Connecticut western news., 1900-06-21
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Charles Shaw has purchased the beautiful residence owned by Mrs H. o. Joyner on Mahaiwe street. The mems handicap golf tournament held here Saturday was closely contest ed, the prize being dozen golf balls. J. D. Peters won first, w. A. Slay back second. The third was played off be. tween J. R. McComb and J. l.. B Pell and was won by the former. The United Workmen have arranged for six open bicycle races to be held here the Fourth, for which valuable prizes will be offered.
 MT and Mrs G. w. Peters gave g "hearts" party Friday night, and Satur- day night MT and Mrs W. E Tefft gave large whist party in honor of Mr and Mrs W. A. Slayback.
 Dr 0. o. Painter and wife of Boston are spending few days here. Miss Alice Fox and her aunts, Louise and Mary, have returned to this town to live after spending few months in New Haven and Bridgeport. Ct. Dr John Lester of New York is here for few days stay.
 Miss Helen DeMott left Monday for Pittsford, N. H., where she was brides maid at the Hotchkiss. Ross wedding. | While Ephraim Baldwin was return irg from Green River to his home in North Egremont last week he met with 6 serious runaway accident. The horse became manageable and collided with a team driven by Peter Dunn. Mir Baldwin's carriage was totally wrecked and his horse so badly injured that he was unable to take him home and the animal is now at William Palmer's. The Rising Paper company at Housa- tonic has paid Andrew Knight $250 and also for his lost time as the result of the accident when he lost his pair of valua. ble horses.
 Robert Williams, colored, was com. mitted to the House of Correction Sat. urday for two months for drunkenness MT and Mrs J. D. Noxon left Tuesday for two weeks visit with their daugh- ter, Mrs Cora Kennedy, at Auburn, N r.
 Stanley Clague of Philadelphia has been the guest of Dr and Mrs J. l. Mansir.
 The school committee expects to re- ceive $5, 900 next year from tuition pu pills. The past year $2, 800 was received Mrs Theodore Stearns of New York has rented F. s. Tobey's house or South Main street for the summer.
 M. Lux has received the contract from Father Mahar for a Celtic eros. which is to be placed in the Catholic cemetery at Stock bridge. T. J. Kearin was thrown from his wheel last week onto the newly Ibid asphalt blocks on Railroad street and was badly injured about the head. Dr and Mrs Culver of New Marlboro left last week for an extended trip to Europe.
 The Deland Filter Go. have elected the following officers: President and general manager, W. O. Hinman; treas. urer. P. A. Russell; clerk, J. B. Beebe board of directors, the above officers with F. H. Wright and J. H. 0. C.Church. The Odd Fellows worked the degree upon three candidates Tuesday evening The Housatonic Agricultural Society has engaged George H. Mills of Goshen. N. Y. as the starter for the horse trots, and J. H Hale of South Glastonbury. Ct. for one of the speakers. A horse owned by William Corson at Afford was shot Sunday by some un- known person. About 50 small shot were taken out of the horses body. On Wednesday of last week the grad uating exercises at Columbia College, New York city, took place. The young man who graduated with the highest honors of his class for the best work in four years' course out of class of 93. was Henry Starr Giddings, son of F. H. Giddings, now professor of sociology in Columbia College and whose summer residence is at Van Deusenville.