Connecticut western news., 1880-03-03
BERKSH7RE COUNTY.

Mill River has salve manufactory. Y A church fair in South Lee last week re- ! alized $7o.oO: Principal Halsey of the Lee grammar school has resigned. It cost James Kirby $7 to pull down his neighbours sign in Pittsfeld the other day, The Courier's candidate for high sheriff is Deputy W. W. Langdon of Ct. Harrington.
 High Sheriff Root of Pitts6eld is improving in health, and will soon be able to ride out.
 Williams College last week receivedEa gift of $25, 900 from J.Z. Goodrich of Stock bridge.
 The Richmond iron company is preparing to burn 10000 cords of wood into charcoal next summer.
 Housatonie correspondents are trying to shame the H. R. R. Co. into erecting new depot at that place.
 Dr. Camps son Frank, fell distance of 15 feet in his fathers barn the other day, and narrowly escaped dangerous injuries.
 A years old child of Peter Blow of Great Harrington was seriously burned by overturn- ing frying pan of hot grease upon itself.
 sherifs Kellogg and Humphrey raided Ashley Falls and Sheffield last week, and seized some cider at Allan Decker's at Shef. field.
 Deputy Sheriff Norton has sued the town of Great Burlington for the $500 reward, of- fered for the man who burned NO. Munson's house at Van Deusenville in 1877. Some of the men employed by the Knicker- booker Ice Company at Richmond reservoir, struck for higher wages last week, and the difficulty was settled satisfactorily.
 Prof. Frost of New Marlboro, read paper on the "Orig;n of the names of Berkshire men, towns, rivers etc., before the Berk- shire Historical and Scientific society in Pitts field lsst Thursday.
 Tie warden of the state prison refused to let Frederick Webster out on 8 writ of habeas corpus, consequently he did not appear against rJotewire at Ct. Harrington last week, and T Notewire was discharged.
 Some Pittsfield chaps found a stray sheer recently, winch, after keeping awhile they sold to sheep owner. The buyer slaugh' tered it and discovered on the pelt his owr mark He had bought his own sheep.
 A cock fight between Pittsfeld and Dalton was broken up the other day, and 27 participants arrested by Sheriff Kellogg. Ir a dispute among the prisoners girl was ac cidentally shot in the thigh, but not seriously
 Joseph H. Higgins of Sheffield was before the district court at Great Harrington Friday charged with mortgaging property that was not his own, thereby receiving $276. The case was continued three weeks, the defend ant giving bonds for his appearance.
 While Dalton man was driving througf the streets recently, neighbor, with whom he had had some trouble, struck him over the head with horse whip which frightened the horses so they ran away, throwing out the driver and smashing things generally, and now 8 law suit is in order
 ! Dennis O'Brien of Sheffield was convicted of larceny at the January term of court al Pitts6eld, and sentenced to three years inn prisonment in the house of correction, since which time he has been acting as boss cook He has served term there before, and it will be remembered that when he came out of jai he married Nellie Grant, the paramour ofJohn Daily, the murderer of the old scissors grind or, Spellman. Since his confinement in jail this last time, it became known to the officers of that institution, he contemplated making his escape as soon as an opportunity offered Accordingly, he has been kept under strict watch, and last Thursday night Turnkey Gardner caught him in the act of saving of a bar of the kitchen window. He was imme- dlately1marched down to the solitary, where he pretended to be crazy, pounding his head and tearing his hair quite lively for time The crazy dodge did not impress the officers as he thought it would, for he was taken into the shoe shop next day and set at work where he will probably stay the remainder ol his term.-Sun.