Connecticut western news., 1898-08-18
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Owing to the stormy weather which prevailed for several days 8 number of farmers in this vicinity drew their oats to the barn Sunday.
 The Housatonic base ball club which have been called the champions of Berkshire were defeated Saturday after noon on the fair grounds by the Great Burlington nine.
 Frank Page and two others of Chat ham. N. r., who have been encamped at Long lake for three weeks, took down their tent and left for home Sun- day. A party from West Egremont will go into camp at the lake in a few days.
 The receipts at the annual fair of St. James Episcopal church last week were about $4OO.
 The boarders at the Berkshire Inn gave dance in the music room Satur- day evening with music by Baldwin's orchestra. The previous evening Miss Mary l.. Browning of New York enter tained the guests with several recita- tions of literary merit. Forrest Shuts. principal of the high school at Hillsdale, N. Y., who is To- cal preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church, supplied the pulpit of that church in this village Sunday morning, Rev James Douglass of Afford supplied the pulpit in the evening, Mir Shuts is expected to preach here again next Sunday. The following week Rev M. B. Snyder, the regular pastor, is expect | ed to return from his vacation. The Housatonic band gave 8 good concert at the fair grounds Friday even ing. It is estimated that between 300 and 400 people attended.
 The public drinking fountain at which people have quenched their thirst for several years at the corner oi Main and Railroad streets was removed Friday by orders of the sidewalk com missioners.
 Thomas Weston, teacher at Sedg- wick Institute, has gone on weeks visit at South Ackworths N. H.
 Dr Charles F. Painter of Boston, for merly of this place, has been appointed special agent to go to Montauk Point for the purpose of looking into the needs of the Massachusetts soldiers that arrive there.
 Selectman Shufelt has number oi men and teams repairing roads in the west part of the town. The material used is gravel.
 The infant daughter of Rev James Douglass was baptized at the Unior Methodist church in Afford Sunday morning. The rite was administered by the father and the mother ans wered the disciplinary questions. An alarm of fire caused hy tha appaar ance of smoke near the old electric light station was sounded about II 8 m. Monday. The steamer and othel fire apparatus was quickly brought ou but rot used as the smoke only came from the chimney of a dwelling house
 Rear Admiral Ramsey of the U. s navy, wife and daughter have arrived a the Berkshire Inn.
 | The Epworth League of the Metho dist church and the society of Christian Endeavor of the Congregational churcl held 2 union service Sunday evening il tbe Congregational chapel,
 Fred Mignerey, while trying to rid, one of the old sky scraping bikes, Sun day, fell of and sprained hls left arm. Clyde Parrish and William Benedic left Monday for trip of ten days in tn, White Mountains.
 The men employed by Thomas Palmer enjoyed clam bake at Lak' Buel Saturday.
 M Lux, the stone cutter and builder of fine monuments and other memorial of the departed, is preparing to make extensive repairs and alterations at hi Main street residence.