Connecticut western news., 1908-10-29
FALLS VILLAGE

New Haven.
 D. H. Casey was confined to his bed by illness portion If last week.
 Miss Rose Hubbard of Cornwall has been visiting Mrs. T. F. Watson.
 MT and Mrs. J. s, Tracy have been scendiug few days ill Now York.
 A whist party will be given at the Library Friday evening for the benefit of the V. I. A.
 Mrs Amanda K. Fr1nk of Frink Hill has been spending a week with her son, George E. Frink.
 The registrars of voters held another meeting Monday at the office of the B. W. Spurr Company.
 Since the closing of the hotel, the transient trade has been cared for at Mrs. M. A. Halls boarding house.
 Negotiations are still in progress be- tween the new owners of the hotel and men who desire to conduct the same.
 M. A Hanchett of Orange N. J. came up ill his auto last week to spend few days with his brother, Charles Hanchett.
 It was bright pupil in the interme- diate department who defined well" as "a hole in the ground that used to have water ill it."
 There were symptoms of rain Satur- day and, indeed, there were a few samples of 1t but not enough to be of any account.
 Joe Chapin says he proposes to be member of the Lime Rock Falls Village base ball team next year. He intends to become a voter here which will make this place his legal residence.
 The wreck at West Cornwall Saturday caused the noon train to be considerably late, causing much inconvenience to those who wished to make connections at Canaan.
 Falls Village sent a large delegation and several chickens to the chicken pie supper at Lime Rock, held ill the .Epis copal church, last week. The net re- celpts were $41.
 The Falls Village base ball fans favor the making of an effort to obtain suita- ble grounds and having some of the league games played here next year. The location suggested for the grounds is on the water company's property along the Housatonio river.
 The members of the Congregational church are anticipating with pleasure
 
 their church in charge of resident pastor. The Rev. MT. Hazleton Is to arrive here during the next few days and will hold service Sunday No vember 8.
 | "Art" Dean of Huntsville, a farm hand lately in the employ of lHattle l Kellogg, was elected from 8 northbound train here Saturday for being drunk and disorderly. After a few hours in the meditating crate he was sentenced Sat urday evening by Justice Blodgett to 30 days imprisonment in Litchfield and he was escorted thither Sunday by deputy sheriff Hornbeck. a
 There have, as yet, been no bones broken in the rush to deposit tax listing blanks with the assessors This week the assessors plan to make tour of cer- tain parts of the town and collect these blanks. They are not required by law to do this. It is done as a matter ot courtesy to the elderly people and others who find 1t inconvenient to go in person to the places designated for filing these lists.
 A blacksmith shop has been erected or Elisha Gillette's Battle Hill promises It will be occupied by MT. Wilcox, the blacksmith whose shop was burned g few months ago and who has been doing business in 8 portion of the hotel barn. MT. Wilcox's shop is a portable building 18x28 feet and arrived here IL sections. It was purchased in Hartford where, for a time 1t was one of many buildings like 1t used as polling places 1t was put together here in a day anc a half. MT. Brusie of Lime Rock re ceived one of these buildings at the same time and is using it for a wagon house
 The ''NEws" has received the follow ing communication, referring to tht democratic candidate for representative in this town: Theodore F. Watson the democratic candidate for the legis lature from Falls Village, was born il North Canaan in 1844. He married Josephine Brewster of Falls Village il 1875. He was sent to the legislature from North Canaan in 1879. He wa timber inspector for the consolidated road for fourteen years. He resigned from that position three years ago ant returned to Falls Village to live on tn old Brewster place which he purchased ! from the heirs."
 The travelling men who come to thi village say that so far as they have beer . able to feel the political pulse of tn , people of Connecticut, the majority O . the votes ill this state will be cast fo Taft and Sherman and that A. Heatol ! Robinson will be elected governor. A we have previously remarked, the peopl . take little stock in ante-election predic : tons and the above statements of tn drummers will provide chance of test . ing the worth of the said predictions It is practically conceded that Taft vii gain the Connecticut electoral votes bu . as to the governorship there is a ques ton and it is on this point that tn drummers' prophecies can be tested. ! THE NEWS until January 1, 1910 t new subscribers for the price of year ; subscription. More than two month