Connecticut western news., 1882-07-12
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Ex Deputy Sheriff Walden's case will be tried at Pittsfeld next week.
 Isaac Ives, for several years judge of the Lee Probate Court, is insane.
 The Hope fire company of Ct Burlington are to have new uniforms, to accompany the new steamer.
 The new Town Hall, at Adams, is to cost S36 300 and will be built by the Bartlett Bros of Whately.
 Mrs. J. c. Chase of Dalton, 66 years old, died suddenly in the Congregational church Friday evening.
 John Welch of North Adams was found dead in the river at Williamstown Friday night with bullet.hole in his head Comical Brown was billed for Monterey and Sandlsfeld last week, but forgot to put in an appearance at either place.
 The Malarial suit between the Smith Paper Company and the Town of Lenox will proba- ply be postponed until the October term.
 Selectman Owen of Lanesboro hung his vest
  the other other day. went to dinner and some one stole it.
 Builder Billy H. Hatch of Ct. Darlington, has gone into insolvency. Mrs. E. W. Gid dings mIlliner, has also become insolvent with S35O0 liabilities.
 The Fourth was duly celebrated at Lee, Housatonic and Lake Buel. A large part of the programme had to be omitted at each place, on account of the rain. The report of Postmaster Osborne shows the receipts of the Pitts6eld office to be, for the last quarter, S5SS5 for stamps, envelopes etc, an increase of $lSl6 over last year.
 Mrs Edward A. Newton of Pittsfeld, died, Saturday evening, aged s6. She was the daughter of Dudley Atkins of Newburyport. Mrs. Newton leaves an estate of s1OO,oOo.
 John O'Brien, of Great Burlington, died last week Monday. He was well known citizen of Southern Berkshire and had many friends hereabouts who will hear of hs death with sorrow.
 Outing for June says: 'sThe beautiful Berkshire hills are very attractive to the diplomatic families, and many of them will migrate from Washington in that direction this summer.'
 Housatonic is agitated by report that the wife of prominent business man attempted to take his life by putting poison in hs tea. It is said that suspeetiug her guilt he refused to drink the tea and thus escaped.
 William J. Deland of Houstonic returned home early Saturday morning and found Will. jam Morrell, Great Burlington selectmau, hiding in his wifes bedroom He kicked out the man, who is married and claimed to be there on "business."
 The Lee colored church is in trouble, as usual. Since their separation from the con ferance local coachman has supplied the pull pit and upon the conference sending a preach CT, Franklin Freeman who claims to be the only trustee, refused to admit him.
 A descent was made on the unlicensed places of John Kelley, L. Brusie and Charles Brusie, all of Great Burlington, Friday night and at two of the places liquor was secured. In the District Court the offenders plead gull ty and are to pay the costs, which are quite heavy, forty witnesses being subpenaed They also agreed to quit the business and art on probation for two months.
 Fire, probably caused by spontaneous com bustion, broke out in the stock-room on tht third floor of the main building of May & Morin's paper mill at East Lee Sunday eve ming. The department, including the steame from Lee village, got the fire under contro after the two upper floors were burned, wit a large quantity of stock and finished papers The loss is from s6ooo to ssOOO; insured. Tn machinery on the first floor was considerabl damaged.
 A Lee man had narrow escape fror death by thinking he had swallowed his falls teeth. He complained of nauseating pains i the stomach and called medical assistance
 The doctor exhausted all his powers in tryin
 to relieve the sufferings of the patient, but a
 in vain. As the man was about to retire fo the night thinking that the teeth had hoI cut most through his stomach, he was instan ' ly cured by shaking the teeth from the fold :. of his night shirt.
 E. A. Dewitt Housatonic butcher elope 5 with Nellie Wilcox aged 16, week since an the tongues of the gossips are wagging briskl
 Dewitt left for Albany and the next day Mi l. Wilcox went, saying she was going to wis . friends in Pittsfeld, but not suiting the actic , to the word, she went to Albany where sl @ was met by Dewitt Dewitt leaves a WI a and three children in poor circumstance f Since the above was in type, the couple hay e been found in Canada and the girl has bet $ brought home by her brother-in-la law. DeWi
 remains in Canada.
 s Clerk Hurlbut, of the district court, we e fishing on the shores of the lake last wee e and had bite. This extraordinary occu e renee so upset his nerves that he fled up tl T bank, the line spinning out from the rec u The fish was so astonised at this unusal pr y ceeding that it shot up out of the water y see, made leap into the air and came dow e solid, breaking the pole square in two ar IS disappearing. It was three-pound bass al l. If Hurlbut hadn't hid in the bushes it won
 have bit him. - Winsted Press. 1T This is rather reflection on the court ar :, will probably receive the attention of Juds a ! Warnar at fha Auouat +orro