Connecticut western news., 1895-08-08
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Now that the Methodist Episcopal new windows put iD, the trustees have decided to have piazza built on the east and south. This long needed i'm provement is being done this week.
 Judge Walter B. Sanford, of the Dis trict court of Southern Berkshire, left Monday for 8 two weeks encampment at Lake Buel. He will return to town on Saturday to try civil cases, but on all other week days Justice James H. Rowley will preside.
 The new Dean steam pump arrived last week and was taken Saturday to the Berkshire Heights pumping station on the Green river.
 Rev William Kincaid, of Minneapolis, supplied the Congregational pulpit Sunday. He has consented to preach here again next Sunday. It is expected that Rev Joseph Anderson, of Water bury, will supply the pulpit August IS.
 The office of the Western Union Tele- graph and Ocean Cable company was moved Thursday to a much larger, bet ter lighted and in every way more cen. venient room in the post office block on Main street. The old office has been for some time in poor lighted part of grocery store on Railroad street. Edward E.. Barnes, who has kept a grocery store on Railroad street for 15 years, removed last week to new and larger quarters in the Miller House ex- tension on Main street.
 The Current News club was entertain ed Friday afternoon by Mrs Austin Hatch The topic discussed was "John B. Cough, the great Temperance Lee turer." The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs Jacob Smith.
 At a meeting of the board of trade ] Thursday evening the special com mittee appointed at previous meeting made 8 report against assisting Troy party ] in starting shirt factory in this village. | The committee said that but little inter est was taken in the matter and they did not think the proposed factory would be of sufficient benefit to the | town, as to give the Troy men bonus of $5, 900, the amount asked for.
 The artesian well being driven at Kel- logg terrace promises to be much greater success than any the fire dis. trict can sink at East Mountain.
 Miss Margaret Dewey, daughter of Judge Justin Dewey, will enter the Kindergarten department of Chauncey Hall school at Boston this fall.
 Dr Samuel Camp spent Sunday at Saratoga. N. r., as the guest of MT and Mrs W. E. Tefft at the Grand Union Hotel.
 Andrew Fl. Loomis, aged 90 years, died at the home of his son in Housa- tonic Aug. 2d. The aged man was a son of Ashbel Loomis and was taken Monday to New Hartford, his native place, for burial.
 Emily A. Woodworth, who had been in poor health for some time, died Aug. 3d at o. o. Whitbeck s, Mount Wash ipgton. where she was boarding. She was taken Saturday to New Haven for burial.
 The Epworth League held we'll at tended and highly interesting meeting at the Methodist church Sunday even'g. A fine program of sacred songs was g special feature of the occasion.
 Mrs Patrick Garrity, aged 58, who had been in poor health for some time died at her home on Cottage street last week Wednesday evening. The funeral was attended Friday, with services al St Peters church, Rev Fr. McGoverr | omc1at1ng.
 Judge Justin Dewey delivered an in structive address before the Thursday Morning Club last week. Subject Matthew Arnold"
 Edwin D. Brainard, who has been 1T poor health for some time. has sold his fine residence and all his land on Berk shire Heights to Franklin L. Pope, Dl W. P Small and others. The names o all the purchasers as we'll as the price paid has not been made public. Nil Brainard bought this great tract of lan6 of Major Robbins and others from |. to IA years ago and has since spen many thousands in beantifying what wal once a wilderness of hardhacks ant flint rocks.
 Robert Girling. the oldest clothing dealer in town, has retired from busi ness. About 28 years ago he built tn, block where he has since been 26 year in trade. In his early life he kept clothing store, with the late Elish Doolittle, in small building whicl stood where the savings bank now is After this for IS years he did bushes l Tn New York city. He IS succeeded b , his clerk, Thomas J. Kearin.
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