Connecticut western news., 1881-06-29
BERKSHIRE COUNTl.

North Adams has licensed 2lO dogs so fal this season.
 A North Adams butcher died last Saturday of paralysis
 B. F. Bartlett of Lenox had two barn! burned last Friday. 1 South Berkshire Institute begins it's mex term of school in September. , xsr. Eli Busll of Pittsfeld committed sui eide last T,,s, s,aaay. by hanging:
 George Ginireauz of s,. Hams $. building $3,OOO house with French root. Two new boats have been added to Bur banks fleet Onota lake in Pittsfeld Pittsfeld boys stone the H. R. R. trains from the top of the covered bridges. The Cheshire furnace will start m in August; it is now being thoroughly repaired
 There is once in while a base ball club In Plttsheld, and now and then they have a game.
 Pittsfeld is practising rife shooting again, preparatory to getting another scorching from the Albany team.
 The Ct. Harrington savings bank has de. clared asemi-annual dividend of two per cent, payable July l7th.
 W. P. Wood, sewing machine agent of Pittsield, has struck better job, probably as plumber, near Boston.
 The Journal has been presented by Pitts. field hen. with an egg measuring 8x6 2 inch es. The hen is doing well
 Beckett has had another "event." Uncle Toms Cabin was presented there last Friday night They kinder liked it.
 The Pittsfield police are to have new clubs, and g new doctor is to settle there in antic. patton of a glorious fourth.'
 The trot advertised to take place at Lee next Saturday, will not take place, as not enough entries had been made.
 Pittsfeld's town hall wants sweeping out The floor is strewn with decoration day ev- ergreen and election.day blood.
 Pittsfeld's new Germania band have just received their new uniforms, which will en- able them to play just heavenly"
 George Stone ran away from Ct. Barring ton recently, taking with him some tools belonging to his employer, John Decker.
 A Pitts6eld clerk injured his knee by lift ing last winter, and has just been compelled to give up work in consequence of the injury.
 The epidemic is spreading rapidly. An other telegraph operator, the manager of the NOFGn AQamS once was married last Tuesday.
 A Lanesboro farmer has lost six COWS by pleuro- pneumonia. In some places pleuro- pneumonia is the modern name for starva- ton.
 A II years old boy in Pittsfield was ar rested last Thursday for setting fire to a boarding house where hash was served Deal gently with him. Barney Henry of North Adams is languish- ing in the house of correction for drunken nesss> It will take him about 30 days to be- come thoroughly corrected.
 W. M. Pomeroy of the Springfield Union has purchased the lats Henry Chickering's interest in the Pittsfield Eagle, and will as- sums the editorial management.
 A Beckett boy who went west years ago, has just been heard from. He is editing a paper in Idaho. The Western country is the place for person to rise in the world. 1
 The ladies of the Ashley Falls Methodist church are to give strawberry and ice cream festival in LeRoy's hall tomorrow evening, l to which . general invitation is extended,
 A pot of chemicals used in the japanning | loom of the Terry clock company in Pittsfsld, | exploded the other day and set the room on ire. which, however, was extinguished by |