Connecticut western news., 1912-01-11
FALLS VILLAGE

The item in this correspondence a cou- mas "treat" furnished the pupils of Miss Minnie JacObis school at Amesville, re. quires little revision. The expense of the gifts was borne jointly by Miss Jacobi and Mrs. Frank McCann, and the ladies of Amesville provided the cake coffee and lemonade, which they served in the adjoining room, to the pupils and visitors.
 There will be no service in the Falls Village Congregational Church Sunday morning. In the afternoon the church will unite with the South Canaan Con. gregational Church i'll the first service to be held since the church was closed for extensive repairs and improvements. Rev. MT. Hazeltine will otticiate at the union service.
 Schools of the village reopened Mon day, after the holiday vacation. Miss Norma Hazeltine succeeds Miss Rhoades in the Huntsville school.
 MT. and Mrs. J. 5. Tracy went to Bridgeport yesterday. From there MT. Tracy goes to New York to attend the automobile show.
 Mrs. William Argall and Miss Belle Hanchett attend the choral union re- hearsals at Canaan.
 Mrs. Mary Oanfield Lyon has returned to her home in New Rochelle.
 Mrs. E. w. Powell has returned 70 New York, after couple of months here.
 The evangelistic meetings being held this week are attracting considerable at- tention and awakening some interest.
 John Bartle is making a business trip up the Harlem railroad this week.
 A daughter to MT. aad Mrs. Lloyd Proper was born Wednesday evening.
 The new lodge of Woodmen will giv dance January 19. This lodge has been ill existence only about two months and already has about forty members. and is still growing. It is expected that capaciOus lodge hall will be built for the order on property of Dr. Skiff. The officers of the lodge, camp" are, Miles Blodgett, council commander L.. W. Baird, past council commander; M. G. Marcy, advisor lieutenant Charles Wickwire. clerk; Fay Chaffee, assistant clerk; Scott Chaffee, escort; P. P. An toniczuk, banker; Dr. Skiff, camp physi. clan Lloyd Proper, inside watchman <; Ernest Beebe. outside watchman.
 MT. George Lee, who organized the will shortly afterward institute one at East Canaan.
 George Brink has begun cutting ice at the cove.
 At Oscar Schreiber's S barber shop next week, Mr. Cogswell, representing the Atlantic Blalr Gas Go. of New York, will give a demonstration of the new Illuminating agent.
 N. L. Rogers went back to Exeter, yesterday.
 Heinz. the marketman, is having his Ice house repaired and strengthened.
 Nicholas o. Briggs, aged 76, died Sat urday, at Lime Rock. He was one of old time residents of the place, and for years managed the Richardson farm He was veteran of the Civil war, and leaves wife and son. It is an interest ing circumstance. recalled by the an- nouncement of his death, tha' MT. Briggs was close friend of Dwight E. Moore i; they married sisters, went through the war together. and few days ago cele- brated their double golden wedding A specially striking fact is, that Moore is now sick with the same ailment that carried off his friend.
 Rev. T. 0. Roberts Hors1eld will re- remain in Falls Village another week, and on Friday evening will give his it. lustrated lecture on his Coney Island xUOrLr