Connecticut western news., 1895-12-19
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The annual meeting of the Housa- tonic Agricultural society was attended at the Town hall last ,Thursday by & good number of representative farmers from the various towns in Southern Berkshire. The following officers were elected for She ensuing year: President, vice-president, Henry T. Robbins of Great Burlington; second vice-pres dent, Edward Slater of Tyringham; treasurer, Orlando O. Bidwell; score tary, Frank H. Briggs of Great Bar rington; executive committee for two years, John A. Brewer of Great Bar rington. E. w Rhoades of New Marl boro, E l.. Van Deusen of Sheffield. The report of w. B. Sanford. treasurer of the society. shows the receipts for the year to have been $11, ,265 and ex- penses BIO. 990, leaving a balance on hand of $265 The most important items in the expenses were speaker and music, $231; trotting, $1540; sports and attractions, $67l; premiums. $2O2O; permanent improvements, $l825. The debt of the society is $l784. but it has a permanent fund to more than cover this amount.
 Charles Watson has men at work in his woods in the west part of this town getting out timber for the purpose of rebuilding his block on Main street, de- stroyed by fire last fall. At the annual election of officers of D. G Anderson post, last week We'd nesday evening, these officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Command CT, A. J Hunt; senior-vice commander. Rutson Blunt; junior-vice commander, Peter Anthony; officer of the day, Hugh O'Neil; quartermaster. Levi 8. Hunt ley; officer of the guard, l.. Battell; chaplain, John P. Proper; delegate to the state encampment, Levi Huntley. There have been no deaths during the year and the membership of the post is 54
 Mrs Leland Stanford. after spending two weeks at the Berkshire Inn, left last Thursday for Albany, her native city She expects to return again to this village for longer stay.
 At the annual meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps last Thursday evening these officers were elected: President, Mrs Addle Wright; senior .yice-presi. dent, Mrs Elizabeth Treat; junior vice. president, Mrs l. c. Bentley; conduc tor, Mrs Hattie Sage; chaplain, Mir Helen Huntley; treasurer, Mrs Mary A Phillip; guard, Mrs Mary Turner; dele gate to the state convention, Mrs G. w Mellon; pianist, Mrs Grace A. Murphy
 A large ice house has been built al the farm of William H. Sperry on tht old road to Afford.
 E. R. Lorrain will build a new hous. for Benjamin Hayes on East street. | Presiding Elder W. H. Mickle wal
 in town Friday. He attended th'
 prayer meeting in the evening at th'
 Methodist church and held the third quarterly conference.
 The Thursday Morning Club will no
 hold regular session to-day, but thi
 afternoon they will entertain the sohoo
 committee and teachers of the town at
 tea in the parlor of the club from to
 p. n.
 In the District court December 12 tramp calling himself Fred J. Bacol
 was sent to the state farm at Bridge
 water for nine months for vagrancy. A daughter was born Sunday to M
 and Mrs Enus Swartz in the west par of this town.
 The stone are being drawn for tn
 foundation for the new house whicl Harry Douglass will build on .Taghcon : ic avenue.
 , The churches are preparing fo Christmas services and Sunday schoc
 exercises.
 The Parish Aid society of St James Episcopal church will give . supper a the house of Charles K. Brown o
 Church street this evening.
 Rev Dr D. l.. Platt, of Tivoli, N. Y father of Druggist Platt of this village officiated at St. James church Sunday , Dr Platt was rector of this church abou 1857.
 The marriage of Dr George H. Beeb son of Dr Richard Beebe of Afford : Miss Lila D. Brainard took place at tn home of the bride in Albany, N. Y , Tuesday. at high noon. , Edward Loftus, Jr, employed nt th frieght office injured his ankle by jumI
 ing from the platform Saturday s
 badly he will not be able to work fc
 several days.