Connecticut western news., 1899-01-12
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Mrs Harriet Chadwick Mansir, the week Wednesday evening at her home Monterey about "A years ago and was the daughter of Mir and Mrs Heman Mansir. She was married 50 years ago to Mir Couch who survives in very poor health. The funeral was attended Fri day at 10.3O o'clock, with burial at Monterey.
 Charles H. Vincent of Housatonic, who confessed at the county jail to fnd- ing the pocket book ot Robert McDon. aid, merchant of the place, was before the District court Friday. He returned the book through the mail but kept the mo ey which he was spending for drink when arrested. The court found him guilty of simple larceny and sent him to the House of Correction for four months.
 Dr O. s. Chapin will address the Thursday Morning Club today on "First aid to the injured"
 A. J. Hunt of D. G. Anderson Post installed the officers of post at Will liamstown last Thursday evening.
 A December bulletin of new books in the Free Library was issued Saturday.
 The Transactions of the HousatopIc Agricultural Society for 1898 has been published in pamphlet of 5ti pages.
 The Anderson Post and the Woman's Relief Corps held joint installation last evening.
 The one story building owned by l.. B. Brusie on Railroad street took fire, it is thought, from an overloaded stove Friday night, soon after 3 o'clock and was so badly damaged that it will have to be rebuilt It was temporary structure put up after the great fire of some two years ago. The Chinese laun- dry in the west half of the building and an Italian fruit store h the east side were burned out. Brusie was fully in- sured for $200 and the fruit store for S400. The Chinaman, who had no in- surance claims he lost some money His gold watch he dropped as he escap- ed barefoot into the street, was found the next morning but slightly injured. His patrons lost good deal of linen and other underclothes which had been left for washing. The fremen, who were called out, confined the fire to the building, except the adjacent wooden structure where B. D. Humphrey has his harness shop was somewhat damag- ed.
 Mrs Nancy J., wife of John l.. Milli- gan, after being in poor health for sev- eral months died at Afford Saturday afternoon. She was 62 years of age and is survived by husband and five sons; these are Thomas of Pittsfeld, William and John Lewis of Afford, Frederick and Edward of Chicago. A sister Sarah, and brother Horace Fitch of Hartford, Ct., also survive. The de- ceased was daughter of the late Fred erick and Nancy (Lewis) Fitch of AL ford, The funeral was attended yester- day at D. m. with burial at Afford cemetery. Rev James Douglass offieiat- ing.
 The Bryant lodge Daughters of Re- bekah installed their new officers Fri day evening Mrs E. J. Hill, special deputy, oficiated.
 Rev Fr. Fallon, assistant pastor at St Peters church, has been transferred by Bishop Bevins to Lewiston, Me where he was formerly assistant for five years He will again officiate in the same ca pacity among old friends.
 Judge W. B. Sanford of the District court is at Boston where he will under go an operation for appendicitis at the Massachusetts general hospital.
 Captain John Harvey is very low death is expected soon.