Connecticut western news., 1908-11-19
ASHLEY FALLS


 from Falls Village over Sunday. Henry Clark, who was recently iL- iured by fall while saving wood, k improving.
 Mrs. Lucinda Smith has returned to Ashley Falls after spending some time with friends in Connecticut.
 Fred Brewer, engineer for the Ashley Falls Marble Company, was taken ill Monday and returned to his home Ill Canaan.
 Miss Kate Heaton has returned to her school duties in Brooklyn after having spent a few weeks at home, caring for her parents.
 The ladies of the "Home Circle" are planning for a chicken pie supper and far (or sale of fancy work early in December.
 MT. and Mrs. George Prince who were guests at Lucius Scoville's last week have returned to their home in New Haven.
 Thomas Heaton continues to progress toward recovery and was able to sit up a short time on Sunday. Mrs. Heaton IS also getting along nicely.
 Daniel Irwin, who has been working in Williamstown, Mass. on a joo for the marble company, returned to town the other day and has now gone to his home in Lee, Mass.
 The Ashley Falls Social Club is still in existence although the gatherings in the club room have been considerably depleted since the business depression struck the marble company.
 Harold Bowen, who joined the army about three months ago. Is home on | fv.r kar do Sam's service agrees with him as he says he has gained ten pounds since he I left town. Il W. A. Beattie led the Christian En- deavor meeting Sunday evening. The | topic was Temperance" The Ashley Falls quintette, Messrs. Beattie, Rolf, Hall, Hurlburt and Lee, rendered some very pleasing selections. ....
 The Rev. MT. Torrey will occupy the pulpit in the Congregational chapel Sum- day evening next and will preach one in the series of three sermons he has prepared on ''The Evils of the System Under Which we Liye.'
 The Ashley Falls Marble Company plans to shut down the plant in the near future to make repairs to their gas producer, parts of which have become worn to that extent that considerable difficulty is experienced in it's operation.
 On Saturday evening a party was held at the home of Miss Jessie Ball and was attended by number of her young friends. Everyone had . good time and the gathering whetted the desires of the young folks for more like it and they will probably occur at intervals during the winter.
 The marble company have commenced the work of opening the new quarry, re- ferred to in last weeks NEWS. The de- posit of soil on the stone is now being removed. It is expected the quarry will be in readiness when the spring work commences. The opening will give employment to number of the men who would otherwise be idle when the plant closes.
 At the local store eggs are being pur- chased at 40 cents per dozen and re- tailed at the same figure (when there are any to reraiD inasmuch as the con- science of Smith & Go. will not permit of their asking more. MT. Manvel re- marks that he recalls one year in the re- cent past when hen fruit was sold for higher price than at present. That price was A cents.
 George Hall, the local mortuary artist, is fortunate in having enough work ahead to keep him busy all winter. Among the monuments he is to erect are these: X sarcophagus, made of Ashley Falls marble, for James Sum- mers in the Palmer, Mass. cemetery, monument of the same material to be | erected in the cemetery at Waterbury, Conn for Edward Terrel. also one in the Ashley Falls cemetery for George Welsh, the latter being of Quincy granite.
 A whist party. was held one evening last week at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. George Blodgett. Twenty four people were present, including res idents of Ashley Falls and Sheffield l Refreshments were served and jolly the ladies was won by Mrs. John | Griffith while the consolation went to Mrs. Thomas Rolf. Walter Van Deusen the consolation went home with John 1 Walker.
 The local Christian Endeavor Society ! is justly proud of the certificate of honor able mention, received from the Lynn convention of Christian Endeavorers. It was given in recognition of ten per cent. increase in the membership of the | local society between October 1, 1907 1 and June 1, 1908. At Sunday evenings | meeting the society admitted seven new [. members and have a few more names | to come before the society at the next business meeting. It Is expected that this years record of increase will be | even better than that of last year.