Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
FALLS VILLAGE

| The supper gwen oy the IauleS alo society of the Methodist church, Friday evening was one of the most successful and enjoyable functions of the kind ever given in the church parlors. Something over $50 was realized. The success of the affair is largely due to the efforts of the officers of the society, Mrs. George Ayres, president. and Mrs, Tracy, secre- tary, who had the cordial co operation of the entire society.
 The E. w. Spur Company have just installed new and up to date set of scales for the weighing of coal and so forth, While tht scales were being ad- justed the company were somewhat en- barrassed by inability to weigh their coal, as ordered, but the difficulty was soon remedied, and the scales work to perfection.
 Miss Jane Wilcox has returned from a two weeks visit with friends in Great Harrington.
 A half-dozen persons from Falls Vii. lage and few from West Cornwall. at tended the production of "The New Minister" in Great Harrington, Thurs day evening, returning as far as Canaan On the trolley.
 Frank H. Reed, of Brewster, has been making visit here.
 Mrs. Emily Jenks is visiting her sister, Mrs. O. J. Tanner, in Bridgeport.
 Bruno Heinz spent ths latter part of last week in Bridgeport,
 Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Ensign have re- turned from their visit in New York, Miss Norma Hazeltine is spending some days with friends ill Mount Yer non, Long Island and New Haven. She will attend the football game in New Haven Saturday as the guest of her bro- ther, who is student at Yale Scien- tific School.
 Miss Mabel Merriman and Frank Doo- little visited friends in Middletown, N. Y, last week.
 Dr. Skiff returned from his vacation outing last Monday, instead of on the previous Monday as stated last week, through the reporters misunderstand- | ing of his informant.
 Real Estate Agent Baird last Monday completed the transaction of conveying title in the Reed farm to it's new owner. MT. Moore, who made final payments and received the papers. :, A number of Falls Villagers attended the chioken-pie supper at the Canaan Methodist church last night. Rev. D. N. F. Blakeney and George | W. Capron, who started last week Tues day on aNtrip into New York state, re- turned Saturday night, after chapter of adventures partially amusing and par tially aggravating. They went to Hen sonville, N. Y. to get an automobile that had come into Rev. Mr. Blakeney's s possession. They cranked up the auto an1 started i'll high spirits, but had gone but a short distance when the machine baked and no amount of urging could in- duce it to start again. It was finally lowed to harbor and abandoned. while the travellers journeyed by rail to Miller ton. where they hired a livery team and started for Falls Village, where they ar rived late Saturday night.
 William Page went to Hartford few days ago to consult a specialist with re- gard to his fractured knee, the result of an automobile accident that happened on the Sharon road last September, when an automobile in which he was riding ran of an embankment.
 Landlord Martin Langs has re-em- parked ill the pig business as side line. He has sold all the pigs he had in his possession to Cochrane, of West Corn wall, and purchased a couple of dozen promising squealers from George W. Hall.
 Mrs. Bridget Toole has just placed in her cemetery plot a fine monument to the memory of her son Lawrence, who died few months ago. |