Connecticut western news., 1909-01-28
ASHLEY FALLS

There were 27 births in the town of Sheffield during the past year.
 Mrs. Jeanette Scutt. housekeeper for Rev. c. B. Landon, is on the sick list.
 George Hall has returned from Pitts held where he has been doing jury duty. Tho monthly meeting of the Epworth League was held Tuesday evening at Mrs. Sarah Manvels.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church was held last evening at the home of Mrs. Sarah Marvel
 This is the season of the year when the Italians are making the sort of sausage which is made by no other race. The construction of John Grifith's s residence on Cooper hill will be com menced as soon as the weather is favor able.
 An OK team drawing a pair of bobs through the streets was a reminder, Monday, of the primitive method of transportation.
 Last weeks thaw put stop to the filling of local ice houses. Considerable of this work was under way. But there is likely to be plenty of ice weather yet
 The counters, shelvings, etc, have been located lp W. A. Dunham's store and it is now ready for business. The busi- ness, however, is not quite ready for the store, but may be later.
 John Hall, formerly employed by the Ashley Falls Marble Company has been spending few days with his brother, George Hall. After completing his duties here. he returned to his home in Palmer, Mass, but now has position in Indiana.
 John Griffith has asked the selectmen to lay out a new road near the Moore place from the foot of Cooper hill across to the Sheffield road. Should the select men decide to do it, it will take away the steep part of Cooper hill, and will be only about half mile long.
 A Lincoln centennial will be held at the church hall Friday evening Feb. 12. Orange short cake will be served. There will be an entertainment consisting of patriotic songs and recitations. Supper will be served for 25 cents, ice cream 10 cents. Valentines will also be on sale.
 George Blodgett has gone to Chicago for another carload of horses and the villagers are remarking that 8 blizzard is sure to put ill its appearance either in the east or west as MT. Blodgett was never known to start out on one of these horse flesh journeys that blizzard didn't bliz.
 A number of logs have already been delivered on the site of the Hewins saw mill, ready to be reduced to lumber as soon as the mill is ready for operation, which, it is thought, will be ill few weeks Mr. Hewins will use a gasoline engine as power. His shingle making machine is at the railroad station.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho- dist church held @ meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs. George Benedict. At these meetings the ladies piece quilts for sale at the church fairs or do sewing for individuals if there is a demand for such work. At the present time several quilts are lin the works"
 Plans have been under consideration several weeks for the celebration of Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 18th, and it is expected an entertainment will be given at the chapel on that evening consisting of patriotic songs, tableanx and recita- tions. The social committee of the Y. P. $. O. E. have the matter in charge and a grand time may be expected.
 Rev MT Anderson, of Montague, Mass, County Missionary for Franklin Coun- ty is holding series of meetings each evening this week in the chapel and 1t Is hoped he may be helped in his work by large attendance and that much good may result. The subject of his sermon Sunday evening was Behold have set before thee an open door," and on Monday evening, Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoice in thee"
 At the service in the Methodist church Sunday afternoon six persons were baptized and eight were received into membership on probation. Those bap- tized are the Misses Elsie and Bertha Woodford, Annie Sackett, Bessie Moore, Mrs. Winifred Pinney and Roy Pinney. These persons and Foster Horton and Mrs. William Sackett were received on probation The attendance at this ser vice was unusually large and the church was very attractively decorated with laure, aud immortelles, the work having been done by Mrs. John Turner who has an enviable reputation ill this line. Mrs. Turner not only did the work but provided the decorations, having col lected the laurel in the woods during the past few weeks. The immortelles were gathered last fall and retained for occasions of this nature