contains an eight-day movement and as an exhibit attracts much attention. ONE END OF TALK. When one sits near a telephone, he can't help hearing what's said some times and from the following 1t isn't hard to guess what the fellow on the other end said.
 "Hello."
 "Yes, I'm at Falls Village"
 "Much obliged for the invitation but I can't come." "Couldn't see my way home"
 "I don't mean that. You know I never touch drop. I mean that our streets are dark as a stack of black cats and I'd be liable to break my neck"
 "No, not for several nights"
 "Yes, plenty of kerosene but nothing to buy it with"
 "I know there are plenty of them who have but they don't seem disposed to spend any of it for street lighting"
 "Yes, tighter n bark on a tree."
 "Oh, lack of public spirit, guess. s."
 "Yes, but a V. I. A. can't do it with out funds"
 "The business men' Yes, some have"
 Cost About Sl50 per year"
 "No, sir, the natives won't contribute even that"
 "EntertainmentS The V. I. A. have tried that"
 Sometimes fair audience and some- times not oorporals guard"
 Sad commentary? Well, I should say so."
 Business places open only on moon light nights? No, it hasn't come to that yet but it may"
 "Yes. I'll be up the first night the moon lights the streets"
 "Goob bye"