Connecticut western news., 1908-08-06
ASHLEY FALLS

A. Ii. Heaton or iakeyllle, Conn. mas been spending portion of his annual vacation with his parents here.
 The Cong. s. s. expect to join the Meth. and Cong. s. S., of Canaan, pie nicing at Highland Lake to-day.
 The Misses Bertha and Elsie Wood ford have been spending a few days with relatives in Lime Rock, Conn.
 Miss Margaret Irwin and friend, Miss Hayes, of Lee. were here last Saturday, p. m. guests of Miss Irwin's brother
 Mrs. Cora Atkins has gone to West field, Mass, where she will spend a week or more as the guest of her brother.
 Rev. Otis Carey missionary for 30 years in Japan is expected to speak in the Chapel next Sunday evening on his work among the Japanese.
 A daughter was born Wednesday to MT. and Mrs. Charles Conklin. The little one lived only until Friday, how ever. The mother was deing nicely at last accounts.
 A kitchen is to be added to the Metho- dist entertainment hall ns soon as the ladies can raise the wherewith. And they believe this will be in the not far distant future.
 The ladies' aid society of the Metho- l dist church are quilting nowadays and propose to devote the money they earn with their needles toward paying for the new entertainment hall.
 We are pleased to state that James Landon, who has been ill for many weeks. is still progressing toward re- covery although he has not entirely re- gained the use of his hands.
 The railroad company found 1t neces- sary, 8 few days ago, to place large blocks between the rails and the tops of the spiles near Blodgett's bridge, the spiles having sunk into the ground sev- eral inches. It is understood that new spiles are to be driven.
 The Ashley Falls Marble Company are figuring on a large contract for stone and if they secure it, it will be necessary for them to open new quarry from which to obtain lighter grade of stone. The location of this quarry will be short distance north of tue plant.
 George E. Frink of Falls Village has just completed the work of piping the residence of E. l.. Woodford for light ing with gas. The pipes are connected with the machine which has for Eev- eral months lighted the store of Smith 6 Go. and MT. Woodferd's blacksmith shop.
 The sale of Canaan camp ground tickets at this station is increasing Last year two were sold during the season and thus far three have been sold this season and it is understood there is a man somewhere over in the hills who is thinking of purchasing the fourth if crops turn out well.
 W. A. Durham is re-arranging the in- terior of his building on Main street and according to current report he is to es- tablish general store therein. THE NEWS reporter was unable to consult with Mir. Durham when he made his rounds, consequently we are not able to state whether the rumor is correct or not. .e# .
 There has been pronounced revival in the demand for souvenir post cards since the supply of new views of Ash ley Falls, Canaan, the Housatonic rrver etc. went on sale at the postoffice and at the store of F. H. Smith 6 Company The Canaan Printing Company have just replenished the stocks at both these places and there is assurance that there will be enough to "go round"
 The peach and ice cream festival, held last Friday evening in the enter tainmedt hall by the ladies of the Methodist church was a success in every particular. Tho receipts were $24OO and would have been more but the ladies misjudged the ice cream capacity of the people who attended the festival and the supply of this delectable frozen delicacy was exhausted before the demand was satisfied.
 One day last week half dozen Ashley Falls women hastely grabbed their pocket books and pans and hurried to their doors to meet the fish peddler whose horn they thought they heard. Then all retired hastily into their houses when they discovered that the nolse they heard was a new warning device at tached to the automobile of a man who resembles one of the Canaan dentists.
 For a number of days the report has been current in the surrounding section that the Ashley Falls Marble Company plant was shut down a few days ago because of a lack of orders and for yari- ous other reasons. There is absolutely no truth in the statement. The plant is running as usual and quantities of finished stone are being shipped. MT. McCann remarks that this rumor springs up hueW oNoly tlIuo GlS COupduJ lay off man.
 Ashley Falls is never very largely represented at the Housatonic Valley league games although when the most interesting games are played in Canaan delegation from here is usually pres ent. B. A. Peirce of the Red Mills never misses anything in the line of 8. ball game in his home town and W. A. Beattie has used up several gallons of gasoline. getting down there in that red automobile when he has had reason to believe there would be something worth looking at in the line of the national game.
 There are few. if any, boarders, in Ashley Falls this summer. Just why this should be so, it is difficult to un- derstand. The place possesses the at fractions which are supposed to appeal to people looking for desirable places to spend the heated term. And it may be that the people who have the premises and the facilities for accommodating these boarders have not caused the fact to be known among the DeoDla, who are