Connecticut western news., 1909-06-10
ASHLEY FALLS

MT. and Mrs. F. w. 5ackett, of Col hnsville, Conn.,, are enjoying their an nual vacation as guests of MT. and Mrs. George Wood
 The straw berry supper given at the Congregational Chapel last evening was very successful and the delicious fruit was enjoyed by large number of per sons, a substantial amount being realized ! towards raising the debt on the Chapel. Mrs. Turner is recovering nicely from the injury received from being run over recently and is able to walk with the aid of a cane.
 William Dunham left Saturday on a business trip to New York.
 Next Sunday evening at the Metho- dist Church will be held the Children's Day service at 7:30 o'clock. Ezra Atkins is improving the appear 1 ance of his house by giving it a coat ot paint and repairing the veranda.
 MT. Walsh, of Great Burlington. was the guest over Sunday of Robert F. Lee.
 John Leahy, of Great Burlington, was ill town on business Monday.
 Mrs. Ralph Hurlburt lead an inter esting Christian Endeavor meeting at the Congregational Chapel Sunday after noon.
 MT. Beattie spent several days of last week in New York city. George Hall was in Middletown | Thursday and Friday of last week.
 Miss Florence Hall spent the week end in Canaan as the guest of Miss Aida Lyndell.
 MT. and Mrs. F. P. Smith of the Maplewood Ina went to New Haven Monday.
 MT. Cary, book keeper for the Marble Company, left Monday for his home in Dayton, Ohio. Since MT. Cary has been in town he has made many friends and has proved himself always a will | ing worker in the church and prompt to offer his service, as yiolinist. on occas- sions when his accomplishment has added much to the pleasure of those present, he being an exceptionally able musician. His departure is regretted by many who hope that he may again visit his friends here on some future occasion.
 Miss Bessie Bartholomew, who Is travelling in Europe, has been enjoying a visit to Paris where she is now stay ing and has found much pleasure in ex- amining the art treasures of the city, particularly those of the Louvre. After July she and her companion will have an automobile and will go to England to spend some tims on the shore there, after which they expect to gC to Italy in September and reside in villa on the shores of the Mediterranean. The yard in front of the postoffice has been made to look exceptionally attrao- tive this year by the efforts of Mrs Roraback. In the garden there are to be found Is varieties of wood fern, which are in themselves & valuable lesson in botany, while the shrubs and particularly the beautifully blossomed spiraea in the front of the yard are unusually handsome.
 We submit to the probability of being chased with the nature fakirs by relating the story of a miscellaneous family here in Ashley Falls. If you look into Will Dunham's woodshed and peep into 8 market basket there during lat home hours you will find a collection of origi nal affinities. A mother cat is stretched out and cuddled close to her two kittens, 8 little brown chicken and the demurest little yellow duckling, all perfectly al home. The chicken and duckling be longed to an odd setting and matched before their appointed time. They were introduced to the old cat who at once took them under her wing and is now almost inseparable from them.