Connecticut western news., 1898-04-28
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Deacon Harvey North. who died at Ashley Falls last Thursday night aged | S2 years. was few years ago a citizen of this town and one of our best farmers on the place now owned by BenJamin F. Clark at Monument Valley. | A Polish priest from Syracuse, N. Y, was at St. Peters church Monday after noon and evening to hear confessions in that language.
 | A good sized crowd gathered at Mor- gan's news stand Sunday forenoon on arrival of the newspaper train. The excitement over the war news was so great that it brought to our mind the days of 1861 At that time the late | William Morgan, father of the present proprietor, kept news stand on Main street. So great was the rush for pa- pers that tho crowd smashed a show case almost to atoms and the excite ment was almost beyond description. After this incident the front door of the office was locked and the papers were handed to all customers through an opening where the window glass had been removed.
 In the District court of Southern Berkshire last Thursday, John F. Brusie and Henry F. Mccoy, whose ar rests for burglary from stores in this village was published last week, were bonnd over to the grand jury. There are seven complaints against Brusie, and five against Mccoy, all for breaking and entering. Their cases will come before the Superior court at Pittsfield in July. In default of $500 bonds each they were committed to the county jail.
 A farmers institute of the Housatonic Agricultural Society was held at the Town Hall Tuesday forenoon. Prof 0 | O. Flsgg. director of the Rhode Island experiment. station made an instructive address on "The profitable production of potatoes
 Harry Hill, the converted gambler, was present at the Methodist church last Thursday evening and gave an in- teresting address.
 | The South Berkshire District Sunday School Association will hold 8 eonven- ton at Lee, May 12. Henry O. Warner of this town and Chester Dalzell of Egg remont are members of the board of di- rectors All the evangelical denomina- tions in South Berkshire will be repre- sented by delegates at the convention.
 The farmers of Monument Valley (the old name of which was Muddy Brook ] are sending their cream to the Egre- mont Plain butter factory. Kasson Staunard of this town is the cream gatherer and the daily supply is fur nished by about 100 cows.
 The Board of Trade, ,nf which J. Fred. Whiting and Harry Douglass a~e the committee, has issued It's annual pamph- let of summer hotels and boarding houses in Southern Berkshire for 1898. Mrs Abagail Smith, who died April l9 at her home in Hyde Park, N. Y {, aged nearly 100 years, was first cousin to Daniel Warner of this town. Mrs Smith was one of large family of Dan iel and Sarah (Wilbur) Baker. Her grandfather, Sylvanus Wilbur. who was also maternel grandfather to Mir War ner, migrated from Little Compton, R l., and settled at Hyde Park in 1792 The ladies of the Thursday Morning Club expect to give reception at their rooms this afternoon and install their new officers
 The 79th anniversary of the organiza- tion of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was observed Tuesday evening by Taghconic lodge at their rooms in this village. The program in addition to brief addresses consisted of vocal and instrumental music.
 | Miss Blanche Sabin, who has been i'll some time. died Tuesday morning at the home of her parents in North Egre- mont. She was 22 years of age and an only child.