Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
FALLS VILLAGE

ing their artillery.
 D. E. Dean and sister, Mrs. Kellogg, visited Hamden and New Haven the latter part of last week.
 Mrs. Claire and Lena Shepherd. of New Haven were the guest of $. k. How'd portion of last week.
 The Current Events Club promises to be as popular as ever this season. Pleas ant profitable and educational organiza- tion. that.
 We appreciate that new state road. l Wish one like it extended to Canaan via what is now known as the sand" It'll come some day.
 Seems to us we have not heard much lately about that scheme for generating electricity from the Housatonic here and distributing the juice" hither and yonder.
 And what about a few home talent entertainments this fall and winter un- der the auspices of local organizations? 1 We like to attend them and the talent Is here to produce them.
 l Falls Village is still without its first secret society. In view of the unsuccess, ] ful effort to organize Woodman Camp several months ago, this first society Is still far remote.
 Wells K. Rice, of Yale Varsity crew, was the guest of his uncle, s. E. How'd. few days of last week. They took an automobile ride to Vassar College where sister of the first named is attending school.
 c. E. Wheeler, who lately move from Berlin, Mass. to Lakeville to ss- sume the duties of superintendent of schools of Sharon and Salisbury, visi ed Amesville school Wednesday. Mir. Wheeler visits thirty-nine differel t rooms each twice month.
 The annual meeting of the Falls Vil- lage Saving Bank was held Sept. 2Sth. The following were elected trustees: E. W. Spur, F. c. Gaylord, E. J. Horn- beck J. Lee Ensign,F. N. Olin, Edward Ward, J. s. Tracy, H. Goodwin. At the subsequent meeting of the trustees the follwing officers were elected Pres. E. W. Spur, Vice Pres. H. Goodwin, Treas. J. Lee Ensign.
 The summer boarder season has closed, or practically closed. Some may finger to enjoy the beauties of the country autumn, but the majority of the city people have returned to their homes and business duties. How many of these people spent their vacations ill Falls Village? But few as compared with the number who should have been here and who would have been here had they known of the beauties of this sec tion. The Inn was accorded goodly patronage by them, indeed there were times, particularly during the month of August, when the accommodations of that hostelry were inadequate to supply the demand and number of psople were turned away. And here aud there among the farm houses in the vicinity the metropolitanite was accommodated for brief season. But, as we say above, the city folks were not as numerous ih this section during the heated term as they should have been. And we-believe l the principal reason Is that they have not been made familiar with the fact that in these LitchfieId hills is one of the pl ettiest villages, and contiguous territory, that ever the sun shone on. Right here nature has bestowed the handIwork that appeals to the persons of wealth who love landscape and pastoral scenes. Desirable locations for magnificent country homes abound. But these people, this desirable class, al- though it be only summer population, do not know about it. We believe that in no better way could the people
 
 their own interests and serve the com munity than to take some concerted and united action to bring this section to the attention of such people. Apparently the day of manufacturing and busy lcommercialism in Falls Village has passed. at least since the removal of the car shops there has been no hopeful sign of the revival of activity, a condi- tion favorable for the establishing of a summer colony of desirable and well-to. do folks here, as the hustle and hustle of the larger centresl is what they wish to avoid. Perhaps this section could not aspire to be a second Sharon or a second Norfolk but so far as concerns location, natural beauty and attractiveness, we assert that it is the peer of either.
 The pupils ill Miss Jacobi's room in the Amesville school are writing on subjects of local interest. The follow ing was written by Myssie Mildred , Buckbee, aged IS;
 AN ANCIENT CEMETERY A few steps from my home aboat one , and one half miles north of Amesville, surrounded by a cluster of trees, there . is an old burial ground. Although there are probably other graves, but nine are marked with stones. Of these, the . earliest date mentioned is 1769, the l latest, 18l0. The stones contain the names of Elizabeth Believes, relict of . Captain Believes, 17S6, Lieutenant Pew, 1785, Jacob Smith 1795, Mrs. Catharine Landon, wife of John Landon 1781, . William White 1910, Ruth, wife of William White 1909, Henderick Van tucson 1781, Charity, wife of Daniel Evans 1769, Mary, wife of Joseph Whit. ing 1785. I wonder if Vandueson and White were direct descendants of the ! White and Vandueson, who purchased land of the Indians in 1719, which was the beginning of Salisbury.
 Myssie Mildred Buckbee.
 Lieutenant Pew was killed by the leap of horse from a bridget