Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
FALLS VILLAGE

Some Big Tubers-village Needs
 Shoemaker-OldW Wagon is Curios-
 ity-Chicago Woman Buys Real Es-
 tate Here-Water Supply Replenished
 Folks who are Entertaining guests.
 FIELD WENT SEWARD
 Martin Buckbee, who resides on Ed ward Wards farm became alarmed some time ago by what he considered phenomenon or some such thing as that. At any rate here is what happened. For some time back he has observed that the surface of his potato field was gradually going skyward. When 1t had attained height of about two 1eet above the level of the surrounding fields, an investigation was commenced and the cause of the elevation was found to be the unusual size of the tubers. MT. Buckbee hustled to the barn, obtained his potato digging tools and commenced work with g. vim lest the potatoes push the soil out of the lor and into the adjoining meadows. There is no telling what the yield is to be as the digging is not completed. A few of the smaller potatoes were brought to Roth's grocery to show what Connectl- cut soil can do when 1t gets ready. Four of them weighed four pounds and five ounces and the largest weighed one pound and three quarters. The real large ones will, of course, weigh con siderably more MT. Buckbee plans to let some of them grow until they ma ture and expects to be obliged to cut each one in two pieces in order to get 1t in peck measure.
 THE DOCTORS, GIG
 l A few days ago the barn at the rear l of the Maltbie place was torn down thus destroying the shelter for the old carriage which was ussd years ago by Dr. Maltbie. About % years ago 1t was placed ill this building and during this time was never moved. And it was en- titled to the quarter century rest as the good doctor ran 1t many hundreds oi miles in his errands of mercy in minis tering to afflicted humanity in this sec tion. The old vehicle lacks considera ble of being of the present day style ano many people have visited the Maltbie back yard during the past few days te view this piece of antiquity. Even an tiaue dealer Hornbeck has been seer casting furtivs and longing glancss a it. The wheels are larger than those used nowadays and the body is sus \ pended at unusual altitude by hlgf springs. On the crossbar IS the lroI hook on which the doctor suspended th' lantern which guided him along tht narrow, sandy roads on dark nights What will become of the ancient wagon is not known but 1t is safe to say tha sentimental reasons will prevent its go ing to decay or falling into the hands o the junk man.
 |
 Among the guests at The Inn durinI
 the past week were: A. B. Collar, Nor folk; Miss Webster. Wlnsted; Ms
 Cowles, Norfolk; J. H. Belden and wife
 Hartford; Ernest Lathrop, New Milford
 E. s. Willett, Bridgeport; F. F. Dunham
 Plantsville; R. F. Isbell, New Haven R. W. Lowell, Waterbury; 0. E. White
 Willimantic; Jas. Upton, Manchester
 E. Robbins, Winsted; J. Keating, Ney
 York; J. D. Pride, Rochester, N. r., D. Loper, H. B. Strattman and F. J
 Malcuit, Sharon; w. H. Kelsey, Ne'
 Haven.
 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. Notice appears elsewhere in to-day paper of special town meeting to
 held Saturday, September 28, at 3 o'cloc
 in the selectmen's room, to see what at
 tion shall be taken in regard to askln for road improvement appropriate under the new law, and also to dete
 mine whether all of the town officer
 shall be elected for 8 term of two year } REAL ESTATE SALE
 Mrs. Philo Kellogg of Chicago is no
 the owner of the Ford place, having r
 gently purchased the same of the Fal Village Savings Bank. She will tah } possession of the premises next sprin Mrs. Kellogg tired of life in the westel city, wanted a home in pleasant vi !, lage and exhibited good judgement choosing Falls Village.
 IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER School matters are now going smoot | ly. Much time was consumed the fir week in the adjustment of the educ 1 tional machine, getting the pupi .2 properly graded and doing the hundre ' and one other things that the teach
 finds must be done before the session - assume routine form.