Connecticut western news., 1897-06-24
GREAT HARRINGTON.

 week was the graduating exercises of the Great Burlington High school, at the Town Hall Friday evening. The attendance of people of this and adia. cent towns was so large that over hun dred could not obtain seats. The exer- cises began at 8 o'clock with music by Baldwin's orchestra. The class is the largest in the history of the school and because of it's numbers the essayists were selected as follows: Margaret ". Kane read her entertaining essay on "Old Great Burlington; Clara E Lang Queen Elizabeth"; Glass History was given by Edward T. Nolan; "The Boy hood of General Grant" was the subject of pleasing paper by Leila M, Kane; . The war in Crete" by Allen D. Willard showed that the young man has been q careful student of modern Grecian and | Turkish history. The closing essay was by Carrie E. Baker on that great and much lamented novelist. Robert Louis Stevenson. The reading of the essays was interspersed with music by the or chestra. Principal s. A. Cutler and his assistant, Miss Brainard, with Rev Dr Hartley, of the board of school com mittee, occupied seats on the platform. Dr Hartley after an appropriate address presented the diplomas to the following graduates Carrie E. Baker, Annie E. | Barry, Annie M Benson, Katharine E. Cannon, Annie T. Donlon, Leila M. Kane. Margaret " Kane, Clara E Lang don, Nellie G. Loomis, Katharine M. McDermott. Marie J. MigIerey, Millie M Scott, Laura G Turner, Albert A.. Ambach, Theodore F. Cooke, Allan D | Willard, Edward T. Nolan, Raymond D. Shaw, John W. Turner and Charles w.. I Warner. The floral gifts, which were laid at the feet of the graduates by four | young ladies in white, were very beauti- ful and profuse. The class colors are cherry and white and the class motto is "Now bend to the oar."
 In the District court Thursday, Will liam Martin. of Sandisfeld, was fined $7.85 for peddling soap without li- | cense The next day German from the same tos was fined $6 for peddling various goods without a license.- At the close of the open air concert last Thursday evening the band was en- tertained with ice cream and cake at Cooley's restaurant by Thomas J.. Kearin.
 A son was born Friday morning to Mir and Mrs E. Blair Thomas
 The families of Captain Hobart H.. l Mason, Nathan Strauss and Thomas Bauchle arrived at their summer homes the past week.
 The pretty house on Bridge street once owned and occupied by MT and | Mrs Albert Winchell is to be torn down. It is presumed that the house suffers | the fate of several others in order to | give greater surroundings to the man. | sion at Kellogg terrace.
 Owen Watkins with another colored man named Crosby, who were caught at Falls Village last Thursday, will be tried July 1st for alleged burglary at the Taylor cottage, Lake Buel, some time last winter. The arrests were 1 made hy Chief of Police Pilon, of this | village.
 Owing to the stopping of the Endrick woolen mill, Stephen Murphy, who has worked in the factory for many years, has moved with his family to Water bury, Conn.
 William D. Warner. the youngest son of H. O. Warner. left Monday for visit with friends in Greater New York.
 Miss Florence Lulu Jackson (colored) died Saturday, aged 23 years. She was graduate of the High school class of '96.
 After slowly failing for several weeks Mrs Sophia M. Phillips, widow of Michael Philips. died last Thursday, aged 76 years.
 A daughter Nellie Sophia) was born Monday morning to MT and Mrs Will liam A. Leonard.
 The selectmen have bought a new | Stanton stone crusher.
 | James Noonan has taken the contract to build retaining wall and iron fence in front of the Housatonic school house.
 George Sipher. brakeman, was so badly injured while coupling cars at Lee, Monday, that it is thought leg will have to be amputated. He was taken to the House of Mercy at Pitts. field. His wife was Miss Lizzie Hub. bard of Great Harrington and theil home is near anDeuseEville.