Connecticut western news., 1896-10-15
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The republicans of the seventh Berk. shire district held a convention at the Town Hall in this village Saturday for the purpose of nominating candidate for representative to the legis- lature at Boston. Under a new adjustment of representative dis tricts the seventh Berkshire now em- braces the towns of Great Burlington, Afford, Sheffield and Mount Washing ton. Delegates were present from all these towns. The convention was open ed at 10 a. m. by Frank H. Wright, who read the call. Dwight Boardman, of Sheffield, was chosen chairman and Chester Dalzell, of Egremont, secretary. An informal ballot showed that a large majority of the delegates favored Farley A Russell, of this village. There were motion MT Russell was unanimously se- lected as the candidate for representa- tive. He was notified of his nomination speech in favor of sound money and the election of MT Mckinley.
 The marriage of Charles Wickhsm, of this village, and Miss Jessie Phillips, of Brooklyn, N. Y., occurred last week Wednesday evening at St. James rec tory, Rev Dr l. s. Hartley officiating.
 Alfretta, daughter of MT and Mrs H. Fl. Hayes, died Friday morning, aged six months.
 Fannie. aged l5 months, daughter of MT and Mrs George Kastner. died Fri day morning about g o'clock. She was ill but few days with measles.
 A daughter was born Friday morning to MT and Mrs James Pomeranty of this village,
 The Ancient Order of United Work. men initiated five new members at their meeting Friday evening.
 Engineer Faxon D. Watson, who has been visiting his mother in this town as we'll as relatives at Pittsfield, New Marl- boro and Unionville, Ct, during the past month, returned this week to his Western home at Grand Island, Neb. The death of Mrs Thomas Gibbons occurred Saturday morning at the resi- dence of her daughter. Mrs Patrick Nc Gowan, on Christian Hill. She was 80 years of age and is survived by two sons and three daughters. The funeral was attended Monday at 9 a. m.
 A large force of men employed by the contractors, Kenne & Son, of New Hav- en, arrived the other day and were set to work on the walls of the new High school house on Bridge street. The first story will be built of blue dalymite from East mountain quarry and the l upper story of brick. The structure will be an elegant one and will cost about S75, 900.
 The new home of John Connolly on Pearl street was the scene of we'll at. tended house warming Friday evening. Rev Dr Mickle is expected in town Saturday to hold quarterly conference at the Methodist church. It is an. nounced that he will preach at North Egremont and Afford next Sunday. At the annual meeting of the Berk- shire Trout Hatchery club Friday, these officers were elected for the ensuing year: President. W. l.. Brown; treas urer, P. A. Russell; secretary, Dr Sam. uel Camp, all of Great Burlington Frank Curtiss. of Sheffield, was elected vice president. The governing commit tee are: Fred l.. Aymar of Stockbridge D. W. Morrison and Dr Camp of Greai Darlington. The annual transfer of the trout to the spawning ponds at Harts vile occurred the same day. About 4( persons were present to witness the transfer and refreshments were served
 About o'clock Saturday evening soon after Mrs William Campbell, O Egremont, had started fire in hel kitchen stove for the purpose of getting supper, she discovered that the houss was on fire around the chimney. Sey eral neighbors hastened to give assist | ance and the furniture in the lower par of the house was saved, while all uE stairs was burned The house was en tirely destroyed. The location is il that part of the town called Guilde Hollow and the house was known as tn, old Herrick Newman place. The origin of the fire was probably from defec tive chimney. The house was one o the old landmarks in that part of tn, town, as its former occupant, Herricl Newman, long ago deceased. was lead ing man in church and town sffairs.
 An inquest relating to the death 0 Charles Rogers, who was killed by tn cars at Ashley Falls Saturday evening will be held before Judge Sanford il the District court room to-day.
 The democrats of the Seventh Berk shire District held their convention 8 the Town Hall Tuesday forenoon an, nominated George W. Mellen, of Gres
 Burlington. for representative.
 At the meeting held Tuesday to COT sider the matter of changing the lsy-ou
 of the Housatonic railroad tracks to tn east side of the river, it was resolved t
 petition the selectmen to call specis
 town meeting to act on the matter.