Connecticut western news., 1910-08-18
Falls Village
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Scenes and Minor Gossip.
 Especial correspondence to The News
 Falls Village. August 17-The follow ing citizens have been drawn from the village to serve as jurors F. B. An drews, E. M. Carrol, A. s. Davis, G. H. Dean, M. c. Dean, E. B. Gillette, James Gruber. H. E. Howe, J. s. Hayward, F. 0. Lucas, R. E. Pendleton, F. H. Reed, D. A. Scoville, E. D. Vosburgh, Wilbur Butler, J. S. Tracy, William Page, H. B. Chown, George Berry.
 A Study in Geers
 J. Sedgwick Tracy now sports Is h. D. Franklin auto. He was out with it the other night and with friend found much delight in motoring. The trouble came when he tried to stable the Frank lin in Spurs shelter shed. He started the machine up the incline at dizzy clip. Suddenly there was coughing and a strangulation of the machine, which parked like an old lady taking snuff. Half dozen intellectual attempts were made to house the machine. First Tracy got out and look ed the thing over, then his friend did the same. Both looked wise and shook their heads. It looked as though the auto was deter mined not to go to bed. Finally it dawned on one of the twain that they had the machine on the high geer and had been trying to force it up hill under impossible conditions. No sooner was the geer changed than the Franklin, with a polite cough and a thank you sir air, took the hill and went into night quarters, but not until section of a lumber pile had been demolished by pre- vious intellectual attempts.
 Who Broke up the Sales? r For some time past E. E. Strout 6 O., the New York real estate man, who have local agents scattered all over New Eng land, have it is said, been much exer- cised over failures to land possible GUS tomers who have negotiated with their agents hereabouts for the purchase of farm properties It became apparent that some one was undermining the company and they set about running the party to earth, by sending up here one of their home office force, Miss A. M. Cuff. After spending a few days here, Miss Cuff, it is said, has succeeded in locating the trouble and now there are stories afioat of coming law suit for heavy damages to be brought by the New York firm against & Falls Village man, whom it is claimed is responsible for the failure to sell the Paige place, and the Bloomer place both of which were under negotiations for sale but suddenly the prospective purchasers got cold feet, hence this investigation. There is considerable of hornets nest now buzzing around real estate circles.
 We Play LakevIIe Saturday
 The Village baseball team is scheduled to play the Lakeville team on the Village grounds next Saturday afternoon. sI
 Republicans Caucus Friday Night
 The Republicans will caucus Friday night at the seleotmen's room at 7:30 o'clock to elect delegates to the Repub- lican state congressional county, sena- torial and probate conventions.
 The Horse Dropped Dead
 W. Pyle started for the creamery Mon day driving one of his finest horses. On the way he met an acquaintance on the street and stopped and talked with him for some time. During the conversa- tion the horse dropped dead in its tracks. The acquaintance is yet alive.
 The Ice Tongs Slipped
 Lee Wickwire is laid up with two bro- ken ribs. While loading ice at the Bor- den's milk factory at Lime Rock SatuF- day, the ice tongs slipped and Wickwire was thrown on one of the wagon wheels with such force that two ribs were dis located. He will be laid off from work for some time in consequence.
 Indigestion Killed Him
 A horse owned by George W. Hall died last week from indigestion after an illness of several days.
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