Connecticut western news., 1909-10-21
FALLS VILLAGE

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 Deputy Sheriff Hornbeck was in Millerton Tuesday.
 Thomas Bartle spent several days last week at his old home in Ore Hill.
 Mrs. Frank Irish and her two children are visiting With Mrs. Irish'S folks aU North Brookficld. Mass.
 Rev. MT. Chown, attended the Metho- dist Preachers Union of the HouSatonic Valley Monday, il StOckbridge. Mass. i Professor Carl Schmidt left Thursday for his home i'll South Norwalk. He was accompanied by Emil Heinz, who will take short vacation. The funeral of Mrs. Frank Lee was attended ill her late home at Pduling, N. Y. on Monday. Mrs, Lee was form erly Miss Mary Belden.
 Mrs. EJhie Dingee, who has acted a. 1 housekeeper for F. E. How'd for severol years, has gone to Croton Falls. N. ' |. to reside. She is succeeded by Mrs. x l L. Potter, or Falls Village. l W. l.. Carrigan, the New York artist has rented the house which was recent, occupied by Postmaster Capron. Mr Carrigan and his sister, from the Phil ,.- pine islands, will spend the winter ill Falls Village.
 l F. E. How'd has sold that part of his real estate known as the Kate Laudon place" on Sugar Hill, to N. c. Allies manager of John D. Rockefeller's est"tc at Tarrytown, Y. Y. On the site of tue house destroyed by conflagration on the night of Dec. 4th 1907, there is destined to rise fine residence ill the near flu ture, The view from this spot is sim | ply delightful, and romantic. J. E. MacCrory. of Pelham, a suburb of New York, who purchased of F. E. How'd the George Landon farm," on Sugar Hill, ill August, came up Satur- day. His wife, who has been boarding near their newly acquired property for two months past returned with him to their home Sunday. They have thoroughly renovated the interior, hy papering and painting, and have also given the exterior a coat of paint. MT. | MacCrory will retire from the active pursuits of d prosperous business life in the empire city, extending over period of many years, to his pretty country residence early in the spring, when ex- tensive improvements on the property will be made.
 \ Mir and Mrs. N. C.. Allies, of Tarry- town, N. Y, were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Lester w. Pyle from Saturday till Sunday afternoon. MT. Allies was the purchaser of the David Bloomer farm on Sugar Hill III August. This old resi- dence, it's three antique fire places, was once owned and occupied by the veGer- able Rufus LandOn, 8 Revolutionary soldier, who saw service at Fort Ticon- 1 deroga in 1775. The exterior of this old l landmark will undergo a change both ! ,N1o nd oI ot ha lc of painter this week. The spacious barns now wood color, will be com- plctely transformed another year by generous coats of paint.
 Chicken Pie Supper
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the MethC- dist church will give their annual chicken supper in the parlors of the church Wednesday, October twenty seventh. The supper will begin at 5:3O p. m.
 Old Residents Will Leave
 Charles Owen, who has lived here for many years, will have an auction sale of his household goods on Tuesday, October twenty sixth. Subsequently he and his daughter, Miss Harriet, will leave for Herman, N. Y, where they will make their home.
 The Mystery Explained
 A certain Falls Villager asked the Rev. Mir. Chown Tuesday morning, this question: Did you see the Northern Lights last night?'' To which the clergy man replied: "Why, that wasn't the Northern Lights; that was Cook and Peary hunting for the North Pole, with lanterns.
 Extensive Travellers.
 Letters received recently by Falls Village friends from MT. and Mrs. H. Ryder, of New York city, formerly of this place. convey the information that MT. and Mrs. Ryder have just returned from an extended tour to South America. They will shortly sal for Brazil. Mir. Ryder when he resided in Falls Village was superintendent of motive power In the railroad repair shops. He is now connected with the American Locomo- motive company and his work takes him all oyer the world.
 Arrested At Bridgeport
 A. E. Wellington, who has been employed as freight brakeman on the New York, New Haven 65 Hartford road, was placed under arrest at Bridge port, last week while in the act of pawning a quantity of silver spoons, knlves, etc, in pawn shop, The arrest was made by Detective Fox of Bridge port who was in the pawn shop when Wellington entered. The latter carried the goods in q suit case. He was locked up and it is told that he informed the officers that he t-Ok the goods from a freight wreck at Merwinsville several months ago. Wellington has resided in Falls Village and recently moved his family, consisting of his wife and four children, to Great Burlington. He has been employed on the local freight which runs between Great Harrington and Bridgeport.