Connecticut western news., 1896-08-27
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The Anclent Order of United Work men at their meeting last Thursday evening voted to hold 8 banquet Friday evening Sept. II. Other lodges in Berkshire county will be invited.
 In the District court of Southern Berkshire, Friday, Frank Scott, who was charged with the larceny of $l75 from Dennis Broderick, was bound over to the grand jury at the January term of the Superior court. At the close of the trial of Scott, the chief of police ar rested Joseph Brown as an accomplice of Scott. The trial of Brown will oc- cur tomorrow.
 The Current News Club were enter tained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Charles Evans. The subject for discussion was Robert Burns"
 Col. W. l.. Brown and son, of New York and this village, sailed Saturday on the steamer Umbria, for Dublin, Ireland. Col Brown is delegate of the Irish National Legation of America.
 Charles M. Camp and wife have been occupying cottage at Long Lake dur ing the past week.
 George Roggi, a Polander, found a gold watch near the water trough on Main street last Thursday. He said nothing about it but in some way he Was suspected and on Friday night Sheriff Douglass and Chief of Police Pilon called and made him give it up. The watch was lost by Sheffield woman and it was returned to it's owner.
 H. O. Warner, with party of friends, made trip to Mount Washington last Thursday. They went to the top of Mount Everett and as the atmosphere was clear a grand view of Berkshire county was obtained.
 The marriage of DeForrest M. Doty of Danbury, and Miss Fanny Jones, of this village, occurred last week Wednes- day evening at the home of the brides mother, Mrs Jacob Smith. Rev l. D. Bliss officiated. The bride and groom left on the evening train for Denver, Col, where MT Doty will engage in business.
 George R. Holmes, of Lynn, Mass and Miss Eva N. Pixley, of this village, were married last Thursday at the house of the brides sister, Mrs John Harper, on Dresser avenue. Rev I. s. Hartley, rector of the Episcopal church, officiated. Mir and Mrs Holmes left the same evening for their home at Lynn. The public schools of this town will be opened Monday for the fall term. Much needed repairs have been made on the school houses at Egremont Plain, Van Deusenville, Muddy Brook and | this village. The work of excavatine | for the foundation of the Iew high school house on Bridge street is pro | gressing.
 Quite number of Democrats in this town are opposed to the unlimited and free coinage of silver. They also repu' diate the revolutionary, populistiC Chicago platform and will make theil votes count for sound money in Novem Der.
 E. P. Hunt & Co.,, the we'll knowr dry goods merchants, have leased sht north store in the new Burget & Watson block, and will remove thsre when tht building is finished.
 William H. Martin, colored, was ar rested Saturday night at Valatis. N. Y by Chief Pilon on the charge of the lar ceny of letter from the local pos office. On Wednesday last Martin ask ed for his mail at the post office, an6 when asked if letter addressed to Mir W. l.. Martin was for him said it was Later 1t was found the letter was no for him and Postmaster Hinman wen to Martins house for it when the latte promised to return the letter at once This he did not do and on Saturday with his wife left town on the 10 04 Martin will be tried before United States commissioner Wood at Pittsfeld
 John D. Adams for the past thre' years with the O. R. Brewer Lumbe Company, has rendered his resignation and will take the position of genera superintendent for the Hotchkiss Bros & Co.,. Lumber O., of Torrington, thi being one of the largest concerns of it | kind Tn New England.