Connecticut western news., 1897-10-28
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Marcus E. Tobey, who has been away from town during the summer, has sold hls house and five acres of land on South street to Mir and Mrs Hot art H . Mason. The place adjoins the summer residence of the Masons on the south and their entire estate now consists of ten acres. The Tobey house will be moved away or taken down. The price paid to MT Tobey Is about Sl5, ,000, and the estate as whole is finely located ons, commanding not only view of almost the entire village, but away to Canaan mountain on the south.
 The marriage of Leon H. Burget. of this town, and Miss Alice Rowe, of Egremont, was set down for last even ing, Oct 27. It is probably safe to pre- dict that Rev Mir Lawrence, pastor of the Baptist Church. officiated.
 A fire which began last week in the woods on the Austerlitz side of the state line, spread over the mountain to Afford and continued to burn until Sat urday evening when the men called out by the fire wardens of that town after working all day, succeeded in extin- guishing the flames or rather kept them from spreading any further. At one time the dwellings of Harrison Calki g and Gorton Prindle were in danger of destruction. It Is estimated that 1000 acres of wood and timber were burned over and the loss will be several thous- and dollars to the owners of the land.
 Under the direction of Contractor Lorrsin the work of constructing the addition to the Berkshire Inn Is going on.
 Lester White, of Hillsdale, has sued this town for $4. coo for damages alleged to have been sustained on the so-called Green river hill last winter.
 The members of the Methodist Church sent box of clothing and pro- visions to the Five Points mission Tuesday.
 N. O. Williams. Jr., met with pain ful accident Saturday by having heavy box fall on his thumb, almost severiDg 1t from his hand.
 Arthur H. Decker, who recently sold his new house on Benton avenue to Frank Wheeler, has bought an 80xl20 feet building lot of Dr Race.
 Mrs Mary Teahsn closes her house this week and will spend the winter at Waterbury.
 R P. Logan, in the employ of Evans Bros. for seven years has severed his connection with that firm and will en- gage in the carpenter business for him. self
 Mrs George Day is very i'll at her home at three mile hill. Mrs Fl O. Warner, professional nurse of 25 years experience, is caring for the pa tient.
 George A. Fuller was in New York last week attending the races at Fleet wood.
 The supreme court of Massachusetts has decided the suit of the N. '. N. Fl. x Hartford railroad against Charles B. Benedict in favor of Mir Benedict The railroad company claimed narrow strip of land adjoining their depot on the south where MT Benedict is prepar- ing to rebuild his block on the site of the one destroyed by fire last winter. The court rules that the defendant holds by adverse possession for 20 years. The building would have been finished some months ago, but for the suit and iDjunc- tion brought by the railroad company. But after all it is better to have the title settled by the higher court and forever avoid future litigation.
 The election for state and county officers occurs here next Tuesday. The candidates fir register of deeds in South Berkshire district are Malcom Doug lass, democ and Charles B Gorham, republican. For representative to the legislature the indications are that Frank Briggs of this village will be elected. Mir Briggs, who IS the republican candi- date, is well qualified for tue office and has had an experience of some years in business and later as deputy sheriff and secretary of the Housatonic Agri- cultural Society. His democrat appon- ent is George w Mellon.
 Henry c. Warner, who is much inter- ested in local history and geneology, has sold set of Minutes of the New York Annual Conference Methodist Episco- pal Church, to Rev John s. Lull. of Housatonic. The set is from 1858 to 1889 inclusive. Several of these pamphlets especially 1861, are worth five times their original price, as they are becoming scarcer every year.
 Joseph H. Maloney, undertaken and furniture dealer of this place, was mar ried on Monday to Miss Elizabeth Nor ton at Lee. Rev Fr Cullen, of New York, performed the ceremony. -
 The marriage engager Ient of Mrs J. Wilhelmina Cndlip Hollister of Ct. Bar rington to Warren R. Houghtaling of New York city has been announced. Mrs Hollister is the widow of the late Edward Hollister of Ct Burlington Warren R. Houghtaling is member of the N. Y. stock exchange.