Connecticut western news., 1915-09-30
FALLS VILLAGE
POID HOTD-TP

IOT WIlIle. lOOh HIS leave, ItuuhThluS that he must go back to his shop and take the money from the till before go- ing home. He proceeded to the shop, went in, emptied the cash drawer and after locking up, started for home, mer- rily whistling the Merry Widow Waltz" and with not the slightest sus- picion of what was ahead of him. Just as he was passing big tree, where it was dark and spooky, two burly ruffians sprang out from behind the trunk, de- manded his money or his life, and grap. pied with him. Joe was taken so com pletely by surprise. and the onslaught of his asSailants had been so we'll or ganized and so spontaneous, that he was unable to make any defense: so he threw mp his hands and shouted for help, whereupon his captors promptly re- leased him and gave him the laugh. By the light of nearby street lamp Joe was able to recognize the williams, who then gCol-naturedly offered to ac- company him the rest of the way home -an offer which Joe vehemently de- clined. without thanks. 1t seems that Carl Burkett and A. J. Kelly, who were in the hotel office when Joe left, winked at each other and hustled by another route, to the spot where the hold-up oc- curred-and there had their little joke. It is safe now 10 speak of it in Joe's shop-if one is close to the door.
 Friday night an automobile driven by Hugh Cummings collided with Il team driven by William Wilkinson, on the road to Lime Rock. The impact partially wrecked both vehicles and it is said, scattered a wagon load of beer in the road. Nobody was hurt.
 George White, Louis Wendt and Her bert Sturges, of Pittsfield, and A. L Buckholtz, of Geneva, N. Y, were at the Inn Thursday.
 Mrs William Parlett and family left Frilay for their home in Lee. MT. Parlett went up Sunday but expects to return Monday, election day, to ''see the fun" in the voting on license.
 R. J. Orr, of Pittsfeld, president of the B. H. c. of A. was in town Wednes- day
 Work on the Bartle garage is held up temporarily. as all the available labor is employed filling silos.
 MT. and Mrs. William Beuortra, of New York, are at Edward Heinz's.
 Peter Wilcox, of Pittstield, engineer, and Frank Beebe, both old-time resi- dents here were at the Inn Saturday.
 Landlord Dick Palmer has disposed of his milk route to Charles Babcock, and now devotes his entire time to the management of the hotel.
 MT. and Mrs. k. J. Hornbeek and the latter's sister, Miss Wiekwire, motored to New York state Sunday and visited the scenes of MT. Hornbeck' early life. particularly about Kerhonk- son, Ulster County. They went through Rhinecliff, across the Hudson river to Kingston, Stony Ridge, and re- turned by way of New Paltz coming through Poughkeepsie, Highland, May brook and Amenia. MT. Horn beck found many changes in the country, over there, this being his first visit i'll more than 30 years.
 A new and up.to-date lowering and raising device has been purchased by the Grassy Hill Cemetery Association and IS at present at Hornbeck's under taking rooms. It is of the "Frigid' make and cost Sl00.
 It is expected that a jitney bus ser vice will take practically all the popu- lation to the Great Barrington fair to- day.
 Falls Village was we'll represented at the East Canaan Millerton baseball game st East Canaan, Saturday.
 Game Warden has received the report of the deer killed in the county from Sept. l, to II. The number was thir- teen, and were killed by H. c. Cham. berlain, TerryvilIe; E. $. Bierce, Falls Village; G. Coy. Harwinton; J. Bouchard, Torrington; c. 1. Conklin, Norfolk; H. M. Brown, New Milford, two; Fl. B. Chamberlain, Cornwall; J. Wedloski, New Milford; F. B. Thomas, Hotchkissville; C.L. Gold, West Com wall; Archie S Drapean, New Mil ford; P McGerry, New Milford.
 The reception given by the Hunt Library Association, Friday evening was a rare affair about 70 persons be- ing present. The exercises were inter esting, and consisting in solo music and singing, by Miss Pauline Brown, vio- liniste; Miss Codore, pianiste; W. L. Carrigan, pianist; Miss Backman, vocal soloist; orchestra composed of Mrs. Abbe, piano; Francis Abbe, clarionet; Harold Bray, violin; Tony Turino, cornet. The program ended very en- joyably with dance.
 Myron Gillette spent the weekend :n Amenla. His family will continue to occupy their new bungalow for some weeks longer.
 The Congregational church is being reshingled.
 Station Agent A. S. Davis has practi- cally recovered from his illness and is again on duty at the depot.
 MT. Dwight E. Dean and his sister, Mrs Emma L. Kellogg spent Sunday in Hamden.
 The ladies of the Methodist church will hold one of their popular food sales tomorrow afternoon.
 The annual meeting of the Falls Village Savings Bank was held Mon-