Connecticut western news., 1907-10-31
ASHLEY FALLS
POLLING PLACE IS NEEDED

Barber Arrives-Candidate Curtis in
 Town-Woman Goes to Hospital -
 Social To-night-Co-operating With
 Canaan-Want Mains Extended-Too
 Much Help on the RaiIroads-Per-
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 NEEDLESS @ HELP
 We hear that in the near future the number of passenger brakemen on the Berkshire division, is to be reduced to one on each train. Perhaps the next move will be to do away with locomo- tive firemen. They are not really needed anyway. The engineers do nothing but sit and look out of the window and they could fire their own locomotives just as well as not. And why not have the one lone brakeman act as conductor aud baggage-man? He has absolutely nothing to do now ex- cept to shut the platform gates after the train starts and to bawl out the names of the stations. And as we think further along this line, what's the use of a conductor, brakeman and baggage man anyway? Just nail up in the car tomato can and let the passengers drop their tickets in 1t. Let 'em load thelr own baggage and unload 1t when they reach their destination. That cuts the train crew down to the engineer and tlJre ought to be some way to get rid of him, too, although we have not given the matter sufficient thought as yet to point out the way. But there is way. There must be. This overp,us of em- ployes is what is keeping all these struggling railroads poorer than church | mice. | POLLING PLACE NEEDED | It is desire perfectly within the bounds of reason when Ashley Falls voters ask why a polling place cannot be established in this village instead of re- quiring the voters from here to go to Sheffield to exercise the right of fran chise. It causes much inconvenience even when a means of transportation is provided It takes men away from their employment and it is one reason, the principal reason perhaps, why a small vote is boiled at elections other than state or national. There are. roughly estimating it, 80 voters in and near this village and surely this number should warrant @ local polling place. There are several buildings available for this purpose. 'Twould mean a larger vote. Ashley Falls is entitled to 1t. Ask for it. Talk it up.
 WATER WANTED
 Ashley Falls is waiting patiently for the return of the man who is the princi- pal owner of the Sheffield water works. According to report it is up to him to act on the request that the mains be ex- tended to Ashley Falls. About three miles of pipe would need to be laid and the majority of the local property own CTS have signified their willingness to patronize the company If they will ex- tend the pipes.
 WE WANT IT
 Ashley Falls is perfectly in accord with Canaan people ill the desire for morning and evening train on the Berk- shire division. The need of it is, and has been, apparent. Local men have written letters to president Mellen re- questing that the train be run to Canaan instead of Great Harrington. Their letters accompanied the formal request made by the Canaan Board of Trade.
 GETTING FEM THROUGH QUICKER .
 Superintendent Lake of the Berkshire division was in town Sunday morning, very early in the morning at that. He was riding on freight trains in order to get 'em through quicker. He didn't ex- actly succeed for the train from which he stepped at 1918 Sunday morning should have been here Saturday after noon at 3:25.
 PERFORMING HOME INDUSTRY
 Ashley Falls folks no longer get their slaves from Shears 6 Sawbuck, Won't gomery Mard & Go. or any other mail order house. They patronize home h. dustry. J. l.. White, of Pittsfeld, knight of the razor and shears, is To- cated in the Maplewood Inn tonsorial parlors and is being literally patronized. Terry Mullen, a polisher for the Ashley Falls Marble Go. has gone to Rutland, Vt. to accompany home his wife and three children, who went to Rutland several weeks ago and were detained there by the serious illness of one of the children. Frank Curtis, candidate for represent | ative, was in town few days ago, | "seein' folks" AS result, some who thought they wouldn't, have now de- cided that they will. At least they talk that way.
 The Ashley Falls Marble Company | has completed the exterior work for the | Dayton, Ohio, Y. M. c. A. building and | are well along with the material for the Trust company building at Bristol, Ct.
 The Konkapot river has been the proverbial raging torrent for few days | as the result of the little dash" of rain which began Sunday afternoon and con- tinued until Wednesday.
 The Halloween social at the chapel | this evening promises to be very pleas ant event. Everybody attend, partake of the good things to eat and have good time generally.
 Pupils of the grammer school are pre- pairing for little entertainment, reeita- tions and songs, to be given about 8 o'clock at the New England supper at the chapel tonight.
 George Hall don't propose to have drop of melted snow hit him in the back of the neck while he letters monu-