Connecticut western news., 1886-10-27

| town polling tOGal O1 4UU votes cOSts $500 it would seem that it would cos, the successful candidate for United States senator a fortune to capture the Connecticut legislature.
 The Pittsfeld Sun of October 21 says; "Clark P. Lane moved with his family to Bridgeport last week and enter ed upon his duties of assistant superin- tendent of the Housatonic railroad. Homesickness for the Berkshire hills fell upon the household at once and the ac- tivities of the road in place of office work and correspondence suddenly pre- sented attractions they never had before to Mir Lane and he returned to his train on Monday and was heartily welcomed back by host of his friends .'' In the meantime the house he had occupied in Pittsfeld was rented, which was re- greted by the owner as we'll as by MT Lane and family.
 W. B. Hall < Co.,, the dre goods men of Bridgeport, are noted for their large stock of cloaks and colored and black dress goods. The Farmer of the 18th thus speaks of them:-
 w. B. Hall & Go. ask attention to their unparalleled assortment of colored dress goods, seal cloaks, wraps and jackets; also to their new fur department, which, with the sections for collars and cuffs, fringes and dress trimmings, are located on the Cannon street side, directly ad- joining the cloak department. They also request us to announce that they have extended the black goods depart ment and added full assortment of the Priestley black dress goods, Henrietta cloths, crapes, etc. In the dress goods department are many new goods in com binations, which include the new shades -heEotrope, mahogany, navy blue and all the standard shades. On the bargain counters are large lots of dress goods, descriptions of which are in our adver- room. new departments, beautiful light and extensive assortment of new goods is adding new fame to tho house of w. B. Hall & Go.
 Friday last we visited Berkshire Heights at Great Harrington, Mass. We are indebted to Col. George Church of said village for delightful drive thither and around the village, during which ride the Col pointed out the magnificent views, the sites for building purposes, and gave us interesting information con- cerning the new enterprise which will make Great Harrington more attract summit of Berkshire Heights is un- equaled in Southern Berkshire and is unobstructed in all directions, extending nearly or quite to the Vermont line on the north, to Sharon on the south, Mon- ument mountain on the east and the Taghkanic mountains on the west. The company have force of men and teams at work constructing 8 large reservoir on the summit from which water can be conveyed to any building in Great Bar ington. The water will be absolutely pure and is obtained by sinking. a well 60 feet distant from Green river. The water filters through the soil from the river into the well and then will be pumped into the reservoir. It is expect ed that large summer hotel will in time be built at the Heights and that many summer residences will dot the hillside.
 F. O. Andrus of Sheffield had on exhibition at the Housatonic agricultu. ral society's fair at Great Harrington the largest and finest display of monumen- tai work ever exhibited there, consisting mostly of dark marble, Rutland, Suth- erland Falls and Columbian. Italian, Florence and Florentine was we'll repre- sented. The workmanship was very fine and there were over 20 artistic de. signs of gothic, cottage and spire mon. uments and headstones, nearly all ol which were sold. MT Lyman Dunning of East Canaan purchased handsome gothic monument for the late Seth Ste vens and wife; MT A. B. Garfield oi East Canaan large family monument cottage design, columbian marble; MI Thomas Massey of Sheffield large spire monument for his family lot in Great Harrington cemetery, columbian marble w. w. Rossman white Rutland spire monument to be erected in Ashley Falls cemetery; MT Newman Van Deusen O. | o11 C,,%h Hall monument to be erected in North Egre mont yard for his father and mother MT Edward Haddy of Housatenic 1 family monument to be erected in th' Housatonic cemetery; Mir Ward Hollis ter of New Marlboro an elegant head stone of very dark Columbian marble MT Edward Lee of Corona, l.. l., on' to be erected in Pine Grove cemetery I Sheffield, for his daughter; Mrs Eliza
 both Moore of Housatonic family mon
 ument, cottage design, of clouded mar
 ble, and beautiful little stone with
 lamb cut on the top, for Mrs Fink c
 Meriden, Ct; Mir George T. Miner c
 Monterey large family monument, col
 tage design, to be erected in Coalshir
 cemetery. Mir Andrus' display has bee
 very fine each of the past four years 2
 the fair, but this year exceeded all i , quality of work and artistic designs. Prohibition Caucus.
 The members of the Prohibition clu
 of the town of Canaan are requested meet at the South Canaan Conferent Room, Friday evening, October, 29, ft