Connecticut western news., 1899-05-25
GREAT HARRINGTON.

A boys military brigade of 40 mem bers was organized at the grammar school last Thursday. An election fol officers resulted in the choice of Harold Drummond, Captain; Dean Fairchild. 1st Lieut.. Arnold Lorraine, 2d Lieut. John B. Hull, Jr., has been elected a. drill master. The brigade will mak, it's first public appearance on Memorial Day.
 A number of people of this village attended the 25th anniversary of the marriage of Rev and Mrs Martin B. Snyder at Millerton Friday evening.
 The Taconic Union of Christian Eu- deavor societies comprising Afford, Egremont, Sheffield and Great B ,rripg ton met at Sheffield Tuesday evening
 A daughter was born Saturday morn ing to Mir and Mrs Leon Burget at Seekonk. This makes the fifth genera ton of Burgets that has lived on the farm.
 Rev John s. Lull of Housatoni, preached at Afford Sunday in exchangt with Rev James Douglass.
 A son was born last Thursday to M, and Mrs George Barnum of Afford I h stephen Barnum whe came from Dan- bury and settled in Afford at an early date. Its grandfather is Edwin Bar mum who also resides on the old farm.
 Charles Shaw who has sold out hi. grocery business proposes to enfof ce the Dubuke law on his delinquent GUS toners.
 The selectmen have bought new sprinkler to lay the dust on the village streets. It will hold 600 gallons and cost $355.
 Stephen s. Murphy, formerly of thi, village where he worked in the wooleI mill, died Saturday at Waterbury oi apoplexy. His body was brought here for burial Monday A wife, two daughters and son survive. He was AZ years of. age.
 Mrs Dr o. W. Lane and children to their summer cottage at Prospect Lake, North Egremont. Friday. The teachers of the children were entertain ed there over Sunday.
 Theodore S. Baldwin, a we'll knowI and prominent farmer. who has been il poor health the past winter, is very low and not expected to recover. He spent the winter at Harrison's, N. Y, but is now at his home on Baldwin Hill, Egremont.
 Memorial Day will be observed in the usual manner by D. G. Anderson Post and other organizations in this village Superintendent of Schools Gilman 0. Fisher and others will deliver addresses at 4. p. m. in the town hall. Bsldwin's s band will furnish music and male quartet will sing. A dinner will be served to the veterans and their near friends at noon, The annual memorial sermon will be given at St. James Episcopal church Sunday evening with address by Rev Dr Hartley. The Methodist and Congregational churches unite in the services,
 As usual there will be recitations and essays in the public schools in honor of Memorial Day, and flags will be dis played from the Town Hall and school buildings. ....
 Frank Joroskie. Polander, and John Ferry of Sheffield, both employed on the farm of T. s. Baldwin at Baldwin hill in Egremont got into fight Friday morning. The quarrel arose over the feeding of horses and high words was ioiiowoo py foEry o1rtAluS tuo Oitnu- CT with an ax, on the forehead. The weapon slightly penetrated the skull and cut gash three inches long. Joroskie was made unconscious fo, some moments. He was brought to this village and attended by Dr Beebe. Soon as possible warrant was served onlFerry and in the District Court Satur- day afternoon he had hearing and was sentenced to the House of Correct ion at Pittsfield for four months Jo- roskie appeared as witness and if the wound heals we'll he will soon recover
 Hon. w. F. Hawkins, Mayor of Pitts field, is to address the Thursday Morn ing Club today on the life of Dickens.
 About 45 acres belonging to the Col lins House property otherwise the in- solvent estate of Mir and Mrs George A. Fuller was sold at auction Saturday for SIP. 900. It was bid off by Lawyer Warner, but it is understood that Law yers Joyner & Collins are interested in the purchase. The land all finely To- cated on the southwestern slope of the villo0a uill ha 1oiI ont for hr q I;no Ioke