Connecticut western news., 1913-05-15
FALLS VILLAGE

Lynott place, is the "central operator in the local telephone exchange of the Stone & Webster Company. There are already ten instruments installed by the s. N. E. T. Co.. in connection with Canaan central. connecting the residence es of uperlntendents, engineers and assist .nrs with the local exchange in the main office. Reed block.
 Pln nber Frink has installed 8 bath, with pneumatic water system, etc., in the residence of Mrs M A. Hall
 Frank Lucas, who recently purchased the Robbins farm, north of the village, is having exterior repairs made, re-shing- ling the house, etc.
 Clarence Gillette has recovered from hls receut illness and resumed his duties in the Bartle store.
 Fred Dickinson. who had been substi- tuting at Bartle's. has joined the engi- neering force of Stone 8o Webster.
 John Rogers, has left the Frink drug store to take a job as boss with Stone 6 Webster.
 pr. Theodore Watson, of New Haven, is visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs. T. F. Watson, from Saturday till Monday.
 Park Commissioner Frlnk has issued orders to keep off the grass, especially the grass on Roth Park, near the railroad station, which was lad out and flower bedded by Walter Roth last year. Per sons rushing for the trains are in the habit of cutting across the plot instead of going around the corner, and as there is no economy Ill time or distance Ill this short cut, and the only effect IS to spoil the beauty oft the park. the commissioners requests tic dear public to stop the prac- tice-and it ; reasonable request.
 Mrs Charles BAbcock whose illness, with pneumonia. was chronicled last week, diel Saturday night, aged 52 years The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock, Rev. MT. Hurn officiating: burial was in Lime Rock Mrs Babcock is survived by her hus- band, sister, Mrs. Julia Dean of Tor rington. aud brother, William Rora- back of Falls Village.
 Mrs. Frank Stone, of Hartford, for merly keeper of the boarding house. at Arnesville, is Yisiting friends here.
 All the available houses in Amesville have been rented by attaches of the Stone &5 Webster Company.
 Miss Hallock, at The Pines, gave lit tie birthday dinner, Monday, to MT. T. M. Gregory of Springfield, who became 72 years old on that day. In the dinner party were Mrs. Gregory and her sister and Miss Ellen Ensign. Tn the evening the entire party had supper at Hezekiah Goodwin's. The festivities of the day and evening were greatly enjoyed.
 There will be whist party at the res idence of Mrs. Frank Hanchett, next Wednesday evening, 21st, under the aus pices of the Village Improvement Asso citation, for the purpose of giving the as soclation treasury lift. making it pos sible to give glow to the street. lamps and otherwise benefit the community There will be refreshments, and large attendance is,desired.
 E W. Warner. of Canaan, was visit or in town Monday
 Mrs. Julia Munson is visiting her niece Mrs Gingell in Torrington. Mrs. Gin gell was formerly Mi s Stella Yale. ot this town.
 There was an interesting musical pro gram, appropriate to Mothers Day. in the Methodist church, Sunday evening.
 Abra,nowitz, the shoemaker. has estab- lished cobbling emporium in the room formerly occupied by Capron, the ieweler, Olin block.
 Raymond Baird, of Nineveh Junction, N. Y, brother of l.. W. Baird, IS em- ployed as assistant in Schreiber's barber shop.
 Howard Egleston is around again, af- ter his siege of measles
 Miles and George Hanchett, with their wives, spent Sunday with relatives in town.
 The following children of Amesville school. Miss Minnie Jacobi, teacher, were perfect in attendance during April Edwin Bailey. Mabel Blake, Lester Blake, Jennie Doty, Rowland Doty. Sa rah Dunn, Timothy Goggin, James Cog gin. Fred Goggin, John Goggin, Martin Goggin. Evangeline Goggin, Isnella Pee. tai, Grace Russell, Charlotte Sardam Lawrence Van Fleet, James Wilkinson
 Mrs. Sheldon Dean was severely bitten ill the right hand, Monday. by bird dog belonging to Bruno Heinz, which was being kept by MT. Murray. The back of her hand was torn and the thumb deeply bitten. Or. Camp dressed the wounds.
 The baseball game played bv the Falls Village and Stone 6 Webster teams was won by the local team, with the score of l3 to 3. It was an exciting con lest. distinguished for sensational anc spectacular plays that thrilled the fans and sat tha hlaaehars wild with a frenzy