Connecticut western news., 1882-04-05
RERKSHlRE COUNTY.


 RERKsH1RE COUNTY.
 Frogs have teeth in the upper Pitts .petd Journal. So has a buzz saw.
 The debt of the Congregational church in North Adams is to be "wiped out"
 Michael Davin of Housatonic got e leg broken at the Lset ore bed last Thursday.
 When the Pittsneld Nethodists get through rehesrsing Esther. " she will be pretty well played.
 Alexander Murdook, Pitts6eld negro, died in fit last Saturday. There was no survival of the fit-ist.
 Collector Whiting of PittsHeld has collected taxes for the year amounting to SIS, 3ss. not including his percentage.
 Williams college has suspended . dozen freshmen for surrsptitiously getting possession of some examination papers.
 Ct. Harrington is having another spasm of roller skating. It's good sport for developing bumps of soreheaditiveness in new beginners Emma Abbott appears in "Patience" in Pittsdeld tonight. Aspecial train will run from Falls Village, returning after the DOT. formance.
 Mrs. Clark w. Bryan of Gt Harrington, MT. and Mrs. R. L, Taft and Miss Kittie Eaft of Clayton, are seeking health and enjoy. msnt in Hampton, Va.
 Specimens of the ore from the Lee com. pany's Silver Bell mine in Colorado have been assayed in New York and show the ore to be worth $s,5Oo to the ton.
 MT. and Mrs. N. V. Thompson of Monterey celebrated their crystal wedding a few days ago, which was attended by considerable glassware and an original poem. Thomas F. German was run over and killed by Boston Albany train at Hins- dale last Tuesday night. He was car in. spector in the employ ofthe & A. road. Thomas Keegan of Richmond celebrated St. Patrick's day by breaking two of Mar garct O'Herns ribs, and she was just hateful enough to have him arrested and fined for it
 The Willing Workers will hold a festival and pound party at LeRoy's hall on Wednes. day evening, April 18th. All interested in the efforts of the young people are invited to attend. j.,
 W. B. Bliss, Ct. Barrington's cigar maker has gone to Hillsdale, N. r., to run hotel He has made cigars, and turned little boys stomachs in Ct. Burlington for the past ff .een years.
 The largest six days run scored by the Smith Paper Go. of Lee, was made week be. fore last, when they made 15s tons of paper They make great deal of the paper OF which the New York Herald is printed. I Nelson c. Judd of Lee, employed as 6 driver in Pitts6eld, committed suicide las, Friday afternoon by shooting himself through the heart on account of love affair. This love business always seems to strike to the heart.
 Reporter Ostman told the Pittsnelders about Temperance and intemperance in Berkshire" last Sunday. There's one good thing about beautiful Berkshire drunkenness the offenders alwsys-or most always-"pay the fiddler" in court, which is rule they don't live up to down this way.
 Rev W. B. Clarke, of the Lee Methodist church preached his farewell sermon las. Sunday It is not improbable that MT. Clarke will receive the appointment as presiding el- der of this district, the election of which takes place this spring. He was some years ago pastor of the Methodist society in Canaan.
 Massachusetts has new law compelling railroad companies to equip all passenger cars with two kits of tools, one inside and one outside, consisting of an ax, ,sledge hammer, crow. bar, hand saw and water pail. Now, unless every train can be supplied with a smashup, these household articles will be of no use.
 Photographer Price of Pittsfeld, charged with adultery with Miss Stroup. saleslady in millinery establishment, fled to Canada last week, and Miss stroup, his alleged para mour died in Albany, of brain fever induced by fear and shame over the scandal. Price leaves a wife, from whom he had intended to get divorce.
 Berkshire has been having another dose of 'Uncle Toms Cabin," with Siberian blood hounds and a trained donkey as part of the cast of characters. The menagerie portion is to relieve the sameness of George Harris Down the r-r-riyer-r-r I will never-r.r 20 alive" Topsy's "Golly Is 50 wickedl" and Miss Ophelia's "So shiftless."