Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-04-18
GREAT REMINGTON.

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Turner is the policeman in the Lake
Buel district. Michael Pendergast will
act in the south part of the town and
win serve at the golf grounds and WA
Tefft's place Edwin Hurlburt and
George II. Cobb were appointed inspec-
tors of dumb animals. Sidney Crime
was appointed keeper of the station
house and night watchmsn.
Mr. and Mrs Fl. X. Bull will leave
May for California, where they will
spend the summer.
DIR John L. Mansir has gone to Phila.
delphia to undergo treatment for his
eyes.
About 10 weavers were laid off last
week at the Wooden mills for short
time
Mrs James A. Gardner 72. died last
week at her home in South Egremont,
from the effects of cancer. She was
born in Schodac, n Y, and was the
daughter of Robert and Katherine
johnson. She is survived by husband
and one daughter The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon.
Joe Stickney and Miss Am ella Ozier
were married Sunday morning in the
district court room by Judge Sanford.
They were from Housatonic.
Judge Sanford rendered his decision
last week, in the case of Mrs Belle
Baldwin against the town of Sheffield
and found for the defendant town. The
plaintiff through her attorney Ell. L..
Wilcox, took an appeal. Mrs Baldwin
sued for $1,000 damages for injuries
which she claimed to have sustained by
falling from an embankment wall on
the town property.
Frank W. Tefft of Great Darlington
and New York, was married April to
Miss Jessie Natalie Hasbrouck of
Bridgeport, OF.
Mrs Mary A. Philip has recently re-
cetved her $500 insurance from her
printing Office which was destroyed by
the Mahaiwe block fire.
The annual meeting of the Great
Darlington fire district was held Friday
evening in the Town Hall. Orlando O.
Bidwell was moderator. The tellers
were W. E. Lewis and FL. Nj. Whiting.
The reports of the various committees
were read and accepted. The commit
tee appointed at the last annual meeting
to sell any portion Of the property not
needed, made an interesting report.
$l336 SO. The committee in charge of
the water supply for the town, present
| ed the report of the hydraulic expert,
Percy nj. Blake and were granted an
| other month before any action is taken Z.
The following officers were elected i:
Clerk. John K. Siggins; treasurer, Jos.
a. Maloney; water commissioner for
three years, j. w. Curtiss; side
H. e..
three years. j. l.. Pringle; prudential
committee, o. O. Bidwell, O. Ell. Booth,
I. j. Kearin; engineers, j. P. Norton.
| chief. Bernard Hopkins, LIST assistant.
Robert Ambach, I'd assistant. The fol-
lowing appropriations were made: To
| make good the loss from the water Up
ply Sl714; repairs and maintenance of
| hydrants $500; incidentals 5000: street
lights $4,000: care of steamer $500; for
district debt $1,000; sidewalks $500;
crosswslks 5000; sewers and drains 800;
sinking fund $1,000.
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
Two more buildings were DESTROYED
| by fire at Great Darlington on Friday
night, causing S45. 900 loss. The fire
is supposed to have been the work oil
an incendiary, and Roy Sagendorf is
now awaiting q hearing on suspicion.
He is detained at the Pittsfeld Jail. The
fire totally destroyed the Berkshire
block annex. three story wooden
building valued at about $4,000, with
S7435 insurance, and the Watson block
valued at $500 with no insurance. The
fire was discovered about 10:45 and the
flames quickly shot up to the top of the
building, and then died down again.
Chief Of Police Dewitt Smith rushed
around to the rear of the buildings and
found that the fire was well started.
There were also evidences of kerosene
oil. When John T. Harper entered his
drug store few minutes later the kero-
sene oil had found its way into his bach
room. The flames spread quickly and
soon the upper stories of the building
were all ablaze. There were three very
narrow escapes from death. Ernest
Conte, a shoe maker, occupied two
rooms on the third floor. He was
awakened by the breaking of one o
his window lights. He grabbed hi
trousers and burst open the door of hi
room and rushed out Mr. and Mr.
John Mcfarland were asleep on tn,
same floor. They were awakened to,
late to make their escape by the stat
way. The tiremen quickly raised theil
ladders and assisted them out MIR
Mcfarland was about Frustrated anC
had to be carried away.
The firemen did excellent work anC
fought the flames until morning. Th,
fire lays waste another big section o
Main street, with over 100 foot frontage
About II 80, when the fire was burn
ing at its height, Deputy Sheriff W. W
Norton arrested Roy Sagendorf on sus
J picion and placed him in the station
house. When searched Sagendorf pro
duced a loaded seven shooter, tw,
coupling wrenches belonging to the fir
company and quantity of matches
. Young Sagendorf was implicated in
shooting affair here about three year
ago, when an Italian boy named Johl
Machesi was killed. He was released
on this grave charge and ordered {,
: leave town. He remained away about
year when he returned, and was mike;
, up in another minor case here, and wa
again sent away. He returned abou
two months ago His case will be trieC
here Monday, April %.
The first floor Of the Berkshire blocl
was occupied by Hatch & Dewey, cloth
iers, loss $4,000. fully insured; Johl
t. Harper, druggist, loss $4,000, insur
auce $1,000; and 1. G. Perry, ieweler
D loss $4,000. insurance $4,000. The pre-
scription books in Harper's drug stor
were saved with some difficulty Tn
second floor was occupied by JamesVa
Deusen; pool room, loss 500, insuranc
800; John Msgrini. tailor, loss 1920
insurance 5000. Mr. Msgrini had man
garments in his shop which were owne
by the towns people. These were a.
lost. Among them was very valuabl
. coat owned by Miss Mollie Carpenter c
Poughkeepsie. The third floor was oc
!. cupied by Mr. and Mrs John Mcfarland
: loss $500. insurance 5000; Ernes
Conte, loss S400, insurance $3.50. Her
g ry Carver also occupied sleeping
room on the same floor and was awaken
l ed by the fire as it burned the curtai
- in his room. The stores on the frs