Connecticut western news., 1909-05-27
FALLS VILLAGE

| Miss Marjorie Cusack, Of Orange, N. Y., is visiting Miss Hanchett.
 Mrs. Clarence Ii. Gillette is visiting her sister, Mrs w. T. Pulver ill Hart ford.
 Several of Senator Barnum's colleaG ues in the senate were his guests at the clubhouse over Sunday.
 Doctors F. c. Parsons, l.. B. Sperry and K. s Nichols, of New Haven, spent Saturday and Sunday fishing in this neighborhood. They registered at tho Inn.
 W. H. Blodgett, w. G. Farnam and George w. Gager, of Winsted, arrived in town Friday and spent a couple of days whipping the nearby streams for trout.
 Miles Hanchett and wife, and MT. and Mrs. William Lockwood, of Orange, N. J., arrived in an automobile last week and spent several days with MT. Han chett's mother.
 The Winsted Citizen announced few days ago that George Capron land wife" had been visiting in Canaan. MT. Capron states that he is still single and happy, notwithstanding the Citizen to the contrary.
 Rev. E. A. Hazeltine is in Hartford this week attending his class reunion and also the 75th anniversary exercises at the Hartford Theological Seminary. There will be no services at the church next Sunday.
 General Superintendent w. G. Beird of the N. Y, N. H. 6 H. R. R. and J. w Halliday, superintendent of transpor- tation, arrived in town Saturday in prl- vate car No. 100 with party of friends T E1l-. the Hollenbeck Club preserve.
 The Capron property in South Canaan has been sold by L. w. Baild acting for Charles Gould to P. H. Dixon, of Brook field, Conn. The property includes a house, barn and farm of IS acres. MT. Dixon will take possession about July 1, when he will move his family here. He intends to run 8 blacksmith shop and poultry farm.
 After long period of failing health Ward Woodin died at his home in Amesville Sunday night. He was about 70 years old and had lived here for many years. While health per mitted he was a laborer and supported a large family. His wife died some years ago. He is survived by several children. Funeral services were conducted Tues day, Rev. H. B. Chown officiating. Interment was at Salisbur-.
 Memorial day will be fittingly obser- ved Ill the town of Canaan. All the schools of the town and some of those ill Salisbury will assemble on the green in front of the public library Ill thls village when patriotic songs will be sung after which an address will be delivered by Thomas Norton of Lake vile. After this the procession will be formed led by the veterans and sons of veterans carrying flags and flowers. The procession will move to the cemetery where they will decorate the graves. All citizens are requested to decorate with flags and bunting and as far as possible, to join the procession and help in the celebration. If the weather is stormy the exercises will be held in Citizens Hall.
 Edward House. manager of the Hol- lenbeck club had a narrow escape from being seriously injured 8 few days ago. He was driving his team of young horses to Canaan over the Mountain road and in some way @ quantity of wire became tang led in the fifth wheel. MT. House dismounted and went under the wagon to remove the wire. While he was doing so a couple of dogs scared the team and the latter ran away drag ging MT. House along the road under 1 the wagon. After a time he succeeded i'll disengaging himself and dropped to the road. In doing so he was run over by rear wheel and considerably bruised and shaken up. The team took the road back to the farm and were stopped in the yard there, no damages having been done except the slight ones to MT. House, who IS to be congratula- ted on his narrow escaDo
 Methodist Church.
 H. L. Rines will be at the Methodist church next Sunday and will sing and preach at the morning service. Monday evening he will give an address at the church on Oregon and the Columbia river, to be illustrated by 150 colored views produced by 8 powerful lime light.