Connecticut western news., 1908-07-30
FALLS VILLAGE

Miss Culver of Hartford is a guest of Mrs. Edith Ward.
 William Page of Huntsville purchased an automobile last week.
 Harry Brinton of Waterbury was in town on vacation last week.
 Miss Dora Brinsmade of Bridgeport is guest of Miss Olive Dean.
 Ten tickets were sold here last week for the Savin Rock excursion.
 D. M Granger and wife of Spring field are guests at Miss Ella Ensign's.
 Roscoe Brinton of Jacksonville, Fla. is spending month vacation in town.
 The Current Events Club will prob ably resume their meetings in September.
 There has been considerable of de- crease in the amount of milk delivered daily at the Borden station in Lime Rock. The August price for milk will be $1.30.
 Timothy Tucker of Torrington has been spending few days Ill town. He re- sided here about 20 years ago and con- ducted drug store. He is 73 years of age, is i'll remarkably good health and has scarcely gray hair.
 The Rev. MT. Hazleton of Nashville, N. Y. again occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday as a candidate for the vacant pastorate. Nothing has been done as yet, however, relative to extending a call to a minister.
 MT. and Mrs. John Hyde, who have been visiting relatives here have gone to Canada on an auto tour. They are to reCurn here for short stay after which they will ship their auto and return by rail and boat to their home Ill Florida.
 MT. and, Mrs. Hammer and son of Brooklyn arrived at Mrs. Halls B few days ago. MT. Hammer has returned to his duties as cashire for the Cunard Steamship Go. of New York but Mrs. Hammer and son are remaining to enjoy our pure brand of ozone. .E.
 It IS expected that the local amateurs will present, during the coming fall or winter, the drama Down by the Sea" which was presented here by home talent about thirty years ago. It will probably be presented under the aus pices of the Village Improvement So- ciety.
 MT. Kiernan, the impersonator who gave an entertainment here Friday even ing under the auspices of the village inn provement society, keeps the receipts of his entertainments in the family as his mother acts as his advance agent, mak- ing his dates and other arrangements. MT. Kiernan is not in robust health and limits his engagements to four per week.
 There is now prospect that the medi- tating crate will be erected although not in the Citizens hall building. Another lnnofInf. iS y1dmr rll tlnn Q1thnnuh no definite conclusion has been reached The erection of this structure will be much appreciated by officers who have the custody of prisoners and now have to confine them whenever opportunity offers. -
 The barefoot youngsters "have no kick coming" because of the fact that rain fell on St Swithin's day and has been falling with more or less regularity since. There is unalloyed pleasure for them in spanking up and down the wet streets or in wiggling toes in the yield ing mud. All thoughts of the danger of stone bruises and other injuries incident to the barefoot state are banished at times like this
 The Tucker block is to be thoroughly repaired and renovated, both interior
 
 pied as a meat market, also the living rooms on the second floor, have been leased by Mir. Carle, who is to establish himself in business down stairs and will reside upstairs. The nature of the bus mess ill which he is to engage has not been announced. #fa
 Among the many guests who regis tered at The Inn during the past few 1or nx Haven; A. B. Landon, Lakeville; J. H. Manss, Troy, N. Y; R. H. Allen, Hart ford; H. H. Warrington, Springfield: B. L. Brown, New Haven; F. B. Hast ings, Bridgeport; Lyman Hall, Goshen, W. A. Warner and wife, Seymour; P. H. Underwood, Orange, Mass; J. H. Steitz, Bridgeport.
 .'The Old Homestead' rendered in Citizens Hall Friday evening by George Kiernan the impersonator was one of the best of entertainments ever listened in to Falls Village. As is the rule when something of superior merit comes to town, the audience WAS small one, due no doubt to the unusually warm weather Those who remained home, missed a rare treat. The Village Improvement Society, under whose auspices the enter tainment was given "came out the little end of the horn" by small amount.
 The Grassy Hill cemetery association directors held a meeting few days ago to discuss the construction of areceiving vault in Grassy Hill cemetery. Plans were submitted by M. Lux of Great Harrington, one including 8 small chapel and one contemplating simply a vault, the construction to be of concrete in each instance. After discussing the matter from various standpoints, the directors reached the conclusion that the present financial condition of the as- sociation prevented their adopting either plau, consequently both were rejected and MT. Lux was asked to prepare plans for a lower priced structure. These plans will, it is expected, be submitted ill a few days and estimates on con- sbruction will be asked for as soon as a plan is chosen and work will be started as soon as possible afterward in order that the vault may be in readiness for use during the coming winter.
 At the recent annual meeting of the D. M. Hunt School and Library Associa-