Connecticut western news., 1896-11-12
GREAT HARRINGTON.

1 village, employed as a brakeman on tbs
 Daniel Thorp, was instantly killed al
 VanDeusenville last Thursday morning
 As the train reached the station, O'Neil
 who was riding in the cab of the en zine, iumbed to the platform, whicl
 had become wet and slippery from tn, rain during the night, slipped and fel
 under the moving wheels, which rar over his head crushing it to atoms
 The lifeless body was carried into the station, where 1t was viewed by Medi
 cal Examiner Small. The unfortunate man is survived by a widow and foul small children, also by mother and 6 number of brothers and sisters. His | funeral was attended from St. Peters | church Saturday at a. m. The | Ancient Order of Hibernians, of which the deceased was member, were pre- sent in body. The burial was in Elm | wood cemetery.
 A harvest festival was held at the chapel of the Congregational Church last evening.
 Lester T. Osborn, & large and highly respected farmer of Afford, and Mrs Carrie B. Smith, widow of the late Flint Smith, of Sheffield, were united ] in marriage last week Wednesday, Rev l. O. Pond, of the Congregations | Church, officiating.
 A special town meeting, which had | been called in due form, was held al the town hall Saturday at 10 a. m. As | usual, Merritt I. Wheeler was choser | moderator. The meeting was called fol | the purpose of considering the question | of the proposed removal of the tracks oi the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company to the east side oi | the village and thus abolish all the grade crossings. On motion of Dl Stillwell, 8 committee of five was ap | pointed by the chair to report at some | future meeting on the location and probable cost. This committee are M
 T. Huntington, H. 0. Joyner, John N. Easland, John A. Brewer and Harvey Shufelt. It was also voted that the town take no final action until the rail road com pany file map and plans ir detail of the proposed removal. This plan must exhibit all changes, showing | tracks, switches and location of the depot The meeting then dissolved subject to the call of the committee | As the farmers, who fear increased tax atjon, are mostly opposed to the town voting money for the removal and as there is strong opposition by certain parties in this village and at Housaton- | ic, it Is thought that future town 1 meeting will refuse to bond the town or make any appropriation towards the expense of removing the road. But in our opinion the opposers of the pro- posed change take very narrow view of the question, for if the track was re. moved, the increase in the valuation oi property through that part of the viii lage where the railroad now runs, would in few years more than compensate for the expense.
 Chief of Police Pilon received mes sage Friday that his uncle, Joseph Pilon, had fallen dead while on his way to attend court at Montreal, Canada.
 George w. Mellen, who was elected i representative to the Massachusetts leg islature by a majority of 231, will soon erect two-story brick block in place of his wooden building, which was burned in the recent great fire on Rail Road street.
 A new steam heater is to be put in the Congregational parsonage.
 The body of Fredrick s. Thompson, who died at Northampton, Nov. 6. aged | 29 years, arrived at this station Saturday and was taken to his home in Monterey | for burial.
 After an illness of several weeks, | Joseph Soudant died at his home in VanDeusenville, aged 72 years. He was native of France, but came to this country when young man. Previous to 1850 MT Soudant worked at charcoal burning at Salisbury. About 1850 he came to VanDeusenville and was en- ployed in the freight yard of the rail road company. On retirement oi Phineas Chapin, MT Soudant became | his successor as agent of the Housatonic railroad company iu their office at Van Deusenville. In 1857 MT Soudaut en. tered the employ of the furnace com l pany as outside agent or buyer of char
 coal and other supplies. He continued
 in that capacity until recent period
 when he retired by reason of failing
 health and old age. The funeral was
 attended yesterday at 2 p. m. The
 burial was in Mahaiwe cemetery witt
 Masonic hopors.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist
 ministers held an interesting meeting ot
 their association at the M. E. church 1T
 this village Tuesday. The opening
 services at 10 30 were led by Rev 0. H
 Grubb, of Lenox. Rev F. D. Abrams
 of Lakeville, preached an excellent ser
 mon on the words of Christ If any
 man would come after me, let him deny
 himself and follow me-" At the after
 noon session Rev B. J. Kelley, of Egre
 mont, led the devotional services. Rev
 B. Seeholzer, of Canaan. read an essay
 on "The White Cross" There was | general discussion of the sermon an6
 essay participated in by the above men
 tioned clergy as we'll as Rev J. B Cross
 of Stock bridge; Rev A. B. Lord, O
 Hillsdale. N. Y.; Rev Henry Hoag, O
 North Hillsdale: Rev MT Lull, of Tyr
 ingham, and Rev c. W. McPherson, o