Connecticut western news., 1916-09-21
FALLS VILLAGE

flowers to Le grown by the exhibitor. Entries free. Not less than one bushel potatoes. not less than one peck onions. Other vegetables in suitable proportion All exhibits must be in by 10 d. m. Exhibitors to furnish their own con. tainers. This contest is for two silver loving cups on exhibition at the Ma tional Iron Bank.
 Persistent rumors are floating about town that the Atlantic S5 Pacific Tea Company are to establish store in our village.
 Mrs. E. J. Simpson of Bridgeport is visiting her daughter, Mrs B. c. Heinz.
 E. 0. DenDison and family of New Britain spent Sunday at Frank Lucas
 To correct an error last week, Miss May Morrison is teaching the school at Huntsville and Miss Minnie Jacobl at Amesville.~
 Miss Charlotte Lucas returned Sat. urday from visit with friends in New Britain.
 Henry E. Howe attended the state democratic convention in New Haven, Tuesday.
 
 the usual number of scholars in all grades.
 Mrs. T. F. Watson and Mrs. Edith B. Ward went to Boston, Tuesday tor a few days at the Hub.
 Miss Mabel Woodruff of Bridgeport is visiting at L. P. Dean's.
 The call for the annual town meet. ing is published in another column.
 M. Lux and workmen are engaged this week placing the foundation for Dr. F. $. Skiff's monument in Grassy Hill cemetery.
 John T. Bartle was out of town the first two days of the week on a busi- ness trip.
 Mrs. Mary Goggin Dunn is visiting MT. and Mrs. Albert Hammond at The Pines in Stockbridge.
 Miss Annie Weiner is visiting in New York, where she attended the wedding of a cousin. Mrs. Austin Holian, of Great Bar. riugton, has been visiting her father, Myron Finkle. MT. and Mrs. Louis Smith and Mrs. Harry Russell and daughter Marjorie took an automobile trip through the Berkshires few days ago. The town of Salisbury road gang has been repairing the Amesville road. Mir. and Mrs. George Bacon ofWater. bury were visitors ill town last week. John Rogers has gone to New Mil ford to work.
 Mrs. Fred Andrews of Waterbury called on friends recently.
 
 Harrington are in town for a few days MT. and Mrs. Lewis s nith took all automobile trip to Hartford, Monday. c. W. Burkett commenced work in Bartle Brothers store Tuesday after an 1 absence of four weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Ledger of New Jersey are spending the week at his home in this place.
 Mrs. Anna A. Russell have been spending several days with her sisters ill Great Barr,n yton.
 Miss Minnie Jacobi, who spent the summer ill Winsted, has returned home and will teach school ill Amesville | another year.
 During the thunder shower last Fri day noon the barn on the place oc-
 
 bylightning and totally destroyed. to gether with a large quantity of hay and farming tools. MT. Smith had just put his team in the stable but the horses were quickly united and driven from the burning barn by his son, who was in the yard and who was stunned by the flash of lightning. A dog tied near the barn was badly burned, but succeeded in freeing itself and ran to A. A. Bray's, where it remained until brought back home. It is said this is the third time lightning has struck on that farm.
 Because of a dispute among the negroes working at the power plant, d fight ensued resulting ill Deputy Sheriff 1 Hornbeck bringing one into court. A fine of $2J and costs was imposed to gether With a sentence that the prisoner leave the job and the town at once He proceeded to do so immediately and there was quiet ill the camp once more.
 In an address ill the Congregational church Sunday night, Rev. E. Lan. < phear, one of the Field Secretaries of ! Tine Connecticut Temperance Union, speaking on the license question, said in part as follows: "The world is ill the midst of titanic struggle to free itself from the drink evil, and in the United States the slogan is A saloon. less nation by nineteen twenty More than eight tenths of our national terri. tory is dry, including ST towns in Con- necticut Your town had one license, not including druggists's. The in creased fees from them to town amount ] t1 about $220. If that were divided ! among the people of the town it would give each one a little less than 32c. To raise the same amount by taxes on your grand list, the tax rate would be Increased only three tenths of mill. On the other side, according to the liquor dealers association, the average liquor dealers takes III about 2G, TOO wear so that yOur drink hill is ahnut