Connecticut western news., 1908-06-11
FALLS VILLAGE
THE BAPTIST POTATO BUGS

Birds and Fowers-Whist tParty-Right
 Man in Right Place-Family Troubles
 The Cashiers Birthday-Profitable
 Organization-Mr.E Eggleston's Allie
 tion-Beautiful Pastoral Scenes
 School Boards sMeet-QuarterIy Con-
 ference.
 And Hunts circus never touched us Alas
 Miss Mary Ward spent Sunday in Sheffield.
 The Rev. H. B. Chown is driving 8 new horse.
 MT. and Mrs. William Hart have been visiting in Bridgeport.
 Edward Ward has been spending a few days Tn New York.
 Miss M E. Griffin of Danbury has been visiting Miss Lucy Randall
 School examinations Monday, Tues day and Wednesday of this week.
 Master Joseph Bills of Canaan made his first visit to Falls Village Saturday. 1 Miss Dean, who went to California last fall, is expected home in the near future.
 Dr. Beeman, wife and child of New Jersey, were oyer Sunday guests of rel atives in town.
 The first quarterly conference will be held in the Methodist church Monday June 15, at 10 a. m.
 Frank Irish, lately in the employ of Roth the grocer, has entered Borden employ at Lime Rock. -s...
 Amesville schools observed Memorial Day on Friday, May 29th. The address was given by E. F. Sanford of Ore Hill.
 The German Medicine company ar rived in town last week and are giving entertainments each evening in "Over- look Park" t.. rr. s.
 Falls Village was literally represented at the Norfolk concerts last week and everyone was much pleased with the renditions. N
 Miss Frances Outing of Winsted supervisor of music in the Salisbury schools, gave 8 lesson in Amesville school on Monday.
 MT. and Mrs, Claude Parsons of Mass. who are touring through the country in an automobile, were guests at Frank | Reed Fr1day nlgnI. <
 The whist party held last week at the home of MT. and Mrs. George Ayres for the benefit of the Village Improvement Society netted about $15.00.
 MT. and Mrs. F. J. Beloher, jr of San Diego, Col and Mrs. F. J. Belcher, ST. and daughter of Upper Montclair, N. J., are guests of MT. and Mrs. l. F. Hornbeck. s <
 Judge Gruber is at the head of the Village Improvement Society. And who can look at that spic and span home of his and say he isn't the right man in the right place? ..
 One of the most pleasant and profita- ble organizations in the village is the current events club. Meetings are held weekly in the Hunt library, are, as a rule, we'll attended and are always in structive. .s. .@ ..
 George Brewster and hls better half engaged in an altercation a few days ago. Sheriff Hornbeck was called Judge Blodgett appeared and George now languishes behind the bars, bound over to the superior court.
 J. D. Eggleston was brought back home from the Winsted hospital Satur- day. He has been in this institution since his fall here, several weeks ago which resulted in 8 fractured hip There is no prospect of his being able to walk and his mind is also affected.
 Something wrong here somewhere Things have reached that stage where ordinary ministers are performing marriage ceremonies in this, section that at Huntsville by Rev. MT Chowr yesterday for instance. Awake and or the job, there. Judges Gruber and Davis.
 Last Wednesday cashier D. E. Dean had another birthday and he was ac corded very pleasant surprise at the meeting of the current events club in the Hunt library. Refreshments were served, congratulations were extended and everyone had general good time.
 There may be a drama soon by local talent for the benefit of the Village I'm. brovement Society and then again there mayn't. Some of the players wish to produce the play Down by the Sea" in until fall. The play was produced here 32 years ago. MT. Carrigan, the New York, artist who spent last summer here, arrived in town last week. A few months ago he
 
 views Tn Falls Village and vicinity 2 which he painted here last year. The ) city people pronounced them tho mos beautiful pastoral scenes they ever saw A meeting of the trustees of the Hun school was held last week. The teacher Miss Sherbourne, was invited to return l for another year at an increase of salary l. On Friday the town school board me and Misses Sherwood, Alice Dean ant ; Ida Root were asked to return. It wa 5 also voted to reseat and repair tn schoolhouse on Canaan mountain.
 Among the out of town people wh partook of Inn cookery during the pas few days are H. D. Wood, Miss Gather inc McMahon. Charles Parmelee, MT Carrigan, New York; R. J. Orr, Pitts field; E. 8. Willett, Bridgeport; F. B Phillips, Earlville N. Y; R. F. Isbeu f New Haven; E. Robbins, Winsted; c Rust, Springfield; J. H. Lynch, Ney . Haven; A. F. Rood, Torrington.