Connecticut western news., 1880-12-08
BERKSHIRE COUNTl.

ASSAAAS-A inches thick.
 West Stockbridge had six funerals in one week, recently.
 North Adams is to be ''Pinafored" again by a juvenile troupe.
 Lake Buel was frozen over last week to the depth of five inches.
 E. L. Downs of Otis has trapped 13 mink and coons this fall. John Osten of Monterey was taken with fit in church recently. Pittsfield undertakers complain of the stag nancy of their business.
 Henderson Ward of Tyringham slipped and broke his ankle the other day.
 A horse valued at$4oo., belonging to John Fay of Otis, died the other day.
 Hope drum corps of Ct Harrington had sociable and dance last Thursday night.
 Adams < Walkers paper mill at Tyring- ham is to commence operations at once
 The South Berkshire Institute has opened for tne fall term, with good attendance
 Pittsfeld competitors, editors and reporters, had a sleigh ride to Lee last Saturday night. No previous announcement is hereafter to be made, of the exercises of the friendly union.
 Most of the machinery of the Konkapot pa- per company at Mill River, has been received.
 The Hartsville Methodists are arranging to give the pastor, Rev. J. W. Felvus donation.
 Wm. Mallory was crushed to death at the Leet ore bed in West Stockbridge the other day.
 Maria Potts ofSouth Egremont has been en- toying an extended trip through New York state.
 About thousand bushels of apples are frozen at Eastland's cider mill, West Stock bridge.
 Mr. and Mrs. George H. Knifin of West Stockbridge celebrated their golden wedding recently.
 Monument mill, Housatonic, yis receiving addition.
 B. E. Crandall of Pittsfield had a thumb cut nearly off by band saw in frame shop last week.
 A crow bar fell onto the foot of Henry Mum at Sheffield last week, causing quite a painful wound.
 Lawrence Barrett played in Pitts6eld last night, in "The Merchant of Venice" and "David Garrick."
 Oliver Watson of seekonk, s5 years old, shot wild cat the other day, as it was en- tering his hen roost.
 Rev. MT Johnson of Salisbury breaches in the Sheffield Episcopal church on Sunday evenings, for the present.
 Rev. Maurice Sullivan has been appointed assistant at St. Mary's church, in Lee, in place of the late Father Brennan. .
 Joseph B. Dean of Adams recently cut bulls throat because it was stubborn, and fined $2O and costs. from which he appeals.
 Frank Hawley of sandisfeld has returned from protracted visit to the South, with which country ..he is not very favorably i'm. pressed.
 The Miller House Ct. Harrington, is about to undergo another charge in proprietorship, Harry Vinegar & Son of Lee taking possess ion Jan. 1st.
 Samuel Lumley of Lenox stole a watch from colored woman in Pittsfeld, named Ten Eyck, and was sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction. Chas. A Rockwell and wife. of Pit;s6eld celebrated their crystal wedding last Thurs day night. About 100 guests were present and many valuable presents were received The wife of Clement Caperon of North Adams, who was killed by the cars recently, has just received check for $1,e50 from the Travellers life insurance company, in which he was insured.
 The various church societies of Pittsfeld held union meeting recently to organize for religious work in the town. Statistics show that there are 5000 persons in Pittsfeld who attend no religious service.
 Prof Frost of New Marlboro is engaged in revising McNallyfs geography, for A. s. Barnes & Go. of New York. He has also been engaged to give two weeks instruction at the Chautauqua Summer Institute next summer.
 A change is to be made in the Ct. Barring ton and New Marlboro mail route Jan. 1st. ,bo,, 4bo ho hokxu towns, passing through the village of Harts vile. Another route is to be started between southfeld and Hartsvlle, to pass through Mill River.
 North Adams has sensation, in the find ing of a woman by the road side, insensible, with her clothing nearly torn off from her. and other evidences of struggle, but who consistently refuses to divulge any of the par liculars, or give the name of any party impli- ated in the affair. The paper manufactured at the govern nent mill in Pittsfeld, for bank notes is put up in sealed, iron-bound boxes containing 10000 sheets each and shipped by the Adams express company over the Housatonic rail road, in charge of government officer who rides in the express car with the boxes, High Sheriff Graham A. Root, died at Pitts field last Friday night, after an illness ofFev eral weeks. MT. Root was born at Sheffield, August l, 1920, being the son of Azariah Root, whose ancestors run back to revolu- tionary distinction Sheriff Root was appoint ed by Gov Gardiner in 1855. and has held his office continuously since, being elected, sometimes after hard fight, ever since the office became elective. In 1877 he had a ,~,o;o.;4-, oc ovo, oon +l, 1o.,..A a--.-