Connecticut western news., 1897-10-21
GREAT HARRINGTON.

lu0 COuteIupihg6u uhTrlhB6 OI h6Ou Burget, of this town, and Alice Rowe, of Egremont, will occur at the home of the bride on Baldwin hill the last week in this month. The exact date of the ceremony will be announced soon. The groom. who is the youngest son of Will lam H. Burget in that part of the town called Seekonk, is an enterprising young farmer and business man, who knows how to work himself and also how to superintend the management of a large farm where at certain times several men are employed and the best machinery used ln corn planting, harvesting, steam power threshing and, the foundation of all eastern farming, the production of butter. The expectant bride, though an orphan, has been we'll brought up and educated by her aunt, Mrs Henry w. Burget. She is graduate of the Great Harrington high school class of '95 and will in few weeks be 21 years of age. Rev MT Lawrence, pastor of the Baptist Church at North Egremont, is expected to officiate at the wedding The work of macadamizing that part of Main street called in the early days of the village Water street, is almost finished. The great steam roller has been at work through the past week and an expectant public will soon have the opportunity to see whether this mode of road making is of any practical
 utility. In the opinion of the writer the SO called state roads are fancy affairs or, to speak the plain truth, they are a delusion. They cost $5. 900 mile and are not near as practical as other roads we have in this town, which are con- structed of flint rock walls from the way side farms and good coat of gravel put on top.
 The farmers market day association held its first auction since it adjourned last spring at the yard of the Hotel Mil Ter Saturday. Fl. s. Manley, of Sandis field, was auctioneer and in order to dis pose of all the goods and live stock in one day he kept on selling without stopping for dinner.
 Bishop Lawrence, of the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts, preached and confirmed class of IS at the Episcopal church Friday evening. Tue class is tho largest confirmed for several years.
 The Society of Christian Endeavor of the Congregational Church had very enjoyable gathering at the home of Noble Beckwith Friday evening The occasion was husking bee and one re- port says there were lots of red ears fol- lowed by kissing the girls. About 80
 were present and a bountifnl supper was served.
 The reading circles of the Epworth league connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church are becoming very enjoyable and withal practical benefit to those who attend. Friday evening was library night; the meeting was held at the parsonage and about 30 were present. Each one gave a fve-minute review of some book they had been reading. The next meeting will be hel d Oct. 29, at the home of Clarence Sweet.
 The Berkshire branch of Woman s
 Board of Missions held it's autumn
 meeting at the Congregational chapel yesterday. The board held it's first meeting in 1878 and for some years Mrs Paul Chadbourn, wife of lamented
 president of Williams college, was presi-
 dent of the board. Another of it's presi- | dents. who yet survives is Mrs E. J Glddings. of this town. There are over 20 auxiliaries in the various towns of Berkshire county that are connected
 with the organization. AS this letter is
 written in advance of the meeting we
 can only say that Mrs Alice G Gulick IS expected to speak on her work in Spain and s. E. Stockwell will relate his i'm pressions of mission work on mis sion fields.
 Edward s. Felter, manager of the
 telephone exchange. received very SC
 were shock on his left hand by coming in contact with a live wire on the cleo.
 trlc light pole on Castle street Saturday afternoon. In company with Dr Small and two assistants, Mir Felter was string
 ing new wire up that street when he
 happened to hit the electric light wire.
 His hand was badly burned and he was rendered insensible for some time. By Monday Mir Felter was able to be oui and attend to his duties.