Connecticut western news., 1896-06-11
GREAT HARRINGTON.

While A. J. Hunt, the father of the Main street merchant, was wheeling g bicycle across platform iR the rear of the store Friday morning, he fell to the ground and was SO severely shaken up that he had to be conveyed to his home on Elm street in a carriage. Mrs Edwin D. Brainsrd and Miss Lucy Dewell have been present this this week at the commencement ex- ercises at the Dean Academy in Frank | lin. Miss May BrainaId is one of the | graduates.
 The Locustwood Golf Club held a business meeting at the Berkshire Inn Friday evening and elected the follow ing officers: President, Col. W. l.. Brown; vice presidents. Caleb Ticknor, D. W. Morrison, w E. Tefft; treasurer, John Pell; secretary, Benjamin D. Ticknor. There is also governing board of five persons. The club ex- poets to open its new club house this week. Their colors are cherry and white. | The students of Sedgwick Institute held their annual athletic meeting on the Institute grounds Saturday morn | ing. Carl Schurr, of Pittsfield, gave an exhibition of balancing. The school | closed yesterday and the annual boat race occurred at Lake Buel.
 A son was born Saturday to Mir and Mrs Charles Benham at their home on East Main St. A son was also born the same day to MT and Mrs Mark Rath. | burn.
 The city clerk of Pittsfeld has pre- sented this town with a copy of the annual report of the city of Pittsfeld. | The Current News Club was enter tained Friday afternoon by Mrs Daniel w. Beckwith, who gave an interesting narrative of her visit to Hawaii She illustrated her address by showing 6 number of relics collected on that trip
 After being out of blast for two years the furnace at VanDeusenville was started last week. Among those who are to furnish charcoal is Charles Adsit who is to deliver 75, GOO bushels during the season of charcoal burning. The furnace has q capacity for making II tons of iron day.
 The house of Myron Rowe on the borders of Egremont and Afford caught fire from 8 defective tile chimney Fri day evening. The flames were extin guished by heroic efforts of the family and near neighbors. One end of tho house was burned of
 The Sunday school of the Congrega tionsl Church will observe children'i day next Sunday.
 The centennial of Cincinatus lodge o F. & A. M. will be observed in this vii lage June 24 with a grand parade oi visiting lodges and other interesting ceremonies. The first Master of Cin cinnatus lodge was Walter Dean, o New Marlboro. Re appears to have moved from that town to Hillsdale, N r., where be sold tract of land tc Amasa Spencer on the border of Colum bia county in 1910 After this date nc further trace has been obtained of Nil Dean. If any persons know of his de sendants, date of his death or buris place they will confer a great favor bJ writing to Mir I. R. Prindle, Grea Burlington, Mass.
 The trustees of the Savings banl have declared dividend at the rate O. 4 per cent per annum to depositors payable on and after July 1st.
 A reception which was very largely attended was given by Rev Leon D Bliss, the newly installed pastor of tn, Congregational church, to the peopl, of the parish last week Wednesda, evening.
 The Housstonic Valley Methodis Ministers Association held an interest ing session at the Methodist Episoopa church in this village Tuesday. At tn, morning session Rev w. B. Sheep, o Hartsville led the devotional services Rev J. B. Crosa, of Stock bridge, preach ed an excellent sermon from Luke 23d chapter, "A verse At the afternoon meeting the devotional service was le, by Rev J. H. Keep. of Afford; Rev NJ B. Snyder, pastor of the Church, reat an excellent paper on the Doings of th, late General Conference. Forrest T Shuts. of North Egremont. gave an in structive address entitled "The refor nation of Juvenile delinquents at Ran dall's Island