Connecticut western news., 1881-03-23
BERKSHIRE COUNTl.
Sheffield is indulging in "rag bees"

Sheffield is indulging in ''rag bees" Ct Burlington is to have a new harness shop.
 Mrs. H. D. Cone of Housatonic is to visi
 Europe soon. ..: ..t....
 Scarlet fever has made it's appearance 1T
 Housatonic.
 Five ladies voted in the recent schoo meeting in Sheffield.
 &5,2l6. 93 was expended for schools in Ct
 Burlington last year.
 Mill River furnished eight cases for the dis trict court the other day. - e.-ss.s r Rev. Mason Noble of Sheffield has received a $l 800 call, and will accept
 John Hickey of Huntsville is to work thu Taft farm near Clayton this year.
 Hiram Webster of Tyringham has cali
 with feet and legs exactly like those of dog
 A Pittsfield man has complete file of the
 Pittsfeld Sun from 1900 to the present time Edward Royce ofsouth Lee has had two paraytic shocks recently, and is gradually failing. Mill River is to have lookup. If there is any one thing that Mill River really needs il is a lookup.
 A cancer was recently taken from the liz of Michael Cain of Mill River, by Drs Pease and Gallagher.
 A loaf of cake was presented to the most graceful walker, at recent festival of Zion's Methodist church in Lee. Five carloads of plate glass from the Lenox glass works were shipped to Philadelphia last week over the H. R. R. There has been some talk about the exten- sion of the Housatonic R. R. to Williamstown, but it is pronounced premature. Michael Green was killed by tree falling on him at Lenox last week, crushing him terribly. He was GO years old. A new brick freight house is talked of by the B. & A R. R. Go. at PittsHeld to accom- odate their increasing business.
 A young man in sandisfeld, while chopping with companion, was struck on the nose by the ax of his companion, splitting it open.
 Hon. Edward Learned of Pittsfeld owns 10, GOO acres o: land in Mexico, heavily tim bered with rosewood, mahogany and cedar.
 A New Marlboro correspondent says that because Will Walter is not expected to re. turn, the Southneld band will have to go begging.
 Two children fell into a well IA feet deep at South Egremont the other day, and stood in water up, to their necks. but were rescued by means of rope. -a. .-
 Rev. Samuel Harrison of Pittstield has just got his certificate of honorable discharge from service as chaplain of the 54th Massa- chusetts, in March, 1864. Ct. Harrington temperance people purpose to compel minors to keep out of the liquor saloons. and with this idea, officers drove all such out of grog shop the other night.
 Boys are playing marbles in the mud at Ct. Harrington, and by this token, and the fact that blue birds are getting to be an old story l lie Courier knows that spring has sprung.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo VanDeusen of Ct. Bar. 'ington are to celebrate their golden wedding ,n April 9th, at which celebration four gener- ltions of the VanDeusen family will be pres. mt. .-,t.
 A sleighing party had nice time surpris ng Miss Clara Potts at Mill River the other tight It would seem that Mill River is really favored, as far as much sleighing is oneerasd.
 The new free library at Ct. Harrington has hese officers: president c. J. Taylor; treas. Ter, F. N. Deland clerk, J F. Noxon; li- rarian A. W. Selkirk directors. CJ Tay- ,r, Justin Dewey, F. H. Wright, F. A Hos- Ter and F. H. Giddipga. sl