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PownaI.


The case of D. F. Bates VS.. A. II. Pot
ter, relative to the house in which the de
PENDANT resides, was taken 10 the Su.
preme Court. Verdict was for the de-
PENDANT who thereby will retain posses
sion of the same.
Our doctors are out with spring omens.
DR.. Potter saw robin on Tuesday and
on Wednesday DR.. Barber also saw one
in nearly the same locality. AS the ther-
mometer was from II to "A degrees be-
low zero the effect must have been hard
on the robin.
Mrs. James NJ. Waterman, one of Will
lamStown's best known and respected
women, died last week after an illness of
of several weeks. Her death casts shad-
ow of bereavement over the whole com
munity. Mr. Waterman, who was one of
the most prominent of Wiliamstown's
citizens, and well known throughout the
whole of Berkshire county, died last
May. Mrs. Waterman was born in Pow
nal, 10 years ago, her maiden name being
Brown. She spent her early life in Pow
nal, leaving in lS43, when she was mar.
ried to Nh. Waterman, who was then en-
gagged in business in Williamstown. She
always enjoyed good health until last
May, when Mr.. Waterman died. The sOr-
row was more than she could bear and
she was confined to her bed, where she
remained for several weeks, when she
rallied and felt much better until about
five weeks ago. She was then stricken
again and has been failing siuce. She
enjoyed her breakfast as usual Tuesday
morning, sitting up at the time, but We d.
neSday she grew worse gradually, dying
in the afternoon. Mrs Waterman was a
woman of unusual qualities. She always
had kind wCrd for the afflicted, and
was ever ready to aid the poor and needy.
She was devout Christian aud worked
hard in the cause of of religion. She has
only one near relative living, a son, W..
NJ. Waterman of the finn of Green d
Waterman of Troy, n. Y.
The outcome of the suit of Kent IL An
derson, the liquor sellers, against G. G.
Sanford, chairman of the board of SCI
lectmen of Williamstown, is awaited
with much interest. Williamstown al
ways has been noted for its strict tenn
perance principles, and it is the wish of
the majority that, though the present
suit may be decided in favor of the pros
ecutors. the sO-called cline house, sit
uated on the line between Vermont and
Massachusetts, be permanently closed
Mr.. Sanford said lie did not think the
suit was brought to recover any damages
which 1t was claimed have resulted from
the storage of the liquors, but that the
proceeding was with the hopes of scar
ing the authorities here and cause them
to return the liquors, letting the matter
rest where it now stands. At any rate,
he says, he will contest it to the end
The petition which Samuel Stark. |
weather recently circulated giving Off |
GERS in Vermont ana Massachusetts |
right to search houses situated on the |
boundary line between tne TWO states, |
came before the Legislature the other |
day: but it was found that If the petition |
was made a law it would not allow the |
officers what the petitioners wished, as
the petition was not worded correctly. |
Therefore Mr. Starkweather is circul,.t-
another which will be presented before
this session of the Legislature asking
that a statute may be enacted by which
any felony, misdemeanOr or Offense com
mtted in any house or building on or
near the boundary line between Massa-
chusetts and Vermont may be inquired
of, dealt with, tried, determined and
punished in either state in the same man
ner in all respects as it wholly commit
ted therein, and by which any such house
or building may be subject throughout
to searches, seizure of goods and arrests
of persons therein by the officers of either
state in the same manner as if wholly
within that State. The petition has been
largely signed by North Adams and Will
liams own men.
The marriage of Miss Florence Tows-
lee of this place to Daniel Rood of Black
ihton, Mass, is announced co take place
February 18th.