Connecticut western news., 1907-09-05
ASHLEY FALLS

We wonder when that girl will pay her cent bet.
 Miss Ethel Brown returned from The Elmhurst Sunday in order to resume her studies at the Sheffield High School which opened Tuesday.
 A baptismal service was held at the home of MT. s. Johnson last Sunday, the same being called to baptize his youngest child. Rev. MT. Snyder of Sheffield con- ducted the ceremonies.
 MT. J. A. Griffith is erecting large silo, in addition to the ones he now has erected. The same was shipped him from Rutland, Vt. in parts, ready for service after the parts are placed together.
 Miss Clara Farrell of Springfield, Mass. returned to that place last Monday after enjoying an extended vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Beattie.
 Fred Capron, of Danbury, Conn.,, is the guest of his mother Mrs. Roraback. Mrs. Emma Decker and nephew, of Pittsfeld, Mass. have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. Myron Decker for the past few days and started for Philmont, NY. 1 Monday.
 Charles Robinson of Waterbury, Conn. spent Sunday at R. l.. Hurlburt's.
 Levi Parsons, of Thomaston, Ct spent Sunday with his brother Arthur w. Par sons.
 Hiram Manvel, of Bristol, Conn. spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Manvel
 Frank Deloge has been spending few days in Conn. visiting at Hartfod, New Britain and Bristol, returning on Mon day night.
 Miss Powell, the new teacher for the Grammar school, arrived at Maplewood Inn last week and opened her school on 1 Tuesday Miss Jennie Andrus will teach the primary school.
 John Strong, of New Haven, spent Sunday and Monday at the Inn.
 Miss Kate Heaton returned to Brook lyn, New York, to-day to resume her duties as teacher.
 Mrs. R. P. Lee visited her sister, Mrs. Smith, of Woodbury, Ct., returning on Monday.
 Henry Clark has had a part of his house newly shingled, Hoag Brothers doing the work.
 Mrs. and MT. J. H. Turner spent Sat urday i'll Ct. Harrington.
 Bert Brewer, of Waterbury, Conn.,, spent few days at his home, returning on Monday.
 Three automobile parties arrived at the Inn late Sunday night, continuing their journey on Monday morning in the rain.
 Geo Hall has requested the village authorities to furnish better police pro- tection on Friday nights on account of that being the night appointed for the stone cutters meetings, he being the treasurer of the local union. MT. Van Deusen0 has acted promptly and has ap- pointed two deputies to assist him, J Walker and John Walker. This precau- tion is the result of joker's suggestion and the imagination of Pittsfield re- porter in advertising fake sand bag plot in our little town.
 It looked on Saturday night as if there would be another crash of automobile and express, the automobile crossing ths tracks few feet ahead of the engine More careless auto drivers will meet the same fate that the Root autoists did a few weeks ago, unless slower speed is made by auto drivers. The Town author. ities should insist that the speed of auto mobiles is kept down to 10 miles an hour where they have roads posted. If police men would pull in few fast drivers il would be good thing.
 Mr. Geo. s. House of Chapinville, Conn should be termed a modern hero as he performed an athletic feat last Sunday on the Silver St. road by stopping run away horse. The horse and wagon was the property of John Muir and had been hitched to post when by some unknown means the horse got loose and became frightened and started at a terrific pace down the road. MT. House was out for g little stroll with friend when he heard the approaching noise. He quickly com manded his friend to get over the fence In the meantime small boy was ap preaching from the opposite direction with large load of milk cans. AS the horse approached MT. House. he leape6 and secured the reins and drew the horse in the fence with little or no damage done, after which he and his friend drove