Connecticut western news., 1899-12-07
GREAT HARRINGTON.

News has been received of the mar riage at Glens, N. Y. of Paul M. Fisher and Miss Lena R. LaP Pointe, Rev Ct. l.. Richardson, rector of the Church of the Messiah officiating. Mir Fisher was for merly employed in the Berkshire Cour- fer office in this village.
 The first annual ball of the Great Bar ring ton bicycle club was we'll attended at the Town Hall on Thanksgiving eve. The gallery was filled with spectators. The concert with an orchestra of nine pieces began at 8.30 o'clock and con- tinued for about an hour. A tromb mbone solo was we'll rendered by Thomas Sheridan. A we'll arranged program of music then followed. At 9.30 dancing began and at II 80 turkey supper was served at the Hotel Miller, which is said to be the best served for long time in this village. The entertainment committee were William 0 Fitzgerald, Francis Cooke. B. R. Baldwin, F. w. Strevelle and A. O. Haywood, Jr.
 One of the saddest and most unexpect- ed deaths thus far this winter. was that of Mrs Elizabeth Maloney. wife of Jo- seph H. Maloney, dealer in furniture and an undertaken on Railroad street. She was daughter of Thomas Norton of Lee and was guest at the home of her parents Thanksgiving Day. She returned home and the next day was taken so violently ill that death ensued about o'clock Saturday morning. She was born at Lee, Aug. 6. 1872. She at tended the public schools of that town and then entered the Lee high school where she graduated in the class of '91 Entering the Westfeld Normal school she studied music one year and then be- gan teaching music, an art to which she was much devoted. She was organist of St. Mary's church at Lee up to the time of her marriage. Since then she resided at Great Burlington in beauti- ful home surrounded by all the comforts of life She is survived by her parents, one brother, Thomas J., a student in Holy Cross college, and three sisters, Mary, who is attending school in New York. Mrs B. J. Maloney of this town and younger sister, Susie. who lives with her parents in Lee The funeral was attended from St. Peters church Monday morning at 9 O clock, and the burial in the Catholic cemetery in Lee.
 After being in poor health for about @ year Miss Laura E. Van Deusen died Saturday at her boarding place, the home of Mrs Comstock in that part of this town called Muddy Brook. She was about 50 years of age and is said to be the last survivor in that llne of the Van Deusens. The funeral was attend ed Tuesday with burial in small ceme- tery in that section of the town.
 Henry O. Willard. who conducted a drug store on Main street in this village from 1885 to 1890, died suddenly at his home in Greenfield, Mass. Saturday.
 He was born in that city in March 1886, his father being David Willard who many years ago published history of Greenfield. Druggist Willard of late years has been manager of Hovey's drug store in that place. The body of the deceased was taken Monday to Brattle. boro, Vt. for burial. He is survived by . wife, and son David of New York city. The selectmen will soon begin the construction of a fire proof vault in the Town Hall for the preservation of all town records now kept in the town safes.
 Dr Samuel Camp has been confined to his bed about two weeks and his re- covery is doubtful. His son Frank is dangerously ill with typhoid fever at Aiken, s. O.