New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
~ THE BERKSHIRE HILLS.

"REMINISCENCES OF FANNY KEMBLE At LEMON.
Lcnox Mass Jan. II (SpcciaD-Thc special town
meeting which was held thi, week 10 sec what should
be done about the sewerage on The west side Of the
town. was fully attended, there being several cotagcrS
present who came up from New York. \ committee
was appointed. consisting OF Thomas Post. Hamilton
Kuhn and F.. ;. Mackcy, TO consult with the Select
men and report at another special town meeting TO De-
held some time in February.
The death Of Fanny Kcmblc recalls many rcmlnis
cences Of her life in LcnoX. II Is said that II WAS
largely through the influence Of Catherine scdgwick
that she induced to come here. she first came to
Ienox I'm 1883, and. after boarding at Curtis Hotel
for some seasons. built the house known as " Inc
Perch" When she came here after her marriage with
Mr. Euler they went about in great style. They Kept
many horses and fine turnOuts, rs Mr.. Butter was
man of great wealth and fcnd Of display. she WAS
fond of horseback riding and frequently rode over 10
Ilawthornc's little red house for carly morning
chat with the author. she good deal OF Long
fellow, Holmes and Herman Melville. who were all III
berkshire during some part OF the time she was III
Lenox. She fond of fishing. and William y. Our-
It's, the veteran landlord OF Curtis Hotel, has many
anecdotes TO tell about taking her out fishing on Stock
bridge Bowl ar II was then called. and how cnthusaS-
tic she was when she had good luck. sh" gave to the
town the clock which Is now IN the stecple OF the
church the HILL just above the graveyard where She
always said she should like TO be buried and OF whic
She said will not rise 20 trouble any one II thcI
will let sleep here will only ASK 10 lee permitted
once in a while raise my head and look ont on ms
glorious scene" This well indicates her great love OF
the scenery of IcnOX.
ID. W. Bishop has been spending few days In New
York. The family still AT their residence here .
Mrs. Edward Iowditch Of Albany. is AT the curtis
Hotel with her sisters. Mrs. John Rahbonc and MIS-
Shaw, of Boston.
UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER IN PITT>FIELD.
Pittsfeld. Mass. Jan. tSpecial).-Thc EuSiness
Mems Association which has about 100 members. held
its annual meeting on Wednesday evening and elected
Frank W. insdale president. J. W. Noxon vice prNi-
dent, and Charles II. Brown secretary and treasurer
The rcasurers report showed that the society has over
5000 in the treasury The large clubrooms are well
filed every evening.
The mercury has been down the bulb all the
week. Ii touched 30 degrees below on Wednesday
morning. and in localities IL 26 degrees be-
low. There is about 20 degrees difference between the
mercury top Of Grcyock Mountain and the valley
below. therefore II is estimated that the mercury on
Greylock Wednesday would have registered more
than forty degrees below The last four weeks
have averaged colder than any four weeks In pre-
viOIs winter for more than quarter Of a century.
\. II. Price & Co. adding 10 their silk mill plant
BY building addition for the manufacture OF braid.
They have purchased the plant and COOL will Of firm
in Paterson y. j., ana the employees Of the firm will
come on here rs soon the mill Is ready for the
machinery
The good people 81 IanesbOro greatly agitat"d
because movement has been started among the Pitts
field LIQUOR dealers have their 90 license IN"
coming town meeting As LancSborO Is only four
miles north Of here they think il would be good place
10 their business to. ITsfcl1'S chief resort in
summer is IOntOpsuc Lake which l. partly in Lanes
boro and partly in Pttsield and 1t would very much
injure the place.