New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
Talk OETHE WEEK IN PITTSFIELO.
SENATOR pAwHs's wITHDRAwAL-THE WATER
SUPPLY THREATENED.

pr,sss,d Mass. Sept (speclaD-Ihe letter OF
Senator Dawes In which he declines to be ca"ui'V ~
reelection 10 the United States Senate haS '"us'N ~
comment here in Pttsheld and throughout the ow'o
,o viii no seven,rsx wears old when his term OF once
exprcs and he wishes o spend the REMAINDER Vi ~ -
quietly at his home here in Pittsled. lie Is o"o y. 49,
best lawyers in the State. and is much soush' i" "
important cases. g. ,.,n In
NJ ro-nunt q, Cheshire who owns a large lime KIN III
that town said Yesterday his firm would use 'ooo
cords Of wood this which would DC cut iV"
east side Of the Cheshire reservoir on inc :,
This firm has been using about this quahuV VI WV" -
wear for several years. and the hills ABOUT INC Wv 49,
reservoir begin look bare, and the streams
into this r.sorvo,r which is the source Of ule h"o
River are pretty well dried up Inc fesu' y Iii
reservoir Is seldom full. The wood is DelhE PioF -
cut from, Greyock Mountain. further north whch j.
the Uoosac River that the streams "h'oh nav 49,,
,rcos IN the sides Of this mountain have percep'uS
diminished In size TIE result Is that inc mus W."
u,u,r Hoosac River obliged 70 use S''','
months in the year than formerly In're - ' ,S con
o,nr,aInt because the hills arc thus denudu' i"e w
L.. 4, 70 dry nm the sources OF water supply TOT '"''"
,ov,ns along the upper Hoosac River Ohiess "ns p"D
tice is stopped IL may not be many ye"'s 49, .soh
water famine will result. The Pitt'he!d =. 90.
cha inruenc. OF william X. Punkett, have puro"- ~
w. ,s,v oronnd Ashley Lake the Pitsheld WAFER sup
Iv which Is in the town Of Washington Ihey Wv" y"
tho land FOR distance OF about 200 fous o" w
rhe lake This land IS fo- the most part heSN,'s
1h.v have fenced It IN and propose TO let inc "coo
i' - T.. S,,ce This land was fenced In three yen"
main
49,. .,or Is much pur.r and the supply IS ihcea'"s
0ther than diminishing. . ,,,.A,,, .rr,.
The eighty third annual fair OF the eio DctAsn ~
,,r. socetv will be held for four days beeinhihs On
h I'm President Walter Cutting and secretary i'o"'
II Cooke have been active In securing special aura ~
Tho lannon's stock farm Of Wlllllm Russell Aieh Ane ~
Smith Farm OF Lee will he ropiesrh"u I" ~ ,,
80 g. tho STATE some Of which expected to give
cxbiMons OF speed. Governor Russell VIII De pr SEM
an one Of the days Of the fair and make an auu'e'
There will be balloon ascension and 50 many o'hef at
,,.s tho, tho society is sure have crowd III
attendance II the weather is favorable ,
Next Thursday the dramatizston OF Dr. Newton
.errouhesome Chldren will be given At the Acoo'"' "
Mrs,c for the benefit Of st Stephens Church.
Mrs Charles Atwater gave o O'Clock Yea on "c.,''
dav Mrs HUI gave = luncheon On THURSDAY TOT "a
Gushing Of Cleveland Miss frAne~s Of"'o nus 49,
,y,,a,ion, for dance at home In Dalton on MoneSo
evening Th.rs were two pleasant AID largely a''en2''
,nns At Maplewood on Tuesday and Friday evenings
Mr. and Mrs. Parsons and their ni%e' N's . -,
hacker have returned Albany, after having spe' '
| sur,ncr in pittshsld.