Connecticut western news., 1896-07-16
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The army worm has appeared the past week on several farms in this town. Oats have suffered greatly and a num- Der of acres have been harvested in their green ssate.
 Dr l.. 0. Swift, of PittsAeld, is ex- pected to read paper on Japan at the meeting of the Thursday Morning club to-day.
 The officers of the Great Harrington savings bank have had folding iron gate placed at the entrance of the stair way leading to the bank. This prevents sitting on the marble steps and squirt ing tobacco juice by loafers.
 RobertHiggins,t the champion builder. is to put up another house on East Street.
 Golf is now the leading game among youdg gentlemen of this village. Last Thursday afternoon a handicap tourna- ment was played at the Locustwood links. and a good number of society people witnessed the game. The score of those finishing first was Benjamin D. Ticknor 76. W. J. Brown l08, handi- cap IS, net S4. John D. Peters 109, handicap 24, net 85, Other players were G. $. Studwell Jr., P. H. Whiting, Charles Kerner, H. NJ. Whiting, J. l. E. Pell. The judges were Merritt Seeley, G. J. Bsnchelle. Scorers, Dolly Smith, Antinette Msclay, Eva rillottson, and Gretchen Tefft.
 Timothy O'Brien, who died at Mill River, Friday, aged 84, was grandfather of Expressman Corners of this village.
 James E. Garfield, for the past two years general secretary of the Christian association in this village, who recently resigned from his position in order to accept like position at Maysville, Ky, left Thursday with his family for Kingston, N. r., to visit friends before going south.
 The commissioners of side walks are making many much needed improve ments in this village, especially on Main St. where new cross walks have been built. Walks on Railroad and Mahaiwe streets have been repaired and a new walk put down on Bridge street and the East side.
 Miss Emma Fryer, formerly of that part of this town called Van Deusen, vile, where her father manufactured ropes for many years. died July l1th at the home of her sister, Mrs James A Tetters. New York city. Miss Fryer was about II days over 45 years of age and the cause of her death was paraly sis. The body was brought here fol burial Monday.
 Dr Harry S. Parks, of Reading Mass. a native of this town where hl, | youth was spent, has been here thi. week visiting old friends. | The banns of marriage were publish ed for the first time at St. Peter church Sunday between Joseph Mo Il Intrye of New York and Miss Ami, Whalen of this village.
 John Anthony. colored, of Sheffield for an assault on John Rock of tha town was fined BIO by the Distric court Saturday.
 Charles Giddings has sold sever acres of land on the heights north o Castle street to John l. Dodge fo about $10,000. Mir Dodge buys tn, land for his daughter, Mrs c. Willi Peters, who will build a fine hous, thereon. The plans for the edifice ar, now being drawn by Architect Nance of Pittsfeld.
 While William Pixley, the ice mer chant, was drawing a load of rye to hi barn Tuesday he was overturned. On, of his arms was broken and shoulde injured.
 Frank Fl. Wright has purchased tn, Seeley place on Bridge sndRiver street for about s10.00O. It is supposed th property will be deeded to the town a site for the new high school building
 Mrs Rachel J. Evans obtained de cree of divorce against her husband Charles Evans, on the ground of deser tion, in the Superior court at Pittsfiel, last week Wednesday. a