Connecticut western news., 1888-08-15
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

The family of Judge Stanley Matthews are summering at Pittsfeld.
 The Smith Paper Go. are repairing their works at Lenox Furnace.
 Twenty persons from Pittsfield went to New York to join in the welcome to Blaine
 Work has been commenced on the new Congregational chapel at North Adams.
 F Lenox will have grand temperance rally on the 14th and 18th of the pres ent month.
 The insurance on the Burbank block at Pittsfeld which was damaged by fire last week has been adjusted at $1, 150.
 The residents of Lenox Furnace are clamoring for night watchman to pro- tect them against the frequent disturb ances created by the Salvation Army. The Housatonic road are rebuilding their fences between here and Lenox, and barbed wire is being substituted for the old board fences.- Pittsfeld Eagle.
 State Officer Pease has obtained some important facts in regard to the burn ing of the depot at Lee, which it is thought will lead to the arrest of the incendiary.
 R. Belfeld' of Great Burlington, has been granted patent for an electric regulator, and w. Stanley, of the same town, has received one for electric conversion.
 At recent field meeting of the Berk- shire historical society Dr J. Leland Miller, of Sheffield, gave an interesting account of Stafford's Hill as the empo- rum of trade many years ago.
 The Berkshire Agricultural society will offer this fall for athletic sports prizes aggregating $500. Of this amount $15O was given by Col Auch- muty, of Lenox.
 Chemist Msyr, of North Adams, has recently analysed samples of water taken from the sources of supply avail able in that city and reports in some instances an alarming state of affairs.
 The application for charter for another G. A. R. Post at Pittsfeld has been denied, owing to the fact that the application was made because of a disagreement in the present post.
 The Hoosac Valley street railroad at North Adams have laid out an extensive park near that place, and suitable recre- ation will be provided to be participa- ted in by it's visitors, making it fine pleasure resort.
 Pit.sfeld was visited on Friday even ing by the most disastrous fire it has witnessed in some time. The silk mil of c. H. Booth was totally consumed, the loss being $25, 900, fully covered by insurance.
 The August issue of the Century con tains an interesting sketch, written by Miss Dawes, of Pittsfeld, of the life o1 George Kennan, author of the Siberian papers in that magazine which are attracting so much attention.
 Franklin H. Giddings, of the Sring field Union and the Paper World, ha received the appointment of residen lecturer on political science in thu college for young women .at Bryn Mawr Pa. MT Giddings is graduate 0
 Union college and will fill the position very acceptably. He was formally edi : torially connected with the Berkshir Courier.
 Rumors still continue to float il 3 regard to the expected visit of Presi a dent and Mrs Cleveland to this county g Secretary Whitney, while visiting Ech' P Lake recently, is credited with saying g "I expect to have the pleasure c D bringing the President here to lunc Q before the season closes" All tn 3 newspaper gossip on this subject wi s at least serve to boom the county.