Connecticut western news., 1908-01-23
ASHLEY FALLS

Wedding bells are ringing, Peahng anthems sweet,
 Soon to announce the hour, When Chapipville man will meet
 The affinity of his earth life, The selected partner from few,
 The Ashley Falls rube will do his best To find that farm for the two.
 The Ashley Falls Poet William V. Moore formerly of this place has returned to his home here from Win sted, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. Rushmore Manyel of Waterbury, Conn. were over Sunday guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Ira Manvel,
 The attendance at the chapel supper last Thursday evening was not large, owing doubtless to much sickness in the village. The net receipts were about 100, however,
 Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Snyder and Mrs Snyder's son, MT. Lent, were guests at "The Inn" last Friday.
 Frank H. Smith is housed with a hard cold.
 Mrs. A. W. Parsons is quite sick with grip.
 Irving J. Rowan fell down stairs with lighted lamp narrowly escaping fire few evenings since.
 Thomas Martin of this place expects to move to Lee, Mass. in short time, he having obtained employment at that place
 Frank Joyner of Clayton, Mass. has decided to become follower of Walker Weston. A few weeks ago MT. Joyner was transacting business in Ashley Falls when his horses decided to journey homeward. MT. Joyner says walking was bad, but he was also the possessor of 8 bad frame of mind, and the two went well together.
 No services in Methodist Church last Sunday night on account of the grippy condition of Rev. Charles Landon who usually conducts the evening service.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Conklin of Pitts field spent Sunday at Mrs. Conklin' s home here.
 George H. Blodgett intends to start for the west about February 1st for a car of horses. Look out for 8 blizzard.
 E. J. Atkins was called to New Haven Saturday for the yearly examination. The depot was in charge of his assistant Irving Bowen.
 Mrs. Cora Atkins was taken ill with a slight attack of grip which developed into pneumonia.
 MT. MoCann and MT. Beattie of the Ashley Falls Marble Company made a business trip to New York and some of the New England cities during the past week.
 Miss Martha Daly who was taken seriouly i'll with bronchial pneumonia some time ago is gradually improving.
 Mrs. F. H. Deloge who has been seriously i'll for several weeks is improv- ing and her complete recovery Is ex- peoted.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Manvel of Pittsfield visited Sunday at Ira Manvel's, returning Sunday evening"
 H. O. Tallerday is about again after being housed with the grip.
 MT. and Mrs. M. N. Decker are i'm proving. MT. Decker is able to be out,
 William Sackett is out after several days grip.
 Miss Annie Sackett is improving.
 Burt Fowler has taken 8 large con- tract to draw wood for Levi Van Deusen.
 Several attended the Friendly Union in Sheffield on Saturday evening.
 The night help has been laid off at the quarry, which is now running only days.
 Joe Clark, who has been employed in this place for the last two years, has returned to Falls Village. He disliked to go back and the boys wonder why.
 Miss B. M. Bartholomew trained nurse left Monday on the Colonial .ex- press for Washington-enrout for Southern California staying one day in Washington taking the southern route through New Orleans and Texas. She accompanied by another trained nurse from Bridgeport. Miss Morgan. They will enter the California Hospital April 1st to take a post graduate course.