Connecticut western news., 1916-04-06
FALLS VILLAGE

l INeN. MI. IldNeu, llle new pdSIOT Ol the Methodist church, arrived last week and preached for the first time Sunday. A large congregation greeted him and were most favorably impressed. MT. Haven is going to be unusually popular ill Falls Village.
 Oscar Sabin, who closes his black smith shop owing to his poor health, will resume his former avocation as railroad carpenter, with headquarters at Waterbury.
 E. W. Houston will sever his con- nection with the Brink plumbing estab- lishment and become chauffeur for N. A. McNeil, of Lime Rock.
 MT. M. G. Marcy is said to have de- cided not to rebuild his store building, recently burned. His plans for the future are indefinite, but it is thought he will sell his lot to parties who may put up business block.
 Mrs. Walter I. Kellogg is ill with ptomalne poisoning. pr. Adam, of Ga naan, is in attendance.
 The public schools resumed opera tions Monday, after the Easter vaca. tion.
 Francis Abbe, who left for Idaho last week, is thought to have arrived at his destination Sunday night. He will be missed in the Methodist choir, where his voice was feature.
 Homer Pulver, who resides on Sugar Hill, and Mrs. Minnie Potter, his house. kepeer, were quietly married 8 few days ago, at Lime Rock, by Rev. MT. Bigelow, and they are now enjoying their honeymoon.
 E. J. House, who for 8 long time had been manager of the Hollenbeck Club estate spent his first Sunday in many years at his farm in Chapinville, to which he has returned. He will have an auction soon to dispose of lot of surplus stock, horses, cattle. etc. MT, John F. McGowan, the new Club man. ager, is making extensive improve ments on the Club farm and has some excellent stock.
 Mrs. Wilkinson's daughter, Mrs. A. J. Pearce, of Torrington, has gone to Winsted hospital, where she will under go an operation and remain & few weeks. Her sister is caring for her child and husband.
 Clarence Turner's hens have begun their sleight-of hand performances, for the season of 1916. Monday from one pen of Ia hens MT. Turner gathered 13 eggs.
 Rev. J. Lewis Evans, who has just resigned the pastorate of the Cong. church of Cedar Grove, N. J., because of the unpleasant publicity following his reported kissing, three times, of a Miss Maud Jacobus, a 19-year-old choir singer, was pastor of the Congre- gational church in Fails Village for two or three years in the early 1900's and is we'll remembered here. It is said his resignation may cause split in the New Jersey church. Before begin ming his sermon, Sunday morning, Mir. Evans announced as follows: Dear Friends: For reasons which shall en- large upon later, together with those which are patent to all, hereby resign as pastor of this church, to take effect June 30, 1916." Then he said: i've will join in singing the hymn, My Soul, Be On Thy Guard, and con- tinued reading, "Ten thousand foes arise, the hosts of sin are pressing hard" It is expected that his farewell sermon will be sensational, as he is quoted by reporter as saying: "When I deliver my farewell sermon I will say great many things that I am not say ing now" The church treasurer, AL i bert Evans, (no relation to the pastor, i has resigned "because of the unchrist- l ian.like attitude of some toward the pastor," said in an interview: "There was too much tomfoolery. Even if the l minister did act like an ass, why did Miss Jacobus send him a box Of candy and her picture for Christmas-a month after the kisses I believe MT. Evans has been treated too harshly."
 Edward Burkett is working in Lime Rock at carpenter work.
 Mrs. M. Moore is expected to return to her home ill this place after spend 1 ing three months with her daughter i'll Pittsfeld.
 Lewis Burkett has been ou the sick list with neuralgia.
 John Rogers has been on the sick list for several days.
 A nurse from Pittsfield was called to take care of Mrs. Ayres in Amesville.
 Mrs. Ruth Hillyer spent Sunday in Danbury.
 Mabel Russell has returned home from Pittsfeld, where she has been working.
 R. A. Woodin spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in Winsted.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Preston have moved in with Mrs. Anna E. Russell. MT. Preston is working for MT. Sprague.