Connecticut western news., 1919-01-02
FALLS VILLAGE
Ida M. M~rcy


 
 Ida M. M-rcy Ida M, wife of postmaster M. C.. Marcy died at her home in Falls Will lage Friday morning, Dec. 27th, after weeks illness of influenza. / Mrs. Marcy had been in ill health for number of years and during the past year had been a great sufferer from heart trouble, and ! while she had been in her usual . health until attacked with the dread ! disease it did not seem possible for her to fight off the attack in her weakened condition. She was laid at rest in the town where she was born and spent her childhood days, M Dover Plains, N. Y.
 On Nov. 9th, 1906, she was mar ried to M. c. Marcy, and nine of their twelve years of married life had been spent at Falls Village, where her life had been an example of fortitude, patience and mothers were held at the M. E. church at 10 o'clock Monday, Dec. 30. She leaves besides her husband and children Ruth, age ', and Walter, age 9, her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Davis, two sisters, Ethel E. Davis and Ruth A. Barrett of Lake Mahopac, N. Y. and grandmother, Ruth A. Proper of Dover Plains, N. Y.
 Miss Emma Clark of Salisbury spent Christmas with her sister, Mrs. H. Goodwin. a....- .4.r
 N. Church Ward of Camp Devens was at his home here for the holi- days. f#
 y--A. w. Moore has been spending a few days at his home in New Britain.
 Miss Clara Sabin is spending her vacation in New Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. F. P. Kott and daughter Elsie have been visiting in Waterbury.
 William J. Wilkinson returned from Camp Hancock, Ga. to his home here last Thursday.
 P. O'Donnell of West Cornwall was in town Saturday. '. iWinton B. Rodgers spent Christ mas at his home in New Milford.
 Dr. Wilcox of Lee, Mass, formerly of this place was a guest of Dr. Skiff last week.
 Miss Holbrook of Trenton, N. J. is spending short time at Arthur Wagoner's.
 Miss Ethel Babcock is. at her home for few days.
 Arthur Kiernan of New York is bending the holiday season at Ar thur Sullivan's.
 Henry c. Gaylord and J. s. Tracy spent Monday in Hartford on busi- ness.
 MT. and Mrs. E. L. Ferguson and Janet Ferguson spent Sunday in Lee, Mass.
 N Church Ward returned to Camp holiday at his home here. N Devens Sunday after spending the
 Harry Preston, age 25 years, died Dec. 18th. MT. Preston lived in this village for some time, and was well liked and respected by those who knew him. He was married few years ago to Miss Inez B. Russell of this place, who survives him, c'so his mother and father and several brothers. M
 Word was received of the death of MT. Wm. T. Flanagan of New York city. Mr. Flanagan owned place tin town. He had spent several sum- -ers in town. He leaves a wife, two hildren, one brother, two sisters. Rurial was on Dec. 23rd. Otto Roch- bll attended the funeral.
 Word was received that Carroll W. Burkett has been on the sick list at Camp Upton and unable to come home Christmas as expected.
 MT. Cutler of New Haven has been spending few days at s. Weiner's.
 Mrs. Martin of Pittsfeld has been visiting the Russell family.
 MT. Hines is back again on the Spurr coal wagon, after being laid hp several weeks with sprained hnkle.
 Amesville school opened Monday, Dec. 30, with James Goggin of East Canaan as teacher.
 Dr. T. L. Watson who spent the holiday at his parents, returned to New Haven.
 Miss Anna E. Rogers returned to New Haven Sunday. ...4.
 The Catholic church was prettily md artistically decorated Christmas with pines and roses, and when all le candles were lighted on the Beautiful altar the effect was splen- idly suggestive of the holiday. The nusic also was especially good. Mary Soggin Dunn presided at the organ nd also decorated the church.
 Mrs. Hawley Wickwire is confined her home with the influenza.
 James M. Goggin, graduate of Ca aan High School, class of 1917, and lso attended the training school at trinity College, will teach the Ames-