Connecticut western news., 1897-05-27
GREAT BARRINGTON.

Farker Seoddard, who IS w0rklng the Pratt Tobey farm in the west part of this town, has planted Is acres of corn.
 The Great Harrington Free library with upwards of 1000 volumes was re- opened last Thursday evening in its new home on Main street. Besides the room where the stacks of books are kept, there is large reading room, an office for the librarian and room where reference books are kept. Pictures of Washington, Longfellow, Bryant, Flaw thorne and others adorn the walls.
 The children of the Bryant primary schools, which Lave been rehearsing during the week will have a Memorial Day exercise at the Town Hall to-mor row afternoon. The program embraces selections relating to "The Blue and the Gray" and there will be vocal and in- strumental music. The program will conclude with an address by Rev Dr Hartley of the board of school commit tee.
 The members of D. G. Anderson Post G A. R. will observe Memorial Day on Monday with the usual appropriate ex. ercises. It Is expected that Mrs Jose phine A. Burdick, of North Adams. de- partment vice-president of the Womans Relief Corps, will give an address at the Town Hall. Some of the local clergy and one or two lawyers are also expect ed to speak.
 Thomas H. Tobey, son of Marcus E. Tobey, has taken position as clerk at Hillhurst hotel at Norfolk.
 It is announced that Nathan H. Con- stock. of this village, and Miss Edith NJ. Vosburgh, of Sheffield, will be unit ed in marriage June 2d at the Congre- gational church in Sheffield.
 After being in poor health for some time. George Kline, blacksmith, died Saturday at his home in Afford, aged 7S -Safs. He was son of Jacob and Lucy Kline and was born in house but a few rods from where he died. His mother Lucy lived to the age of 100 years and 19 days. MT Kline has resid- ed at Guilder Hollow, South Egremont, and for the past 25 years at Afford. He is survived by wife, three daughters and two sons. One of the sons is Frank, who lives at Afford, and the other, Milo, IS resident of Hartford, Ct.
 The Endrick Woolen Company, for merly called the Berkshire Woolen Company; whose president is Hugh Sheridan, made an assignment to John Aderson of the firm of Tefft, Weller & Co.,, of New York city, last week We'd nesday evening. The annual report of the company recently made. shows as- sets of $91 ,0O0 and liabilities of S69, GOO. There are no local creditors and all the mill hands have been paid in full. The assignment is said to have been caused by Jew creditor, who could not or perhaps would not wait for bis pay. The company has large stock of goods on hand and if given reasonable time will probably pay all debts. The manu- factory, which employs 200 operatives. as leased of the Russells for four years from January, 1896.
 Daniel Connolly and wife observed the 10th anniversary of their marriage by entertaining a number of their friends at their home on East street Fri day evening.
 Hope Fire and Hose Company gave an enjoyable banquet Thursday evening at their hall on Bridge street The oc- casion was in honor of the newly elect ed officers of the company and the mem- bers of the new Hook and Ladder Com pany.
 Mrs Ralph I. Taylor entertained a party of her village friends Friday even- ing at her Main street home. Mrs F. l.. Pope is expected to ad- dress the Thursday Morning Club to- day, en the school advantages of three generations
 Nathan Straus and family, of New York city, will occupy Orchard Grange owned by Mrs Frederick Saville, this summer. Mir Straus is the owner of the fast road team, Msjolica and Cobweb, for which he gave SIC, 900 at the Lexing. ton sale. with a record of 3 12 He will | also have twelve horses for family use About 40 new members were added to the Young Ladies' Sodslity of St. | Peters Church on Tuesday. Rev Fr. Murphy announced to his people on Sunday that the property of the parish was now free from debt. Fr. Murphy will leave town tomorrow and on Sat urday will sail for Ireland, where he will spend the summer. The curates will be assisted by French priest from the diocese of Hartford till June 9,when Fr. Slattery, priest ordained in Paris year ago and who has been taking a post graduate course at the Catholic university at Washington, will come and remain till fall.
 It is announced that the marriage of Chester Dalzell. a nephew of County Commissioner William O. Dalzell. oi South Egremont, to Miss Eugenie Louise Brahams, of New York city, will occur June 2d. The ceremony will be performed at the Church of the EpIph. any in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Henry A. Adams, formerly rector ot St James Episcopal Church, has un dertaken the editorship of Donahoe', Magazine. an important Catholic period | ical