Connecticut western news., 1897-12-09
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Eaton Albert Moore, who WAS strick- en with paralysis at his home in Housa- tonic one day last week, died Saturday, aged 69 years. He had been a member of the Congregational Church in that village since 1864 and was elected ss deacon in 1875 For several years Mir Moore has been employed at the Monu- ment cotton mills and was much re- spected citizen.
 Mrs Herbert c. Joyner gave a recep ton to the members of the Thursday Morning Club last Thursday afternoon. The occasion was in honor of Mrs Mary J Lincoln, of Boston, who that morn ing addressed the club on the science of cooking. Tomorrow evening the club will give reception at their enlarged rooms in the Courier block.
 Mir and Mrs Reuben R. Brewer left last Thursday for IHterlachen, Fla, where they expect to remain all winter Miss Edna Duncan, of Salisbury, has been the guest thls week of Mir and Mrs | Frederick J. Smith in the west part of ! the town.
 The annual meeting of the Housaton- | ic Agricultural Society will be held to- | day at the Town Hall. A new second vice. president is to be elected and the choice will probably be Edward l.. Van Deusen, of Sheffield. who has been one | of the executive committee for the past TWO years.
 | A union meeting of the Congregation al Society of Christian Endeavor and the Epworth League was held at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday evening. The subject of the evening was Temperance and Reform" Rev l W. H. Parker, of the Colored Church, was also present and made interesting remarks. The sermon of the evening was by the pastor of the Methodist Church, Rev NJ. B. Snyder.
 A.J. Hunt was delegate from D. C. Anderson post to a camp fire at Amherst last Thursday evening.
 Newsdealer Frank c. Burtch has bought building lot on Taghkaunuc avenue, from that association. The frontage is 100 feet on the avenue
 Frank Bunce and Adelbert Bunce, cousins, from Guilder Hollow in West Egremont, on complaint of Deputy Sheriff W. W. Norton, were brought be. fore the district court of Southern Berk- shire Monday. They are accused oi stealing certain bags of feed from the barn on the J. M. Whitcomb estate in the same town; also various household goods and bedding from the cottage oi Mrs M. J Lane at Lake Buel. They were put under $500 bonds to appear for trial next Monday
 Ella Malally died suddenly December 1 at the house of John Tatten on Church street in Oneonta, N. Y. She formerly lived st Great Harrington and was em ployed at the Hotel Miller.
 A highly enjoyable and very pleasant sociable was we'll attended at the Metho dist parsonage Friday evening. After { bountiful supper was served there was { musical and literary entertainment.
 Isaac l.. Bristol, brother-in-law ot George Shaw of this town, died at hii home in Otis last Thursday, aged & years. He suffered stroke of paralysii about two years ago and his decline hac been gradual. Mir Bristol was born II Canaan, Conn, July "A 1S15. He wa rake maker by trade, and withou doubt tho oldest one in the country
 He began making rakes in Tyringhan in 1843 and conducted the business there three years, when he went to Oti and continued the work till 1926 was MT Bristol's ambition in his youtl to live to say he had manufactured million rakes. He kept account of bi sales from year to year and had m d. that number Mir Bristol was Demo crat, and represented his district in tb, state legislature in 1863 He had als, served as selectman. He was marrlet : May 27, 1879, to Mrs Anna Haskil Bushnell. She died Feb 9, 1891
 Nov. 4 of that year Mir Bristol was mar ried to Miss Julia Shaw of Beckett. wh, survives him. MT Bristol was mem Der and loyal supporter of the Congre gational Church. The funeral was helt Sunday at his late home.
 Cincinnatus lodge, F. & A. M. elected these officers at their annual meetiD,
 Friday evening: o O. Bidwell, ". M
 F. J. Fuller, s. " J F. Whiting, J w.; J H. O. Church, treasurer; How ard Wheeler. secretary; F. l. Rowe. s : D.; O. D Dalzall, J D H c. Clark s. s.; E B. Culver, J s.; F. H. Briggs marshall; q. H. Cook, tyler The in stallation exercises will be held mex Friday evening and will be public. NJ T Huntington will act as installin! officer
 Mrs Agnes V. Sheridan, widow 0 Daniel Sheridan and mother of Hugl Sheridan, the woolen manufacturer. .diet
 Monday night at the home of her so' on East street, aged "A years. Tn body was taken Wednesday to Nortl Adams for burial, that town being he
 former place of residence
 Mrs Eliza A. Hatch, wife of William
 Hatch. died Monday morning at he homo in Housatooio aoed 6S vears