Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

The selectmen of Richmond have brought 10 owners of unlicensed dogs to grief.
 Elias Hemrsted of New London, has been sued for $s00O damages for libel by Daniel Lee.
 The Burlington savings bank had rush of depositors few days ago, to draw their 10 per cent. installment, the second then being due.
 George Wade, an old and respected citizen and formerly postmaster at Bridgeport, cut will probably die.
 The saucy correspondent of 8 local paper says there are three things the town of Adams is noted for-miserable roads, free rum and an incompetent board of selectmen to enforce the laws.
 Four children were buried by caving gravel bank at Danielsonville on Wednesday, and one of them, John Murphy's six-years-old son Michael, was killed the boys sister is in d critical condition, but the others escaped unhurt.
 The mystery of the Madison murder is still further increased by the statement of Samuel F. Jones, of Hartford, Hayden's lead ing counsel, that the arsenic which his client acknowledged buying, and which was sup posed to have been used in poisoning Mary Stannard, was found in tin box in Hayden's barn, where he said he put it, and is now in the hands of the defense.
 A tin box, containing notes, deeds, re- ceipts and a handbook for quite number of thousand dollars, which was stolen from A. M. French Co.,, Pine street, New York bank CTS, ill 1873, was found under flat stone in an obscure part of Holland the other day, by a German named Tint2, as he was fixing his | fence. The property belongs to 6 MT. Bibler, now at San Francisco, Cal, and 6 reward of S90OO was offered for its recovery at the time of the robbery.
 On Friday evening of last week, the edit ors of Berkshire county held press supper at H. R. Daviss dining rooms in Pittsfeld. Most of the papers of the county and vicinity were represented. James Harding of the Eagle and J. l.. Ford of the Sun presided, and nearly score of invited guests, among whom were Sheriff Root, Senator Eustis of Louisiana, Col. Richard Lathers, Postmaster Chickering, w. R. Plunkett and Register Allen, were present. The bill of fare, printed on paper of unique and fantastic design, was in tping with the occasion, and after supper number of ad- dresses by the fraternity were listened to. w. D. Axtcll of the Eagle, who 40 years ago last week began his career an apprentice, gave an interesting allusion to the press of that time and this, and the Improvements in print ing ; another his personal acquaintance with and some of the peculiarities of the Berkshire local editors and still another, an address on what the editor was called on to omit. One gave his ideas of a model country journal, and there were a number besides, all enjoyable and pertinent to the gathering. The invited guests spoke in response to toasts. Letters were read from President Hayes, Senator H. L. Dawes, Gov. Rice, Speaker John D. Long. Rev. Dr. A. A. Miner, Congressman Robinson and others. Frank Foxcroft of the Boston Journal sent a lite poem. Invitations to Gen Butler, Dennis Kearney and Gov Talbot were not responded to. II. w. Taft, former Berk- shire editor, was prevented by sickness from attending. He was to have read paper on local journalism in his day and the present.