Connecticut western news., 1914-10-29
FALLS VILLAGE

MT. and Mrs Shelden Dean were married 50 years ago, Oct. 22, 1864. MT. Dean is veteran of the Civil War of the 7th Connecticut volunteers, they celebrated the day by having family gathering-M Minnie Bailey, of East Canaan and daughter Mildred, also her granddaughter, Florence Garfield; MT. and Mrs. Jason Gordon, of Sheffield, Mass, Mrs. Lena Babcock, Miss Mary Babcock, Mrs. Etta Hillyer and Charles Dean, a son, were persent. Among the presents was $2.50 in gold, hand bag, pocket book, bushel potatoes, sum of money, Japanese teapot doiley. The guests were served with a chicken dinner and every good thing too num- ecous to mention. MT. and Mrs. Dean have only two great-grandchildre Florence Garfield and Alonzo Garfield, children of MT. James Garfield, who married Miss Grace Bailey, now de- ceased. MT and Mrs. Dean were mar. ried in Huntsville, 90 years ago and three of the guests were present at their wedding, Mrs Lena Babcock, Mrs. Etta Hillyer, Miss Mary Babcock. MT. Dean served three years in war and has fine record as good soldier. He was in great many battles and escaped with only the loss of one finger.
 MT. and Mrs. George B. Mcclellan were given calathump serenade by large crowd of their friends at their new home, Monday night. The ser enaders assembled late at night and their music" drew the young couple out of bed, along toward midnight. The musicians were invited into the house and treated to refreshments.
 A new bridge is being built over the Hollenbeck at South Canaan.
 Game Warden Hornbeck received word that two deer had been killed by the Sunday morning paper train near Kent.
 Mrs. w. R. Hubbell visited at M. A. Browns, in Lenox, last week, and at- tended the flower show there.
 Dr. Skiff has returned from his Onto- Der outing at Ellsworth.
 Church Ward came back from the Pittsfield Hospital, Monday, and is rapidly gaining Ill strength.
 MT. Arthur Gibbs brought into town the other day wagon-load of pumpkins for Hallowe en use.
 Miss Kate Davis returned Friday to her home in Long Island after visit at Rev. E. A. Hazeltine's.
 Mrs. Thomas, of Madison, is visiting Miss Bessie Davis.
 Averill Hubbell, of Hartford, spent Sunday at his home here.
 MT. and Mrs. M A. Brown, of Lenox, with their son Lester and Mrs. Agnes Hunt Smith, of Westport, motor ed to town Sunday and called on | friends.
 Mr. H. O. Gaylord took an aptomo- bile party of ladies-Mrs. T. r. Wat son, Mrs. Nellie Sanford and Mrs. Edith Ward-to .Litchfield, Sunday.
 Miss Kate Hughes, of NeweMilford, is visiting at Miss N. ". Calls. Mrs. Genevieve Lester, of Spring field, is visiting Mrs. Maria Hall.
 MT. and Mrs. J. s. Tracy spent Sun- day in Bridgeport. .
 Mrs. M. A. Hall visited friends in Waterbury, Sunday.
 Miss Clara E. Dunham, who is teaching in New Haven, returned to that city after few days visit here last week. .t..
 Miss Clara Taylor returned to her home in New York, Saturday, after a weeks visit at her parents, MT. and Mrs. Lee P. Dean.
 Mrs. H. N. Wright entertained her Sunday School class last Saturday. All report fine time and hope to come again.
 Leonard Ganser, of New Haven, spent Sunday in town, visiting his brother Levi and o. J. Sabins.
 Miss Harriet A. Owen spent few days at Mrs. Mary L. Belcher's, in Amesville.
 Mrs. Marilla E. Moore has returned to her home here after spending three weeks with relatives ill Pittsfield.
 Otho Sabin is working in Salisbury.
 Miss Grace Moore, of New Haven, came Monday to spend short time with her grandmother, Mrs. M. Moore.
 MT. George Morgan is in New Haven this week.