Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
FALLS VILLAGE,
S23OO SCHOOL PRECIPITATION

S230O SCHOOL PRECIPITATION Horse Swap Didn't Happen-MedIta-
 tations of the PhiIosopher-Skunk's
 Miduiaht Visit-Canine Collision
 Encouraging Crop Prospect-Visi-
 tors in and out of Town.
 NO SWAP.
 The other day peddler with likely looking horse drove into town. When | the Heinz brothers spotted the quadru- | ped they immediately coveted 1t. There fore 1t was not long afterward that had you been looking that way you might have seen the peddler and the Messrs Heinz sitting on the Heinz lawn ar ranging the details of dlcker. The horse nibbled grass and listened to the owner who, ill his description Of the animal remarked: "Purty as picture. gentle as a kitten, afraid of nothm', stand without hitchln', sound as dollar, not a pimple on him, carr1es hls sail as purity as you could carry It III your hand' etc. When the negotiations reached point where 1t looked like sure deal, the horse suddenly ceased eating and started so quickly that 1t 1 loosened the paint on the cart. When he stopped, he was i'll the center of the Heinz garden. The sign wasn't right for a hoss trade after that. The ped dler tried to persuade the Heinz boys that the sudden start of the horse was the result of humble bee tickling hls hind leg but they contemplated what the result might be under similar condl- tioas with a cart full of meat. And they afterward found out that there was no bees anywhere around and that it wasn't the first time the horse had started suddenly without due reason, 1n- centive, cause or proyocation.
 A NOCTURNAL EXECUTION.
 The other night an unusual commo- tion was heard i'll T. F. Watson's poul- try boudoir and MT. and Mrs. Watson went out to investigate. They found a skunk selecting plump broiler. Mir.
 Watson wanted to terminate the anl- malls existence and his gun was Ill the
 house, consequently some method of re
 taining the presence and the attention
 of the skunk had to be resorted to While
 he procured the firearm. Some people under like circumstances would nave at
 tempted to mesmerize the odorlferous
 animal or would have charmed It p5
 singing hymn or something or tna sort, but Mrs. Watson resorted to tne original method of spattlng her nands together until MT. Watson got back anc
 it worked first rate. MT. Watson trans
 ferred dose of shot from the gun to th' } skunk and then removed the remain from the coop. MT. Watson fared bet ter than some people who have acted
 chief executioner at skunk demlses. Ere |. ouently they are compelled to at ono \ seek solitude and secluded spot, dives themselves of their raiment and deposl it in mother earth, there to leave It 10 a moon or two ere it is in condition t don when mingling with society. SCHOOL MATTERS
 9 The town school committee held
 meeting Friday and made an approprls - tion of $2300 for school purposes the ef
 suing year. The committee consists . Nelson Dean, George Dean, Myron | ' Dean, Miles Blodgett, Rev; n. : Chown and George Brink. The con I mittee to engage teachers for the VI ' lage school consists of Messrs. Chowl | Blodgett and Brink, for the Hunusvlll ' school, George and Nelson Dean, for tf ' barrack, Myron H. Dean. Miss She : wood is to return to the village scho ' and it is expected the faculty will . the same as last year. The teachers II : the other schools have not been el | gagged. It was voted to continue VII | the Hunt school and to provide tran . portation for the pupils the same as WI \ done last year. Fifteen were tran ' ported daily from South Canaan al . Belden street.
 z IS YOUR NAME ON THE CAUCUS LIST ' Probably you have registered II y q wish to take part in the caucuses III t. | fall. Those who have registered Tn pr . yious years since the enactment of u q present law, need not register agal % but those who have not previously re | istered will do we'll to attend to u q matter now, as it has been proposed | demand voting by check list and If tf ! is done it will absolutely prevent fro . voting any who neglect to have the z names put on the list. 4 SUCCESSFUL FALLS VILLAGE NATIVE . William B. Brewster, wife and ty I children of Suffern, N. Y. are spend1l . their vacation at Twin Lakes in comp z ny with Mrs. George Ayres. M z Brewster is Falls Village boy who h [ been successful i'll the business worl f He is now superintendent of the Ram I Iron works at Suffern, having enter | the employ of that concern when : was 16 years old.
 4 BEST OF SEASON
 | Oscar J. Sabin and friend from Ds ' bury went fishing on Twin Lakes t ! othey day and caught 12 bass. T | smallest weighed 1H pounds and U : weighed 21a pounds each. At t . Twin Lakes station itI was pronounc I the finest string of bass caught fro \ these waters this season.
 THEY COUNTED 'EM