Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Falls Village

MISS Auud hOReTS anu MISS OldTd Dunham have returned to New Haven after spending the holidays at their homes
 Preston E. Ward returned to Wash ington, D. O. Saturday where he attends the bliss Electrical school.
 A Social was given by the young people Wednesday night at the Metno- dist church. parlors. Miss Eleanor Tracy and Miss Dora Heinz acting as committee
 Mrs. Walter Dickinson is quite ill A trained nurse is in attendance.
 Miss Mabel Russell who fell, hurt ing the back of her head at the drug store Friday night has recovered and on duty.
 Wm. l.. Carrigan has been guest of MT. and Mrs W B Rand of Salisbury few days.
 Mrs. W O Daley of West Haven is spending @ few weeks with her sister, Mrs Frank Hanchett.
 Harry Frink who has been quite ill at the home of his aunt, Miss Mary Frink is recovering slowly.
 Mrs. A. l.. Roberts of Kent spent Sunday with MT. anu Mrs. Wm l.. Milla,d
 Mrs. Wm. T. Bruorton is on the sick list Miss Grace M Russell is taking care of the little child.
 MT. Galway who as been at J. Mo- Crory on Sugar Hill has returned 10 New York city.
 George McCann who works at the hotel has been away on 8 vacation to his home in New Hartford.
 Mrs Wm. Wolfe. is better and able to sit up.
 George Botsford is in critical con- dition. He is about 80 years old and ought to have care.
 Henry Wilkinson is spending the winter in Florida. Miss Minnie Jacobi returned Sunday morning from Bridgeport.
 Miss Norma Hazeltine has returned to Peekskill N. Y, Miss Ray Hazeltine to Hartford and MT and Mrs. Harold Hazeltine to Trenton, N. J, after spending the holidays with their parents.
 The library will close at o'clock on Mondays and Saturdays hereafter for the purpose of conserving fuel
 At special meeting of the Fails Village fire department, Thomas Bartle was elected chief. { Dr. A. 0. Haven, a prominent Dhy- sician of Lake Forest, H., and a brother to Rev. T. W. Haven. died suddenly in that place on Monday.
 John Bartle has been in New York for several days.
 A meeting of the town school con- mittee and members of the state board of education was held on Monday to receive testimony as to why Mrs Wright was not a proper person to carry the school children from the under mountain district to the local schools. Complaint was made 10 the local school board, which upheld Mrs Wright and appeal was taken to the state board of education. The state board has upheld the decision of the school committee and Mrs Wright will continue to carry the children.
 Miss Grace Roraback of Canaan gave very interesting address in the Methodist church last Sunday evening on her work in the Home Mission Field. Miss Roraback is a very pleas ing speaker and her audience gave her the closest attention. Miss Roraback was the guest of Mrs. T. F. Watson. Mrs A. ". Latham who has been ill is slowly improving.
 Mrs Oscar Schreiber who has been spending sometime with her mother in Danbury returned to her husband New Years with 12 lb. son.
 Miss Theo Haven who teaches in South River, N. J. received telegram that school would not open until Jan. l4th cn account of the conservation of coal.
 The following children received Red Cross buttons for shipping clCth tc make a certain number of fracture pill lows. Etta Bushey, Mary Dean, Walter Marcy, Edwin Bailey, Florence Han. cbett. Vim. Argall. Ruth Marcy who is only 6 years old is very proud oi