Connecticut western news., 1909-01-14

widows. It is doubtful If there is an other small village in Connecticut where there are greater number. We know of 8 village Of 800 people in York State (Kinderhook) where there are about 1O0 maiden ladies. Salisbury don't lay claim to distinction along this line, how ever.
 William Washington is on the sick list.
 Fred Eggleston, of Falls Village. was in town Tuesday.
 Miss Carrie Parsons is visiting friends in Torrington, Conn.
 Former County Commissioner George W. Hall, of Falls Village, was in town Saturday.
 There is no improvement in the con- dition of MT. Surdam who has been ill for naAY weeks.
 Mrs. s. W. Elliott fell Sunday and bruised herself considerably, but no bones were broken.
 George Parsons is absent from the store on account of illness. His place is supplied by Harry VanDensen.
 Mrs. J. Winchel, was has been visit ing friends in Lime Rock for few weeks, has returned to her home here.
 The social held in the town hall at the close of the regular prayer meeting was a new and pleasant feature of church life. s.
 A small Salisbury delegation went to Lakeville Friday evening to witness the basket ball scramble between the Lake vile and Millerton teams. ..
 Owners of private ice houses are mak- ing arrangements to have them filled, ill fact shere are one or two instances where the work is already in progress.
 Salisbury has no basket ball team but it isn't because we couldn't have one if we saw fit. The basket balIfever hasn't struck town, at any rate not vigoriously
 Loyal fans are eagerly awaiting the opening of the base ball season. Every one feels confident that the first half of the season will not close without Sails bury having won game.
 Several from this village attended the entertainment at Hotchkiss school Satur- day night by Leland Powers on "The Dawn of Tomorrow" His imperson- ations ot the characters of the book were beautifully given and greatly enjoyed.
 One evening last week the members of the Salisbury base ball team, and few interested citizens, held meeting and it was decided to continue the old officers in control. at any rate until after the opening of the Housatonlc Valley League season of 1909.
 1 O. F. Wanger has been making it warm for number of people during the past fall and present winter. He did 1t with the five furnaces he installed in various residences as follows: Two in Salisbury, one in Ore Hill, one in State Line and one in Chapinville.
 O. F. Wanger is in East Canaan this week where he is installing large tin draught pipes in the Barnum Richard son company furnace which is under going repairs. MT. Wanger has done the greater part of the company's work in this line for number of years.
 The Italian, who purchased the Ball farm, is cutting considerable quantity of the timber and is converting the same into railroad ties which he has sold to the Central New England railroad and is delivering at this station. Four horses are required to draw some of the loads.
 It is said that there have not been as many empty houses in Salisbury in a number of years as there are at the pres ent time, desirable places, too, in which to live, most of them at any rate. They'll probably be in demand, however, when the city folks again turn their faces Salisburyward.
 Since the rain of last week, local pa- irons of the Lakeville Water Company have not so carefully observed the warn ing to be sparing of the water. The SUD- ply in the reservoir has been consider ably increased but there is not SO large a quantity that carelessness in its use is warranted.
 Saturday was great day the Salisbury youngsters who own Skates. Young America was much in evidence on every patch of ice in the village and it was at least one instance wheu the ,notbars were relieved from worry lest their off, spring break through the ice and drown for these pleaces were, for the most part in meadows and other spots where little or no water was under the ice.
 Salisburyites were not far behind the other villages in this section in the pur- chase of holiday post cards. One dealer sold 1000 of these Christmas and New [ Yoar and xx,o.o -..o