Connecticut western news., 1900-11-08
GR1AT RRIMGTON.

The Bicycle Club will give dance in their rooms tomorrow evening. Doty's orchestra will furnish the musIc.
 Bryant day will be observed in the Bryant School tomorrow. Excellent programs have been arranged and will be followed out
 The Berkshire South Conference of Congregational Churches will be held with the Congregational church at Ct. Burlington next Tuesday.
 The North Housatonic division, Poughkeepsie district. Epworth League, will hold @ convention at the Methodist church in Housatonic Friday. The general discussion will be along the theme, "The 20th century forward movements"
 The Great Harrington Bicycle Club eleven were defeated by the Pittsheld Bikes Saturday by a score of 10 to o.
 George Cummings has moved to Housatonic where he has taken a posi- ton with the Rising Paper Go. At l.30 this Thursday afternoon the ladies of the Thursday Morning Club will visit the Rising paper mills, upon an invitation from the officials. The contractors for the new depot are to have the structure erected by April lst
 W. J. Stoves is dangerously i'll at Greensboro, Ky, and it has been re- ported here that he would be unable to live.
 John Viola has completed one of the abutments to the new bridge to be erected at Berkshire Heights reservoir. MT Viola says "the dam is unsafe and will be carried away by the next flood. {" An attempt was made late Sunday | night by burglars to enter the home of Emery Smith on the Egremont roa l.. During the night Mir Smith heard ter rible noise, but as it was not repeated he did not arise. The next morning he found that wedge had been driven in between the casing and door at the rear of the house.
 Halloween Eve was observed here in | a very lively manner and will long be re- | membered by many. A crowd of about | % boys surrounded the home of Thom- as Malumphy on East street. His cab bages were pulled up and thrown at his house. One door was cracked and win dow lights broken out. MT Malumphy suddenly appeared at the door with 8 revolver in hand and fired. The ball struck Leroy Barnes in his right leg. | The wound though not serious was rather painful. Mir Malumphy was srraigned before the court Monday and was placed under S100 bonds until Sat | urday.
 Hugh Sheridan, who was knocked down while attending the football game Saturday, passed several very restless nights and was unable to leave his bed Edward Adams, 89, died Sunday night at his home in Mill River as the result of an illness from heart trouble, He was one of the most respected citi- zens of New Marlboro and was known throughout the town. He was born in Ancram. N. Y and moved to Mill River when quite young. Here he engaged in the paper mill business when the mills of that town were running in full forces. Later he conducted store un- der the name of Wolf & Adans. He was e member of the Congregational Church and was one of it's deac ms. He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Sarah Smith of New Marlboro His second wife was Mrs Elizabeth Dawson Adams. He is survived by three children. George, J. W and Mrs 0. H. Waugh of Pittsfeld. The funeral was held Wednesday.
 Frank P. Bannon of WInsted, Ct. and Miss Katherine Hickey of this place were married in the Catholic church at 10 30 o'clock yesterday morning The groom is brother of Rev Fr. Bannon of Lakeville. After short honeymoon Mir and Mrs Ramon will reside in Win sted where Mir Ramon Is employed in the Apothecaries' Hall
 The local Wheel Club foot ball eleven went to Winsted Tuesday and played a match game with the Business College team of that place. It was a fiercely contested game and ended with the score o too