Connecticut western news., 1888-09-26
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Stockbridge has newly organized drum corps.
 The annual parade and inspection of the fire department of Adams occurred on Saturday afternoon.
 Rev J. H. Lane, of West Stockbridge has arranged for Q course of lectures to be given in that town during the winter.
 A monument of granite has been erected by the family of Dr Hopkins, over his grave in the Williams college cemetery.
 Elder Cross, of the Advent church, Pittsfeld, baptized twelve persons by immersion in the river near there, on Sunday.
 The Pittsfeld electric light company are to enlarge their plant, and have purchased new 30 light dynamo, and other machinery.
 Bishop O'Reilley administered the rite of confirmation to 8 large class at St Joseph's church, Pittsfield last Sunday.
 The first fair of the Berkshire agricul- tural society of Pittsfeld was held in 1910, and it is the oldest organization of the kind in the United States.
 Money has at length been raised to build church in the town of Clarks- bury. For years it has been the only town in the state without church.
 Francis w. Rockwell, of lPittsfield, has received renomination for congress- man by the republicans of the 18th district of Massachusetts.
 A literary club is to be one of the sources of entertainment in Tyringham during the winter. It will consist of both ladies and gentlemen.
 The state board of health are giving attention to the sewerage of popular summer resorts and the sewer at Lenox has been finished under their direction.
 The Hopkins memorial address, delivered by David Dudley Field at the Williams college commencement, has been printed for distribution among the alumni.
 The sermon preached by Rt. Rev. Henry c. Potter, D. D., at the consecra- tion of the new church at Lenox has been published in pamphlet form by request.
 A guest at the Berkshire house in 'Pittsfeld blew out the gas one evening last week, and when discovered in the morning was in a state of asphyxia, but was restored by prompt treatment.
 A man of fifteen years experience in the Arizona gold mines, reports strong indications of gold on farm in Afford, and has secured the priviledge of digg- ing for the metal.
 A service of song was held in the Congregational church at Stockbridge on Sun day evening, and an offering was received for the yellow fever sufferers in Florida. All the Pittsfeld churches devoted their collections on Sunday to that purpose. camera and kept diary during his visit in this country, and in consequence of his sojourn in that place Lenox ex- poets 8 chapter in the book he is to write descriptive of America. Stockbridge Is to have a toboggan slide, and Echo lake, near that place, will be cleared of snow during the win ter to accommodate those who wish to skate. These attractions are presented to induce summer guests to return to enjoy winter sports.
 The building for ,the Bishop memo rial training school for nurses, which is in process of erection at Pittsfeld will be substantial three-storY structure, and will be provided with all the conve- niences necessary to we'll equipped institution of the kind. An elevator will run through the building.
 The rain of Thursday evening caused washout on the Housatonic railroad between South Lee and Lee, greatly impereing the north bound evening train. The forward trucks of the bagg- age car and smoker were thrown from the track and in this condition the train ran several hundred yards, the rear cars Jumping over broken tracks and frag- ments of ties. The passengers were greatly alarmed but fortunately no one sustained any injury.
 B. J. Stone and wife, of the Housa-