Connecticut western news., 1896-01-09
GREAT HARRINGTON.

During the quarter ending January 1st tour new members have joined the Christian Association; four young men have been directed to good boarding houses and the daily attendance at the rooms of the association has been 28 The average attendance at the Sunday afternoon services has been 27. Another Congress of the association will be held the evening of January II. when the question of the ad visibility of declaring war against England will be discussed Clarence Sweet, Charles Giddines and Orlando c. Bidwell are for the affirma. tive; George 0. Warner, ". B Sanford and Charles E. Platt for the negative. Walter E Lewis left town last Thurs day for Washington, N. O., where he expects to spend the winter for the benefit of his health Albert c. Win chell, who went with MT Lewis, will make an extended trip through the | South.
 The recently elected officers of the Wonan's Relief Corps were installed by the past commander of D. c. Anderson post, George O. Baker. last Thursday evening. After the ceremony 8 recep- tion occurred between the members of the post and the relief corps. | The school in the Farmers district has been closed because of small at- tendance Miss Bertha Race, who kept the school, has been transferred to Beartown.
 The week of prayer is being observed by the Methodist and Congregational churches. Meetings are being held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday eve- nings The meetings on Wednesday and Friday are union services of the two churches.
 The Current News club were enter tained Friday afternoon by Mrs Jacob Raifstanger at her home on the east side. The we'll written essays related to the Atlanta Exposition. Frank W. Adams and Charles N. Gill bert have been drawn as jurors to the Superior court for the trial of criminal cases at Pittsfield this month. | The second annual reception of the woman's auxiliary to the Young Mems Christian Association was well attended at the association rooms Friday evening A musical program was rendered and refreshments served.
 A we'll attended sociable and dance was held at the home of Mir and Mrs Fred J. Smith near Seekonk Friday night. Music was furnished by will lage orchestra
 flown Clerk Burget recorded 51 marriages in this town during the past year.
 | Several of your readers in this town were greatly interested in the sketch of Mrs Jane Dunham Smith and there are aged persons like Daniel Warner and others who remember Dr Smith and his excellent wife in the years of lopg ago Mrs Smith was a cousin of the late Daniel B. Fem, of Stock bridge, and of Henry Fem, who is yet living in that village. Another cousin, Edwin Hyde Fenn. who died at Afford in 1859, married Anna, sister of Daniel Warner of this town. She is yet living at the age of nearly 86 years Mir Warner though past 87 ears of age, has a dis. tinct remembrance of Theopholus Fem, the grandfather of Mrs Smith. who liv. ed at the old Fem house mentioned last week.
 The house and lot on North street, once owned by the late .Asahel Sh hong, has been sold to Sheldon E. Forrest on private terms,
 | Iho Weatuer WAS bO cOlu mOnuay Lnhl the High school room could not be made comfortable and school was ad journed for the day. The mercury registered from 15 to 21 degrees below zero.
 Frederick Case and family, who have lived here several years, have moved to Torrington, Ct.
 A good sized addition is being built to the house of Thomas Farley on North street.