Connecticut western news., 1909-01-21
FALLS VILLAGE

W an attack of grip.
 Frank Reed spent a portion of last week in Hartford.
 Nurse O'DonnelI of West Cornwall is caring for A. S. Davis.
 Miss Ida Dickson has been spending few days ill DanburY.
 Mrs. T. F. Watson is spending a week ill New Haven and Bridgeport
 Mrs. 5edgwick, who was injured by full several weeks ago remains about the same.
 Walter Kellogg was in attendance at the session of the state grange at Hart ford last week.
 Miss Mabel Reed of New York is visi- ing her father Frank Reed.
 John Bartle was i'll New YOII Mon- day on business.
 Mrs. George Brigner is on the sick list.
 Mrs. H. N. Wright is slowly gaining.
 Mrs. George Hall is on the sick list
 Mrs. Wilbur Pulver has returned to her home ill Hartford.
 Selectmen Frank Reed was in Win sted Wednesday of last week.
 MT. and Mrs A. A Roth were ill West Norfolk Saturday.
 Robert Woodin went to Lakeville Monday to sec his father, who Is very ill.
 Joseph Behler has resigned his posi- tion at A. A. Roth's store and gone to Waterbury.
 G. w. Hall was ill Sheffield last week.
 The net receipts of the chicken pie supper held Friday evening in the Methodist church were $40 co.
 Rev. MT Hedges of Colebrook, Conn. was guest, for a couple of days last week, of the Rev. MT. Hazletine.
 The 18th annual ball of the now famous P. D. B. club will be held Fri day evening, Feb 19 in Citizens Hall.
 Station agent A. s. Davis. who has been i'll for number of days with pneu- monia and complications, Is slowly re- covering.
 A Pittsfeld paper says that Phillip Wooster, of this place, has enlisted in the United States infantry and has been sent to Fort Slocum.
 Mrs. R. Little caught pickerel the other day that measured 21 inches in length and weighed '214 pounds. It
 
 Hiram Surdam. aged 7S years died Wednesday night, last week, of heart disease. The funeral was held Saturday in the Salisbury Congregational church. Burial i'll Salisbury.
 The deer is providing THE NEWS with considerable Falls Village news matter nowadays. First came the one rescued from the Housatonic river by Rev. H. B. Chown and his companions, then the one held captive against a rock in the same stream, then the flock seen on Frank Reeds farm and lastly, the one shot last week by Joseph Behler.
 The report has been consistently cir culated during the past few days that Kenneth Sabine has taken bride. MT. Sabine asks THE NEWS to say it isn't true and he ought to know.
 Edward Carroll went to a Plttsfeld hospital last week and his leg which was broken some time ago and which was not mending satisfactorily, was re- broken. An x-ray examination of the leg several days ago, showed that the ends of the broken bone had Tapped or extended past one another.
 W. R. Hubbell had another birthday cNcnluk dlIu bu0 SNSuL NttS observed by surprise party. A small number of friends and neighbors con- gregated and passed a very pleasant evening. MT. HubbelI has been "sur- prised" with such regularity during the past few years that he would be surprised if he failed to be surprised. He enjoys 'em however.
 AS W. L. Carrigan was tramping in the "Dublin" territory last week, he found disabled deer near the residence of Dwight Moore. It had a broken thigh. Presumably this is the same animal that was seen several days be- fore in the vicinity of South Canaan Deputy Sheriff I. P. Hornbeck ordered the animal shot and this was done by Joseph Behler. It was the first deer shot i'll Falls Village.
 The new telephone directories were passed around on Saturday of last week. Although there is probably more read ing ill this one than there was in the last one, it isn't 0 bit more interesting. It contains no plot whatever and the author don't seem to have the knack of holding the attention of the reader. It's dull and prosy and isn't a book one would rather stay at home to read rather than go down to the depot and see the evening train come in.