Connecticut western news., 1901-01-31
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Master K. N. GrOesbeck, assisted Dy A E. Halle and E. Fl. Pierce of Dalton.
 The Winter Whist Club was enter tained Friday evening by Mir and Mrs F. J. Hatch. The honors were award ed to Judge W. B. Sanford and Mrs Lucy Wheeler.
 Nellie Loomis will leave next month | for visi. with her brother Emerson at Danville, Va. James Williams and Albert Haywood went to Lee, Monday. to assist in the production of the "Noble Outcast." Rev. H. M Dumbell has returned from his southern trip and conducted the services at the St. James Episcopal | Church Sunday. The collection was used to defray the expense of raising the backs of the seats.
 The remains of Timothy Wrinkle. 32, who died at Holyoke. Thursday, were brought to Great Burlington Saturday | for burial in Mill River. Mir Wrinkle was we'll known in this town and vicin- ity and was born in the town of Mill River. He is survived by bis mother, sister Nellie, brothers George and Law renee who reside in Holyoke.
 The selectmen and school committee held meeting Thursday and appointed Lawyer Charles Giddings to fill the | vacancy on the school board. After the meeting the new board met and organized with Harry Douglas as chairman and treasurer and Dr, P. A | Holohnan secretary.
 Town Clerk W. B. Sanford reports 78 deaths, 62 marriages ard 94 births as the record for the past year. Alhork nacRaY whn raai6aa 0p EOra- mont Plain. fell on the foe last week | and broke his right arm.
 Charles Maxwell, who was nearly frozen to death week ago, has been re- moved to the house of Mercy where 1t will be necessary to amputate both feet. This evening home talent play en- titled "The Noble Outcast" will be given for the benefit of the Bicycle Club. Tomorrow night the the com edy. "Why Smith Remained Single, '" will be given.
 At the meeting of the Great Barring. ton Whist Club tonight Dr. 0. W. Snyder will give talk on second hand plays.
 Rev. Martin Murphy of the St. Peters church read the annual report Sunday, which was very gratifying to the congregation. The gross receipts during the past year have been over 5000 and the expenditures about | 5000. There is now in the treasury $l5. $50 which will be used to build a new church.
 Thona as J. Splan of Housatonic was arraigned before the court last week op a criminal complaint of Mrs Antoinette Jaquins. His case was continued two TWO weeks and he was placed under $500 bonds
 | Superintendent A. J. Collins of the joint school district. gave an address Tuesday morning before the pupils of the Searles School on Washington State.
 The case of Theodore Dellert agaulst Charlss Astor Bristed was tried in the district court Saturday. Delleri brought suit for 5000. He claimed q that on Decembe 18th he was drivinp past Bristed's place uear Lenox, when two large dogs attacked and bit his horse Judge Sanford allowed hln damages amounting to $16.
 The remains of Ruth Pope, wife oi Ralph Pope of Elizabeth, N. J., wers brought here Tuesday for burial. The services were held from the St. Jame, church. She is survived by he, husband and sister. Grace Whiting, ot this town. | BERKSHIRE BLOCK BURNED. 1 About s o'clock Tuesday morning firt was discovered in the basement of tho Berkshire block, and the alarm quickly siven. The engine, hose, hook and lad der companies responded promptly Owing to a dense smoke within tn, building it was impossible to move on any amount of the contents above the first story. The fire worked its way ut to the roof between the outside ston, walls and the inside plastering. travelins on the studding, and in such way tha
 the water could not be used to advap
 tage until it broke through the roof s p. m, At that time tbe three floor
 were not burned only in small places
 AL o'clock the roof fell in and tn,
 iremen were busy all night keeping tn,
 Ire under control. The wooden build
 ings on Main street which adjoined th, block were not damaged, though som,
 of the tenants moved out
 The burned building was @ ston block, originally the Berkshire House
 hotel, and had suffered two fires be |, fore. The building of late years ha,
 been moderniZed aud the first floor wa
 occupied by the post office, news room telegraph office and Maloney's sho, store. Almost every thing was re move, from these places. Jerome Bros. bar
 Der shop was in the bssement. Tb
 second floor was occupied by Miss Til lottson's millinery store, the telephon central office, Warner & Whiting law
 yers, and other offices. The thir,
 floor was occupied by Cincinnatu
 Lodge and Monument Chapter of Ma
 sons and they saved only their record and charter.
 The block was erected in 1884 and 8 present is owned by O. N. Gilbert, J
 l. Dodge, P. A. Russell and the As Russell estate. The loss on building
 estimated at $25, ,000, insurance $l1 ,5O(
 The loss to tenants is about $1O,OOO
 The telephone company lost il switchboard, etc., loss $2OOO A.
 Collins saved most of his goods whic
 were damaged some by smoke. H : was insured for $500. Dr Mansir office effects were all destroyed, the los being 5000. covered by insurance. Tn Masonic lodge rooms sustained flu , loss. The loss is abolt $500 while th T. insurance does not exceed $500 | Burtch's naws stand and ststioner T store had $800 in stock, insured fe $500. P. J Maloney's stock amounte
 to $50O0 What was not burned WE soaked with water. His insurance {. $30O0. Mrs Tillottson's stock was a
 destroyed. Her loss is $1400, partl :. covered by insurance.
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