Connecticut western news., 1900-10-04
GREAT HARRINGTON.

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 GREAT DARRIHGTON.
 Several of the employees of the Stan ley Instrument Company decided that they would attend the fair Friday after noon without permission, and as . re- suit they have been given an unlimited vacation.
 James Cleveland who is employed at TefYts. Griswold farm by Charles Zim- mars, had narrow escape from death lest week. He was leading . large Jersey bull when the animal suddenly turned on his keeper and threw him down. The bull had recently been de- horned which saved Cleveland from be- ing gored to death. As it was he was rendered unconscious.
 Joe Moran was taken to the House of Mercy at Pittsfeld Monday and w~s operated upon Tuesday for appendi- cikis.
 Mrs J. M. Hall received telegram Sunday announcing the death of her sister, Mrs Martha Rafferty of Brainard Station, N Y, which was very sudden. Mr and Mrs Hall have gone to attend the funeral.
 H. P. Miller and a companion who conducted stand on the fair grounds. paid e25 Friday for the damages as a re- suit of triple runaway 0 week or so ago. Miller was driving a double team and collided with Robert Weeks, who in turn ran into Benjamin Dunlap.
 A. o. Collins and family have return cd from 8 month spent at "Wendell cottage" Watch Hill.
 Mrs L. K. Strong has been called to Glendale. O., to attend the funeral of her father, Rev. l.. D. Potter, who was for many years president of the Glen dale college.
 Mrs Mary Wilcox paid fine of $l5 m Court Monday for assault upon her mother, Mrs Jordon.
 Winthrop E Baldwin. former pupil of She Sedgwick. with his home at Dan. bury. Conn.,, has taken e position with the Rising Paper Company with the in. tention of learning the business.
 Edward Holohan. father of Dr P. A. Holohan. returned Tuesday to his home at Newcastle, New Brunswick.
 Prof. William E. B. DeBois who ha, been ct the Paris Exposition has re turned and is now at the home o James Burget in this town.
 The Mt. Everett hotel at South Egre mont has closed for the season.
 The approaching and putting contes at the Wyantenuck Golf Club. Satur day, was won by I. R. McComb who re ceived . handsome silver cup.
 w. B. Wilson, the professional golf k>u knl D. ak h. Wysntenuck Club and expects to spend the winter in the South.
 J. w. Stiffler has closed his steel brokers office which he has conducted here for the past three years. Tn office is to go to Westfiel1, where Mis- Cocorsn will also go.
 W. Taylor Day who has spent severa years in A. O. Collins law office ha gone to Boston to enter law shool flo the winter.
 Albert Nicoll has gone to Westfiel where he expects to take position.
 Walter Jones and Benjamin Phillips colored, of Sheffield were sent to tn house of correction at Pittsfield, Satul day for 60 days each on 8 charge of lsl cepy. The defendants found Q chec on the fair grounds made out to tn order of John Fitzpatrick which the tried to have cashed.
 A. J. Hunt of this town and his sister in-law, Mrs Richard Brown of Bostor were injured in . runaway accident g Housatonic last week. The horse b. came frightened at an engine standin on the side track near the Rising Pape Mills and ran away. The occupant were thrown out and badly bruise about the heed and body.
 A horse owned by Peter Dunn ws overcome by the heat during the fa and died.
 John D. Noxon. 80. one of the olds, residents of the town, died at his hom here at 4 30 Tuesday afternoon. Mi Noxon was born in Warrenbury, N. ] and was the son of Thomas and Sall Kane Noxon. After receiving his ed, cation in the public schools he entere into an apprenticeship as blacksmith, t which he worked 21 years. He the moved to Hillsdale where spent a ye, and half In 1843 he came to Gre Harrington and carried on his trade fc 15 years. After this he engaged in tt real estate business and at his deai owned some valuable lots He took great lDt0r6Sb lu 0uucatlOnhl huAlIS hu ct one time served on the board. E was lifelong Republican of the ol school and was for 50 years a member the Methodist church, but laterly hs attended the Congregational \ Noxon was thrice married. his first wi being Mary A. Johnson of Hillsdsle, Y., who died in 1S4a. His second wi was Elizabeth A Newman of Egremon His present wife was Miss Elizabe' Candee of Sheffield who survives hi together with five children: Lawy Charles H., New Rochelle. N. Y, Lay yer Willis E., Minneapolis, Minr Lawyer John Frank, Pittsield, JoseI A., MiddletowD, Ct, Mrs Cora B. Ke nedy, Auburn. N. Y. The funeral vi be held at o'clock (this) Thursdi afternoon at his late home. Revs s Keyser and D D Bliss officiating.
 Charles Mason, 57. was found des Tuesday night by Benjamin Peterso in Mrs KenDedy's barn where he W employed. He was lying on cot ar wns covered with blanket; it is su possd hs died Monday night,