Connecticut western news., 1896-09-03
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Labor day, which occurs h this state next Monday. will be observed in town by closing the stores, and so far as pos sible general suspension of business. The Taghconic Lodge of Odd Fellows will have picnic on that day and If the weather is pleasant will go to Lake Buel to enjoy the occasion. The schools will also close on that day. The Current News Club were enter tained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs J. W. Curtiss. "The Barbarous War in Cuba" was discussed. The farmers in this section are busy cutting their ensilage sweet corn. The work IS done with machinery. Major Coons, who has recently nov ed from York state to a part of the house occupied by his brother John, in the west part of this town, was brought before the District court last Thursday for alleged cruelty to animals. It sp- pears he drove horse on which were two sores. Coons was fined $8. Prof Bimberg. of New York city, who | is spending few weeks in town, will | try to entertain the women of the Thursday Morning Club to-day, with music on the violin.
 | Mass. who was some years ago in busl- ness in this village, has bought three acres of land of Mrs Matthew Mcclure on Hollenbeck avenue. It is said he paid g.. 2.OOO for it.
 with several from the west part of this town enjoyed their annual picnic at Turner's landing, Lake Buel. Friday. | ~l o~1a otherwise the firm of Evans Brothers, ing to Twin Lakes Saturday.
 Albert Grady, young boy, while leading horse to water Sunday after noon. was severely kicked in the face.
 William J. Warner, in the west par of this town, has built poultry house
 36 feet long.
 After being in poor health for sever
 al months, Mrs Martha Morgan, widow
 of William Morgan. died Sunday eve
 ming at the home of her daughter, Mri
 John A. Dorman, on East street. Mir
 Morgan was born in Wales and at tn,
 time of her death was 86 years and fiv'
 months old, Her husband died abou
 27 years ago. She is survived by son
 John W. Morgan, the village new dealer; Richard B. Mongan, a step,son
 of Charlestown. Mass, one daughter
 Mrs J. A. Dorman two sisters. Mrs T
 w. Chatfield, of Utica, Mrs Saral
 Brown, of Camden, N. Y.; and on brother, John Watkin, of Camden. Tn
 funeral of Mrs Morgan was attende, Tuesday at three p. m. with burial il , Elmwood cemetery.
 The annual fair of St. Peters Catho lie Church, which closed Saturday eve ming at the town hall, was very success , full. The total receipts were over $3. l 200 and after paying expenses the pro , ceeds will amount to $3.0O0. The gol, watch was won by Miss B. A. Gibbons 3 She received vote of 5.139. Mis Nellie O'Neil was second with vote c 2.844, and Miss Sadie Rogers third wit
 vote of 2.201.
 In the District Court of Souther 3 Berkshire, Monday, Stephen Darling, tn young colored man of Sheffield, wa , bound over to the grand jury for con 8 mitting felonious assault on the eight a year-old daughter of Burt Bacon. I l default of $5,0OO bonds, Darling ws s taken at once to the county jail at Pitt s field. The grand jury will meet l January when the case will be presen f ed.
 M. E. Tobey and family have gone [
 Newton Centre, (near Boston, for
 months recreation.