Connecticut western news., 1897-03-11
~. GREAT HARRINGTON.

Rev Francis .Foxcroft, rector of Trini- ty Church, Van Deusenville. will give a series of lectures during Lent on the Protestant Episcopal Church, it's history and policy. -
 A well attended prayer meeting in the interest of no license and temperance was held at the Methodist church | Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs Susan Fessenden. state president of the Christian Fem mperance Union, | gregational church Saturday afternoon Sunday evening there was union ser vice at the same church and Mrs Fes- senden again made an address on Tenn | perance.
 The Bryant school building, which was somewhat damag, recently by the north wall cracking and bulging, is be- ing repaired.
 The north end of the old gas house on the upper side of Water street was de- stroyed bv fire early Sunday morning. It is said that certain persons played cards in the building and in some way the fire caught in the oily boards of the building Since the introduction of electric lights the gas house has not been used.
 Mrs Edward A. Leland has sold a building lot on Warren avenue to Fred erick Spath, of East Chatham, N. '. .and O lot to Rufus Lane of this town. Both parties will soon build house on their | lots.
 The warrant calling the annual town meeting for Monday, March p, was posted Monday morning by the town constable There are 32 articles but the majority of them relate to the usual business of electing officers and appro- priating money for the support of the schools, highways, poor, public library and pay of town officers. Besides the usual appropriations, there are articles | for new lookup, steam roller for con- structing roads. and money is also want ed for the new public library. The committee appointed at the annual meeting year ago to purchase loca- ton for the library have purchased the large house on Main street of the heirs of the late Robert Girling, and the town will have to make au appropriation oi money for the property.
 Edward l.. Gorham has sold his place on Elm street and Elm Court to Dr John Beebe.
 In connection with the Woman E Christian Temperance Union, the Hous- atopic Valley Methodist Ministers Asso citation held we'll attended and in- Structive temperance meeting at the Methodist church Tuesday. At the forenoon session the opening service was led by Rev ). H Keep. of Afford. Fervent prayers were offered by Rav- J. B. Cross, B. J. Kelley and J. H Keep. The devotional services was followed with a very able sermon bs Rev B Seeholzer. of Canaan. His texl was Woe to him that buildeth O town with blood or establisheth city with iniquity" The discourse abouuded with eloquent and burning words against the saloon and the fearful evils of the liquor traffic. The speaker Rav+ special attention to Great Harrington and the iniquity of the liquor saloons on Railroad street. At tue afternoon session the devotional service was led by Rev E. J. Kelley, of North Egre mont. "Some local statistics" showing that there has been mure convictions in the District court for drunkenness under the license law, than there was during she year when there was no license, wa presented by Rev M. B Snyder. A recitation entitled "The Children's Prayer" was given by Willard Roberts Then followed an address by Rev Geo Clark, of Ocean Grove, on ''The anti saloon league" Mir Clark advocated the formation of these leagues in ever, town. Ia the evening mass meeting 1t the town hall was addressed by Ml Clark.