Connecticut western news., 1900-08-16
GREAT RRINGTON.


 rived here Saturday night for visit, met with bicycle accident during the evening. He was riding his wheel down Main street when he collided with an unknown team and was thrown violently to the ground. His wheel was badly broken.
 0. w. Baldwin's bakery caught fire Monday from 8 quantity of grease which ignited the woodwork. The help soon extinguished the flames.
 Bernard Burghardt paid fine of S15 Monday for keeping an unlicensed dog. About 2 o'clock Sunday morning the officers were called to D. I. Mackie's B place to quell 'tcolored" disturbance. Monday Grace Darling, John and Alon- 20 Freeman and George Darling were sentenced to three months in the house of correction at Pittsheld.
 James G. Wilson, 75, died Saturday afternoon at his home in West Stock bridge. He suffered stroke of psraly- sislin the morning and died in the after noon. He was . very prominent cit- izen in the town where he resided and at one time in the sixties received the Democratic nomination and served one term in the legislature. He served three years as deputy sheriff under John Crosby; had held the position of selectmen several years and was the postmaster of the village at the time of his death. He is survived by five children, Adolphus and Frederick of Springfield, George of afford. Mrs Alice Brown of Newton and Mrs Fran cis B. Pomeroy of New York. The fu- neral was held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
 J. H. Parker who is stopping at Mont erey recently caught black bass which weighed At pounds. This is the largest fish taken from the Lake Garfield this year.
 W. T. Day has gone to the shore at Mystic, Ct, for an outing of few weeks.
 The remains of Mrs Mary Benjamin who died at Greefeld Saturday were brought here Monday for burial The funeral was held from the home of her mother Mrs Mark Humphrey on the Stock bridge road. She is survived by a sister Mrs Beecher and brother, E. D. Humphrey of this town.
 The second of the mems golf tourna- ments for the August cup was won by O. H. Kerner, Jr., W. J. Brown second and M. s. Damon third.
 There were 125 visitors present at the tea served by Mrs W. M. Dudgeon, Mrs l O. L. Weatherbee and Mrs H. Good. The large house occupied by Joe | Smith and family, who are Polish, is said to be haunted by a ghost. Smith claims that one night the stove was moved and doloful cries, and pounding | on the walls could be heard. These noises continued the next night and Smith and his family took to the barn where they have slept for several nights. A number have visited the place but have been unable to learn the cause ot the disturba
 w. R. Crippen has returned to Bos ton srter spending few weeks here.
 John Decker, the professional bicycle rider, is now training two amateur bicycllsts for the fall races. A bicycle owned by Theodore Rowe was stolen Friday night. In the after noon he rode his wheel to Baldwin hill where he spent the night with his uncle Henry Burget. He left his bicycle on the piazza and when he awoke in the morning the wheel was gone The | officers here were notified and notices | oOhs oOos out bhO shlCA bno nOb JOb OCCu run down.
 Mrs Cecil Doty, who went to the Albany hospital several days ago to un- dergo an operation, died suddenly about o'clock Tuesday morning. Three very old pieces of carvings { taken from Japanese temple have been placed in Dr Hamilton's new residence at North Egremont.
 | A. M. Baldwin has sold his piano business to Culver & Rowe. MT Bald. win will leave next month for Colorado.
 Civil Engineer J. W. Curtiss has been engaged to survey out the road from New Marlboro to Three Mile hill, under the direction of Dr E. M. Culver. Tue hills are to be cut down to six pen cent grade, some of them now being 14 per cent. The sum of $500 has already been raised to commence the work.
 The "heart's" party given by Mrs W M. Dudgeon last week at the Arken burgh cottage was largely attended The first honors were awarded to H. M Johnson and Mrs Webster. The conso lations were given to Mrs J. H. O Church and J. w. Peters.
 The St. James society will clear ovel $375 on their recent fair and supper.