Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
FALLS VILLAGE

James Woodin returned to Winsted after a short visit with his son, Robert in Amesville.
 Harry E. Russell has sold his horse to MT. John Vosburgh.
 Will Pulyer will move to the so-called Egleston house.
 Mrs. Frances L. Green and grand daughter, of Hartford, are spending several weeks in this place.
 Miss Kelley and Miss Chapman visited in town Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Tone, of New Haven, visited friends In th1s place Monday. ...-
 Harold and Clarence Sabin, of Pitts field, called on their grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Dwight Moore.
 Miss Palmer, of Pittsfeld. was in town Monday, visiting her sister, Mrs. o. E. Holcomb.
 Roscoe Brinton returned to Florida, Tuesday, after spending few weeks
  Brinton.
 A supper was served in the Methodist church parlors last night.
 MT. and Mrs. w. R. Hubbell and MT. and Mrs. E. J. Hornbeck enjoyed trip to Bennington, Vermont, and it's famous monument, a few days ago, going by train and trolley.
 Linemen are busy stringing wires for the Berkshire Power Co.,. and using the telephone poles to large extent. for the purpose. It really looks as if the village were to be lighted by electricity.
 Miss Mary A. Ward has gone to Hart ford to visit her cousin, Mrs. Lila Ward McLaln.
 MT. W. 0. Harston. the artist went to New York this week, for few days. Mrs. J. Lee Ensign, who is in Hill crest Hospital, Pittsfeld, is reported as i improving. She underwent the amputa- tion of the middle finger of the right hand, which had been poisoned, from some unknown cause, and blood-poison- ing developed. The finger was ampu- tated from the wrist joint. MT. Ensign visited her Sunday and found her as comfortable as could be expected.
 Mrs. Carey is the housekeeper at the Methodist parsonage.
 Seven Falls Village Masons attended the meeting of Housatonic Lodge, at ECanaan last Thursday night.
 The steel frame for the main building for the power plant of the Connecticut Power Company, has been raised.
 MT. and Mrs. s. W. Busche, of Hart, ford. are visiting Mrs. Clarence Gillette.
 Engineer Fred Kingsley visited Falls Village relatives Tuesday.
 Frank Miller was arrested Thursday night by Constable I. P. Hornbeck charged with forging the name of w. O. Ramsey to check for $17.60. MT. Ramsey is connected with the Stone 6 Webster Co. The check was cashed at l sted, by Miller, who was brought before Justice Miles L. Blodgett and bound over to the February term of the Super for Court. He was taken to jail by Constable Hornbeck, Friday. Alfred Budd, who claims to hail from California, was arrested Thursday by | cfo h1 nh 0f cruelty to animals. He was driver for contractor with the Stone 6 Webster Co., and the complaint was abuse of a horse. The animals tongue was found out. 'Budd denied the charge, but there is evidence that indicates that the horse had been acting obstinately, and that the man had tied rope around the animals tongue and fastened an end to it's hind legs, then tickled it in the hind quarters to make it kick, and thus the tongue was lacerated. Justice Blodgett bound the man over for the February terms of the Superior Court and Con- stable Hornbeck took him to jail.
 The first meeting in five years of the Village Improvement Society was held Tuesday evening to discuss the better lighting of our village. Two committees were appointed to investigate the matter and report at meeting to be held next Tuesday night. J. S. Tracy and Clayton Benjamin are to report on the probable cost of electric lights, and A. s. Davis. M. G. Marcy and Mrs. N. M. Sanford will report as to raising money to pay the expenses. At the next meeting off, ficers will be elected and everybody in- terested in reviving the Village Improve