Connecticut western news., 1893-08-31
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The sad news was received Friday evening of the death, at 4 p. m. that day, of William Healey, a druggist at Bir- mingham, Ct. He was son of the late David Healey and was born in this town about "A years ago. He graduated at the High school in this village in the class of 1888, under the instruction of Frank Hosmer. After this he taught school for term or two in the Long Pond district. After this he was am- ployed for time as canvasser and ad- vertising agent of the Berkshire Courier His brother, having opened a drug store at Birmingham, young Healey be- came his clerk and the father having died, the entire family moved there The body was brought to this village Monday afternoon for burial.
 The venerable Ezra 0. Ticknor died suddenly at his home in Afford Friday noon. He was a son of Daniel Ticknor and was born at Afford November 28, 1902. His grandfather. Daniel Ticknor, ST., who was son of William and Aba gall Ticknor of Sharon, Ct.. with other members of the family, purchased a tract of land at Afford and moved there in 1764 or early in 1765. In early life the subject of this sketch, who was we'll educated, worked on his grandfather's farm and in three years he made $170O. He taught school in this town and vii cinity for several terms. In 1899 30 and again in 1840-42 he served his town in the lower branch of the Massachusetts legislature. In 1841 he was one of a committee to obtain subscriptions for the founding of the Housatonic Agri- cultural Society, and was it's president in 1854. At various times during his long life he has been an assessor and selectman of Afford, and for many years a justice of the peace. He was a Dem- ocrat of the Jackson school and as such was often delegate to political conven- tions and local leader in the party. His wife, Margaret H., a daughter of Dr Thomas Bolton, and son, Henry, survive. The funeral was largely at- tended at his late residence Sunday af- tern0on.
 The foundation is being laid for an apartment house for Miss Celesta Hull bert near Brainard's grove.
 In game of base ball On the fair grounds Saturday the Ct. Harrington club defeated the Athletics of Adams. Score 19 to 7.
 The Thursday Morning Club tod ay will be addressed by Rev R. Dewitt Mallory, of Lenox. Subject, Super stition."
 Mrs Daniel B. Childs, on Church St.. gave an afternoon tea to party of ladies, Saturday afternoon.
 A dance for the benefit of the free library was given at the town hall Mon day evening.
 Mrs Thomas Gately. an old resident of the town, died Sunday afternoon aged 67.
 The infant daughter of MT and Mrs Hiram J. Dings and grandchild of Mir and Mrs Henry Beardsley, of East Ca naan, died Sunday, after brief illness with cholera infantum.
 It was announced in town Monday and so published by 8 Pittsfield daily; that Robert Fenn was married to Miss Rose Kastner the 23d of last March. On Monday evening two reporters inspected the town records and found that the marriage had not been recorded.
 The coachmen of the village are ar ranging for a grand ball at the town hall the evening of Sept. 8. Prizes will be given to the best dancers in the waltz. jig and breakdown.
 At St. Peters church, Sunday. it was announced that the marriage of Thomas Ourran and Kate O'Harra would occur Wednesday.