Connecticut western news., 1908-09-17
FALLS VILLAGE

George w. Hall is able to be out.
 Mrs. A. A. Roth and child are visit ing relatives ill Danbury.
 There were no preaching services in the Congregational church Sunday.
 Miss Emma Clark of Salisbury is the new teacher in the Amesville school.
 Mrs. Mudford and daughter of Bridge port have been visiting at B. Heinz's. Edward Ward and daughter were in Hartford last week and attended the fair.
 Harry Shannon of Norwich, Conn. has been visiting his brother, Dr. 1 Shannon.
 Judge Gruber attended the congress sional convention in Bridgeport as alter nate for Judge Davis.
 Delegates Tracy and Kellogg went to New Haven to help nominate Lilley and had @ first-class time. l. l Richard Smith acted as station agent at West Cornwall last week during the absence of agent Bailey.
 Harry Benjamin left Tuesday morn Ing for Albany, N. Y He has accepted position on the Boston 6 Main rail road.
 A. A. Roth went to Bridgeport as a delegate to the congressional convention and then went to New York to spend a few days.
 Fred Pick, for some time inspector at kthe Borden station near Lime Rock, has resigned his position and is succeeded by Frank Irish of this village.
 The school wagon with it's load of lit tie ones from South Canoan who attend the schools in Falls Village contains four more children that last year.
 We are informed that the Rev. MT. Hazleton of Nashville, N. Y. has ac- cepted the call rendered him by the Congregational church of this village.
 Mrs. Mendon and daughter have re- turned to New York City after spending the greater part of the summer in their cottage in Amesville. Miss Mendon is a teacher in the New York schools.
 The annual reception at the library building was 8 decided success from every standpoint, as all it's predecessors have been. It was we'll attended and all immensely enjoyed the gathering.
 Edward Carol has so far recovered from his injury at West Cornwall some time ago. that he has resumed his labors at the Borden plant near Lime Rock. Mrs. Carol conducts the store recently established here.
 Many wells in town are dry and the water is very low in the spring which provides the village water. There were days last week when it was thought the supply would fail but it's economical use by the patrons prevented this.
 Through the kindness of D.. H. Casey E. H. Wilcox, whose shop was recently burned, is again carrying on his black smithing business, being located i'll g building adjoining the hotel shed. MT Wilcox contemplates purchasing piece of, ground in central location on whicl to erect a shop.
 A petition is to be circulated in an eff fort to secure a sufficient number o1 signers to have a vote on the Ecenct question incorporated in the warning o. the town election this year There art few indications as to what the probable outcome of license vote will be. The matter has been little discussed by the public.
 Dr. Skiff had as his guests a portion of last week, two New York physician who left New York, in an automobile about September 1. They carried 8 ten : in the machine and bivouacked where ever night overlook them. They re . turued to New York Saturday morning remarking that they had "a perfectl, corking time." !. The contract for the construction o the receiving vault in Grassy Hill ceme ! tery has been awarded to M. Lux o Great Harrington, who submitted plan and specifications for the vault. It i expected that the material will soon b ! on the ground and that the vault will b ! completed before winter. It will b E 16x18 feet in size and composed of con crete with marble trimmings. Among Inn guests during the pas 2 few days are: F. w. Willoughby, H F Ellenberger, Frank Parder, M. E ! White, R. l.. Brown. A. Thomas, Nev ! Haven; E. Robbins, Winsted; o. E s Dow, Hartford; A. R. Sheldon, Pough : keepsie; Sidney Burnett, Seattle, Wash. t J. F. .Bernhardi, Jamaica, N. Y.; Johl Walsh, Ansonia; Carl Zealand, Water bury; H. D. Wood, New York; J. H Barlow, New York.
 The schools opened most ausplclously The attendance promises to be consider } ably in excess of last year. Nine pupil are registered in the high school. Il the intermediate deparGment the al tendance is 30 as against IS last year The primary attendance is about tn same as last year. Both teachers an scholars have taken up their work er enthusiastically and the year should b one of the most successful in the histor of the school.
 , Mrs. Barnum, who was twice though to be dead during the past ten days a the home of MT. and Mrs. Wickwir near Falls Village. was unconscious duI ing the greater part of last week, rous ing occasionally, recognizing the tw
 nurses at her bedside and takin
 nourishment. The family physician
 however, pronounced the case hopeles
 and stated that the end must gradual
 come The manner of Mrs. Barnum' clinging to life is remarkable and tn
 case is without a parallel in this section