Connecticut western news., 1909-12-02
ASHLEY FALLS

d. visit with George Woodfrey i'll Mat chester Green.
 Attorney G. w. Gordor, of Spring field, Mass, visited Sunday with MT and Mrs. R. P. Lee.
 John Hall, who spent the holiday with his family i'll Palmer, Mass, returned to this village Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs II. H Brigham of New York were the thanksgiving guests of J. A. Griffith on Cooper Hill. Mir. and Mrs William Bcattie returned Saturday evening from few days visit with relatives in Springfield, Mass MT. and Mrs. w. $. Van Deusen and daughter Anna returned Monday eyen- ing from few days visit ill Holycke, Mass.
 ] pr. and Mrs. U. s. Cook and daughter returned to day to rhelr home Ill Moodus after few days visit with Mir. and Mrs. | F. P. Smith.
 MT. and Mrs. R. E. Manville return, Saturd,,y evening from few days visit | in Waterbury with Mir. and Mrs. Rush. more Waite.
 Frederick Smith has returned to his studies at Norwich University in North field. Vt, after spending Thanksgiving | at nlS nome here.
 The Ladies' Home Circle of the Con- gregational church will hold its annual sale and supper i'll the chapel Thursday evening, December 9.
 1 Foster Horton pleasantly entertained sixteen of his young friends at the home of Mrs. Sarah Mauville Friday evening of last week. All kinds of games were 1 played and light refreshments were 1 served.
 l The Ashley Falls Marble Company has received four large blocks of brown mar 1 ble from Tennessee, which will be pre- pared for big contracting concerns ill ! New York city. The four blocks weighed i over forty-eight tons, and the freight was over S318; so it Is seen that a little 1 freight business is done in the small town of Ashley Falls.
 Piano Tuner 46 Years
 George B. Spencer, of Guilford, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. F. F. Smith for several days, has an interest ing feature connected with his life and 1t might be considered marvellous. When q boy of II years, he went out on the road for himself and took up the trade of tuning pianos. He made a success of his task and for six years he did work in different parts of the country, but for the past forty years he has made his headquarters in the Berkshires. MT. Spencer is now 50 years old and he IS probably one of. very few who began piano tuning at the age of II. After doing this work for forty-six years, he is still very capable and does very good work.
 ! 4 Pleasant Surprise
 MT. and Mrs. F. H. Smith were given very pleasant surprise party at their home in this village Tuesday evening, i by several of the residents of the village and also by visitors here. The door of the house was opened and MT. and Mrs. Smith found themselves confronted by a host of iovial friends. and they stood dazed for a moment before they realized what it meant. The evening was very enjoyably passed by singing, dancing, i and playing various games. When the evening was about half over light re- 1 freshmente were served, and as the small hours were drawing near all re- tired. It was one of the most enjoyable affairs that has taken place i'll the village for some time. The music for dancing was furnished by Dr. U. s. Cook and George B. Spencer, both visitors i'll town. Meanest Man in Town A little over a week ago there was very singular thing happened in Ashley Falls, but although it was singular it is considered to be the smallest act ever committed i'll the village. One of the oldest residents of the town. a man of 90 years. had sawed, split and piled a cord of wood in his woodshed, and was we'll prepared for the winter. One morning shortly after he had aIlsen he went to the shed to get some wood but all was gone, even to the smallest pieces. This act has been the gossip of the village since it's happening and if any person
 would steal from a man of that age, he w0nId do almost anything, so 1t would be for the benefit of the village if he were found out and brought before the court. It is very probable that the man who stole the wood, did not have the ambition to cut a cord so took this course as means of getting it. Who eyer committed the deed may neverthe- less feel highly complimented now, for he is spoken of as, ''the meauest man in town," and that's rubbing it in some.