Connecticut western news., 1897-03-25
GREAT HARRINGTON.

After slowly failing in health for sev. ersl months the venerable Isaac Van Deusen died Friday morning at his home on North Plain in this town. The deceased was descendant of Abraham Van Deusen whose five sons came from North Brsbant, Netherlands, tu America about tue middle of the seventeenth century. One uf these sons was. Mat thew. whose first son was Abraham, who married May 23. 1897 Jemima Van Schoonhoven. Their third son, Isaac, was baptized at Albany, December 24 l704 when he was six days old. He married January IA, 1730 at Kinder hook, Fiche BuIghardt. daughter of Coonrod Burgbardt and Gesie Van Vie, and granddaughter of Hendrick Burg hardt and May Van Hensen. This first Isaac Van Deusen was in after years called The Rich" because of bis great landed estates With his wife Fiche, he migrated to the new settlements on the Housatonic river and was the founder of the Manor of Van Deusen near the present hamlet of Van Deuseuville He d1ed January If, l796. Coonrod Van Dsusen, second son of Isaac "Tbe Rich," was born February 4. 1735 and died Decembe 26. 1908 He married in 1763 Rachel. daughter of John Hol- lenbeck of Egremont. Their third child was Isaac Van Densen called Deacon Isaac," born May 26, 1773, married in 1894 Lucretia Ingersoll, daughter of Oliver Ingersoll and Han nah Burghardt, and died April 20. 1860. His wife died April l, 1887 They had eight children, the seventh being Isaac Van Deusen whose death occurred Fri day. He was born April l3 1877 and married September 29. 1858 Martha Ball of Housatonic. Since then they have lived on farm called "The Bal sams," north of the village of Van Deu- sen. The deceased is survived by his wife and one daughter, Carrie Abbie who married October 10. 1858 William H. Van Patten. nov of Fairfield, Iowa. We have been thus minute in plving an outline of the ancestry of Mir Van Deu- sen because the entire family. since the days of Isaac "The Rich," were promi- nent in the history of this town and are reputed as being descended from Will liam, Prince of Orange.
 The body of Charles Pattison, a son of the late Bazy W. Pattison of this village, who died last Thursday at the soldiers home at Togus, Maine. arrived here Saturday for burial ;n Mahaiwe cemetery.
 Mrs Susan Persons died last week Wednesday at the home of her daugh- ter at South Egremont. aged S1 years The funeral occurred Saturday with burial at Hillsdale. N. Y.
 At the annual town meeting Monday the following officers were elected :: Moderator, Merritt I. Wheeler; clerk, Charles J. Burget; treasurer, Henry T. Robbins; selectman for three years, John B. Chadwick; school committee, pr Theodore Giddings; assessor. Eugene s. Thatcher; board of health, Charles Giddings, Dr John B. Beebe. Dr Samuel Camp; constables, Edward E Barr es, Louie Q. Raifstanger Appropriations, contingent S2 GOO; support of the pcor and Insane $5 GOO; support of public schools S14 500; repairs on Bryant school honse $500; highways and bridges $6 GOO; Memorial services S200, assistance of persons who served in the army or navy Sl00; support of free li- brarv $700, which is an increase of $200 The trustees of the library are to keep the institution open as many days as Po"'Aoio npplopilneiOh enforcement nf laws relating to the sale of liqnor $500; committee to enforce the laws, H. O Joyner, W. W. Norton, Robert Higgins. In relation to the question La yer Joyner remarked that turing the past year the laws have been violated most ontraPennsly. For salar- ies of town officers S2 500 was appro- priated. Maintainance of police force Sl 500; watering the streets $500 Ire report of the com mittee on the purchase Of a location of site for pnblic library, showed that the house and lot of the late Robert Girlng on Main street ha> been purchased for l2,000 The meet ing accepted the report as read by 0. J
 Taylor and voted the said amount for the property. For repairing the Girlinp house for the use of the library $60O was voted. To grade the grounds and build retaining wall about the Houss- tonic high school house the meeting voted ST 500 For maeadsmizing Main street S3.00O On the question of Ii cense for selling intoxicating liquor the meeting voted Yes 40S; No BIS
 The plaintiff in the Coffiae-Dodge case has filed remitter of Sl 500 or the verdict. This was ordered by the court as condition for not granting a | new trial.