Connecticut western news., 1893-05-04
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The selectmen have granted first and fourth class license for the sale of intoxicating liquors to three saloons on Railroad street at $2, 500 each. One beer bottler's license to Water street firm at $1 500 and license to all the drug stores in town at $l. The village of Housatonic has no saloon licenses, for which the place should "rejoice ever, more."
 Merritt Brennison, 14 year old school boy of Sheffield, was brought be- fore the District court Friday for an in- decent assault on Mary Lane about the same age and of the same school The boy denied the charge as testified by the girl but there were other witnesses to the affair and Judge Rowley sent the youth to the Lyman school at Vest boro until he is 21. State Agent Nor ton was present to conduct the defense and H. L. Wilcox appeared for the pros ecution.
 An inquest in relation to the death of H. J. Warner, a brakeman of West Stockbridge. who fell from the through freight at Russell's crossing, near this station April 26, was conducted by the District court Friday. The testimony of the conductor of the train and other employees showed that no one was to blame for the sad affair but that War ner lost his balance while a car was be- ing switched and fell head first to the track, car wheel crushing his skull.
 Gustave Leopold and Hermoreta Kolm, recently from New York and but few months from Poland, were brought before the court Friday for living to- gether as man and wife without being married. They have had two children and in order to settle the difficulty they went before town clerk o. J. Burget and were married.
 Jared Lewis, highly respected clti- zen of the town, died at his home on the VanDeusenville road Thursday at 10. 30 8. m. aged 75. He was son of Samuel and Hulda Lewis and was born at Sandisfeld. Some years afterwards his parents moved to the farm in this town where MT Lewis has spent his life. He was an excellent farmer; member of the Agricultural society and was one of the selectmen in 1869-70. His wife, Harriet Chadwick, died in 1889. leaving no children. It is understood that Nil Lewis has given all his property to his farmer Austin Holohon and wife, who kept the house for him since Mrs Lewis death.
 The reception to ex-Senator Dawes and daughter will be given by the Thursday Morning Club at the Berk' shire Inn tomorrow evening. Dr. o. w. Lane, who was poisoned by eating fresh pork, has recovered from 6 severe illness,
 Owing to an increase of business Camp & Warner have moved to more convenient location in the Sumner block CD Main street.
 The furnace of the Richmond Iron company at VanDeusenville was started | up last week.
 Arbor day was observed Saturday bJ number of persons setting out trees. A temperance meeting for the bene fit of the children was held at the Bry ant school building Friday. The meet ing was in charge of several ladies anG temperance hymns were sung. Mrs Mary Wilcox, aged ST, of thil town, died at South Lee Friday where she was visiting her daughter. Mrs Ed ward Morris. The deceased was tho widow of Curtiss Wilcox and like he husband had been 8 member of the
 Methodist church from her youth.
 The reports sent to certain BostoI and Springfield papers regarding tho
 pursuit at Mt Washington of the mur derers who escaped from Sing Sing
 have been nothing but fakes.