Connecticut western news., 1880-10-20

Mrs. Chas. Goodrich of Stockbridge was thrown from her carriage last week Monday, and seriously injured.
 The second annual meeting of the Berk- shire high school teachers association is to be held in Pittsfeld Oct. 23.
 Monterey wants political speaker, to tell the natives whether Ben. Butler is up for governor, or not, this fall.
 A train on the Pittsfeld & North Adams R. R. ran over fox the other day, for the first time since the road was built.
 Preparations are being made for entertain ing an unusually largo number of summer boarders another season, in Egremont.
 A Pttsfeld policeman was so severely kicked recently by a criminal whom he was arresting, as to lay him up for three weeks. Miss Nellie Boardman, just returned from @ three years medical course in Germany, was given reception in Ct. Burlington the other night.
 The ladies of Washington smoke, and don't even remove their pipes from their ruby mouths when they meet a newspaper cores pondent.
 Sheriff Streeter of Adams fell between the depot platform and the moving train recent | ly, but, lying parallel with the rail- he escape( with a few scratches.
 In Otis pond last week some New Hartfort fishermen caught 72 pounds of pickerel, the largest weighing five pounds and six ounces and measuring 26 inches in length.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Canon were throwr out of wagon by runaway team at Tyring ham the other day, and Mir. c. received in \ 1iuries which terminated in his death.
 The Courier gives those newspapers "rats that have undertaken to get up scare abou malaria in Berkshire county, and brings thu testimony of several eminent local physician to refute the stories.
 ! A rocket in the hands of editor Fowler ex ploded and set fire to large quantity of fir works in an office in Pittsfield last Thursda evening; but by strenuous efforts Fowler sue ceeded in extinguishing the flames. | The democratic mass meeting in Lee las Wednesday was a rouser. Hancock club from Pittsaeld, Ct. Harrington, Stockbridg and Lexox were largely represented, and mu sic was furnished by 'Doring's band, of 2 pieces.
 The annual meeting of the Mahaiwe cem etery association at Ct. Burlington was hel recently, when the following officers wer chosen: President, c. J. Taylor; clerk, H T. Robbins; Egbert Hollister and H. I Robbins directors.
 At the Pittsfeld Catholic fair last week | the gold-headed cane was presented to pres dent Barker of the republican club, who re ceived GA votes against 15G for Bowermal of the democratic club. The cane cleare $50. for the church society
 Henry Vosburg, laborer on the H. R, F gravel train, while intoxicated, attempted board the express freight at Sheffield last Tues day night, but missing his footing, he fell ur der the wheels, and two cars passed over hi body, killing him instantly, and mutilatin him in shocking manner.
 At the annual supper of the local editors and reporters at Pittsfeld tomorrow nigh \ County clerk H. W. Taft, formerly editor ( the Pittsfeld Eagle, will give the address, o sLocal Journalism, then and now" Tn committee have received letters of kind wisl es and regret at inability to be present, frol Gen. Hancock, Gen. Butler, Chester A. Ar thur, Gov. Long, Cyrus W. Field and Mar Twain