Connecticut western news., 1908-09-03
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! conversation were the Great Harrington cattle show and the possibility of the ex- tension of the trolley to that village Berkshire Courier.
 A very neat monument of Vermont marble 1n memory of the late Reuben A. Sewart, has recently been erected on his grave i'll the Lower Cemetery.
 The families of William Wright and 1 Fred Brewer broke camp near ''fhe Cobble" the latter part of last week, and returned to their homes in town. Mrs. George Barnum and daughters, Name and Eva, of Indian Orchard, Mass. and Clifton Wickwire, of Waterville, Conn, have been visiting at H. R. Whit ford's.
 J. F. Finney, express clerk at the sta Gion. is spending few days at his home in State Line, Mass. He is temporarily succeeded here by Alfred Scott, of Pitts field, Mass.
 Mrs. H. I, Bodley returned to her home i'll New Britain Monday accompanied by her daughter, Eleanor, who is to enter the school of domestic science in Brook lyn, N. Y. this fall.
 The Berkshire Power Company now furnishes power for pumping water in the village of Millerton. A 15-horse power motor was installed in the pump ing station few days ago. H. R. IWhitford is to move portion of the building now occupied by Henry Neeland to site near the knitting mill building and transform it into shop for harness maker Stodden. Unclaimed mail remained in the postoffice Tuesday for Mrs. Mary G. i Brodhead, Mrs. B. Johnston, Mrs. l.. B. Preston. Postals for A. o. Clark, Miss Edleman, Miss Emma dagger, Gift Wickwirs. J. Windle.
 The joint/ meeting of the Woodmen and Foresters, which was to have. been on Tuesday evening of this week, was postponed to Tuesday evening Septem- Der 10th inasmuch as some of the For esters' Grand Officers could not attend the gathering this week. | The melon rinds on the red bridge, Elm street, on Saturday morning. fur nished ample evidence that the melon patch of someone was visited during Friday night. About half bushel of melons were stolen and devoured. An other visit from these hoodlums is an ticipated.
 Samuel Stodden of Pittsfeld, Mass, has taken over the harness repairing business which H. R. Whittord has been conducting for some time ill connection with his wagon repository, agricultural implements and farm tool business. It is understood MT. Stodden contemplates locating here permanently.
 On Monday evening the initiatory was again conferred on a candidate by the Odd Fellows. On Friday evening at 7:30 there will be rehearsal of the first de- gree and Monday evening full-dress rehearsal of the second. It is very essen tlal that members of the degree team be present at these meetings.
 A Freak Vegetable
 Dan Sweeney has freak vegetable i'll his garden which he calls a lemon cucumber. Apparently the thing started out with the intention of being a cucumber, then changed it's mind and decided to become lemon, consequently it's little of each. But they do say as how they make great pickles.
 Broke His Arm.
 John Flynn, aged about 15 years, sus- tained a compound fracture of one of his arms Friday afternoon while playing ball in the park" In undertaking to catch ball, he tripped over a low rail ing which encircles the grass plot, with
 the above result. The fracture was re- duced by Dr. Adam.
 Fresh Water Lobster
 w. H. Proper, while fishing i'll the
 Housatonic river the other day found
 his hook entangled in the weeds and
 upon pulling up, found that along with
 the weeds he had brought fresh water
 lobster or, to be absolutely correct, a
 crayfish. It resembles the lobster in
 shape but is much smaller and of a
 darker color.
 Opening of School
 It is impossible to say for ! certainty just when school will open. The me.
 chanios are hustling the worl, as rapidly , as possible in an effort to have things ir , readiness for teachers and scholars on Tuesday, September 18th bu; there is
 considerable work to be done in the eiglt working days before that date As 3er. F. .. Gillette of. t!ls schoo board remarks, school will begin Sep tember 18th if the building is ready.
 A Large Catch. A party of six fishermen r0psistiDp o+