Connecticut western news., 1917-06-14
FALLS VILLAGE

Charles C. Briggs of Boston was in town Monday to see his mother who is quite i'll. '
 MT. and Mrs. W. T. Bruorton have been entertaining the past week, Miss Newman of New York city.
 Mrs Amy Curtis of Southburv and Mrs. Charles Peirce have been visiting their sister. Mrs. Wallace Dickinson.
 1t is expected that Col. Geddes, commanding this division of the Home Guard will soon make visit of inspec- tion to the Falls Village company.
 The scholars of the Amesville school are endeavoring to raise money to buy a Victrola for their school. They are collecting old newspapers and maga- zines and would welcome contributions from interested friends.
 MT. and Mrs. H. B. Mehrlander have been visiting friends in Great !, Harrington. < Mrs. Dwight Graves and son Harry few days in town.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Preston spent Sunday at Harry Russell's in Ames- ville.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp of Canaan was an over Sunday guest of Mrs. Walrer l. Kellogg.
 An automobile party from Bridge port was at Mrs. 0. B. Sedgwick's over Sunday. #..
 pr. T. I. and Miss Shannon received word Sunday of the death of their father, prominent business man of Norwich.
 MT. and Mrs s. l.. Frear were in Hartford Saturday, their daughter, Mrs. Olcott returning with them.
 GEstave Bochmann, representing the Connecticut State Temperance Society gave most interesting talk at the Methodist church Sunday morning.
 Mrs. M. o. Briggs is considered more comfortable at this writing.
 Talk about fish to Ernest Blake and he will tell you about the five and three quarter pound black bass that he caught
 Mrs. Harry E. Russell is on the sick list with rheumatism. -
 A. Moxon is soon to move his family to Lime Rock where he has work. His father and sister from Lakeville spent Sunday with him.
 Mrs Fred Dickinson has been spend ing few days in town.
 Mrs. s. B. Sabin has returned to her home in Pittsfield after week spent with her mother. Mrs. M. Moore in this place.
 The Children's Day service at the Methodist Church next Sunday morn ing, promises to be of unusual interest. Besides the regular exercises for the day, there will be flag drill, in which eighteen young ladies will participate. Careful preparation is being made and with the special costumes of red, white and blue the drill will be well worth seeing.
 This afternoon at the Methodist church the schools of the town give musicale and the graduating class of ID. M. Hunt school hold their class exercises. Theo. Dickinson is the presi- dent of the class, Robert Scrieber, vice. president. The other members of the class are Mary Dean, Francis Wright, and Winifred Smith. A general invita-. tion is extended to the public to attend.
 Frances Abbe, formerly of this place, but now of Burke, Idaho, has joined the United States navy. He left home the first of June and is now stationed at San Francisco, Gal.
 The Ladies Aid society will hold another of their popular food sales at the Methodist church parlors Friday afternoon.
 The whole town was much excited Sunday morning, when it was dis covered that Bartle Bros. store had been burglarized during the previous night. Entrance was effected through a rear window.
 An examination of tse stock showed that several dollars worth of mems clothing, shoes, hosiery and cigars had been taken, as we'll as a small amount of change from the cash register.
 During the day Leonard Willard, who works for Willis Hurlburt, made SC free with quantity of cigars that 8 search of his room revealed two new suit cases filled with goods from Bartle Bros stock. Over $8O.OO worth were recovered.
 Later it was found that Joseph Hines, who has jail record of several terms, also possessed some of the stolen property. e.... ....
 The two men were placed under arrest by Sheriff Hornbeck and brought before Justice Arthur Wagoner who bound them over to next term of the Superior court, Willard under $500. bond which was furnished by Willis Hurlburt, Hines under 5000 bond which he was unable to secure so he went to the county jail Tuesday after noon.
 Dr. Ross will be absent from his office during the month of July.-Adv.