Connecticut western news., 1916-05-11
FALLS VILLAGE

 ! Hrnjamin, of Falls Village, sold to Oliver w. Marcy. of sherman, ill the SiIH Y of 1915, for &t50 was not as represented and he gives jud Iment for the plaintiff to recover fifty dollars and costs from Mir. BenJamin. The decis- ion of Justice Scott affirms the decis- ion of Justice of the Peace Leslie Judd. of Sherman, who heard and decided the case last fail. MT. Ben jamIn did not like Justice Judd's deci- sion and he appealed the rase to the common pleas. The complaint in the case alleged that when MT, Marcy bought the animal, Mr. Benjamin war ranted it to be physically sound. Later the horse developed the heaves and MT. Marcy asked fifty dollar refund of the sale price from MT. Benjamin. The latter refused the requested refund and suit was instituted by MT. Marcy. Several hOrsemen from sherman testi fled for both plaintiff and defendent when the case was heard by Judge Scott. Judge 5. A. Davis of this city, represented MT. Marcy and Attorney L. J. Nickerson, of Cornwall, the de- fendent.
 Carl W. Burkett took few hours off 1 Monday and went to the HOllenbeck stream with fishing paraphernalia, and in very short space of time caught twelve beautiful trout averaging three quarters of a pound each. Fishermen generally are just now having good luck. Ed Dickinson caught four trout a couple of days ago that weighed four and one half pounds, according to Oscar Schreiber's barber scales. Most of the fish are caught in the Hollenbeck.
 H. E. Howe and M. G. Marcy, dele gates, went to New Haven, Tuesday to attend the democratic state convention.
 Miles L. Hanchett, of Orange, N. J., and George M. Hanchett, of Bridgeport, came up Sunday in Miles's big grey car George returned Monday; Miles went back jn his car Tuesday, taking his brother Frank and wife with him for a short visit in Orange.
 w. R. Hubbell, Mrs. Hubbell, Miss Fannie Wickwire and I. P. Hornbeck started for Hartford, Tuesday morning ill Mr. Hubbell's $ auto.
 A public meeting was held last night in Citizens Hall to consider ways and means of providing protection against fire. The call contained an urgent in- vitation to "come prepared to talk. ' The lesson of the recent big fire has not been lost.
 Landlord Palmer is fixing up the hotel grounds and otherwise preparing for busy summer season.
 MT and Mrs. James Mcintosh, of Poughkeepsie, have been spending a few days with relatives in this place.
 Miss Helen Eggleston, of Salisbury, was the guest of friends in town over Sunday.
 A change is to be made ill the rural free delivery mail route June l.
 Alfred Abbe has moved his goods from the Beebe house.
 James Hines has purchased new horse from Philo Linus, of Lime Rock.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. F. Roberts, of Lake vile, were in town last Saturday.
 Harry Preston is improving Mrs. Russell s premises, where he is living.
 MT. DeForest has finished work on the Eggleston house.
 A. J. Belcher's dog was found MOn- day morning, helpless, under tree on Falls mountain. The dog had been away from home four days and seemed to have lost the use of his limbs.
 Preston Ward is the new clerk at Bartle's store.
 Jack Smith is on the sick list.
 Mrs. William Hogancamp, who has been visiting at Mrs. James McCrory's on Sugar Hill, Amesville, has returned to her home ill West Beckett, Mass.
 Mrs. Lewis Smith has returned home after spending several days ill Lakeville and Great Harrington.
 William T. Flanagan, of New York city, is in town looking after his sum- mer home, which his family will occupy in short time.
 Frederick DeForest, a mason, is do- ing work in this place. He is to be in this place for sometime. providing he can get employment at his trade.
 The comedies, "Lucia's Lover'' and "The Speed Limit" will be lroduced Friday evening, May 12, by the pupils of the upper grades of Hunt school, the date having been deferred from May 5.
 Next Sunday Mothers Day will be appropriately observed at the Methodist church. In the morning Rev. T. W. Haven will preach a sermon on the topic. At the Sunday school hour a special service is arranged and also for the Epworth League service in the eve ming.
 Pupils perfect in attendance in the public schools of town of Canaan for April:
 Beebe Hi'l-Kathryn Andrews, George Mackie, Mason Noble, Edward Silvernale, Mary Silvernale, Frank Wilms.
 D. M. Hunt, Room 1-Ellen Carroll, Jessie Carroll, Ellen Hickey, Winifred Smith, Fred Wilms, Francis Wright.
 D. M. Hunt, Room 2-Helen An drews, Frank Bradley, Emma Carroll, Madeline Carroll, Walter Decker, Robert Hickey, John Sedgwick, Francis Silvernale, Frank Passini, Clara Wilms,