Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Williams College received bequests to the amount of $6S, ,OOO during the vaca- tion.
 A brass band of 15 pieces has been organized by the Williams college students.
 Indications point to larger number of city guests in Berkshire next season than ever before.
 The name of Senator Dawes is men, tioned as delegate-at-large to the repub- iican convention.
 Sheriff Crosby, of Pitts6eld, attended the annual dinner of the sheriffs, held at Boston on Wednesday.
 The parishioners of Rev A. N. Rene. dict, of Southfeld, recently presented him with $6O.
 The Dalton poultry show will occur on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the present week.
 The benevolent contributions of the Congregational church at Williamstown amounted to Sl.1O8 last year.
 Rose Terry Cooke will read 8 paper at the annual meeting of the Berkshire Bible society held in Pittsield to-day.
 A resident of Dakota writes to friends in Lee, that the newspaper accounts ot the recent blizzard in that territory are not in any way exaggerated.
 Tuesday evening during wedding reception at Lenox, Mrs David Garvin fell down stairs, fracturing her skull, and dled five hours later.
 Operations at the glass factory at Lenox Furnace have been much 1mpe- ded by the delay in the arrival of the coal supply. caused by the snow block ade.
 Wesley Phelps, of West Stockbridge, brakeman on Conductor Spencer train on the Housatonic railroad, nar- rowly escaped fatal injuries while coupl ing cars on Wednesday. During the recent blockade from 1E to 25 hours were consumed in travelling from Pittsfeld to Albany, and those or board the trains could sympathize with travellers in stage-coach days.
 The experiments of Mir Cowles, the Pittsfeld alchemist, in producing cop per from iron have proved successful The product has been assayed by { chemist and pronounced genuine. The Pittsield choral society will give their first concert at Central hall in that place, on the evening of March 1st They will be assisted by Teomas Impett of Troy, tenor, and Miss Louise Bald win, of Boston, soprano, and the affai will be rare musical treat.
 tonic express broke Thursday nigh four miles below Great Harrington Ties were torn up for 40 rods and train delayed for five hours. No one wa injured.-ISpringield Republican.
 We would suggest to the train mana gers of the Housatonic railroad tha they place the tender acheels on trail of more moderate speed.
 Mir and Mrs Robert W. Adam gave large ana brilliant reception at thel home on East Housatonic street, Ias evening, from 8 until 10 o'clock, i honor of Mir and Mrs William l.. Adam There were many prominent societ people present and the occasion wa thoroughly enloyable in every way Pittsfeld Sun, Feb 2.
 The Housatonic railroad did the han some thing by the storm bound passen gers on its trains. They were invited t enjoy the luxuries of the parlor ca ample warmth was kept up, and 6 Ashley Falls hotel breakfast was pro vided. The night was spent with goo cheer, singing happiness, and when tn train was again showed in at Tate's Barnard's orchestra helped to whil away the hours with good music. Tn musicians were homeward bound fror "Ten Nights in Bar Room" at Le. -l Pitts6eld Sun.