Connecticut western news., 1893-03-30
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1893.
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Peter Kelley, aged 75. for over 40 years resident of this village and a highly respected citizen. died at his home on the old Castle street road Fri day evening He has been in poor health for several months and not able to be out to any great extent during the past few weeks. For over 20 years he hae been the efficient sexton of St. Peter's Catholic church; also one of the charter members and treasurer of St Peter's Total Abstinence and Benevo- lent Society. The funeral was well at tended Monday at 10 "a. m. A delega. ton of St. Peter's temperance society headed the procession and there was a long line of carriages.
 Tho annual report of the selectmen and school committee which was pre- sented to the annual town meeting Mon- day shows the expenses for the past year to have been: Schools, $14, ,326; contingent expenses, $1, ,l24; support of poor, 34,790; repairs of roads and bridges. $5, 622; salaries of town officers. 42, 2l9; Free library, $500; Memorial day, $lOO; police $4l5; Elmwood ceme- tery, $4S; interest, $lS76; bills of pre- vious year, $488; town hall and lot, $645; total $31, ,146. The indebtedness of the town is &43. Al, and the resources. $8. .67 l leaving . net indebtedness of $34, 470. During the year the debt has been re- duoed A, 1O1., including note of $500 paid Frederick Lawrence. The report of the overseers of the poor shows Is persons fully supported and B persons and families partially supported. There are eleven insane persons at Northamp- ton supported by this town at an ex- pense of $1,658. Including the state and county taxes, court fees and all the above mentioned expenses the grand to- tal amounts to e42, 900. and, with the balance on hand of $,394. the report shows that the sum of $59, 697 has passed through the hands of the treasurer At the annual town meet ing Monday these officers were elected for the ensuing year: Moderator, Mer- ritt l. Wheeler; clerk, Charles J. Bur- get: selectman for threeaFesrs, John B. Chadwick; assessor three years, Charles ". Ray; school committee, for three years, A. 0. Collins; for two years, Day ia Moyes; treasurer, Henry T. Robbins; constables. Edward B. Barnes and L. O. Raifstanger; overseers of the poor, T C. 3OB60ks w. l. " h1k0r buQ Ill., V. OOyHol, committee on the erection of public ibraxy, A. 0. Collins, A. h. Hubbell, Charles J. Burget, T. z. Potter and F. N. Dcland; auditors, George E. Russell, Ward Lewis and Charles J. Taylor; tax collector, Howard Wheeler; committee to enforce tho liquor laws. Rev Timothy Hasen, l.. B. Brusie and Dr. Alfred Large. The following appropriations were made: contingent expenses, $500; support of the poor and insane. $4500; schools $l2. 800; also the dog funds and other school funds; highways and bridges. 36,OOO; Memorial day, $1OO; military aid. $lOO; public library, $500; town officers, $9OO0; police, $700; new road at Housatonic, $500; receiving vsultat Housatonic, $l,5O0; for the erection of . building for the Free library. $iO. 900. providing like sum can be raised by subscription; for the enforcement of the liquor laws. $200 On the question of granting liquor licenses, yes. 4O3; no, 332.
 The marriage of Charles M. Lillie, of Denver, Col, and Mrs Alice Victoria Collins, of this village, took place at the Episcopal church Saturday at 4:30 p. m. Rev I. s. Hartley oficiated.