Connecticut western news., 1895-03-28
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The nills, machinery, tenement houses and other property of the Berk- shire Woolen Company will be sold at mortgage sale April 15. The sale is to -atisfy claim of $60, ,000 held by Par icy A. Russell.
 Mrs Frances Van Allen, a colored woman aged about 55 years, disappear d from her home at the east end of Church street last week Wednesday tight. The selectmen were notified Friday and partial search was made along the river.
 The public schools of this town which began the spring term Monday will close June 2l The expenses of the town schools for the year ending March l2, 1895 were as follows: Teachers wages $9 565; books and supplies S956; fnel, repairs and care of buildings S2.377; bills of previous year S315; re- ITS on Farmers district school house 5l23 There is a balance on hand of SIP. making total of $l3, 348 the amount of the appropriation. The number of pupils in the High school the past term was S8, with an average attendance of 76.
 The annual meeting of the Thursday Morning Club occurs to-day. The an- nual meeting of the Congregational society comes this afternoon.
 The marriage of Russell T, Dewey, of the firm of Hatch x Dewey, and Miss Harriett l.. Wilcox will take place at the Congregational church next Tues day at 6 p. m.
 The marriage of George Oles and Miss Julia Beebe took place last week We'd nesday afternoon at the residence of the brides grandparents, MT and Mrs Hiram Dings, in the west part of this town, Rev Emory J. Kelley. pastor of the North Egremont Methodist Episco- pal church, officiated. About 20 of the immediate friends and relatives of the contracting parties were present. Miss Beebe, who has been living some time with her grandparents, is from East Canaan. Mir Oles, formerly of Afford, has recently become superintendent of Fairview farm owned by Lawyer Wright.
 Caridon Hayes, an old citizen of the town, died Sunday night, aged 66. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon. Henry W Smith, native of Afford, and son of the late Norman Smith, died at his home in that place Sunday, aged 67. Mir Smith was one of the few old school masters, having begun teaching about 1852 He was also large farmer, having inherited the place from his father MT Smith had been school committee and had held various other town offices. He is survived by widow, the daughter of the late Norman Brun- son of Unsdilla, N. Y. A son and daughter also survive.
 The annual town meeting occurred Monday. The following officers were elected without opposition: Town Clerk, Charles J Burget; treasurer, Henry T. Robbins; selectman, 3 years, Harvey F. Shufelt; assessor, 3 years, Walter B. Sanford; school committee. years. Isaac s. Hartley, collector of taxes. Howard Wheeler; constaoles, Ed ward E. Barnes, Louie O. Raifstanger. The following appropriations were made: Contingent expenses. $l.5OO; poor and insane. $5 900; schools. $12 800; highways and bridges, $6 GOO; Memorial Day, $50; support of persons who serv- ed in army and navy. Sl00; free library, $500;town officers, $2, 300; police, $l 200; additional land to school yard at Hous- atomic, S700; painting and repairs of school houses, $500; completing Housa- tonic cemetery vault, $200; marking graves of Revolutionary soldiers and sailors, $25; improving the public park, S10O The gift from E. F. Searles of four acres of land for a ladies' picnic grove was accepted. The question of a highway on the south side of the Sum- her property and the taking the north side as location for library building were carried.
 The selectmen have reappointed MT Pilon chief of police for the ensuing year.
 Mrs I. R. Schreiber has returned from New York with full line of millinery goods.