Connecticut western news., 1908-04-02
FALLS VILLAGE
PREACHER'S VALUABLE LAND

Death of Albert Ball-Advertisement
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 The schools closed Friday.
 . Dwight Moore has been under the doctors care for few days.
 Lionel Brown and Mrs. Edward Mer riman, of Waterville, Conn.,, were recent guest of friends here.
 H. N Wright is gradually recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
 Mrs. Simeon Williams is again serious ly ill. E@
 Albert Ball of this place died March 23, after a few days illness, of Brights disease. He leaves father and mother, MT. and Mrs. Frank Ball, and three sis ters, Mrs. Earnest Williams. and Misses Fife and May Ball; one brother, Rufus, of Bridgeport. He had great number of friends and will be greatly missed. The funeral was held at the home Tues day afternoon. Interment in Grassy Hill Cemetery. He was 22 years of age.
 We mentioned the fact last week that THE NEWS Cent-a-Word column is the place to make your wants known. George Hall advertised for a teamster in last weeks paper and he wants the advertisement discontinued because answers came from all quarters and he had his man almost before the ink on the papers was dry. ..
 Miss Nettie Caul has returned from Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Lee P. Dean of New
 MT. and Mrs. F. M. Olin have re- turned from Southbridge. ~
 Averill Hubbell is spending his vaca- ton in New Haven E@
 Rev. H. B. Chown left for conference Tuesday. 3~e
 There will be no preaching at the M. E. church Sunday owing to the absence of the pastor. -E .@ .-....,.
 Miss Carlson is spending her vacation in Stafford Springs, ..<#....<
 Miss Ella Considine of Canaan was a recent guest of Mrs. G. E. Frink.
 Judge Gruber has purchased Mrs. Sarah Reeds horse and wagon.
 Mrs. Charles Hanchett and Miss Belle Hanchett attended the marriage of Miss Hattie Hall in Waterbury Saturday.
 The Mutual Milk & Cream Company $ plant closed Tuesday and the machinery IS being shipped to Greenfield, N. Y. and New York City. .Es .f... ".. Miss Ella Rathwell has returned to the employ of H. O. Gaylord.
 Scott Chaffee. manager of the Mutual Mi1ly Qr Grao nn,,o xy1C rnlonf hoe on cepted position in the Borden plant in Lime Rock. .@
 Cullen Holcomb and David Hat. maker appraised the Holmes-Spaulding stock on the Spaulding farm Saturday.
 E. w. Spurr went to New York Sat, urday and spent Sunday with H. O, Gaylord.
 Recent Inn guests are: E. A. Lathrop New Milford; B. s. Wlllett, Bridge port; E. Robbins, Winsted; O. E. Dow, Hartford; E. l.. Roberts and wife East Canaan, F. H. Barnes, Danbury.
 Mrs. D. H. Casey has been spending 8 few days in New York City. 4 | Rev. P A. Bradford and family will probably move here from Danby, Vt about May 1, although the date may be 1 later inasmuch as numerous repairs tC the parsonage are to be made.
 Heinz & Sons moved their meat market to the Capron building this week. ..a-s+
 The Hollenbeck grange held dime social in grange hall in South Canaan | Tuesday evening.
 Rev P. A. Bradford, who was recently called to the pastorate of the Congrega tional church, is the owner of farm near Danby, Vt., which contains valu able deposits of Sienna marble, grade which is not found in great quantities il the United States. It is used largely il the manufacture of soda fountains ano interior work. MT. Bradford has sev eral samples which he is exhibiting to local people. His farm consists of about 80 acres and has leases of and options on $50 acres adjoining. He is now conducting negotiations both for the sale of the marble and of his land. MT Bradford also has the honor of raising by subscription, $500 for the purchase o1 drill and outfit to bore the first petro leum well in Kansas. There are now more than 20, 900 wells in that state, the majority of them being con trolled by the Rockefeller interests.
 George Frink has been rather more successful with his incubator than the