Connecticut western news., 1910-12-15
FALLS VILLAGE
A Young Octogenarian

h0 bu5 C a1hS lAlhSS Ahut uuA 10 hOW II steady boarder with Langs. Mir. Owen is native of Ancram, N. Y, but has lived in Falls Village for over 40 years. He is 86 years old, sound as nut, tall. straight and with hair almost as black as it was 50 years ago. He cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor for president, has never skipped a presidential vote since 1848 and has always voted the re- publican ticket. He distinctly remem bers the Harrison campaign and the Log Cabin Tippecanoe-hard-cider slogans of that stirring time. For the last sixty six years he has never missed 8 day of his ordinary farm duties, and is probably the youngest octogenarian to be found in the eight counties of the common wealth.
 Mrs. Lloyd Brinton won first prizes on silver spangled Hamburgs, cookerel and bullet. at the Western Connecticut poul- try show held at Danbury Thanksgiving week. <.
 Mss Belle Hauchett has returned from her visit to Orange. N. J. ....
 F. M Olin is recovering from his se- were illness. a..
 Builder Lorraine expects to have set his carpenters at work next week, on the superstructure of the Mrs. Hallock bungalow. The cellar and foundation work is almost completed.
 Banker "Will'' Hubbell is building an ice house on his premises. Prospect Street.
 Edson Hornbeck's store resembles 9 woman s convention headquarters, these days.
 I. H. Lyman, of Pittsdeld, was an over.Sunday guest at Miss Calls.
 The citizens of the village are consid- erably agitated over recent visit of Manager Bushnell, of New Haven, re- presenting the Water Power Company, and Messrs Tiffany and Roberts, of Winsted, prospective purchasers of the pine trees growing on the company's land, which they propose to convert in- to lumber. making wood job' of some of Falls Villages most attractive nature beauty spots. Many of the pines are on the old fair ground property, and on the land back of the Catholic church. They are in the main. tall, handsome trees and give pleasure to all beholders, and it would be pity to have them cut down. It is understood that no agree ment was arrived at between the parties, though the apparent willingness of the company to negotiate for their destruct- tion gives the townspeople feeling of 
 Quite an elaborate program is being for the Christmas exercises at the Methodist church. On Sunday the s5th in the morning the musical select ions will be from Wilson's Cantata ''The Everlasting Light which includes the immortal passages found in Isaiah K g. 6 the musical setting of which has been arranged as quartet for ladies' voices. Other messianic passages arranged as solos and chorus will be sung. Tn the evening-Phillips Brooks famous hymn, 70 Little Town of Bethle- hem'' will be sung as 8 solo with choir Elliot's we'll known hymn, "Room in my heart for thee" as 8 contralto and baritone duet. Wake mans, Virgins Lullaby "Sleep dear little Babe" as a contralto solo, with choir accompaniment and other selections which will make the evening service mostly musical. .,
 On Monday evening Dec. 26 at 7:30 Christmas tree and Cantata entitled Santa Claus Christmas Mail" In this Cantata are choruses of the children letter writers, mail carriers, brownies. fairies with wings, then there is Uncle Sam, Jack Frost, John Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. T
 No effort is being spared to make this occasion bright and pleasing for all the children. The musical part of this ser. vice is arranged by Ohas. H. Gabriel.