Connecticut western news., 1897-07-15
GREAT HARRINGTON.

By careful census made last week it was found that 150 Polanders reside in this village. About 100 of these are hoaters. As most of these men do a good days work chiefly on the masonry of the buildings in process of erection, they are in good repute as laborers. Some of them are Russian Poles with q language and names that almost break the jaws of English speaking people in their vain efforts in pronouncing the Polish.
 It may be of interest to few of your readers to be informed that the geneal ogy of the Kelsey family IS being look ed up by descendant of that name One or two Q: .no 0I:1i;...' .ttlefs in that part of this town afterwards incor- porated as Afford were of this name, and a few get remain in both towns. The mother of Judge Dewey of the Superior court of Massachusetts was Kelsey, q sister of the late Rev Charles Kelsey of the Methodist Episcopal Church, New York conference.
 The rye crop is the largest in South ern Berkshire for several years. One man in tho western part of the town has 50 acres almost ready for harvest.
 In the severe thunder shower of last week Wednesday afternoon two cows were killed in Guilder Hollow, Egre- mont. They were owned by George Funk and NJ. Loomis. The lawns of o, M. Arkenburgh and Daniel w. Mor- rison on Maple avenue, this village, were washed away and are being rebuilt.
 The carpenters on the new high school house in this village began work this week. Operations will be pushed so as to have the great building com pleted for the opening of the fall term.
 A 25-year-old horse owned by Col. William M. Brown died Friday of con animal is said to have been valuable one greatly prized by the owner
 A son was bora last Thursday to Mir and Mrs Adam Fox on Bridge street. The nurse is Mrs H. c. Warner of the west part of this town.
 The surveyors began last week to lay out the route of the proposed Hudson River < Berkshire railroad. But 1t is one thing to lay out and another thing to build. When we hear the steam whistle We shall believe there is to be such road constructed.
 After long and painful illness with cancer William L'Hommedieu died Saturday morning, aged SS years. In his prime he worked at his trade of car penter and had resided in town for many years. He had been a member of the Congregational Church since 1872 The funeral was attended Monday after noon from his home on Castle street.
 A special meeting of the voters of this fire district will be held at the Town Hall tomorrow afternoon for the purpose of making additional apr ropri- ations for water supply.
 Moses Roach, who appears to be the chief of the Polanders in thls village, has been bound over to the grand jury for alleged larceny from a dwelling. The larceny as alleged was stealing babe ed chicken and other food from the cellar of Otto Endres on Bridge street several nights ago.
 Mrs Jobn H Futile and son Richard, late of this village and formerly of AL ford, who now reside at Milford, Ct. |, have been here this week on a visit They are going to Casleton, Vt, before returning home. Mrs Futile is a great granddaughter of John Pomeroy of the Revolutionary war.
 The late rain did some damage yes terday at Great Darlington. The old saw mill owned by Charles Watson, in the west part of the town was carried down stream and totally demolished The Seekonk grist mill, also on the stream of that name; was in great dan ger for several hours. The Hume and wheel house were carried off and the basement walls of the rear part of the mill fell down, leaving but single tim Der as support for the mill. A hole 10 feet deep was washed in the highway at the reservoir of the fire district on the Green river and on the lower road to Sheffield travel was cut off for several hours. River meadow hay ruined etc