Connecticut western news., 1895-04-04
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The farmers auction sale at the Mill Ter House yard was we'll attended Sat urday. In addition to great variety of small articles, 8 number of cattle and horses were sold. A thoroughbred Dur ham COW and calf were sold to Pratt Tobey for S33 Other COWS aud calves brought from S27 to BPS and Jersey heifer was sold to O. J. Brusie tor Sl3 Frank Baldwin's horse went to F. E. Giddings of this town for S62 A double team of seven and eight year old horses with harness and wagon. was sol by Mir Miller to George Blodget for S225
 Frederick Theodore Whiting. who has been druggist in this village since lS47, died at his home on Main street last week Wednesday night. He was the son of Theodore and Amelia Ann fRobbinsl Whiting and was born at West Stockbridge June 25, 1925. After receiving an education he came to this village where he soon began business and has been very successful. In 1S49 he married Ruth M. Hill. 8 daughter of the late Rodney Hill of this village She died year ago this month. Mir Whiting Is survived by daughter. Mrs Clarence Freeman, of Glen Ridge, NJ, and two sons, J. Fred and Henry M. who are successors of thelr father in the drug business. MT Whiting in 1872 served this district in the lower branch of the General court at Boston. He was a member of the American and Massachusetts Pharmaceutical associa ton and first vice. president of the na- | tional convention of the American so- ciety. MT Whiting was also one of the original stockholders of the old water com pany in this village, treasurer of the Mahaiwe cemetery association and at one time director of the National Ma haiwe bank. His funeral was we'll at tended from the Episcopal church Sat urday at II a. m. Rev l. s. Hartley officiated. The bearers were F. H. Wright, F. N. Deland, A. O. Collins, I, R Prindle, W. W. Norton, E. E. Barnes. The burial was in Mahaiwe cemetery. MT Whiting wns descendant of Gov ernor William Bradford of Massschu setts. Records in possession of H. c. Warner. geneolagist of this town, show that Alice, daughter of William Brad | ford 2d, married Rev William Adams. Their first daughter. Elizabeth, married Rev Samuel Whiting whose son, Dr | William Whiting. born at Norwich, Ct, !, Sept 8, 1730, married Annie Raymond. This Dr William Whiting moved to this town where he died Dec. 8, lT92. He was the father of Dr Abraham K. Whit ing, born 1769, whose son Theodore was the father of MT Whiting now deceased
 Richard H. Moore. the Main street merchant, sold last week the so called Holmes place on Castle street to Mrs | w. W. Norton for S4000.
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional society was held last Thursday with James Bird moderator, and O. O. Bidwell clerk pro tenn. These officers were elected for the ensuing year: Clerk, Clarence Sabin; treasurer and collector, Miss Frances Girling; mem Der nf the executive com mittee. Orlando 0 Bidwell. The reports show total re- ceipts for the year at 8, ,769, and ex- penses 8. .352 The meeting voted $500 for pastors salary and for con- tingent expenses as much as may be necessary as derived from the sale of seats.
 Rev Thomas A. McGovern, of Wor- cester. has been appointed by Bishop Beaven as second assistant at St Peters OuuhSh HI hhfo sAAn&c- ntuCh &hIooN- ern was ordained priest at Montreal last December.
 The marriage of Russell Trowbridge Dewey and Miss Harriet L. Wilcox oc. cured Tuesday evening April 2d. at o'clock, at the Congregational church in this village. There was no reception. The ceremony was one of the prettiest ever attended in town. The maid oi honor was Miss NJ Louise Church and the bridesmaids were Miss Florence Russell. Miss Mary Russell, Miss Anna Humphrey and Miss Gertrude Taylor The best man was Fl c Trainor of New York, and the ushers Benjamin D Tick nor. O. E Platt, F. J. Fuller and O. R Sabin. Rev R. Dewett Mallory, of Len OK, officiated. and the great organ peal ed forth a wedding march as the wed ding procession entered the church.
 Mrs Albrecht. the wife of Rev Wm. F Albrecht, died at Hartman, Tenn, or Monday She went South for her healtl some weeks ago, but the climate failed to benefit her. The body will b, brought to Sidney, N. r., for burial She leaves husband and three children