Connecticut western news., 1907-08-29
FALLS VILLAGE
IT IS EIGHT BANANAS TO CANAAN

II lS EIGHl bANANAo IU IANAhN Shortage of AIe-School Teacher De-
 e,des not to Come-Selectmen go to
 Talk it Over With State Highway
 Commissioner-0bituary-A For
 mer Teacher goes to California;
 The Goings and comings of Visitors
 Rum, a No-License Town and
 Missing Horse.
 HORSE TALE.
 A man from Sheffield came to town the other night looking for the deputy sheriff. He claimed his horse had been stolen at Sheffield and that it had been driven Falls Village way. In the morn ing he found the sheriff and wanted him to arrest man, a stranger, which he designated as the thief. The sheriff ques- tioned the accused and when the facts of the matter were drawn out 1t was the same old tale of two companions, bottles of rum, fall from the wagon, the lapse of memory, the awakening to find things disorganized. The accused man said he had stolen no horses and then proceeded to reel off his tale. He said they went to a certain place in Sheffield and had several drinks (no license Sheffield. mind you) then to another spot in the same town where they had more drinks (con- tinue to remember about the no H. cense). His memory from this point was much clouded. He says he thinks someone then put his companion and himself i'll the wagon and started the horse. The last thing he remembered was hearing graphophone playing in a house near cross roads. The horse owner and the accused then made up and started off arm in arm to continue the search This ended the incident so far as concerns Falls Village. At last re- ports neither the horse nor the fellows up in Sheffield who sell without license | had been found.
 | A GOURMAND
 Some folks will tell you that the dis tance from Falls Village to Canaan is seven miles and perhaps that's exactly right, From personal observation we also know that the distance is eight bananas and here's how we prove 1t. When one of the passenger trains that are run once in a while on the Berk- shire division reached Canaan the other day tall slender fellow who to all appearances had a stomach with a capacity of just three huckleberries dashed from the car and into the depot restaurant. As he dodged baby carriages baggage trucks and women saying good bye'for the 'steenth time, while return ing to the train, 1t was observed that he carried well filled bag. This he lugged aboard, took a seat, opened the bag and settled down to business. He pulled out a good sized banana, stripped it of it's hide and swallowed it, then followed another and another until eight had been swallowed when Falls Village was reached and he was still eating. A banana and ne-seventh to each mile foI seven miles is "going some." If you don't believe the story start at once for Canaan on foot and you'll find the banana hides sprinkled along the rail road right of way.
 OBITUARY. ..... | Mrs. Catherine Emeline Rivenburgh died August Is of neuralgia of the heart at her home in Clermont. She had ral lied from several attacks of heart trouble during the past two or three months and was able to be about, each time present Ing a cheerful disposition, so that the q family did not know the seriousness o1 her atf1iction on these occasions. She re. tired to her room as usual on the prevl ous evening and soon after an attack was noticed and she passed away as ill a sleeI in the arms of her daughter, Anna. She is survived by her husband, Horace J..
 and seven children, Mrs. Lloyd Gray John H., Fred P., Kittie L., Albert H., all of Clermont, and Mrs. George Dean of Falls Village, Conn.,, and Harry s. ol Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Rivenburgh was an energetic person of lovable disposi tion, interested in the good of the com } munity and devoted to her church. HeI uniform good temperament attracted tc her a large circle of friends. She was q , woman of excellent attachments and hel counsel was often sought. Her hands and heart were always open to kiLC } works. She was in her 68th year anc had been lifelong resident of Clermont } INN FOLKS
 The weeks guests at The Inn include John Belden, Hartford; M. O. Thomp son and Miss Prindle, Sharon; D. Cart and A. Dakin, Millerton; F. Stevens Alice Mahoney, Margaret Brazee. Mrs 2 M Carlsen, New Y York Dr. Bartle, Lake vile; W. H. Mahaney, Fred Lampson q WaGerDury, V. E. W nlCe, J. M. 1oteu ! c. E. Warner, Willimantic; B. G. Ellis Boston; I. R. Fenton, Lime Rock. B. T ! Allen, Danbnry; O. w. McCord, Bridge port; o. s. Perkins, Meriden; J. l.. Curtis Hartford; 0. F. Bradford. Boston; J. E Carthcart, Newburg, N. r.; G. Rust Springfield; w. F. Rogers, jr., Derby F. H. Page and o. E. Tillottson, Ne, ! Haven; Wm. H. Blodgett, Winsted. r1IANGEn HE'D NrIND
 q School will open at the Hunt schoc September 9. Miss Sherburne of tn | white mountain stock has been engage ! to take the place of Miss Frances Dea ! in the high school department. A Mis | Turner who had been engaged to teac V in the intermediate department exercise . that prerogative of womankind all = changed her mind consequently u