Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
FALLS VILLAGE

harly T1Dk duu IlOSCO0 DIIAlOu appeared in Hartford Saturday to en- i list. The folmer was rejected because of imperfect eyesight and defective arches. Brinton had family to sup port, so he was excused. Robert Woodin has given up his weeks because of ill health. Emil Mertens was visited the past week by two sisters from Danbury.
 The painters completed their work on the bridge Tuesday.
 Miss Alice Mcintosh has returned to her home in Poughkeepsie.
 An automobile party from Bridge port spent Sunday at Cedar Tree Inn. | Edgar Moore of Cleveland, Ohio visited his grandmother, Mrs. M. 1 Moore is superintendent in the Lincoln Electrical works of that city.
 Mrs. Emil Mertens is visiting friends in New York city.
 Bruno Heinz and family and MT. and Mrs. F. c. Sprague motored to Lake Buel Sunday and spent the day.
 Harold Sabin and family have re- turned to their home in Poughkeepsie. Clifford Howe of Boston is spending his vacation with his family at Edward 1 Howe's.
 H. B. Mehrlander and family spent the past week with frienls in New York city.
 Miss Grace Russell is visiting in Poughkeepsie.
 James Rice was taken to the Winsted hospital last Thursday afternoon for | treatment.
 N. P. Rogers of Newark, N. J. was home over Sunday.
 The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. T. W. Haven, Tuesday afternoon
 Miss Minnie Jacobi is spending a part of her vacation with relatives ill Winsted.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Belden went to Pawling, N. Y. Saturday to finish out the vacation trip.
 l Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Dean of Evanston, Ill.,, have been visiting rela- tives in town the past week, leaving here Tuesday for Boston.
 The business meeting of the Epworth League will be held Monday night with Mrs. Nellie Sanford.
 The Red Cross war fund from this town, was increased to total of $537. 75 by final remittance from the treasurer, J. s. Tracy.
 Mrs. Stephen Brusie of Lime Rock was visitor in town the past week. Mrs. M. J Burkett and daughters of Torrington spent Sunday at the Bur- kett homestead.
 Henry Dean is working for l.. Bur- kett.
 The many friends of Mrs. Edward House regret to learn of her death at the Hartforl hospital. During her resi- dence at the Hollenbeck Club she made many friends in the community who extend to her bereaved husband their deep sympathy. Mrs. House went to the hospital about three weeks ago, where she underwent an operation for removal of cancer. She had so tar re- covered that she was expecting to re- turn to her home Sunday in the care of nurse. Unexpected complications arose from which she failed to rally and she passed away Saturday night. Rev. T. w. Haven conducted the funeral services from her late home Tuesday afternoon at o'clock; burial was at Lime Rock, Undertaken I. P. Hornbeck in charge.
 Bartle Bros. Ford car was run into Saturday night, near the Barney Crowley place in Lime Rock, by a Buick car, driven by party from Granville, N. Y. Matthew Booth was driving the Ford car and was we'll over on his side of the road, but the Buick struck clump of bushes and in mak. ing quick turn to avoid them, the driver struck the Bartle car head on, with such force as to crush one wheel of the Buick and badly damage the other car.
 Saturday night, Sheriff Hornbeck was called to go to the house being built for G. H. Mitchell, on the top of Smith hill, to arrest two men said tC be tramps, who had secured quantity of hay for bedding and were spend ing the night there. Arriving at the house, MT. Hornbeck found two stran. gers, Dub HhIdiy Ol bu6 SouuS GIdup, for they unidentified themselves as res. pectable engineers from one of the big construction gangs in To1rington. They had started out Saturday noon for 8 hike acrosA country, night overtaking them, they made for the shelter of the unfinished house, but watchful neigh bors reported their presence. AS they hed no intentions of tresDassing they made satisfactory settlement with the sheriff and accompanied him to Falls Village, where they spent the rest of the night at the Inn, departing the next day for their job in Torrington.
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