Connecticut western news., 1896-09-17
GREAT HARRINGTON.

h enjoyable banquet at the town hall Fri day evening. Over POO people, includ- ing the members of the local and visit ing lodges with their wives and child ren, partook of the bounties of the occa- sion. Members of lodges at Lee and Housatonic were present by invitation and at the lodge room previous to the banquet the Berkshire lodge admitted five new members, making a total mem- bership of 104. There were also 2l ap- plications for membership which will be acted upon at future meetings. After dinner speeches were made by District Deputy Grand Master Charles Giddings, Dr Hill, who is Master Work man of Berkshire lodge. Master Work man Nathaniel Warner of Housatonic lodge, and Charles Swift Master Work man of the Fern Cliff lodge at Lee.
 Mrs Margaret Hayes, after brief ill., ness, died last Thursday at her home on East Main street, aged 64 years. She was the widow of the late Michael Hayes. She is survived by two daugh- ters. Mrs John Stoup, of Valencia, Pa, and Miss Maggie Hayes of this village, by sister, Mrs Annie Kane, of New York, and 2 brother, Michael Teahen, of this village. The funeral was attended Saturday morning from St. Peters church.
 Farley A Russell, a prominent manu- facturer for many years in this village and delegate to the recent Republican convention at St. Louis, is mentioned as the Republican candidate for the seventh Berkshire representative dis trict.
 William Macintosh, while at work in the saw mill of the O. B. Brewer lumber company had the misfortune to have thumb cut off by circular saw. Ellen Hartford, wife of Nicholas Rar- ford, aged 52 years, died at her home in Housatonic Friday, as the result of | frightful burns she received the pre- vious Tuesday while cooking in her | kitchen with a very hot fire which caught her apron. Her injuries were on the chest, shoulders and back.
 The family of Mir and Mrs Timothy Fox were blessed with the birth of 8 daughter Friday at their home on Cas- tie street.
 The Current News Club held a we'll attended meeting Friday evening at the house of one of their members. Rev Herrick, of Tampa, Fla, gave an in- structive address of his personal exper- fences in Cuba during the present war | The entries of trotting horses for the races at the approaching annual battle show and fair of the Housatonic Agri- cultural society is very good one and includes many horses noted for their high speed. e-
 Ralph W. Pope, of Elizabeth, N. J., Is expected to address the Thursday Morning Club to-day. Subject, "Some | American Summer Resorts.
 This town has been grievously afflict ed during the past year with several sad accidents, which have resulted in death Another is added to the list by the ldeath of Jennie, wife of James Whited who was fatally burned Sunday morn ing by the explosion of kerosene oil stove. It appears that Mrs Whited, who had been using the oil stove, left i standing on top of the cook stove ol kitchen range, as 1t is called. As it wa. Sunday morning, the family were, likt most people, later in getting up. Ralph the young son, started fire in tht range and forgot to move the oil stove to safe place. When Mrs Whitet came into the kitchen, she saw the dan ger and attempted to remove the stov, in which was the boiling oil, but it a once exploded and set fire to her cloth ing. She ran up stairs to her husband
 room and he covered her with blankets but she was fearfully burned on tn, neck and body. Dr John Beebe wa called and the usual treatment was ap piled. but after hours of great suffering she died Monday morning, Mrs WhiteC
 was the daughter of the late Mir anC
 Mrs Richard Bartlett and was born a
 Rillsdale, N. T., about 36 years ago She is survived by husband, son ane daughter. The funeral was attended
 yesterday afternoon from the famil,
 residence on Castle street, Rev l.. D
 Bliss conducting the services.
 Frederick Kellogg,a life long residen
 of the town, died Saturday night, aget
 "A years. His wife, who was Irene Mil
 Ter, died three years ago. Three sor
 was attended Tuesday at p. m., Re I. s. Hartley officiating.
 The sad news was received yesterda, Wednesday, morning of the death a 8. m. of Charles G. Russell, at Bos
 ton. MT Russell was son of Georg
 B. Russell of this village, where he wa born about 28 years ego. MT Russel
 was married about a year ago to Mis- : Josephene Hill, of Boston. They wen to that city to reside and Mir Russel was an assistant librarian in one of tn city libraries. A week ago he under went an operation for appendicitis il
 the Massachusetts general hospital
 but, like nearly all these operations, tn
 only result was death. The decease,
 was graduate of Williams college an, previous to that of the Great Barring 2 ton high school. He studied law for r time in the office of A. O. Collins, bu , finally preferred literature to law. Flo 3 time he was assistant principal in tn Great Harrington high school and 3 close student in all departments C general literature. The body arrive , home in the evening and the tuners l will probably be tomorrow, (Friday
 with burial in Mahawie cemetery. Pauline, daughter of John Viola : broke her leg while playing with othe t children Tuesday.
 f It dosen't matter much whether sic : headache, biliousness, indigestion an O constipation are caused by neglect (