Connecticut western news., 1917-08-16
FALLS VILLAGE


 Falls Village Home Guard, has re- turned from Northfeld, Vt, where he has been taking course in military training.
 Nelson Dean has been out with a new Ford car.
 Miss Edna Deane is visiting in Sey. mour for few days.
 Preston Ward is planning to take up the study of electricity at school in Washington, D. O.
 Miss Alice Bray, who is nursing at the Hartford hospital, is visiting at her home for a few days.
 Miss Theo. Haven, who has been attending Columbia University, is en. loving vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. T. w. Haven.
 Capt. Sedgwick is out of town for short visit.
 The Epworth league of the Methodist church will give food sale at 3 :00 o'clock on Friday cf this week.
 Mrs. Cornell has gone to live with her uncle, Wm. Hart.
 Dr. Skiff has purchased new 1918 Reo touring car of Edward Cartwright. Dr. Skiff has the distinction of pur- chasing the first 1918 Rec sold this year.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Wolcott of Hartford, were over Sunday guests of Mrs. Wolcott's parents, MT. and Mrs. s. L. Frear.
 Mrs. E. 0. Hazeltine and daughter Miss Norma, are spending week in Enfield and Thompsonville.
 Mrs. H. B. Reid returned to Winsted Sunday, al ter weeks visit with Mrs. Julia E. Munroe.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lee P. Deane are spending weeks vacation with their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Taylor, in New York city.
 Mrs. Armstrong and family of Phila- delphia, Pa. are visiting Mrs. Barney Smith.
 Mrs. T. F. Watson is spending the week in Flushing, L. I. with party of friends.
 Mrs. Clarissa Hoysradt, who has been visiting Mrs K. Benjamin, left i, Monday, for Mitlerton, N. Y.
 Mrs. Hugo Rocholl. who has been spending several days in New York city, returned home Monday evening.
 A number of outAof-town friends attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry Russell, on Tuesday.
 Mrs. Sarah Wetherel, of Bristol, iss visiting at the Brigner Homestead.
 Mrs. Hoyt Simons and children, of z Waterbury, are visiting Mrs. Simon's parents. Mir. and Mrs. Wallace Dickin. son.
 Lieut.. Kilbride, of Winsted was a week end guest of Mrs. Barney Smith. Mrs. Esther Brewster and family, of Stratford, are stopping at The Inn for u short time.
 Mrs. Miles Hanchett of Orange, N. U. spent the week end with Mrs. Frank Hanchett.
 Mrs. Reuben Ford, who has been visiting Mrs. Fred Blake, returned to her home last Saturday.
 Chauncey Goetting, who has been visiting at Oscar Sabin's flor several. weeks, has returned to Egremont. Mass.
 Mrs. K. Benjamin and a party of friends, motored to Germantown, N F., last Sunday, and called on her sister. who she has not seen in several years
 Augustus Moore of New Haven, and Oscar Sabin of Pittsfield. Mass, spent Sunday with their grandmother Mrs. M. Moore, of this village.
 Miss Sadie Dickinson of Winsted, spent Sunday at her home here.
 Wm. A. Burkett of Danbury, has been spending few days at the Bur- kett Homestead.
 MT. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Hollister, and MT. and Mrs. Stein. who occupy the Kellogg house for the sum- mer, gave an all hot" roast to num- Der of friends last Saturday night. The roast took place on flat rock, which is said to have been used by the Indians in days gone by. Games were played, stories of the Indians were. told, and an exceptionally good time enjoyed by all.
 The Red Cross Auxiliary meets every Thursday afternoon at the Chapel, larger attendance IS re. duested at these meetings, which are not for the few but for the many. Pleasure trips should be taken some other day. Those who cannot attend the meetings Thursdays, can obtain garments already cut, to be made at home, oy applying to Mrs. J. Sedgwick Tracy and Miss West. Wool for knit ting will be furnished free by making application to Mrs. W. R. Hubbell.
 MT. and Mrs. A. W. English, father and mother of Mrs. J. K. M ackie, who have been visiting her for several weeks, have returned to their home at La Junta, Colo.
 The Home Guard held it's regular drill on Tuesday evening. It is rumored that Lakeyille Sharon, West Cornwall and Falls Village will unite at cen- tral point for drill under Major Barnes.