Connecticut western news., 1911-08-10
FALLS VILLAGE

arch when the machine died down and finally stopped. The senator said he had run the car HOOD miles and that was the first time he had to walk. He finally got aid from J. Henry Roraback who carried him to the city.
 Marcy, the grocer. one day last week, received fifty watermelons, and in less than twelve hours they were all sold.
 W. J. Oarrigan spent three days in New York, the past week, on business.
 Contributed! "There is a young man in the village who is fond of playing jokes. Some day he will meet with some object he has been looking for a long time. He was seen last week carrying 8 large watermelon up the hill"
 The baseball game, Saturday, resulted in victory for Falls Village over Sails bury, 17-5. The local team was made up of Louis Hayes, catcher; Fred Dick I inson, pitcher; Charles Mover. first base; Bruno Heinz, second base; Nick. Reiger, shortstop; James VanDyke, third base; Richard Smith, left field; Harry Frink, center; Walter Dickinson, right field; Cliff. Field, right field; Fay Chaffee, umpire.
 A couple of lively, wrlggling rattle snakes were on exhibition before Frink's drug store, Monday. They were captured on Canaan Mountain by Arthur Dean and Will Roth, the day before. One measured five feet and had nine rattles, and the other, four feet long, had seven rattles. Their skins will be tanned and made into neckties and belts.
 The remains of Thomas Conway, of Ansonia, were brought here for burial Thursday.
 Dr. Wilcox, of Lee, Mass, was a guest at Miss Nettie Calls over Sunday
 Frances N. Hersh, of New Rochelle died Sunday night at Twin Lakes. The body was taken to Kensico, N. Y, for interment.
 The Gill Contracting Co.,, having fin ished the state road, has moved its outfit to Whitney Point, NY, where it has a contract for building 15 miles of state road.
 Reuben Alseph and Herbert Reiger have returned to Brooklyn, after couple of weeks in Falls Village. Miss Florence Sabin, with a friend, of Pittsfield, who has been visiting her father, Dwight Moore, were taken on an auto tour by George E. Frink, to New Rochelle and New York. Mrs. George W. Hall gave an enjoy able whist, Friday afternoon. Three ta- } bles were constantly in commission, but numter of guests did not indulge, though they enjoyed the occasion never theless. A delicious punch was served, with light refreshments. ice cream, cake, candy, etc. Croquet was played on the lawn. Miss Adele Marie Shaw gave an in teresting lecture on RSbert Louis Stew enson, in the library, Saturday evening, which was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. Miss Shaw is an exceptionally gifted speaker and her talk was not only instructive but intensely interesting Her description of the early life and ca } reer of the famous author gave to many new insight into the character of Stew enson. Music was furnished by guests, and the event was a memorable one, MT N. Pray, manager of the Diamond Liability Co.,, of Naugatuck, and wife, are guests at A. s. Davis. W. J. Shook, of Great Harrington called on friends here Friday. MT. and Mrs. Adolph Rueger and son, of New Britain, were here last week. MT. and Mrs. George Ayres and daughter, and Miss Belle Hanchett are at Bartle's Syndicate cottage, Twin Lakes.
 Postmaster George Capron and Rev. D. F. N. Blaksney are enjoying an auto tour through the Berkshires.
 Floyd Proper, of Wetaug, and Miss Ila Dickinson were married Thursday evening ln the Howe block, by Rev. MT.
 Hanna, of East Canaan Among the guests we1e four generations of Dickin. sons. A photograph of the wedding
 group was taken by Will Roth.
 Clarence and Raymond Wolfe, of = West Haven, are guests of ther grand parents, MT. and Mrs. H. H. Wolfe. Mrs. Weller Miller, who had been |, :, visiting at Edward Hein2's, has returned to Bridgeport.
 Real Estate Agent Baird has sold the
 place, containing six acres, owned by
 Howard L. Smith ill Sharon, to Martin : Marsh, of Brooklyn.
 John Cudney is building an ice house , for Miss Genth on Briuton Hill. e Mrs. J. s. Tracy an daughter Eleanor