Connecticut western news., 1893-03-02
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Unless another snow storm prevents, the Southern Berkshire Democratic club will banquet at the town hall this even ing.
 The schools of this town close March 10 for 8 brief vacation.
 George W. Briggs expects to build 8 new house on Elm street this spring.
 The country schools were closed last week because of the storm and deep snow.
 The funeral of Martin Larkin, who died at Canaan, was held in this village last week Wednesday. The deceased was brother of Mrs John Gibbons of this village.
 Mrs Robert Drummond has bought of Frederick Abbey place on Elm Avenue. The house will be repaired this spring. A farmers institute was held at the court room Tuesday afternoon. The selectmen close the town books March-for the past year. The executive committee of the Hous- atomic Agricultural society held quar- terly meeting yesterday.
 | Miss Alice Collins has been visiting at Utica, N Y, the past week.
 The body of John S. Dodge, who died at boarding house in New York city Feb. 20, was brought here for burial The funeral took place Thursday from the Congregational church. He was about 40 years of age and son of Pres ident Dodge of the Mahaiwe bank
 The pupils of Room No. 3, Bryant school, taught by Miss Eva Ramsey, ob- served the birthday of Washington last Thursday.
 | The infant son of Mir and Mrs E. $. Holiister died Friday afternoon, aged six days. The child weighed 12 pounds and was apparently healthy, but it died suddenly and unexpectedly of hemor- rhage The funeral was held from the house Sunday. Much sympathy is ex- pressed for the family in their bereave ment.
 novel sight was witnessed here last Monday afternoon. A dozen or more urchins were playing marbles on the icy sidewalk near the post office while snow banks several feet high lined the walks. and the snow was at least two feet deep all over town. It was an example of rushing the season in Berkshire.
 There is unmistakable evidence that Ct. Burlington has boom. About $200, 900 worth of new buildings and improvements have been added within a year, and still the ball keeps rolling. The latest project is three story brick block for stores and offices, to be erect ed opposite the Miller House on Maiu St. James K. Parker will move his house and jewelry store to Church St., ard will build said brick block on the present site of his house. ...
 The crinollne has arrived and Is dis played in the show window of Main St. dry goods store Had this "hoopty doodle-doo" been displayed in either hardware store it might have been con. sidered patent hen-coop.
 The interior of John Dorman's paint shop on Dresser avanue was burned out Tudsday forenoon. The fire Is supposed to have originated from defective chimney. Loss $500 Insured.
 John o. Benton has leased the large north store in the Berkshire House block for term of years. The store is one of the largest, if not the largest, in Berkshire county, being 80 feet long, 2( feet wide and IA feet high. MT Bentor will open this store on the Both of this month. In the meantime he will give it thorough overhauling, fitting it in hard wood, with an office in the real fitted iE oak. It will also be heated by steam and lighted by 20 electric lights,