Connecticut western news., 1903-08-20
GREAT HARRINGTON

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 MT. and Mrs. Nelson Parrish of New Milford, Conn.,, have been spending a few days in town.
 Rev. Dr. Gregg, pastor of Lafayette Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, N. Y, preached to large congregation in the | Congregational church Sunday. Miss E. w. Greenwood of Brooklyn officiated in the M. E. church. l Dr. O. s. Chapin has purchased a Stevens-Duryea automobile. | Miss Bessie Pruyn has returned from several days visit in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Burton Baldwin returned to New York Sunday after short visit in town.
 George Stanley has been spending few days in Lebanon.
 Martin Larkin has leased the Town Hall for the annual Cattle Show ball.
 Engineer J. w. Curtiss surveyed Sat- urday for the new line of curbing to be laid through Main street, where the paving is to be done.
 Lawyer O. o. Bidwell left Saturday for brief visit with his family at In dian Neck, Conn.
 | The fair for the benefit of St. Peter's Church will open in the Town Hall on Monday evening, August 24th. The sodality booth for the sale of fancy ar ticles will be in charge of Miss Della Connors, Miss Elizabeth Hickey and Miss Nellie O'Neil. The Knights of Columbus booth will be in charge of Miss Katharine McManus, Mrs. John Filming and Mrs. 0. O. McAuliffe, and the parish booth will be presided over I by Mrs. J. P. Norton, Mrs. B. F. Hop kins and Mrs. T. J. Kearin. An enter tainment will be given each evening. The Berkshire Block annex was slightly damaged by fire last week We'd nesday night caused by fire in a room on the second floor occupied by Prof. SchurH The stores of John T. Harper and Hatch & Dewey, on the first floor, were damaged by water.
 | CT. Kellogg returned to KsAgstteiiff,
 N. r !, Friday after brief visit in town.
 E R. Lorraine and E. H. Shaw have the contract to build new residence in Pittsfield for Mrs. Dutton of that city. I MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Goodsen have gone on an automobile trip to Maine.
 Mrs. George Russell and son, Gard ner, have left for visit in Batavia, N. Y.
 Mrs. L. L. Jenkins of New York has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. l.. E. Pen.
 Mrs. Harry Good has returned from 8 tour of Europe and Is guest of MT. and , Mrs. 0. L. Wetherbee at Arrow Cliff. Benjamin E. Hicks, S4, died Monday
 night at the home of his son, Peter. He
 has been an invalid for several years He was born in Elsa, N. Y., and resided in Hudson, N. T., for a number o1 years. He was twice married and i.
 survived by a wife, one son and two daughters. The funeral was held Wed t nesday evening, Rev. H. M. Dumbell : rector of St. James Church, officiating Interment was ill Hudson. MT. and Mrs. N T. Hurlburt of Web
 ster are spending few days in town. F. M. Cooke of Canaan, Conn.,, visited in town Monday with MT. and Mrs. G g W. Mellen.
 l Miss Maud Spur of New York is tn, I guest of MT. and Mrs. M. o. Forrest ol
 North street. --- .r. ! John Healey, who was fined B il
 court Monday on a charge of drunken
 ness, was unable to pay and went t. jail.
 Mfr. and Mrs. David Nicholson O : Washington, D. O., are visiting MT !, and Mrs. J. 0. Logan at Lake Buel. s Helen Agnes, the 13 months old daugh f ter of MT. and Mrs. William Carr, die,
 Monday. The funeral was held Wed nesday afternoon and burial in Elmwoot cemetery.
 s Miss Louise Morgan, who has bee1 s the guest of Prof. and Mrs. Franklil
 GlddlngS, has returned to New York.
 The selectmen voted Monday even 0 ing, 2 to 1, to allow the Southern Berk o shire Independent Telephone Compan
 to locate poles and wires in the town.
 Bradley D. Rising, aged 63 years
 died of paralysis at his summer home a a Pine Orchard, Conn.,, last Monday after P, noon at LAO o'clock, just 24 hours afte
 he was stricken. MT. Rising was we 70 known as a successful paper manr f. facturer, and was a very wealthy mar o He was president of the B. D. Risin , paper company in this town, and wa / vice. president of the Berkshire stree
 railway. MT. Rising's funeral will b
 held today (Thursday) at ? p. m. at hi
 home i'll Springfield.
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