Connecticut western news., 1908-04-16
ASHLEY FALLS
CHURCH HALL CONSTRUCTION


 Agents Rooster
 Louis J. Streck, the Canaan painter, has been exercising his skill on the old store building.
 Work on the Methodist church enter tainment hall is going rapidly forward and the date of it's completition will not be far distant if contractor Sackett and his force maintain their present clip.
 FL. Woodford and wife were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Batter shall ln Chatham, N. Y.
 MT. Jackson is in the House of Mercy where he is being treated for cancer.
 The man behind the spade is much in evidence these days.
 Miss Catherine Heaton of Brooklyn is home for the Easter vacation.
 Mrs. H. Louise Clark of New York spent Sunday with Mrs. Julia Roraback. A new roof was placed on Mrs. Julia Roraback' s residence last week.
 The Rev. Charles Landon has re- turned from conference. On the way home he made a brief visit with friends in Danbury.
 Station agent Atkins was the guest of
 
 George Hall was i'll New Milford Sat urdaY. A son was born Sunday to MT. and Mrs D. Tullio.
 w. A. Beattie is to go to New York Saturday to meet Mrs. Beattie's sister in-law, Mrs John Elrick. of Aberdeen, Scotland. She will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Beattie for about three months.
 George Hall erected, few days ago. in the Ashley Falls cemetery, monu- ment to the memory of John Curtis.
 The Easter observance at the chapel 1 will be held Sunday, April 26 instead of April 18th owing to the absence from town of some of those who are to take part in the exercises. >s...a
 Richard Field moved his family to l Winsted the early part of the present week.
 Rev. MT. Emmons of Kansas, spoke Sunday evening. in the chapel, on the subject of missions. The talk was very interesting and was listened to by a good-sized congregation.
 The Rev. MT. Snyder returned from conference last week and occupied his pulpit as usual on Sunday, preaching a very excellent sermon. His return to this pastorate was most acceptable to his parishioners.
 Fred and Don Smith have returned to their school in Vermont
 Mrs. Strong, who has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. P. Smith, has returned to her home in New Haven.
 Charles Conklin and wife of Pittsfield spent the Sabbath at George Walch's.
 Ashley Falls has some Booster Club members, too. Just now they are de- voting their activities to improving their sidewalks by placing thereon liberal coatings of fine cinders from the quarry boiler room. And the ladies who own property are as active in this direction as the men, And in some instances they do the work themselves, at least one woman was engaged Monday, with basket and shovel, building as good g sidewalk as her neighbor has.
 The March gales April has been giving us thus far, are of the kind the' oldest in habitant' remembers "back in the 60's. , Of course they are not quite as severe ] and vigorous but nearly so. Cars stand ing on the side track have been partially unroofed, family washings have beeI blown over into neighboring gardens trees have been broken etc. Monda. noon a Dominique rooster belonging to station agent Atkins walked iron the poultry house to proclaim to th community that Mrs. Hen had just lait an egg. While h1s crow was in pro gress, along came 8 gust of wind, lifted him high in the air, blew him agains the side of the barn with plunk, befor he had time to shut off the crow valve He was carried 150 feet which is said t. be the longest crow on record. Tn breeze continued so vigorously tha chanticleer was held tight against tn barn dispite his struggles and the gen1a agent finally found it necessary to get ladder and rescue the bird. THE NEW photographer was on the job with hi camera and took picture of this il order to prove the truthfulness of tn :, statement but, unfortunately, the plat was spoiled while being developed.
 They do say as how the tinkle of wed ding bells can be falntly heard. Everyone rejoices at the prospect c full time work with a complete force 8 the quarry.