Connecticut western news., 1916-08-10
FALLS VILLAGE

mOTuluS lOE N0W 1OIA. ohe WILL "ioiV Fairfield Beach and the Catskills be- fore her return.
 Miss Katherine Smith and brother Bernard went to Lake Buel, Tuesday for few days stay.
 Richard Smith, with party of Ca naan friends, spent few days at Lake Buel last week.
 A vaudeville performance given jn Citizens Hall, Monday evening, which was poorly attended owing to the heat, the quarantine for infantile paralysis and the further fact that the show had not been we'll advertised. The con- pany gave a good performance, and gave band concert in front of the hall i'll the early evening"
 The farmers are busy getting ill their hay.
 Wallace Dickinson, care-taker at the Grassy Hill Cemetery, was the victim of peculiar accident Thursday, which might we'll have had serious con sequences. He was cutting grass with sickle when bee or bug alighted on his neck. To brush the insect off he raised his right hand suddenly. and drew it across his neck, without think ing of the sickle which was firmly gripped in the same hand The result was that he drew the sharp blade, across his neck, inhicting cut about eight inches long, clear across, just above his shoulders. Fortunately the wound was not deep though it bled profusely. Dr. Skiff treated the wound.
 A son to MT. and Mrs. Hezekiah Goodwin was born Monday evening.
 The Power Company are erecting several new poles for the installation of additional lights about the village.
 About 40 men and a dozen teams are at present. employed on the reconstruc. tion of the ice spillway at the power company's canal Among the bosses are recognized some who were on the job during the construction of the plant.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Lee Ensign, Mrs. Granger, of Springfield, and Miss Hattie Ensign are spending few days in Newport.
 1 Engineer Minott Lyman, of Bridge port, has been at T. F. Watson's for a few days with his wife, who is making protracted visit there.
 Dr. and Mrs. Beeman, of Jersey City, are visiting at Mrs. Sedgwick's.
 H. o. Gaylord motored to Hartford, 1 Thursday with Mrs. Nellie Sanford, Mrs. Edith Ward and Mrs. George Ayres.
 | Miss Norma Hazeltine is in Albany supervising the examination of teachers. | Charles Babcock is hobbling about on crutches, as a result of being kicked on the shin by horse. He was a run. ming hay rake in meadow, Friday, when his horse was stung by bee. The animal kicked vigorously and it's hoof struck MT. Babcock squarely on the shin, midway between the ankle and the knee.
 Joseph Smith, electrician for the Stone 6 Webster Company, left last night. for Youngstown, N. Y., where a power plant is being constructed. MT. Smith had been sick for some time and recuperated in Bridgeport
 A we'll known resident of Falls Vil- lage, presumably affected by the heat, wandered away from his home, Thurs. day, and although searching parties hunted for him through all the ad- jacent territory, he could not be To. cated. Saturday night, however, he returned, voluntarily. , Clarence Sabin and friend, Miss Jessie Sutton, of Pittsfeld, spent Sun. day in town.
 MT. and Mrs James McCrory have been entertaining New York City friends for few days.
 The ladies of the M. E. church held | a food sale Saturday.
 John Galloway, who has been visit ing in Amesville. has returned to New | York city.
 MT. and Mrs. Irving Ayres, E. o. Burkett and O. W. Burkett took an automobile trip to 4Philmont, N. Y, and called on M. E. Rectal.
 Harry Preston and wife were the guests of William Preston and family | Sunday.
 Oscar Schreiber, Kenneth and Otho Sabin took an auto trip to Danbury, | Sunday.
 Dr. William B. Bissell, health officer | of Salisbury, was iD Amesville, Satur-  day on business, advising people to keep everything clean and in a sanitary | condition.
 The annual meeting of the Lime 1 Rock and Falls Village Visiting Nurse Association was recently held and the following officers elected: President, Dr. Francis s. Skiff, secretary and treasurer; J. Sedgwick Tracy to suc- ceed Charles K. Wiesing, resigned. | MT. Weising always had the interests of the Association at heart and his re. moved from the district is deplored.
 Miss Etta M. Gile, the visiting nurse, in her report wished to thank all for their kindness and consideration shown her during the past year.
 Her report for the ten months end ing July I, 1916, shows 2,285 nursing visits made, an average of POS monthly; oe z 4