Connecticut western news., 1908-07-09
ASHLEY FALLS

Ezra Atkins and bride have returned from their wedding tour.
 Rev. and Mrs. E. o. Torrey were guests at R. F. Lees last Thursday.
 Miss Jennie M. Powell has gone to Asbury Park, N. J., for the summer.
 Will Donsbough had new potatoes out of hls own market garden for dinner Monday of last week.
 Miss Katherine Heaton went to Lake vile Monday to spend the day with her brother A. H. Heaton.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Bell and little daughter, Barbara, of Huntsville, Conn. are guest at R. P. Lees this week.
 Ralph Latimer, of Simsbury, Conn.,, was here Tuesday to drive home herd of cattle recently purchased of nearby farmers.
 Mary Saulter and John McGregor of the grammar school passed the examina- tion admitting them to the high school next term.
 MT. and Mrs. John Turner took 8 carriage drive to Hudson, N. Y, last week Wednesday, returning home last Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. George Smith of Wood bury, Ct. came in their auto Saturday remaining over Sunday with Mrs. Smiths sister Mrs. R. P. Lee.
 Miss Katherine Heaton came home from Brooklyn last week Wednesday to spend her annual summer vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Heaton.
 The members of the grammar school have this season gathered just 100 varie- oF evil u%0v IT se, at the head, being the first to bring S4 varieties. s "HE 5.e
 Mrs. Sarah Manvel is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Holmes, in Woodbury, Conn. Before her return she will spend two weeks with her son, Hiram Manvel, in Bristol, Conn.
 And now the Berkshire Courier cor respondent takes correspondent Lester to task for giving, as the beginning of station agent Atkins service, date be- fore Ezra was born.
 The cake and ice cream sale at the Cha pei. the eve. of July 4th, was we'll patron ized and the display of fireworks on the lawn just north of the Chapel was fine and much enjoyed by old and young.
 Charles Ashley, f1agman at the Main street crossing has flower garden right beside the crossing which attracts con siderable attention, especially the fine row of sweet peas. Last year he had his first blooms of sweet peas on June 24. This year he beat the record. pick ing small bunch on June 23.
 The remains of Chas. Parmalse, . former resident of Ashley Falls, were brought here from Torrington, Monday afternoon, for burial. Rev. Ridgeway of Canaan, off1ciated at the grave. Mir Parmalee leaves three sons, Watson of Great Burlington, Edward of Collins vile, and Scott of Torrington; also two daughters, Mrs. Bartholomew of Chapin- vile and another daughter in New ter sey.
 Correspondent Lester tells the follow ing snake story which may be true. Of course you are not compelled to believe it. Samuel Wilcox lost one valuable COW bitten by either a spotted adder or some other snake last May, and another was bitten about two weeks ago on the teats, causing a sore of which she will die. Last Sunday evening another one of his valuable cows aS again bitten. He called Dr. Corwin, of Canaan, and he immedi- ately pronounced it the bite of snake. The locality of which MT. Wilcox lives has been infested with large number of snakes, both of the venomous rattlers and the black snake. MT. Wilcox is to keep watch of his COWS in the pasture this week in hopes to find out the direct cause. The loss of MT. Wilcox's cowsis causing serious misgivinRs with his who az we'll as himself have some of the finest herds in town.