Connecticut western news., 1882-07-26
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Twenty-Five boardears from the Berkshire house, Great Burlington, held picnic at Twin Lakes, last Wednesday.
 The school committee of Pittsfield have in. creased the salaries of several of the teachers who have been year or more in service.
 The potato crop of Berkshire promises to be prodigious. There has been very large plant, and the crop has been we'll cared for and is looking finely
 About 25 prominent North Adams men left last Friday morning for tour through southern Vermont in the interest of new railroad to North Adams.
 E.A. Dewitt of Pittsfield, who was bailed out of jail in $500 Tuesday, and against whom another complaint was made for having concealed weapons when he was arrested, cannot be found and it is thought that he has run out of the state.
 The petition for a new trial for "Chip" Smith, the Ansonia murderer, was yesterday afternoon denied by Judge Andrews, of the superior court As the writ of error has also been dismissed, the condemned man will probably hang September 1st.
 Lilie Martin, daughter of John Martin of Lanesboro, formerly of Richmond, the girl who disappeared some time ago and was believed dead is at the city hospital in Albary. Some developments are expected that will make it warm for one or two Stockbridge parties.
 William Sperry, an aged gentleman of AL ford, was severely kicked in the leg by a horse Monday, and it is feared serious results may follow, especially as Mir. Sperry is suffer. ing great depression of mind, caused by the death of his wife, Celena, whose funeral oc. cured last Wednesday.
 Mrs. Alice Ives Seymour, daughter of the late George R. Ives of Great Burlington, lec- tured at the town hall Friday evening. Sub. jecL Life in Vienna" Mrs. Seymour re- sided for several years in Austria as a gov erness in the imperial royal family of Charles Salvador, Archduke of Austria.
 The contract for rebuilding the Congrega tional church at Great Harrington has been awarded to Bartlett Brothers of Whately, who have just finished the new Episcopal church at Adams, and are the contractors of the new town hall. Theirfgures for the mason ant carpenter work are $2s,S92.
 The town clerk of Lee recorded 42 deaths | in the first six months of this year aganist 31 in the same time last year. He issued, how ever, only 5 marriage licenses. Lee has 4S: citizens between Is and 45 years of age, sub ject to militia duty, according to the census just sent to the adjutant general.
 Mrs. E. H. Bridgeman of Dalton was inter viewed by large spotted adder, Monday which she found coiled in the rocking chai she had few minutes before vacated. neighbor was called in and killed the snake which measured % inches. It was suppose, to have been brought into the house in be, clothing which had been airing on the grass.
 Peter Payette of Adams was acquitted c
 false pretenses in the superior court Wednes day by instruction of the court, who held tha
 while the obtaining of Mrs Brooks none by promise of marriage was a rascally tran saction, the act did not constitute false pre- tense. He went to jail, however, in defaul of $200 bail for larceny and will be trie next term.
 The family of Dewitt, the Housatoni
 eloper, drove to Pittsfield on Tuesday and h
 was released from jail on security furnishe
 by himself and wife. A warrant was near
 while secured by sheriff Humphrey to arres
 him again for carrying concealed weapons an the sheriff expected to find him in Housaton but he left the carriage in which his wife too } him from jail somewhere on the road and is thought he has gone out of the state.
 Frankie Knight of North Adams, a fv, year old son of Train master Knight, of u , Troy and Greenfield railroad, while drivr t COWS to pasture, July 1T, tied rope attache . to one of the animals around his waist. IT ] COW became frightened, threw him down ar 3 ran of, dragging the lad half mile ov,
 rocks, railroad ties and tracks. All the clotI D ing and the whole scalp was torn of and h t skull was fractured. He lived but a sho time.
 The warrant for a special meeting of u :. fire District of Great Burlington for July ? 5 contains eight articles: to see if the distri t will vote to construct four new reservoir
 3, to see if the district will vote to constru :. landings at which to take water for the e f zine; articles 4 and 5 relate to the purcha of 1900 feet of new hose and new ho carriage and to raise money therefor; artic , 6, to see if the district will vote to maj r alterations or repairs upon the engine hous articles and relate to borrowing mono
 and repairing reservoirs.
 h It will be sore disappointment to lovers 1T mince pie and cider to learn that the Der d shire apple crop is likely to be failur d though this is the "apple year." The Ire = bloomed beautifully and the promise W 0 enormous, but blight and rose bugs have d stroyed all hope of any great yield. The l. will not be any more apples in this count n than there was last season. In some loca = ties the bug infests the orchards in countle a millions, devouring the fruit with a voracio !. and enormous appetite. We hear of tt e blasting of the apple prospect in all parts
 the country. ..-.