Connecticut western news., 1908-01-30
FALLS VILLAGE
THE BUSINESS MEMS BANQUET

Death of Former Resident-Th he Aerial Navigation Co.-Show Coming-ln- spection of Dairy Herds-Village lm- provement Whist-The Judges
 Birthday-CongregationaI Parsonage Funds.
 On Friday evening of last week an ice cream social was held in the Methodist church and 80 plates of cream dis appeared.
 Falls Village will be represented at the production of the Board of Trade drama Nevada" at Canaan Thursday and Friday evenings Feb. 6 and 2. MT. Simpson and his father-in-law. MT. Griswold, have moved here from Goshen and are occupying rooms in the Howe building.
 l The board of relief, Messrs. F. C.. Dean, A, F. Gibbs, George H. Dean will meet February 1st in Citizens Hall.
 Detective Dwight Moore is on the track of the man who removed the Board of Relief notice from one of the signposts.
 Judge Gruber had birthday Sunday and on that evening ate a birthday supper at Dr. Cobb's. On Monday the event was duly celebrated at the pleasant home of MT and Mrs. Gruber. Several friends were present.
 A kitchen dance was held at Mrs. Merriman's Friday evening and was attended by 20 couples.
 Mrs. Abbe has gone to the House of Mercy in PittsfeId for an operation for appendicitis.
 Teams in the employ of Barnum- Richardson company are drawing large quantities of stone to Lime Rock fIom the Bartle stone quarry.
 Private ice houses are being filled with good quality of ice.
 Dr. Phyfe of Chatham, N. r., vetsr1- nary inspector in the employ of the Borden Company, was in town last week.
 An effort is being made to raise funds for the construction of a Congregational parsonage in this village.
 The business men of Falls Village don't propose to permit Canaan to get consequently the Falls Village Business Mems Banquet will be held at the Falls Village Inn on Wednesday evening, February at o'clock. The committee of arrangements consists of I. P. Horn beck, John Bartle, George w. Hall, George E. Frink, J. s. Tracy and Fred Pick. The tickets will cost $1.O0 and landlord Casey is planning to serve one of the best meals ever placed before 8 party of diners. At the conclusion of the spread will come the speech making by we'll ll-known local people. Plans are being made to accommodate between 50 and 60 people and the committee will spare no pains to make the event one long to be remembered.
 Mrs. O. Grey of Chapinville is visit ing at Lewis Holmes.
 Mrs. Clarence Gillette and daughter Mildred are visiting her sister, Mrs. w. Pulver, in Hartford
 MT. and Mrs. George Brewster are visiting in Winsted.
 Miss May Andrews of Lakeville visited her aunt, Mrs. Frank Hanchet, last week.
 Miss Mable Vosburghis on the gain after being quite i'll.
 Herbert Wright Jr. is on the sick list,
 Miss Eva Jacklia has resigned her position as school teacher.
 A whist party under the auspices of the Village Improvement Society will be held Monday evening, February 8, 1 in the library. E.-@
 W. H. Hubbell, who died in New Haven Wednesday had been in the em- ploy of the railroad for 52 years. He was veteran and a member of A. H.
 It is rumored that the Falls Village Aerial Navigation Company is about to be organized by several well-known citizens. The following officers have l not been elected: President. I. P. Horn beck; vice-president, John Belden secre- tary, George W. Hall; treasurer, D. H. Casey, directors, G. E. Frink, John Bartle, Geo. Ayres, Judge Gruber, Pope Chapman. Dwight Moore may possibly be employed as keeper of the gas house. The company have a great mind to buy secondhand air-ship which John Belden found marked down below cost in Hartford. They may run it in this immediate vicinity until they "git the hang of the critter" and while this Is in progress the man down on terra firma, driving the old gray mare, will hear the conductor above him shouting the names of the following stations: Battle Hill, Brinton Hill, Sugar Hill, Cream Hill, The Barrack, Dublin, Sandtown, etc.
 The Barnard entertainers who have been showing in surrounding villages, and according to reports, giving an ex- cellent programme, are booked to appear in The Casino, Lime Rock, Saturday evening, February 1. The programme consists of illustrated songs, moving pictures, 8 very interesting acrobatic act trained St. Bernard dog, limitations of various actresses, etc., by little Hazel Barnard. W. R. Hubbell was called to New Haven last Wednesday by the illness of his father. William H. Hubble ell l who died before the son reached his bed side. He was first taken ill with the grip, which, on the day previous to his death developed into pneumonia. He was 72 years old and was employed as a carpenter in the railroad shops. For many years he was a resident of Falls Village and was employed at his trade in the Housatonic railroad shops at Amesville. He was favorably known