Connecticut western news., 1908-06-18
FALLS VILLAGE


 hamton, N. Y.
 G, w. Capron has been spending a few days in Bridgeport.
 The ice cream sale in the Methodist church Friday evening brought in $S5.Oo. Miss Sherburne has returned to her home in Vermont for the summer va cation. <. .a.
 Miss Carlson has returned to her home in Stafford Springs, Conn.,, to spend the summer vacation. ..... Mrs. Minott Lyman and son, Fred, of Bridgeport, are guests of MT. and Mrs. T. F. Watson. .
 Mrs. P. B. Burnett of Bridgeport ar rived Friday for visit with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Edith Ward. |.
 Kenneth Sabine has obtained a posi- tion with the Consolidated road ln the round house at Great Harrington.
 Now comes the annual wonder as to whether there are to be some horse races on that race course on July 4th. A sizeable delegation of Falls Village people went to Lime Rock Saturday to witness the double header base ball game.
 The change of time on the Consoh- dated road has gone into effect but Falls Village people fail to see in what way they are benefited by 1t.
 Misses Sherburne, Dean and Sher- wood have signified their intention of returning to the local schools at the be- ginning of the next school year.
 Therell be ''most popular young lady" and a "handsomest baby' ln town some time or other if the Falls Village pennies and the supply of medicine" holds out
 Falls Village butchers, in common with others in various places, have raised the price of meats inasmuch as the wholesale price has been increased. As a result of the price going up, less meat IS going down.
 Members of the local syndicate, who own a cottage at Twin Lakes, oc- cupy it nearly every Sunday but remark that there really isn't much use of mak- ing protracted stays over there until the bass fishing commences.
 Mrs. John Rapp, who has been in the Middletown asylum for three or four years, died there last Friday evening at the age of about 50 years. The remains were brought home Monday and in tered in the Lime Rock cemetery.
 The Beebe hill school closed for the summer vacation, Friday. with appro- pirate exercises Miss Sherwood brought the 39 pupils to the Methodist church in the afternoon and treated them to ice cream. The other schools also closed on this day, therefore Miss Sherburne and Miss Carlson followed the lead of Miss Sherwood and footed the bill for an ice cream treat for the children at the church.
 1t takes an itinerant medicine show to rake in the shekels. The one now an chored in the lot in front of the station gathers, it is said, about $3O.OO large, round Falls Village dollars each even ing. And it all goes out of town. Now there have been times when the home talent entertainments, which retained all. or nearly all, the money in town, have been so poorly attended that-Well, finish this paragraph to suit yourself. You all know how it should end.
 At the home of Daniel Sooville of Huntsville wedding took Eplace June tenth when his daughter Luella was united in holy matrimony to Everett Vosburgh of Falls Village. Rev. Harry B. Chown of Falls Village performed the ceremony, Miss Alice Dean. the
 
 wedding march from Lohengrin while the procession took their places under . bower of evergreen and bell of daisies. The bride was attired in white silk organdie made in princess style and carried bouquet of brides roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Amanda Vosburgh, wore white dotted swiss and carried daisies The flower girl, Miss Mable Vosburgh, who also carried the ring, was dressed in white. She led procession guided by Miss Helen Chase who also wore white dotted swiss. The best man was Charles Whitford, a cousin of the groom After the ceremony the bride and groom were congratulated by more than hundred guests who were present at the wedding after which they were all seated outdoors and served in splen- did form which was enjoyed very much by all as the weather was lovely for out door catering late in the day. Mir. and Mrs. Vosburg left for Canaan where they took the $40 train for Millerton from whence they will proceed to other places. That they were held in high esteem was shown by the many and valuable gifts they received. A. B. O.
 The following program was rendered by the M. E. Sunday School last Sunday ONCI oOO pOOpAO pOAhS pAObCh1. oAcdb credit is due to Miss Sherwood who did the training, and the children certainly maintained their reputation for giving first-class entertainments. Prior to the program the pastor bapt1sed fifteen, children and adults.
 Song-Hail to Summer. ..... School Recitations, Frederick Morrls, Douglas
 Abbe Henry Smith. Song-Raise Every Voice. ...... School Responsive Reading. g............ School Song-Praise Him School Recitations, Mary Dean, Eleanor Tracy,
 Dora Heinz
 Lullaby ..........M May BOylan Rscitations, Sadie Surdam, Gladys Der ry. Marjory Butler.
 Solo and Cho.-Live in the Sunshine
 Bessie Davis and School Recitations, Harold Irish, Harry Ostran-
 der, John Wright
 Motion Song" Happy Springtime' :. 1 .. ........ Primary Glass Song-The Treasures of Nature. School
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