Connecticut western news., 1896-05-14
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The women of the Thursday Morn- ing club gave their gentlemen friends very entertaining reception at the club rooms last Friday evening. The presi- dent, Miss Sheldon. assisted by her sis- ter, Mrs A. o. Collins, Mrs George Church, Mrs W. O. Dalzell and Mrs Walter B, Sanford received the guests, Refreshments were served and Prof Amos Baldwin's orchestra entertained the audience with excellent music
 The committee on music of D. G. Anderson Grand Army post has engaged the Great Harrington band to furnish music on Memorial day. The post held a meeting last evening for the purpose of selecting a speaker and making other arrangements for the observance of Memorial day.
 The Sunday schools of various Churches in South Berkshire were we'll represented by delegates at the Sunday school convention for Berkshire county at Stock bridge Friday.
 Henry Gregory, George O'Hara, John Gibbons, the gardner. and David Wicks, were brought before the District court Friday charged with gambling. They gave $50 for trial this week.
 Mrs Edward s. Hollister and her mother, Mrs Cudlipp, left town Satur- day morning for New York city. The Berkshire Trout Hatchery club shipped Saturday morning 10, 1000 young tront to Ralph Lawton at Bridgeport. Rev John J. Dana, aged S5 years, the oldest Congregational preacher in South Berkshire, left Monday morning for Q ten days trip to New York, Philadel- phia and other places. He has son in the ministry at Philadelphia and 8 daughter in an educational institute at Morristown, N J.
 D. G Andersen post by special invi- tation has decided to attend St. James Episcopal church the Sunday evening previous to Memorial day and hear a sermon by Rev Dr l. s Hartley. It is the custom of the post 10 visit some one of the churches annually Sunday eve ming before Memorial day.
 At the annual meeting of the savings bank last week Wednesday afternoon Clarence Sabin was chosed as one of the trustees to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert Girling. With this exception the old board of officers was reelected.
 At the annual meeting of Hope fire company last Thursday evening these officers were elected for the ensuing year: Foreman, B. F. Hopkins; first as- sistant, Robert Amback; second assist ant, Jacob Raifstanger; foreman of the hose, Martin Larkin; treasurer, l.. l.. Gorham; secretary, W J. Rock.
 Mrs O. S. Curtis, the mother of the late Fred Curtis. who has been spend. ing the winter at Albany, N. r.. has re. turned to her home tn Elm street in this village for the summer.
 Rev Leon D. Bliss is expected to the meeting of the Thursday Morning club to-day
 pastor of the Congregational Church ir this village May 27. Rev Dr Davis, ol Pittsfeld, will make the installation prayer. Rev Dr W. H. Ward, of New York, is expected to make an sddres, in the evening. Other clergymen o the county and vicinity will participate in the exercises through the day. Harry Douglass will address the | Christian association tomorrow eve ming, subject "The Press and the Peo pie" A social half hour with music will follow the address. Mir A. W Rogers, of Stock bridge, has been secur ed as speaker next Sunday afternoon
 Frank W, Whitleck and family. wht have resided South during the winter returned Thursday to their home il this village.
 Mrs Nancy l. Pixlsy, widow of tn, late Samuel Pixley, died Monday morn ing at the home of her daughter. MrsE. I Culver. on Dresser Avenue. She was daughter of Eli Larkin and was born a Springfield. Mass. 90 years ago. Sev eral years ago she was teacher in thu public schools of this town. Mrs Pix ley is survived by her daughter, Mir Culver, and by one son, Almon B Pix ley. of Wallingford. The funeral wa attended from the Culver home yester day at 4 p. m., Rev Dr Hartley officis ting.
 Mrs Charles J. Taylor is to build cottage at Prospect Lake and Contrac tor Lorrain will do the work.
 While at work with a hired maj Monday in drawing manure Leonar' Post. of Afford, was very badly injured His horses ran away jumped over th barn yard gate, dragged MT Post sever al rods Finally the wagon wheel ral over him breaking one or more ribs ap, otherwise severely bruising him.