Connecticut western news., 1893-08-17
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The first horse matinee and exhibi- tion of fine equipages ever held in tn is village wasgiven on theFair grounds Sat. from 10 a m. to l p. m. The enter tainment was complete success as the summer guests with their horses, car riages, ponies, servants in livery, with citizAns in general were present to the numhsr of several hundred. The pro gran was divided into eleven classes. Those who received first souvenir pre-. mius were: Pacing horses. Caleb Tick nor, rose blanket; gentlemen's Tad horses, Senator w. l. Brown, double whip; three-in- hand Victoria's, William B. Eefft, carriage whip; single trotting horses, O. J. Brusie, fancy horse cool CT; pair of ponies in harness, Sen entries, B. w Stilwell, two boxes of Huyler's con factions; family turnouts in double harness, A. J. Nutting, large silver spoon; family turnouts, single, B. w Leonard, Longfellow's poems; ;hackneys, Fl K. Bloodgood, Tennison's poems; ladies single turnout, Miss Renuie Bloodgood, silver spoon; saddle horses, W. K. Fowler. silver match box. Sou venirs of blue, red and yellow ribbons and several second prizes were present eu SO buhb every eAuIDltOI ISCSlNco oOluo< thing. The Great Harrington band fur nished music and John H. O. Church was grand marshal with A. J. Nutting director.
 The fire, which broke out on Noble B. Turner's coal job on East mountain, burned with great rapidity all Friday night and over 400 cords of wood be- longing to MT Turner with the cabin of charcoal burner was destroyed. The flames could be seen for many miles, and i'll spite of the efforts of many men, who fought the devouring element, the fire has burned over the west side of the mountain within short distance of this village. Many rattle snakes have been driven from their deLs and several have been killed.
 Last Thursday the selectmen viewed the proposed new road from Main St. through E. D. Brainard's place, to the road leading to Berkshire Heights. The selectmeu decided to lay said road 40 feet wide and as straight as the locality will allow A portion of the road bed is already constructed and the part yet to be built will pass under the railroad thus avoiding grade crossing.
 The rectory of St. James Episcopal society is now being moved from its To- cation and will be placed on Il. J. Mig nerey's lot on South street, the building having been sold to that gentleman. As before stated, new rectory costing sew eral thousand dollars will be built on the old location. ..
 Thirteen members out of total of IT, of the class of 1887, of the Great Bar rington high school, were present at the reunion picnic at Lake Buel Friday.
 After an absence of month, Mrs J. Atwood returned from the seaside last week
 Henry A. Tobey is making repairs on his South Main street residence.
 William s. Barnum, of Monterey, has sold his five-year-old trotting mare, a sister to Audubon. to Charles H. Kerner. who is spending the summer in this vil- lage.
 H. M. VanLennep and wife, who have recently arrived from London, will give concert at the town hall the evening of August 22.
 Michael Conner with team and Louis Blake on bicycle ran into each other on Main street Friday evening. Blake was thrown from his wheel and run over. He was carried into drug store where he revived; having escaped serious in- iuries.
 A steam pump is being put in the mill of the Everett Woolen company. This pump will draw water from the middle of the river through an IS inch pipe. In case of necessity it can be connected with the water mains and thus furnish the village with g greater protection against fire.
 The old Kellogg grist mill on the Green river in the south part of this vil- lage is being thoroughly repaired with new shafting, wheel pit, bulk head and elevators. There will also be new foors and the front side of the building will be newly sided. The property is now owned by John o. Taylor but until re- gently it had been in the Kellogg fam fly since the early days of the Revolu- tion.