Connecticut western news., 1899-01-26
GREAT HARRINGTON.

About 4 o'clock Friday morning fire was discovered in Charles R. Brewers new hennery on Hollenbeck avenue by Superintendent Steenes of the Brewer Lumber Company, who resides near by. An alarm was given and fremen with others came out. Water from Mansfield drant in that section was sufficient to save an adjacent barn. All but 50 of 250 choice fowls were saved. but some hay and tools were burned. The hen nery for matching with incubstors was erected the past fall and the loss is esti- mated at $500. What caused the fire is not stated though it may have caught from stove used for warming feed As Mir Brewer is away from home we have not learned the amount of insur- ance.
 The body of an infant laid out in box was found in J B. Hull's coal yard ,last week Wednesday evening. It was we'll dressed, and the detectives are in- vestigating.
 The funeral of Miss Jessie Comstock was we'll attended from the house of her parents Mir and Mrs Perry G. Con- stock last Thursday afternoon. Rev J. s. Ellis of Sheffield officiated. The singing was by a quartet composed of Mrs O. 0. Bidwell, O. R. SabiD, Miss Lydia Stone and Clarence Culver. The bearers were Charles R. Ssbin, D. R. Humphrey, Charles Plstt, Frederick Burghardt, Clarence Sweet and Arthur Goslee. The burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
 The interior of the District court room and register of deeds, office is to be newly painted.
 A son was born Friday morning to MT and Mrs Charles Viola.
 The annual meeting of the Great Bar rington Electric Light Company was held Friday afternoon at the law office of F. H. Wright. These officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent,D. Ward Northrup of Middletown, Ct. vice. president, P. A. Russell; clerk, Frank H. Wright; treasurer and mana ger, Charles J. Burget; directors, DIV. Northrup, M. R. Butler, P. A. Russell. Walter b. Lewis, F. H. Wright, C.J. Burget.
 Joseph Derrigan left Saturday morn ing for Bridgeport to see his son Will liam, who was injured by falling that morning from the top of a freight car.
 Rev Dr Hartley, rector of St. James Episcopal church, with his wife left this week for two months vacation in Southern Georgia.
 Editor J. E. Clarey of the Berkshire Courier has been on business trip to Chicago. During his absence the news department of the paper has been ln charge of H. O. Warner of the Courier staff.
 The winter club will meet tomorrow evening at the home of MT and Mrs O. N. Gilbert on the state road.
 After an illness of only three days Mrs Mary Cordelis Fenn), the wife of William R. Calkins, died last week Wednesday at her home in Afford. She was daughter of William Brad ford) and Achsah E. (Fair6eld) Fenn, and was born in that town Dec. g, 1923. Her father William B. Fenn was a na- tive of Canaan, Ct. and son of Daniel Fenn, who was son of Theophllus Fenn whose grave may be found In the large cemetery south of Canaan. On her mothers side Mrs Calkins was de- scended from the Hamlin and Fairchild family of Connecticut. She had been married upwards of 50 years and was member of the Methodist church. A husband who survives is in feeble health. The funeral was attended Sat- urday afternoon from the Union church, Rev James Douglass officiating. The burial was in Afford cemetery.
 Mrs Emily Fiske Royce, 85, widow of the late Edward Royce. died Friday at her home in Lee. She was born in Stock bridge and was daughter of Elis and Melissa Fiske. She is survived by sister and an adopted daughter. who resides in Boston. The funeral was held Monday, Rev J. D. Pope officiat- ed.