Connecticut western news., 1888-06-06
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

The furnace at the Lenox Furnace glass factory is to be rebuilt.
 The Scott Bradley Post at Lee was presented with silk flag on Memorial day, by the citizens of that town.
 The Housatonic railroad company have placed new turn-table at West Stockbridge to accommodate the new engines.
 Several Indian boys from the Hamp- ton Institute have arrived in Monterey, and are employed by the farmers of that town.
 The oration in memory of the late Dr Mark Hopkins to be delivered at the next commencement at Williams college will be given by David Dudley Field.
 Specimens of quartz which had the appearance of being richly gold-bearing, were recently found in Pittsfeld, and sent to New York for analysis.
 The Williams ball team played the Daltmouths at Williamstown on We'd nesday, the game resulting in brilliant victory for the Williams, the score standing 20 to 1. Judge Stanley Matthews of the U. s. supreme court, has engaged 8 suite of rooms at Maplewood, Pittsfeld, and with his family will spend the summer vacation at that place.
 The pledge of total abstinence was taken by 300 persons during the miss ion service held by the Paulist Fathers, in the Roman Catholic church at West Stockbridge.
 Memorial day was appropriately ob- served in the Berkshire towns, Pitts field, North Adams, Dalton, Stock bridge, Lee and Great Harrington, hay ing more elaborate services.
 John Mclaughlin, machinist em- ployed at the mills of the Smith Paper Go. at Lee, was instantly killed while at work in the Housstonic mill, on Mon. day of last week.
 Rev Robert Hunt was the recipient of gold headed silk umbrella on Memo. rial day, the gift of the Grand Army Post at Lee, whose guest he was on that day. The Williams college ball team ranks first among the ball teams of Williams, Dartsmouth, Amherst and Trinity colleges, having been successful in fou, of tho five games in which they partici pated.
 A small volume of poems has recent ly been published by B. Werden, ol Pittsfeld, at the advanced age of 7s years. His first efforts in verse writing were made within a year, and in that time this volumne has been compiled.
 The new Episcopal church at Leno1 will not be consecrated on the four teenth of the present month, as previ ously announced, but the nineteenth An interesting feature of the services will be choir of boys and an organis from one of Boston's largest churches
 Congressman Rockwell remains i, Lenox yet attending to some bushes matters connected with his late father estate. The Judge left quite hand some property, especially in the homo estate, which, at Lenox prices, is wortl about $60, 900 besides the $35, 900 wortl of the dooryard which he sold to tn Frelinghuysens. The heirs will mak friendly division of the estate anon themselves, as the Judge left no will -lSun.
 MT Warner, of Bridgeport, who's marriage to Miss Cady of North Adams
 occurred recently, is said to be yer youthful bridegroom, being but years of age, while the bride is 22. M
 and Mrs Warner have chosen a nov, manner in which to take their weddin 3 tour. They will cruise along the shore } of the Atlantic in yacht owned by tb - groom's father, stopping at such poin . as they may select, and will renal away for several weeks. On their retu, they will occupy an elegantly furnishe : residence in Bridgeport, . wedding ci
 from the father of the groom.