New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14
10 MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT
A P1TTsF1ELD JUDGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oF
THE prRKsHIRE ArHENlEUM LIBRARY

A PrTTsrrFI,D JUDGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
THE BERKSHIRE ATHENEUM LIBRARY.
p,tts6eld. Mass. June 10 CspeclaD-Judge James
Madison Barker lifelong resident OF this cl'y' mas
bcen promotsd from the tusticesbip OF the oupcio,
Cout 10 the Supreme Court He taxes tne Pisoo %
the late Judge william Allen, OF Northampton JUS
parker has always been Republican. ho "a or
rointed Judge of the Superior Court In 1882 norecuy
no takes the place Of the late Judge Colt or tnS oiy
uho WAS Judge of the Supreme Court TOT seNoiai 9o"
I'm IN the time OF his death. It Is SAID here W S0
OF the friends Of ex-Mayor Maynard, OF opiinsno,u
that Mr.. Maynard will probably be appointed l" HsAo
tbe Mace of judge Barker the Superior Dehch. r
Maynard IL a Democrat ana suauus "'ii ~
In this part of the state.
Engineer Bowditch, Of Boston, VINO maue "n pi
for the new sewerage system, has been Ill u'o '' ~
present week, In consultation WITH the se"oi a.,
sioners The plans and specifications nave Deeh iuS
completed and the contract for the work VIII soon 10
awarded The laying of this new sewer Involves Dbl
exnense ~ something like $50 900. and perhaps more
This trnnk sewer will be about two miles long, resch
ING from the county JAIL TO the Housatonlc River.
Work unon the electric railway is progressing steahy
nd the cars will be run by electricity In about mohtn
The iron poles have arrived, and will be set throng
Northst during the coming week Wooden poles WIZ
he uscd on the upper end Of the road. the Single
to,,oy svstem will be used The heaviest traffic over
te road comes in July and August and 1t Is nopeu 10
have the road fully equipped In season for the various
large pcnics that take place at Poptoosuc Lake. Inc
marks and grounds about the lake Will De greauy I'M
proved during the coming summer. mayor Hoparu
md F. T. slocum have purchased about 800 acres Oh
land bordering the west shores OF the aKe' inuch VI
which Is especially desirable for cottages picnic gonnds
and parks Ar.
Tho annual meeting Of the BERKSHIRE County Athe
naeum corporation held Wednesday OF tins week.
william r. Plunl1ett reelected president, Harlan
II Rallard librarian and f. S. Francis treasurer inc
old hoard of trustees was also reelected The ex-
penses of tho year shown by the report have been
about IS OOO There 81 500 still remaining In the
treasurers hands The librarians report showed tnat
the library contains 1887 books. The Athenaeum
Building which presented TO P1tsheld by the late
Thomas Alien. about nfteen years ago, is inadequate
TO the demands made upon 1t by the library the ar
gallery. the museum and the reading The
trustees propose TO part OF the Phineas Allen
fund. which amounts to something like 100000 and
Is now available for the construction OF new building
which shall be used exclusively for tho library In the
ar of the present one They propose to have 1t large
enouph 10 contain all the books that the library Will be
likely TO have for the next Of years more They
hone TO have the building constructed so that 10 can
be used by another season.
Mr. and MIS- H. Neill Wilson, Of Wendelav have
zone 10 savannah, Ga. for Il ten days trip.
Mrs shaw widow Of Henry W. Shaw cJosh
Rungs-). is spending the summer at Maplewood.
MaulewOod Hotel, which has been opened for tho
sumn r is rapidly filling with guests. Landlord Plumb
will have all lie can for by the end Of the
month Among the guests who are there for the
season are the following NewYork people Mrs. L. E.
stewart. Mrs Henry W. Shaw, Mrs. NJ. A. soule, Mr.
Miss II. F. Graves Mr. H. b. Batcheller, and Madam
Fabricotl,