Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
FALLS VILLAGE

Miss Florence KOtt, wh0 has been with Mrs. W. T. Bruorton has gone to Waterbury to work.
 Miss Sadie Rogers was a visitor in Canaan. Monday.
 Mrs. Laura Brinton has gone to Windsor to attend the golden wedding of MT. and Mrs. William Howard Mrs. Howard is Mrs. Brinton's sister.
 Oscar Scriber is making his pool room more attractive with new paper and paint
 Grant Shultis had the misfortune to break his wrist last week; an automo. bile crank is responsible
 Miss Ray Hazeltine has accepted position in the schools of East Hartford at Sonth Burnside.
 Arthur Ferguson of the State College Albany, N. Y, is visiting his brother, E. l.. Ferguson at the station.
 Miss Mabel Blake has returned from Hillcrest hospital much improved in health.
 Preston Ward is another victim of the grip and was out of school the first of tiae week.
 Tuesday afternoon the ladies of the Congregational church met at the chapel to discuss proposed repairs and Improvements on the property. The men were invited in to supper at 6 o'clock.
 Miss N. M. Gail has been on the sick list for two weeks but is now improv. ing.
 The Camp Fire girls had most pleasant afternoon Saturday at Miss Julia Goodwin's. A talk on the Parthenon with pictures of the same was followed by dainty refreshments.
 MT and Mrs. Bruno Heinz are happy over the arrival of an eight and three quarter pound boy Monday afternoon He is Bruno Carl Richard Jr., and as nice a boy you could ask for.
 The gentlemen members of the chorus had a special rehearsal Monday night.
 Dr. F. S. Skiff was confined to the house the first of the week by illness.
 Miss Ruth Ayres and Miss Katherine Sedgwick were both obliged to remain home from school last week because of the glip.
 Mrs. c. B. Sedgwick returned home Saturday from a visit with friends in Torrington.
 Rev. F. H. Bigelow, rector of Trinity hurch, Lime Rock, wil hold service at the Congregational church Sunday afternoon at 2:3O. A cordial invita- tiojn is extended to all to be present.
 A meeting of the Equal Franchise a4eague was held in the town room on REy,n 1.xy Ff1rx read a very interesting paper sketching brie6y the history of the woman sui frage movement from its beginning up to the present time when it is no longer question of whether women shatl vote or not but how the vote will be granted them by federal amendment or state by state. It was voted to hold food sale on Saturday, February the tenth. A nnique event. in the annals of sociables took place in the Methodist church last Thursday evening when the men served New England hash SUD- per. They were dressed ill white caps and white suits, loaned by 5. l.. Frear, and had cone up out of great tribula fions over their unwonted duties. Everything was served in classic order since the committee of arrangements, S. L. Frear and H. z. Lawrence. knew / no such word as fail. w. R. Hubbell prepared the heavenly hash. John Weich was kitchen boss with F 0. Sprague. W. Hart, and Preston Ward as kitchen squad. ). K. Mackie walk. ed proud as head waiter and was assist ed by John Bartle, J. s. Tracy, R. Brinton, W. T. Bruorton, $. l.. Frear, H. Bathwick, A. Abbey and O. Sabin. Tips were reported amounting to one cent. Dwight Dean took in nearly $7O for the church. W. l.. Willard furnish. ed music on the phonograph.
 The first meeting of the board of re lief will be held at the town room today.
 Mrs. M. Moore, who has been spend ing few days in Pittsfeld with her daughter. Mrs. s. B. Sabin returned home Monday.
 t1arold Russell of Pittsfield was at bis home in Amesville over Sunday.
 Henry l.. Phillips has sold his prop. erty at Huntsville consisting of Hunts Lyman Iron Go. s furnace, the Carrier place" and the Brink place to John T. .Bartle.
 A dance will be held at East Canaan February 8. Music by Canaan orches- tra.-Adv.