Connecticut western news., 1908-12-10
FALLS VILLAGE

 trouble.
 Edward Ward has been visiting in New York,
 Miss May A. Ward has been visiting in New York
 Mrs. Quigley is the nnrse who is car ing for Harry Benjamin. Mrs. o. O. Marsh, of Cornwall. has been spending a few days with Mrs. w. L. Willard.
 The schools will probably have their usual Christmas exercises although no definite plans have been made. James Michaels, who has been ser lously Ill for a number of weeks, re- mains in about the same condition. | w. L. Carrigan, the artist who has been spending several months here, has ] gone to New York for the winter. Mrs, Sedgwick, who sustained fract- ured hip recently. is as comfortable as could be expected considering her ad- vanced age.
 Rev. H. B. Chown was in New York a portion of last week. He attended a ministers meeting and heard a sermon ! by the famous Gypsy" Smith
 The Bernard show held forth in Citi- zen's hall last Wednesday evening. The audience was a small one. They spoke in favorable terms of the performance.
 The time of year is near at hand when farm tenants look for new and more advantageous locations. No changes have been announced as yet, however.
 Again there is water in the springs, wells and streams. Particularly is this appreciated by the farmers who have been drawing water for thelr stock from distant streams.
 The selectmen stopped all road work Friday. All bridges and sluices are in good shape and we are informed that the roads have never been in better con- dition for winter than now.
 The man who keeps track of things remarks that this is sure to be a mild winter. In support of his contention he cites the small wood piles in local back yards. ..l
 The fox hunters arc out with their guns nearly every day and are having fair success. Town clerk Ensign in- forms us that dozen heads have been presented to him for the bounty of S1 .00 each.
 The whist party Friday evening for the benefit of the Village Improvement Society at the Reed Mead Hall residence was not as we'll attended as some of the former gatherings have been. There were eight tables.
 The regular annual task of building Christmas presents has begun and it is not diff1oult to make 8 correct guess as to the contents of the packages the women folks are surreptitiously taking home nowadays.
 Several of the foreigners, principally Italians, in this section, have returned to the land of their nativity to spend Christmas and the few months interven- line in this section.
 George E. Frink always stocks up for Christmas and he has done 1t this year. In his advertisement he tells about 1t. Read it. He sells the Victor talking machine, also cameras and plenty of other articles suitable for gifts.
 An old-fashioned kitchen dance was held Friday evening at the home of F. 5. Blake. About 75 persons were in at- tendance. On Friday evening of this week another dance will be held at the residence of MT. Malette on Sugar Hill.
 The ladies of the Congregational church and the South Canaan church will give a reception to Rev. MT. Hazel tine tomorrow evening at the local Con- gregational church parlors from to 9. Everyone is invited regardless of church affiliations.
 The town clerk has hopes that the closing of the year, leap year at that would create srush for marriage licenses but there is nothing doing. Local maidens. who propose to propose have but three weeks left in which to exercise their leap year prerogatlve.
 L. w. Baird believes a life insurance policy would make a good Christmas present for those dependent upon you and he's right. He also sells insurance. He also advertises in THE NEWS. He also wants you to read that adv. It's in to-day's paper.
 The dull season for the foreign laborers has its effect on local banks, particularly the savings bank. These men are among the most thrifty of it's depositors when their work is plenty. It is a noticeable fact that they save more money and do it with greater regularity than do the majority of people who are earning , much larger salaries. Adam A. Roth, the hustling grocer, |, bulS f6dT On OnTlsI- mas goods. He has lem galore. We understand the children have to be dragged by main force from the five and ten-cent department of the store Chats where the toys are). His big advertise ment In to-day's paper tells more about it.
 We took occasion to remark once be. fore that you don't often see so large and we'll stocked store in a small place as that of E. J. Hornbeck in this village. Large, neat, clean and light and stocked with nearly everything a woman could ask for in the hne of wearables. As usual MT. Hornbeck has a Chris tmas adv. with us and in it he enumerates the many things he has on sale.
 Christmas will be quite elaborately observed in the Methodist Church. That delight of childhood, Christmas tide is being blamed for and there will also be cantata in which nearly 30 children ] will participate. Miss Sherwood and the Rev H. B. ChoWn are now actively