Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31

District school meeting Saturday eve: John G. Landon elected committee in place of T. Wachter, resigned. The two lower grade schools have vacation this week.
 GREAT BARRINGTON.
 The venerable and much respected Ralph Taylor Esq. died at the family residence on Main street in this village, Wednesday afternoon of last week. He was one of the three oldest men in town. and was born in Colchester, Ct., October 21, 1796. In the year 1918, with 8 brother, Charles, he removed to this village, where for about four years they kept store on Main street where the so-called stone store now stands. MT Taylor married in early life, Amanda, 8 daughter of General Ives, one of the well known and leading families of those days, and with this alliance came in possession of several thousand dollars, which laid the foundation of an ample fortune, of which his descendants will now reap the benefit. Mir Taylor soon became quite prominent in town affairs and leader in the town meetings, of which he was often the efficient moder- ator. In 1926 he was town committee i; in 1829-33 town treasurer. 'At the ses- sion of the Massachusetts legislature of 1881, and again in 1882, he represented the town in the house of representatives This gave him still more commanding influence and in 833-34 and '38 he was elected on the board of selectmen, which office he filled with so much acceptance that he was reelected to the same office in 1846- -51-58. He was also one of the first directors of the Mahaiwe bank, and a commissioner to qualify civil officers in 1851. Since 1858 he has led private life, being much attached to his home and its beautiful surroundings. His wife died in 1870. A son, Charles J., historian of the town and treasurer of the savings bank, survives the worthy couple. A surviving brother, George, resides in the south part of this village. MT Taylor's funeral occurred Saturday at D. m. from his late residence. Rev Horace Winslow, now acting pastor of the Congregational church, conducted the funeral services. The attendance was large, especially of aged people. The burial took place in the Mahaiwe cemetery. Before closing it may be well to state that the deceased was grand father to R. I. Taylor, the we'll known Main street clothier.
 David B. McAuliffe, for the past two years proprietor of tho Union House on Railroad street, died Friday morning, at the age of 25 years. He was married April 29 of last year to Miss Kate Fan ming of South Lee. Mir McAulifs had considerable business enterprise and his loss at an early age causes more than the usual sorrow to his bereaved wife and his aged mother. The funeral was very largely attended Sunday from St. Peter's R. 0. church, and large procession followed the remains to Mill River where the burial occurred. David formerly carried the mail and drove a stage from this village to New Marlboro and was very kind and obiging to his passengers.
 It is expected that Rev V. N. Traver, the past year pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in this village, who has gone to attend the New York annual conference, will be returned for another year. .s
 Mrs Fannie Berkowity, for peddlinq | without license, was brought before thedistrict court one day last week, and was fined $21. She gave bonds to ap- pear before the superior court at Pitts. fl i'd the second Monday in July.
 Kennedy's Jolly Jowlers are expected to play at the town hall Thursday Friday and Saturday of this week with new
 program each evening.
 The law as noted at the late town
 meeting that no intoxicating liquor
 shall be sold by the saloons of this vii
 lage takes effect May 1st, but the off
 COTS will be obliged to keep both eyes
 open or some one will be selling the
 fluid.
 Hiram Arnold, who has charge of tn.
 freight and baggage department at Uni
 station anticipates resigning April 1st tt
 engage in business for himself
 It is expected that electric lights vii
 be placed in tho post office this week. Charles Lane, road-master of th
 Housatonic railroad has sent in his resig na4inns b take effect April l. For man.
 years he haE been in the employ of sai' company, and they cannot afford to los
 such competent, faithful, reliable, gen
 ial and courteous man. It is reporte' that Samuel Greer, ex-road- master c the H. & CIV. railroad, will be appoint
 ed to fill the vacancy. MT Greer is a
 excellent railroad man, but it vii require years of study for hlm, or an other man unacquainted with the road to fill the position as efficiently as M Lane does. who is familisr with ever ] rod of the road from Bridgeport {