Connecticut western news., 1881-07-13
BERKSHIRE COUNTl.

The Dalton Methodists had mammoth lawn party last week.
 The stone woolen mill at Blackinton was damaged $50, 900 worth by fire on the 5th. What's the latest in regard to the Journal libel suit, neighbor Fowler keep us posted please.
 Charlie Harding of Lee, who was shot by a playmate with toy pistol on June 18th, died last week.
 Carlina Saunders of Pittsfeld is languish- l ing in durance vile on three months sen- 1 tence for his third 'bum."
 Albert Tryon of Montery was fined $50 and costs amounting to $66. for selling liquor contrary to the laws prescribed in the thew revised"
 | A Pittsfeld grocerymans horse hung him. self up by his halter in the stable early last Wednesday morning, and was buried "where the weeping willows wave," the same day. The Lee Cleaner says, ''the Canaan NEWS is good paper, with life and spirit enough for half dozen. May it's second decade be prosperous one." A Golden compliment and | @ mutual wish.
 A Pittsfeld young colored woman named Mary Lewis has just been sentenced to one year in the woman's prison at Shelburne, for fornicaton, while two color blind young roosters escaped.
 The African M. E. Zion church society of Ct. Harrington had strawberry festival the other day, from which they realized $57, with which they will probably paint their
 church, sunfower yaller.
 A Dalton boy was kicked in the forehead
 by horse last Tuesday, inficting gash
 three and half inches long and hereafter he
 will kick and swear at a saw-horse when he
 feels like playing that he's full grown man.
 Abram Fuller of Pittsfeld paid the court $6. co last Wednesday, for the first offense of drunkenness, and Samuel May paid $735, al- so for the first offense. Singular that there are two prices for the ofense of getting full, and the Fuller of the two gets of the cheaper.
 The Pitts6eld Eagle starts on 53d volume under it's new management-Axtell & Pom.
 eroy-and although it is pretty old to turn
 over new leaf, yet it does actually seem as
 if the Eagle is gong to be even better than
 before if that is possible. It has always } been frst-class, and with the genial Harding
 to look after the local department and it's new head, the editorials, it will easily keep itself aboYeboard for thrice tifty-three years longer,
 Yes, we knew it. Although it hasn't yet been claimed that Guiteau, the assassin of : President Garfield is Berkshire boy" the
 Journal has figured out a relationship with l him in the fact that he lectured against h. eersolps doctrines in Pittsfeld three years
 ago, when disgnsted audience left the hall. . The noted men who haven't in some way or other been associated with Beautiful Berk- shire" are, as the Dutchman said, "dam
 seldom."
 s VII. Barnum, s. H. Robbins of Lake. vile Conn.,, Gen. Church, of Great Barring.
 ton, Mir. Pettee, of Salisbury, and others ol
 the Richmond Iron company and Stockbridge : Iron company, were in consultation on Satur : day with Lawrence Moffatt, Of West Stock a bridge, relating to the settlement of suits
 against each of the above companies, fol D $1e, ,OOO damages to his dam, by reason o D filing it up with ore slack washed from theil - mines. Lawyer E. M, Wood, of Pitts6eld
 and Justin Dewey, of Ct. Harrington, were t present as counsel, and the matter was lef d with them for settlement. Pitsfegd Jour 0 nGl
 The onliest and greatest Pittsfeld Daily t on earth says that the NEWS must be sup s pressed, so the Canaanites can straighter '. their countenance. It says; "A clergyman
 of that place laughed out in the middle of his
 long prayer, Sunday. He had read the . . News the night before. In the afternoon ar ' undertaken, in the act of screwing down { coffin lid at funeral, burst into a loud laugh
 He had been reading the News. Garfeld's assassination didn't effect the people of Can aan bit. It happened just after the New' u came out, and nobody could keep a straight
 face. The public of the unfortunate place hardly know what to do. It is peculiar Il dilemma. The only way to get out ot tht Q trouble is to marry that funny man to Nortf q Adams girl, and the public equilibrium
 will be restored" And it may also be added that the next day after the NEWS comes out the JouEnal is spicy and readable. Cause, the 2 editor has been reading the NEWS with hi: ! little shears