Connecticut western news., 1888-10-10
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The citizens of Sandis6eld will have ;heir annual harvest festival Oct. 20.

 their annual harvest festival Oct. 20.
 The October sitting of the superior court commences on Tuesday, Oct. 23d.
 The physicians report North Adams as free from cases of contagious disease.
 Sandisfeld farmers are shipping a large quantity of apples to Waterbury, Conn.
 Messrs Crane, prominent business men of Dalton. are to build a new hotel in that town.
 The towns of Hinsdale and Penn are the first to pay their assessment of the county tax.
 Rev w. w. Newton of Pittsfeld has declined the call he recently received from church in Philadelphia.
 Several fine horses from Elizur Smith $ stock farms at Lee were on exhibition at the Bay State fair in Springfield.
 Work was resumed last week ut the Lenox Furnace glass works, which were shut down four months since fol repairs.
 The family of Bret Harte are SC favorably impressed with Pittsfeld that they will remain in that town until November. -- ....-
 Barnum Richardson Co.,, of Lime Rock, Ct., have leased large brick coal pits near New Boston, and are making large quantities of charcoal.
 Dr s. s. Stowell, of Pittsfeld gave 2 clinic before the dental society ln New York last week, demonstrating his method of bridge crowning.
 The annual parade and inspection o1 the Pittsfeld fire department occurred on Thursday. The companies presen ted a pleasing appearance. and the affair was highly creditable to its mana gers.
 Gov Ames has invited ex-Representa tive Henry s. Lyons, of North Adams to accompany him on tour of inspec tion of the state militia. MT Lyons was member of the legislative committee on military affairs last year.
 The Lee Cleaner is authority for the statement that the Misses Clapp, o. Pittsfeld, have made over $6, 900 during the past year by teaching Washington and Lenox society people the art o playing whist,
 A Lenox merchant who pays $400 pe1 year rent for his store, rented a very small portion of it to a New Yorl dealer, (presumably dealer in differ ent line of goods from that sold by the resident merchant) for the summer, fol $35O.
 A PittsfelJ man Is said to have made $5, 900 by the recent advance in wheat in Chicago the last week through the stock office, and he didn't see kernel of the grain and didn't expect to wher he speculated. Some other Pittsfeld men are reported lucky and others are "short."
 There is talk among the clergymen and others of forming Congregations club in this county, with annual and semi-annual meetings. Such organiza tions have been formed in various local ities, including notably large and in fuential one in Bosten, and they have proved source of pleasure and profit -[Gleaner
 MT Levi Bigelow, of New Haven, Ct. father of ex-Governor B1gelow, at the age of 86 years attended the fair anc called upon old friends in this village and vicinity. MT Bigelow furnished the oysters for tho first fair of the Housatonic Agricultural Society, 1T 1S42.-[ Berkshire Courier.
 A narrow escape from serious acci dent occurred at Cheshire Tuesday. A Mrs William Grace was hanging table cloth on the line in front of her door, { stray bulIett passed through the clotl and through window above the head. of her two children who were lookine out. It came from gun that two smal boys were firing off for sport. Spring field Republican.
 The press representatives who have been in Lenox reporting the importan events have returned to their homes The New York Mail and Express and 1 the, Boston Globe were represented b, ladies. The New York Herald sent two gentlemen to this popular resort, one tt enter the social circle, and the other tt write up the items of interest gathered by the society gentleman.
 Original pensions have been granted to Thomas G. Larkins of Pittsield Michael Haggerty of West Pittsfele and James Sullivan of Glendale. A re issue to Francis A., widow of Dexte M. Jackson of Lee. An increase tt Thomas Marron of North Adams Andrew Ketchler, of Lanesboro, anl Leonard Filder of North Egremont Restored pension rolls, Fl. H. Davis o Savoy, R. B. Dickie of Lanesboro, ant John H. Casey of Lee.
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