Connecticut western news., 1898-09-29
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Mrs Mary Dunn, aged 72, wife of John Dunn Sr., who has resided for some years past with her daughter Bridget on Cottage street, fell down stairs at ar early hour Saturday morn ing. The base of her skull was fractur- ed and she died in few moments. Mrs Dunn and her daughter occupied rooms Tn the second story of a house owned by Peter Cassidy. They occu- pied the same sleeping apartments but separate beds. About midnight the daughter was awakened by strange noise nd at once got out of bed and lit lamp. She at once saw that her mother was not in bed or in the room. Miss Dunn very quickly went into the
 hall and saw her mother lying at the foot of the stairs. Dr Small, the medi- cal examiner of the district, and Dr
 Houlihan were called and in the mean time others who were summoned had carried the old lady up stairs. She
 breathed two or three times, but death ensued from the fracture at the base of the skull. As the sink and water fau- cet are located at the top of the stairs which are steep and narrow It is thought that Mrs Dunn got up a7d went for drink of water and in the darkness made misstep and fell head first down stairs. The deceased has been resident of this town for several years. In addition to her husband she is survived by five children, John Jr., Miss B. A. Dunn, Mrs Charles Kastner, Miss Alice Dunn, and Mrs Ellen Finn.
 The free for all race which is expect ed to take place to day at the Housa- tonic Fair, promises to be great event in horse trotting. The entries are to be found in the fair advertisement in another column. They are rated as fast horses and the race will probably be lively one.
 The schools are closed this week and the Thursday morning Clnb will omit their usual meeting because of the fair. Prof, Pinkham the new principal of the high school expects to visit friends in Vermont during the vacation.
 The pupils of the Searles high school have organized an athletic association with G. H. Brown as president and all other necessary officers. Principal Pinkham is one of the directors. The senior and sophomore classes have each organized football teams.
 Mir and Mrs R. J. Logan met with severe accident last Thursday evening They had been out for ride with two of their children and while coming down the steepest part of three mile hill were thrown from the wagon. MT Logan's back was injured and Mrs Lo- gan was bruised about the head and shoulders. The children were uniniur- ed while the parents were rendered so helpless that they lay for almost an hour in the road before team came along and carried them home. The accident was caused by the breaking of the harness thus letting the wagon run onto the horse.
 After being in poor health for several years, Hiram DIngs died Sunday morn ing at his home in the west part of this town, The real cause of his death was cancer in the stomach. MT Dings, who was son of Jacob Dings, was born at Ancram, N. r., July 19, 1915. When he was ten years of age his parents moved to the farm since known as the Sheldon place on the turnpike from North Egremont to Austerlitz. The el- der Dings was gate keeper at that local ity. During his life the deceased has lived at Egremont, Sheffield, Canaan, Great Burlington and Lee, and perhaps other places. In early life he married Almira Nash who survives him. While residing at Canaan the family lived at the Adam place. They left Canaan in 1874 and went on a farm at Sheffield |, .,, k0r and have resided on 8 fine farm they purchased of Judge Justin Dewey, since 1880. coming here from Lee. In addition to his widow MT Diugs is sur vived by two sons Adelbert nd Hiram. aud two daughters, Mrs Newton Beebe of Canaan, and Mrs David Lawrence of Pittsfeld. The funeral with burial at Elmwood was we'll attended Tuesday at 10 8. m. from the family residence, the new pastor of the Baptist church at Egremont officiating. MT Dings through life has been good neighbor as well as kind and genial man.
 Ward Lewis died at his home on Gas tie street Sunday night at 12 45 o'clock. Saturday and until 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon be had bean in the best of neaibn ana SplflbS WILL HO loroUouluBS of death clouding his sky. The family had entertained at dinner and MT Lewis appeared decidedly bright and cheerful. At 8 o'clock he complained of being ill and Dr P. A. Holohan was sent for. At 10 o'clock he grew worse and expired at 12.45 o'clock. All the children with the exception of City Clerk Lewis of Pitts field were present at his bedside when the end came. Ward Lewis was born in Salisbury, Herkimer county, New York, November 28, 1886. the son of Joseph Lewis and Nancy Ward. The father was commission merchant in Little Falls, N. Y When three years of age Mir Lewis went to live with his grandfather, John Ward of Sheffield, going there soon after the death of his mother. In the town of Sheffield he lived until 21 years of age. In 1857 he went to Great Harrington and there, es- tablished four business. A few years later, in the early sos, he bought a grist mill ID Lenoxdale. with which he has been since connected. In 1874 Mir Lewis moved his family to Lenoxdale,