Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28
ASHLEY FALLS
Chicken pox still prevails.

Mrs. Julia Bierce has been visiting ir Chapinvile.
 The marble company's plant will be closed Saturday.
 Mrs. Bunker has returned to he1 home on the hill.
 Mrs. Julia Roraback spent Thursday and Friday in Great Harrington.
 George Blodgett hiked back to the west last Saturday after more equines
 Mrs. Mary Ives Clark led the praise service in the Congregational church Sunday evening.
 B. A. Peircs's delivery wagon is being rejuvenated in Woodruff's shop and will be resplendant in new paint and varnish when 1t appears.
 To man sitting on the top of 8 tall smokestack it very much appears that g Get together Club wouldn't be a half bad organization in Ashley Falls.
 Ashley Falls was we'll represented at the Choral Union concerts ill Canaan Saturday afternoon and evening and all derived much pleasure from the event.
 The new church hall was formally dedicated last week by the holding of the strawberry festival the receipts of WHICH, including sOIu0 uOHdGlOus, amounted to $63.36.
 Ashley Falls people who wish to con- tribute flowers to be used ill decorating the graves of the soldiers, are requested to leave the same at the Methodist church hall tomorrow (Friday) evening.
 The marble compauy's plant is now running on full time much to the qualification of the workmen and every one else in this vicinity. Thirteen cut ters are at work and the force is being gradually increased. .".
 The pupils of the local school are urgently requested to be at the ceme- tery Saturday morning when the soldiers graves are decorated, and to render the usual exercises. Contribu- tions of flowers are also solicited. Friends here were shocked yesterday to hear of the death of Mrs. Harry Ferry at Salisbury. She was afflicted by scar let fever. The remains were brought hero yesterday afternoon for interment She moved from here short time ago and was well known in this section.
 The following officers of the Metho- dist church have been elected: Treas urer and collector, William F. Sackett trustees, John Turner, William F.. Sackett and William Dunham; stewards, T. l.. Sackett, Henry D. Ferris and Ira Manvel; superintendent of the Sunday school, Rev. Charles Landon; assistant T. l.. Sackett.
 Not only do the stone markers denote the boundry line between Massachusetts and Connecticut, on the road to Canaan but the difference in the road is most noticeable. With glass eye man can see where the Massachusetts sand road leaves off and the Connecticut macadam begins. But it'll all be macadam some day.
 The death of Mrs. Mary Taylor oc- cured Saturday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs George Welch, after long illness with stomach trouble. The funeral was held yesterday after noon at two o'clock, the Rev. MT. Tor rey officiating. The remains were in- tered in the Ashley Falls cemetery. Mrs. Taylor was 68 years of age.
 Ashley Falls base ball enthusiasts will now have an opportunity to see league base ball games without going out of the township. Sheffield has joined the Housatonic Valley league and on Saturday morning of this week will play it's first game of the season with the Falls Village-Lime Rock team at Limo Rock. Canaan plays Lakeville at Canaan at 3.30 tho same day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stahl belong to the Ashley Falls Booster Club and for that reason they donated two crates of berries to the Methodist church last week on the occasion of the strawberry festival. And they do say that Frank also insisted on paying for the suppers which were eaten by his better half and himself. The church people have asked THE NEWS to extend their thanks to MT. and Mrs. Stahl for the donation.
 The memorial service held in the Ash ley Falls Methodist church Sunday was & memorable occasion. The church was appropriately decorated. Above the pulpit was tastily draped 20-foot flag belonging to proprietor Smith of the Maplewood hotel while smaller flags ap- peared here and there and flowers adorned the pulpit. Seventeen veterans and three members of the Womans' Re lief Corps attended the services. They were escorted into the church by bevy of children who carried small flags and the scene was pretty and impressive one. The sermon which Rev. MT. Snyder preached was eloquent, timely
 
 with rapt attention by an audience which filled the church.
 The hall which the Methodist people are erecting is practically completed or, rather, all the work planned for the present is practically done. Inasmuch as the funds which were raised for con- struction purposes have been about ex- pended, it has been decided to postpone ceiling the inside of the building and constructing a kitchen at the rear. Both will be done later, however. The building was constructed through the efforts of the League connected with the church. T. l.. Sackett is president of the organization, Mrs. Sackett is treasurer and Miss Powell is secretary. John Turner, w. T. Sackett and T. l.. Sackett constitute the building com mittee. The work of construction has been done by T. l.. Sackett and son with contributions of two and three days work on the part of 8 few public spirited men. Q0IITAEIEI n