Connecticut western news., 1917-08-09
NEWS fror0 REARBY TOW NS
FALLS VILLAGE

Mrs. H. B. McDerpid and Mrs. J. c. Bartlett from Hamilton, Ill. are visit. ing MT. and Mrs. William Hart.
 The registrars of voters will be in session at the town room Friday after noon and evening from 12 to 9 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. Ward Finkle of Read vile, Mass, and George Finkle of New Haven spent Sunday at Mrs. Mary Blake's.
 R. P. Smith was home from Winstsd Saturday and Sunday
 Wallace Dickinson entertained rela- tives from Bridgeport over Sunday. EsMiss Edna Dean had miscellaneous shower given her at the home of Mrs Miles Hanchett yesterday afternoon.
 A gun rack has been constructed at the Home Guard "armory'', providing safe and convenient place for tine rifles of cur guard.
 o. J. Sabin spent. Saturday and Sun- day at Camp Baltimore, Twin Lakes. The Red Cross Auxiliary is open for more new members, while many have joined there is still much work to be done and the more hands there are to do the work the better results can be obtained.
 M. Lux of Great Harrington has just erected handsome westerly granite monument at Grassy Hill cemetery to the memory of MT. and Mrs Henry Hall.
 Miss Dora Heinz is spending the week with friends in West Hartford. E, 0. Heinz and family with Clifford Howe and family motored to Hartford :, Sunday stopping at Clarence Gillette's rin West Hartford on the way home. During the month of August the meetings of Blu ebirds are to be omitted, to be resumed after the first of Septem. Der.
 Mrs. Harry Russell is very seriously i'll the result of the shock caused by the sad tragedy that occurred near her home Monday afternoon. MI. and Mrs. Frank Hall of Water bury with their two daughters and their families are occupying the Theo- dore Morris house for the balance of the summer.
 The whole community was deeply shocked late Monday afternoon to learn that Billy" Blake had drowned in the river. It seems that with two other boys, Fred Wilms and Ed. Barney, he went fishing from big rock that over. hung deep pool under what used 10 be the great falls. In some way he lost his footing and slipped into the water. With fine presence of mind the boys on the rock held out a fish pole but it parted and Billy went down. AS fast as they could run, the boys sped to the Power House, but it was too late when help arrived to save hls life; the
 Power Company's Pulmotor was used
 without any good results.
 Lester s. Blake, or as he was 7 familiarly known Billy, was not quite l2 years old, the youngest boy in
 family of girls and boys, bright
 active little fellow.
 The funeral service is to be conducted
 at the home this Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. E. A. Hazeltine
 officiating. Burial in Grassy Hill.
 The family have the sympathy of
 the whole community in their bereave-
 ment.
 Sheriff Hornbeck was called to
 Sharon Sunday, to look into com
 plaint that Robert Garrison was shoot.
 ing young pheasants. The report proved
 to be true, and the man was brought
 before Justice Livingstone Tuesday,
 charged with hunting on Sunday with out license and killing half grown
 pleasants. He WAS found guilty on the
 three counts and fined $21 and costs, amounting to $47. In default of pay
 ment he was taken to Litchfield jail
 Tuesday night.