Connecticut western news., 1898-10-13
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The celebrated tro osting mare "Teto' which won in three straight heats in th, | 2 30 class at the late fair of the Housa tonic Agricultural Society, was sold las week by her owner, Orvill J. Brusie. to Adelbert Dinehart of Copake. She hal been been driven privately several mile, better than 2. 20. Charles Burch, the we'll known trainer of trotting horses, ii expected to have charge of "Teto" mex spring. The Senior class in the High school which will be graduated next summer has elected these class officers: Presi dent, Joseph Cook; vice-president, Nel lie Pendlebury; secretary, Elsie K Smith; treasurer. William Mally. The county commissioners were ID town Friday to view the changes that have been made on Main street near the Elmwood boarding house.
 A delegation of D. G. Anderson Post attended . camp ire given by the Nicholas Post at Otis Friday night. W. N Color and family, who have spent the summer on West avenue. re- turned Friday to their winter home ., Newark, N. J.
 James Maher, a rather aged man vhc was evidently without friends and cer' tainly without home, was sent by the overssers of the poor to the state pool house at Tswkesbury Thursday. Mahel has beer found sleeping out doors 1T the rear of buildings on Railroad stree . number of times this fall. The fac is this town ought to have . town farm like the excellent institutions at Lee North Adams and Pittsfeld where tn, poor could be kept At less expense thar under the present policy.
 At the meeting of the Thursda, Morning Club to-day papers will b' read by Mrs Whittlesey, Miss Beckwitl and Louis Fl. Sshler, all on Nortl American History.
 A meeting of the teachers of the pub ic schools of this town was held Thurs day afternoon at the principals room il the High School building. Twenty eight teachers were presAnt. Superin tendent of Schools Fisher gave an in structive lecture with blackbo illus trations on nearly all branches of learn ing taught to children.
 The elegant new house owned and co cupied by Timothy Kennedy and family on Castle street came near being de stroyed by fro Saturday afternoon. I is stated that the young son of Mir Ken nedy and some visiting children played in tho gArret and after this the hous' took fire. The fire department was call ed out but before they arrived MT Ken nedy extinguished the fire with gar den hose.
 Henry T. Bailey. the state supervise in art studies. and President B. l. Whitman of the Colum bian University Washington, D. O. have been engaged to give lectures in the High Schoo course the coming winter. It is though that Prof B. I. Wheeler of Cornel | University will also be one of the leo turers. Prof. Wheeler has been fo several years making excavations a Athens, Greece, and during that tim was . director of the American college | Prof. Pinkham has issued invitation for reception to the students of th | High School and the school at Housa tonic, together with former grsdua. es at the residence of Mrs Strong to-mor row evening from 8 to 10 o'clock.
 John H. o. Church left Saturday 10 Pittsburg. Pa, with the Berkshire Com mandsry, Knights Templars, to atten' the triennial conclave.
 While Bcott Huntley of this villag was riding bicycle to Sheffield Frids night he was thrown oil and his colla bone was dislocated.
 A son was born Saturday night to M and Mrs John McDermitt in the wea part of this town.
 l The connection existing for year be tween Charles F Kellogg and the Berh shire Courier has been severed. M Kellogg has been the village reporter | In the District court Tuesday Freds rick J. Bush and Augustus W. Plant of Waterbury were fined $50 and CT respectively for alleged selling of liquo on the fair grounds at the late fair.