Connecticut western news., 1881-11-16

Nerth Adams is to have 51 hsurs' pedes- trian match next week. Owing 10 the con venient practice prevailing among North Adams officials, of walking of without giving their address, these walking matches are coming to be looked upon with suspicion.
 The Gt Burlington district is trying to dis, cover the difference between lager and "Mahalwe beer," in the case of liquor pros- ecution. Mahaiwe beer is beverage pecu liar to beautiful Berkshire, and the bulk of the cases coming before the cour; would in dicate that "the odds is the differsnce." The committee of investigation will have picnic during the three weeks intervening before the report is to be submitted.
 Pittsfeld mud? why, it's the slickest, smoothest, softest, sticklest, most disagree. able stuff in christendom. A bed of thin mor- tar is as far superior to it for pedestrians, as the golden streets are superior to a acow-path in hard-hack swamp. And then it's so se- ductiYe Shut your eyes and walk across North street, and you'd think you were tread ing on bed of flowers; there's no suction, no resistance you seem to glide across as smoothly and noiselessly as If walking on a cloud; but when you get across, just look at your boots, and Great Scott ! You'd think then you had been walking knee deep in roof. ing paint. .~@
 There's live poet at large in the sanctum of the beautiful Berkshire Courier, whose productions, with Tyre eaccompaniment, are -excruciating, and as soon as we can determine whether it is the sober Clark w. himself, the plous Giddings, the moral Jimmy" or the laughing-eyed Bowles, we're going to dedicate to him our book of poems entitled "The Bull heads and Shad of Lake Buell., !" the first verse of which we give below as an induce ment for our gifted rival to come forward, reveal himself, and get his name on the title page: >z
 Oh. the bull heads and shad of Lake Buelli
 They grow to the size of muel.
 The Courier goes wild
 And takes on like child.
 And he who sneers at 'cm's phuell.
 John M. Seeley, republican of Housatonic, was elected Senator for the South Berkshire district, by majority of 99, over Albert W. Curtis of Sheffield democrat Francis W. Rockwell, republican, of Pitts6eld, beat Reyes Danforth of Williamstown, by 76s majority Berkshire Representatives elected are, for the first district, Dr. Charles D. Befden, re. publican. of Williamsburg; second district, A. w. Preston. of Blackinton, republican, and N. s Babbitt of North Adams, demo- crat; third, E. D. G. Jones, republican, and S. W. Bowerman, democrat, both of Pitts field; fourth, A. s. Pomeroy of Washington, republican,; fifth, Norman w. Shores of Lee democrat; sixth, Thomas Post of Lenox, re. publican; seventh, Charles w. Ray of Ct Burlington, democrat eighth, O. c. Whit beck of Mt. Washington, democrat.
 From the Pittsfeld Journal we extract the particulars of the tragic death of MT. Theo dore Morris at Housatonic last Thursday af ternoon While six men, in charge of Boss Workman Bartlett, were engaged in new sill ing the old freight depot preparatory to re- moval to it's new foundation, sudden gust o wind struck the old shell resistless blow. The whole structure tottered, swayed to the southwest and in moment fell with a crash that was heard throughout the village. Siz men were at work upon the interior of the building at the time. At the first intimatior of danger they made an effort to escape. MT Bartlett and another workman were caught under the falling building, and the first named was somewhat bruised. All the others sue ceeded in escaping except Theodore Morris The latter in endeavoring to pass out under the south sill, was either knocked down by { falling timber or stumbled and fell, in hi, haste to escape. When picked up his bacl was found to be broken, and he had only strength enough left to murmur '1 am deaC man." He was taken to the new depot anG immediately expired. He was 6fty-sever years of age, and leaves family. Hts re mains were taken to his home in Falls Vii lage upon the evening train. Intense excite ment prevailed throughout the village, and { large crowd were soon at the scene of tht disaster. Dr. Camp, medical examiner, wal summoned from Ct. Harrington Upon hi arrival he was informed of the manner il which MT. Morris met his death, and did no consider it necessary to hold an inquest The building is hopeless wreck. A ney | freight-house will therefore have to be con structed. The accident occurred just befor the arrival of the milk train on the Housa tonic road. It was thus necessary to clea the track for it's passage. This work was ac complished in ten or fifteen minutes. Tn old freight house was a mere cookie shell The partitions had all been taken out an thus what little support they afforded was re moved. It was blown over as easily and a quickly as a child might overturpS his hous of blocks. sS