Connecticut western news., 1908-11-05
ASHLEY FALLS

i, A. H. Heaton of Lakeville was ill town Saturday.
 Miss Kate Heaton of Brooklyn is home to assist ill caring for her parents, who are ill.
 Rev. o. B. Landon has returned from | ais vacation trip to New York and Dan bury, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. E. L. Woodford have been spending several days with friends i'll Chatham and Red Rock, N. Y.
 MT. Van Wagonen and son, Henry, of Chatham, N. Y, are guests of Mrs. Van Wagonen's aunt, Mrs. E. l.. Woodford.
 E. L. Woodford is placing an 18-foot addition on his blacksmith and wagon shop in order to accommodate his in creasing business.
 i James Landon, who sustained shock of paralysis few weeks ago. is better. He was able to walk to the postoffice one day last week.
 Mrs. Sarah Woodford, who has been spending some time with relatives near Red Rock, N. r., has returned to her home in this village.
 MT. and Mrs. George House of Chaplin vile and Miss Bessie Chapman of Prov idence, R. l. were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. E. J. Atkins.
 The Durham store is still without an occupant consequently the speculation as to the nature of the business to be carried on therein continues.
 According to the game laws, the hunter who now wings a partridge Is liable to fine of $2000. The season for hunting these birds closed Novem- Der 1st.
 Thomas Heaton and wife have been on the sick list for several days. MT. MT. Heaton is considerably better now, however, but Mrs, Heaton does not gain as rapidly. @
 To judge by the number of loads of apples which pass through town nearly every day, there will be an abundant supply of vinegar timber this winter in cellars in this section.
 The interior of the Methodist church hall is being ceiled and people who at- tend those famous suppers to be heid therein will now approach the portals by way of set of stone steps.
 The marble to be used in the new school building in Sheffield is being sup piled by the Ashley Falls Marble Com pany. A large number of the blocks have already been cut and are ready for shipment.
 Business is still quiet with the Ashley Falls Marble Company but if the before election predictions amount to picayune, the demand for nnarbl. and everything else should revive so quickly now that all plants must be operated at least 36 hours per day wish quadrupled forces of workmen.
 Although Halloween, or. as it is more generally known in this state, Cabbage night was observed here, the boys dld not go to the usual lengths, consequently there was little fault finding Sunday morning. Gates, wagons etc. changed locations but so far as is known, no damage was done to property.
 Farmers and villagers i'll this section will probably lay in a larger supply of ice this winter than they did last. But few had enough to use through the season. There was one exception. how ever, F. P. Smith of the Maplewood hotel. He had considerably more than he needed and he very graeiously al- lowed his neighbors to have the surplus.
 Here and there about town property owners may be seen hustling the work of small repairs to buildings before winter ''sets in.'' Houses are also being banked in an effort to keep cellars from freezing and keep the wind from getting in through the cracks and blowing the boards off the floor timbers. And there is at least one case where building paper has been literally applied to the side of house to keep the wind from blowing the pictures off the walls. A paper plaster of this sort don't hand some up much but 1t does the business.
 Up to Monday there was hardly more interest taken ill the national cam paign, on the part of Ashley Falls folks, than there would be in pink tea Tn San Francisco, that is, apparently there wasn't. During the few days be- fore election interest in the representa- tive contest increased and it was the talk of the town. The general sentiment, openly expressed, was for Curtiss. When asked why they didn't favor Clarey ,nine men out of ten remarked that he had talked too much." Here's a hint to candidates. Don't talk too much.
 The Halloween supper held in the Congregational chapel Saturday eve- ming was we'll attended and was pro- nounced, success both from the financial and social standpoint. The receipts were $50 O0. It is perhaps unnecessary to state that the event was successful for it is many, very many, moons since either of tbe local churches has held an event of this sort that has not been well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. The church people know how to prepare and serve these suppers and everyone in this section has most excellent digestion and appetites that are in good running | N1-In