Connecticut western news., 1895-11-28
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The second anniversary of the Young Mems Christian Association was attend cd by large number of people at the Congregational church Sunday evening Miss Pearl Sexton was organist The prayer of invocation was made by Rev O. Hatfield, of the A M B. Zion church A selection, Where Jesus is" was sung by 8 male quartet The scripture lesson was read by Rev l. $ Hartley, of the Episcopal Church. A prayer was offered by Rev M B. Sny- der. pastor of the Methodist Church A review of the secoud years work was given by the secretary of the associa- tion, J. E Garfield The chief address of the evening was delivered by Rev W. V. W Davis, of Pittsfeld The mem- bers of the board of directors also made brief addresses. Appropriate hymns were sung and Rev Dr Davis gave the benediction. The financial statement shows the total income of the year as S1 ,8O6, and the expenses S1,773, leav- ing bala, ce on haud of S33 It is re- ported that S1 800 will be needed for the expenses of the third year and of this amount over one-third has thus far been pledged.
 Ground has been broken for a new house, which Evans Bros. will build for Edward A. Leland on Grove street The Current News Club met Friday at the home of Miss Ellen Pixley Good | papers on Mrs Henry Ward Beecher apd Harriet Beecher Stowe were read. Mrs William Stanley and her daugh- ters Mary and Clare, expect to leave | about Dec. l for visit of five months in California.
 Harry Douglass, who purchased building lot some time ago. will soon build fine house on the corner of | West street and Taghkannuc avenue The selectmen on Saturday drew the following jurors for the United States court at Boston: Grand jurors, George w. Mellon, Charles w Ray; petit jurors, William H Hubbard, Frank E. Giddings, Hugh Knox.
 The Loyal Temberance Legion gave an entertainment at the Bryant school | building yesterday afternoon. The death of Ms Mary Tolbert at tbe age of 58 years occurred at Housatonic last Thursday She was mother of Mrs | Charles Thompson, of this village. Mrs H. J. Van Lennep sent last Thursday about S60 for the relief of the sufferers in Armenia.
 The celebrated French coach stallion | Orateur, which won the first prize at the recent horse show in New York city, is at the stables of the Hotel Mil Ter this week He is valued at $4. .O00, and his owners, Mclaughlin Brothers | stock company of 20 horsemen iu this village purchase him.
 J. F. Bailey, who was for several | years bookkeeper at the mills of the | Owen Paper Company. has moved his family from Housatonic to Stockbridge, where he is employed as bookkeeper in the National bank
 | Thanksgiving services will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church. The pastor, Rev Martin B Snyder, will Heritage" The Congregational and Episcopal societies will unite in the services
 Zion church in this village, which is the only church whose membership is made up entirely of colored people, is in need of '$200. The pastor, Rev O. Hatfield, has arranged for rally at the church December to 10 for the pur. pose of trying to raise this amount of money. There are wealthy people in this village who can and should assist this church in paying he debt | MT Sweet, farmer at James Kelley s place on the Seekonk road, was obliged to kill one of his valuable horses Satur- day. He turned the animal into a pas ture and in running, the horse broke its leg in three places.
 | A new concrete walk was laid Satur- day along the Hotel Miller extension on Main street.
 The Ancient Order of United Work men gave fine entertainment to about 20 members of the Housatonic lodge at Odd Fellows. Hall in this village Friday evening A number of new candidates were admitted into the mysteries of the order
 The old dilapidated shop. once own ed and inhabited by the hermit, George O. Crosby in the east side of the village, was burned by an incendiary fire Sun day night The property at this time belonged to the Riverdale Cotto Com pany. The building for upwards of 40 years was used by Crosby as a gun shop for making and repairing all kinds of fire arms. It has been abandoned ever since Crosby was taken to the lu- natic asylum about five years ago.