Connecticut western news., 1902-05-15
GREAT HARRINGTON

The famous Brookside" property has been sold to William Stanley. The purchase includes the large house and was built in 1855 by David Leavitt, who came into possession of the property in 1850, buying it from Daniel Wilcox. During 1870 MT Leavitt abandoned the property and went to New York city.
 Mrs Harriet Gates. daughter of Jere- miah Hatch, died Saturday afternoon at the home of Postmaster Hinman, after five weeks illness. Mrs Gates was el years and eight months old, and was born in Afford. She was married Jan uary 27, 1889 to Elijah M. Gates of West Stock bridge. Soon after their marriage they moved to Louisa county, Virginia, where they lived for IS years. The remainder of her life was spent in her native town. About ten years ago she came to Great Burlington to reside with her daughter, Mrs W. O. Hinmsn. She was 8 member of the Baptist Church, but since coming to Great Bar rington she had affiliated herself with the Methodist Church. Mrs Gates was the last survivor of family of ten. The funeral was held Tuesday at 30 from the home of Postmaster W. O. Hinmsn. Rev s. C. Keyser oficiated. The burial was in the village cemetery at Afford. The bearers were: J. W. Ourtiss, J. N. Easland, Seymour Parrish, and Henry Ticknor.
 A diver from Bridgeport, Conn. sr- rived Saturday night, and Sunday morn ing they commenced . search for the ok rh~ drowned in the Housatonic river. After several attempts the body was recovered about 75 feet south of where the acci- dent occurred.
 The town of Great Burlington is to petition the legislature for the right to furnish Egremont with water, provided the district takes the Goodale brook at Mt. Washington for gravity supply.
 Architect James Murphy of Provi- dence is at Great BarriDgton with re- vised plans for the new Catholic church which will soon be built here. The building will be of stone or marble and will seat between eight and nine hund- red people.
 MT and Mrs B. D. Ticknor have re. turned from Camden, s, O., where they spent the winter.
 Southern Berkshire is deeply inter. ested in the coming convention of cleo trical engineers to be held here during June. The executive committee has appointed the following honorary com- mittee, composed of prominent men throughout the county: His Excellency, Governor W. Murray Crane of Dalton; Hon. George P. Lawrence, member of congress, North Adams; Pittsfield-Hon Henry l.. Dawes, Hon. John O. Crosby, Col. Walter Cutting, Walter F. Haw- kins, James Hull. John F. Noxon, Wm. R. Plunkett, Francis W. Rockwell, William E. Tillotson; Lenox-George Westinghouse. Ph. D.; Lee-Hon. Wellington Smith; Stockbridge-Am- bassador Joseph H. Choste. Fred s. Aymar; Housatonic- Charles Fl. Gid dings, T. G. Ramsdell, D. B. Rising; Great Barrington-Col. Wm. l.. Brown, Col. George Church. John L., Dodge, H. o. Joyner, 0. J. Taylor, F. G. Tefft, w. B. Tefft, 0 l.. Weatherbee; Shelf New Marlboro-F. R. Ogle, Fl. K. Bloodgood.
 Fred Callison, 23, was found dead in the woods at Lenox on Saturday, hay. | ing committed suicide Friday afternoon by taking carbolic acid. He was bell | boy at the Berkshire Inn here last year and was to have worked there again this season. He had been working in store in Lenox through the winter, His home was in Messina Springs, N. Y. He was Respondent over his I finances.