Connecticut western news., 1899-03-16
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Jared Bradley, for seven years South Berkshire reporter and business agent for the Pittsfeld Journal, has severed his neotion with that paper.
 The Woman's Relief Corps gave a dime supper at Grand Army hall Satur- day evening.
 J. A. Mo Donald from the Connecti. cut Soldiers Home, who lost a leg and an arm and was shot in the mouth at the battle of Gettysburg, was in this village the past week. He was on bis way to visit brother in Hillsdale.
 A highly prized Irish setter dog own ed by Col. W, l.. Brown was, killed by the express last Thursday at the Maple Avenue crossing.
 After 8 very brief illness with a cold which terminated in pneumonia Amos Kane. much respected citizen. died March 9th at his home in Housatonio. He was born at Albany, N. Y., June l, 1925. Of his parents we are not inform ed but he had brother Charles Kane who was skillful pilot for several years or the Hudson river. Amos Kane was wagon maker by trade. He did his work well and as he was faithful and industrious he gave his family good support until his last illness. He was one of the original members of the Christian church at Aus.erlitz, N. Y so long ago as 1852. With his family he resided several years at Afford. For a number of years they have lived al Housatonic where for 12 years Mir Kane has been sexton of the Congregational church, and his last work as the fasal illness was coming upon him was to ring the church bell for the Thursday evening prayer meeting. His funeral was we'll attended from the Congrega- tional church last Thursday afternoon, Rev Arthur J. Benedict. pastor of the church, officiating. The text for the address was "I had rather be door keeper in the house of the Lord than to dwell in the tents of wickedness, Up wards of 50 years ago Amos Kane was married 10 AdeliZa Smith, daughter of Thomas J. and Laura EmmoDs Smith She IS sister of the late Lyman A. Smith of Clayton; Mrs Daniel Warner of Great Burlington; Mrs H. 0. Thurs ton of Ashley Falls and others. Amos Kane was good man and his nephew s and neices of whom there were a good uumber were always pleased to call him Uncle Amos. Besides a widow he is survived by sister Amanda, two sons, two daughters and four grandchildren
 The lodge of United Workmen now numbers I62 members
 The school committee has decided to discontinue the schools at Monument Valley and Bung Hill.
 The trial of Mrs Susan F. Hopkins against Rev Leon ID. Bliss closed in the Superior court at Pittsield last Thurs day. Mrs Hopkins sued Rev Bliss for S5000 for slander. Mir Bliss some time ago insinuated that Mrs Hopkins was the author of four anonymous letters which Mir Bliss received. The jury brought in 8 verdict for the defendant.
 The citizens caucus at the Town Hall was largely attended Saturday evening Farley A. Russell was made chairman and O. J. Burget, secretary. The check list of voters was used in balloting and at 8 o'clock the result was announced as follows, for town officers to be voted for at the annual meeting March 27: Clerk, Charles J. Burget; treasurer, H. T. Rob- bins; assessor, O. w. Ray; selectmen, Harvey Shufelt, William I. Walker school committee, Harry Douglass; auditors, ". B. Sanford, 0. R. Sabin !; tax collector, Frank H. Briggs; over seers of the poor, W. I. Walker, H. O. Joyner. M. J. Leahy, When the vote for candidate for selectman was count. ed it was found that Gilbert H. Cook received as many votes into five as were cast for Mir Walker present member of the board. It is stated that Mir Cook will take out nomination papers and run as an independent candidate against Walker.
 The town warrant calling the annual meeting March 27 was posted Saturday There are 30 articles Among these is to see if the town meeting will appoint committee to confer with the officers of the N. T., N. H. x Hartford railroad regarding subway under the railroad track between Castle and South street crossing
 Simmons drug store is closed up on account of financial troubles.
 It is reported that daily paper to be called the Daily Item will soon be start ed in town under the management of Editor Charles A. King formerly of this town.
 ''I suffered for months from sore Eolo