Connecticut western news., 1897-11-04
GREAT HARRINGTON,

While Paul Fisk hors, a coppersmith of Hartford, Ct was at work on a cop. per gutter at the new high school build l ing last Thursday morning, he fell 5O feet and had both legs broken between the ankle and knee. His wife came from Hartford the same day to care for | bim.
 Miss Jnlia Sullivan returned Thurs. day evening from two weeks vacation. The first woman ever admitted to the Berkshire county bar is Miss Harriet l.. Kilbourne, of this village, who passed 8 very successful examination in her law studies last Thursday and took the oath of full fiedged lawyer this week, Miss Kilbourne, who is about 25 years of age. is daughter of the late Mark Xiii 1 bourne. of this town. She attended the common schools and graduated in the high school, class of '87 She then at- tended school of short hand and type writing at New York city, where she | graduated with distinction. She then | visited in the West for a year and in | 1891 entered the employ of Harry Doug lass, editor and publisher of the Berk shire News. as steEographer and book keeper. In June, 1893, retaining her | position on the News, she obtained em- | ployment a certain number of hours each day in the law office of H. O. Joy ner. Finally the News sold out and Miss Kilbourne continued at Lawyer Joyner's office. After a while she took up the study of law, which she has con- | tinued to successful issue. The gene- ology of the Kilbourne family was pnb- lIshed several years ago and we think that the young woman lawyer, of whom the town and county will be justly proud, is descendant of revolutionary sires.
 Many people appear to think that cats possess but very little intelligence, but this idea is mistaken one, as ob- servation has led us to conclude that they know great deal more than some people imagine and they certainly are afflicted with some of the diseases that come upon the human species. Though new departure we take the liberty to state that Tommy Black. a young cat owned by Miss Lotta A. Warner, died Saturday after few hours illness. As he was highly prizei cat he was buried in good box in the center of the lawn at Maple Nook. The mother of Tommy was Lucy, who died last summer.
 A son weighing l2 pounds was born last Thursday to Mir and Mrs John Fitzgerald on Castle street.
 Several small buildings in the upper part of Main street found to be on the town line will be moved back abont 12 feet. Among them are some of B. D. Humphrey's houses, John Noxons tenement and Whalen's blacksmith shop.
 A son was born Friday to Mir and Mrs Peter Dunn on Russell avenue.
 Mrs Charles A. King, of Beverly Farms, wife of the editor of the Berk shire Courier, arrived here Saturday to visit her husband.
 John H. Walsh, who some time ago passed an examination for West Point military academy. left Friday for that institution, where he will begin his studies November l.
 Thirty members of Cincinnatus lodge visited Occidental lodge at Stock bridge Friday evening and witnessed the workings of the third degree by District Deputy Grand Master Alopzo Bradley and suite.
 Deacon Daniel Beckwith and wife were thrown from their carriage Friday evening. Both were somewhat bruised and the deacon had three ribs injured. The accident was caused by the horse stumbling near the Endrick woolen mills in Water street and going into 8 ditch, which overturned the carriage. As Deacon Beckwith is 80 years of age his recovery will be slow.
 A daughter was born last Thursday to Rev. John H. Keep and wife at the parsonage in Afford.
 The Epworth league reading circle enjoyed an instructive hour Friday evening at the home of Clarence Sweet. The subject was "Cotton." Miss Hurl burt read paper on the culture, har- vesting and bsling the plant. Clarence Sweet explained the process of carding and spinning. David Knox showed how the beaming and weaving were done. The next meeting will be November 5 at the house of Robert Higgins.