Connecticut western news., 1882-02-01
BERKSH7RE COUNTY.

25 cts. All the above for One Dollar. BERKsR1RE COUNTY. Adams has case of small pox and 8 Bap.: tist revival. ..s~ Now Gt Burlington is to cut the p,geon. ring on roller skates. The high wind of last Tuesday kicked over several chimneys in Ct. Harrington. ses
 Elijah M Gates of Afford was taken to the insane retreat last Monday, for the third time
 The Germania band of Pittsfeld cleared $l00. by concert at Hinsdale last week.
 John Fowler of North Adams is common drunkard, but is undergoing four months | correction" <~ 7'- -~ :.;s|f
 The Western Massachusetts Episcopal con. vocation was held In Pittsield last week, Rev. Dr. Newton delivered an address. A Pittsheld doctor finds 1t much healthier for horse's feet to keep them unshod-and a satisfactory cure for blacksmith's bills
 A two-years-old North Adams boy vas badly scalded last Friday. by pouring GilE of hot soup over himself instead of the cat
 The Methodist revivals now booming ir Housatonic and Ct. Harrington are going to increase the church membership by larga majority.
 Newtown Brewers house and barn in Monterey were burned, with their contents last Friday morning, destroying $4,O00 worth of property.
 Ct. Harrington wants the legislature to offer bounties for wildcats and foxes, 90 the youngsters can use their Christmas pop-guns to pecuniary advantage.
 Pittsield talks of having bran new $l4o,. 900 hotel Unless they do something to. wards improving the muddy streets, heaven help the boy who has to keep the floors clean.
 Neal Rogers. of the firm of Taylor $ Rogers, Ct. Harrington, has opened branch clothing store in PhiImont. and he'll suit the whole village before it has been running three months.
 George Whitford was convicted of killing cattle in Otis, by the superior court in Pitts. field last week Although it wasn't men. toned in the report, we suppose he gored the wrong OK.
 The Cleaner says that Ca couple of Lee lovers went sleighing Tuesday night, and during the ride they got their lips frozen to. gether and remained SO for half an hour Poor thingsi There must have been a suction llks the blowing works ofa blast furnace.
 The proprietors of Pitts6eld billiard rooms will be prosecuted if they allow minors to play without the consent of ther parents or guardians, as the youngsters got 80 they would trade out the ''good for cents at the bar" checks, instead of fetching them home to papa. ~-s
 George Belknap and Fred. zSackett of Bridgeport were arrested last week as ac. comphces in the tarring and fsathering of Mrs. Johanna Sullivan at Sandisfeld las. summer, and in the superior cours they plead not guilty, and are held in $l GOO bonds, to be tried in July.
 Mrs Stephen Coy's house of i'll fame in Pittsheld was raided by officers one nighl last week, and the matron was sentenced to six months in the house of correction. Ina Rood and Mary Scully were fined $2O. each for fornication. and Duane Brundaee and Vim. Keuna $26. each. -.-z
 A French "doctor" who claims to be com; mssioned by St. Paul, is treating several pa. tients in Pitts6eld, with "water from the tree oflife," with which he rubs the heads and faces of his silly dupes. in the form of the cross. They'll put up with that kind of im position up there. and pay we'll for it, but. heaven help the man who sells 'em stove. blacking made of blacksmith coal.
 The corouer's jury, on the Beckwith mur- der case adopted the following resolution: That if the Berkshire reporter of the Spring. field Republican was present there would not be enough of hlm left to hold an inouea, over" Oatman must have ''takan something" without asking that jury up. However, we imaging we see him tremble at the sentiment of the jury; he's liable to-in horn.
 North Adams people are petitioning for the release of Thomas Portell. who Is serving out life sentence for 8 highway robbery committed several years ago. Yes, yes let him out by all means and cover him with bouquets and glory, and get him fat gov ernment job, even if you have to oust some honest, faithful incumbent to make room for him. Pattern after Connecticut and show little gratitude for the tried services ot your state-prison convicts. Later.-Thomas has been pardoned out since the above was in type. There, now that's more like 1t.
 A soldier of the war oflsl2 is gone. Austin J. Barber, for several years an in. mate of the Lee almshouse, was frozen to death on Monday evening. It appears that Mr. Barber occasionally visited at Eben Foote's short distance from the almshouae and he did 90 on Monday last, and in return ing at night he was overcome by the cold aud tell, dying where he lay by the wayside. He was 90 years old and his support was largely ! paid by his pension. He was as gentle in his l last years as he was brave in his youth, and | his sad fate is greatly regretted. Mrs Rob- 1 inson, who was picked up in the streets l few weeks ago. overcome by the storm then raging. remained insensible until Saturday 1 last when che died, and was buried on Mon l day by the town fathers.-EGgle. l