Connecticut western news., 1908-04-30
ASHLEY FALLS
THE MARBLE PLANT IS BUSY

Front Yard OrnamentatIon-Churcn
 Kitchen en-"Oderiferous Ettiuvious-
 ness"-Death of David Langdon-Red
 Mill lmprovements-Str iiium'na-
 tion-lmprovements to PropertY-
 Atkins Old Red Rooster.
 Miss Benedict is on the sick list.
 Vernon Smith is Ill with tonsolltls.
 George Hall was in Palmer, Mass. last week.
 William Durham is about to paint and repair his house.
 Georpe Hall took northern trip Mon day. going as far as Great Harrington.
 H. c. Tallerday is planning for the : placinQ of a handsome new piazza on hls residence.
 Painters are busily engaged ln lmprov. ing the appearance of the residence or 7 F. H. Smith.
 W. A. Durham is obtaining plans ana estimates for the placing of new 1ront in his store building.
 E. L. Woodford is turning out some good jobs of woodworking and wagon painting these days.
 Frank SEanl IS dDOue to ALAPAo'S S~ appearance of his residence by tho erec- tion of commodious piazza. George Blodgett left Saturday for the west and will be accompanied by anotner carload of horses when he returns.
 W. A. Beattie is 8 busy man these 8 days. In addition to his regular duties Il he ia also acting as draughtsman for the marble company.
 The Ladies of the Home Circle held their Annual Easter supper at the Chap e ell last Thursday evening. A good as- 's tendance. Receipts about $3O.OO.
 Miss Minta Bradford was in charge of the postoffice during the absence of Mrs Roraback, who went to Copake, N. r., ,r Friday, having been called there by the l, death of her brother.
 IT The trainmen on the N. Y, NH. & H. R. R. know where the good eggs come from which accounts for the largo quan- titles of hen fruit taken on board the cars ]. here almost every day.
 The piping for gas lighting in the hotel has been practically completed and the arrival of the machine is being awaited It is expected daily. The machine has capacity of 100 lights.
 Work on the Methodist entertainment <. hall and dining room is now progressing favorably. The building is entirely en
 closed and the flooring has arrived Ceiling will be used instead of plasteree
 walls.
 ., It is understood that small kitcher N' is to be erected at the rear of the enter . tainment hall and church dining room
 now being constructed by the Methods
 people. The original plans did not con
 template a kitchen.
 Hundreds of pieces of waste marbl
 from the quarry mill are being used a Ill., borders for flower beds or for other orna
 mental purposes i'll many local iron ,xr yards this spring and ill some cases tn 1 arrangement is quite artistic. 'n' John Hoag, of Canaan, is constructin
 the large chimney which Is to carry o to the smoke from the range when thos
 famous and delectable suppers are serve
 this winter by the Methodist people l
 that entertainment hall which Is in pr' Ct cess of construction.
 There certainly should be plenty ( . fertility in the soil of the farms in tt vicinity of Ashley Falls this year if the1 is any virtue in fertilizer. Many tol of it have arrived at the local statle which accounts for the oder1fero1 ,C efiuviousness which has prevailed l<O that vicinity for some time. lCl Proprietor, B. A. Peirce, of the R. n Mills, has purchased steel Hume to I V place the one of wood which now carri
 the water from the dam to the mills al 70 which has reached that stage of antiqu lo tion where the water spurts through t lr sides like unto gigantic automatic 1S extinguished in vigorous action. 'N David Langdon, brother of Mrs. Jn
 F. Roraback of this village, died last F
 day at his home in Copake, N. Y. \ Roraback was quite well know here, ht u ing made several protracted visits W or his sister in the recent past. The sy
 pathy of Mrs. Roraback's many frieI r is extended to her in her hour of berea 7 ment.
 Iass Messrs. McCann and Beattie of Ashley Falls Marble company expect 40 to New York this week to figure o
 fob calling for considerable mari very There 1TTh are now sufficient orders ah,
 to keep the plant ill continuous oI
 ation for six months and if they sec the contract referred to, 1t will LA'C several months work
 A pipe has been extended from
 Maplewood hotel to three of the post
 front of the building whereon lamps ' Sur- be located. The lamps will be lgh bv gas from the machine to be placed : the hotel to illuminate the buIldl The With these and the Woodford-T Taller Let rrae 1iobts hurninp each evening, 'aln village square will be brilliantly Y minated place.
 ,ONN The Ashley Falls Marble Company - - nearly it's full complement of men H9e work in the quarry and mill departm 0 of their works. Eight cutters are busy As the work progresses on various contracts now under way, | men will be put on. These contracts
 for the completion of the work at NA earliest possible moment and for " reason all small orders for the produ , the plant are being declined. The old rooster owned by sta
 agent Atkins is source of consider lc curiosity thase days since being bl