Connecticut western news., 1907-12-12
ASHLEY FALLS

Miss Jennie Ferry was home over
Sunday.
Charles Conklin of Great Darlington
spent Sunday i'll town.
There is no improvement in the con-
dition of Mrs. Frank De Loge.
Court Horton of Shenandoah, N. Y. is
guest Of station agent Atkins.
Miss Bessie Bartholomew of Bridge
port is guest of Mrs. Roraback.
Mrs. Wallace of Great Darlington is
assisting for few weeks IL the home OF
John Griffith.
It is rumored that both churches are
considering the advisability Of lighting
the edifces with gas.
Sunday was evidently church-going
day. The services in both churches
were unusually well attended.
The Ashley Falls Marble Company has
laid off seven stone cutters and one
laborer during the past few days.
The bell for the Congregational church
was shipped from Michigan December 2
and is expected to arrive here this week.
The proceeds of the ''Seven" supper
for the benefit of the Methodist church
last Friday evening were $15.25. Lit
was novel event and much enjoyed.
The Congregational church chicken
pie supper which has been in view for
number of weeks, has been postponed
until after the holidays.
The weather forecasts which are
posted in the post office each day seem
to be much appreciated by the public as
many local people consult each bulletin.
John Hall has discontinued his duties
at the plant OF the Ashley Falls Marble
Co. and has returned to his home in
Palmer, Mass. 1t is expected he will
again take up the draughting pen hero
in the spring, however.
The Congregational church Christ
mas observance will consist of an exer-
else entitled "3ates Of Glory" In ad-
dition there will be a number Of songs
and Rotations by the children. The ex-
eroises will be held on Sunday evening
December 90. 40 AZ nsdjgs
Ashley Falls is without barber and
1t bids fair to be a village Of whiskers.
Joe White, the Rmputator Of hirsute ap-
pendages packed up his equipment and
wepded his way back to Pittsfeld. Mr..
White claims he left town because there
was considerable Of a gap when he un-
dertook to make ends meet.
The excavation for the foundation for
the entertainment hall to be erected on
the Methodist church grounds, is COM
pleted. The cost Of construction Of the
building will be materially lessoned be-
cause of the fact that several members
of the church have volunteered to donate
their services. Among these is contract
or T. L. Sackett. 1t is planned to con-
tlnue the work through the winter and
have the structure ready for occupancy
in the spring.
A few evenings ago an Ashley Falls
man came home and not finding his
spouse in the house, sat down to wait
for her.. The hours passed and she did
not appear and the man began to worry.
He telephoned to various places in town
and in Canaan but could find no trace Of
her. He finally fell asleep on the lounge
trying to remember how those adver-
tisements read that are put in the papers
by men whose wives have deserted
them. When he awoke in the morning
he saw his missing spouse come down
stairs. She was home and asleep DUR
ing the time he was telephoning here
and there trying to locate her. He was
not going to say anything about his lit
tie experience but somehow or other 1t
leaked out.