The Berkshire County Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 2

NITIIBER 5. BERKSHIRE COUNTY EAGLE THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1881. VOLUME LT 11. erhshitle iouniqtagles sections. In order Mat the county may bo creditably represented, greparations, whether Individual or collective, cannot be begun too soon.

PITTVPITLD, MARC Ttia-Irmx A TTERNOON, tI'ST 4, vs. John lloaeh, for extreme cruelty; I-abelle, Murphy of Tyringham. pet ii1.1141 for leave to marry. In the ease of W. Tadeott, the for a from Manton A.

NVood, of Colorado, hat been Wed. The depoion is to Nitow what Mr. Wood knows about Mrs. Talcolt's desertion of her alarshall NVileox, counsel for the libellant tiles such questionsots these. to be to.ke4 Wood in cross examination: When did you kale Did you leave a wife and ohildren What hour did you hero; was it not in the night Are you keeping hooe, and nlio is your housekeeper Does tiny woman who formerly lived with Ton in Latieshoro, live with you.

or ftt the pier where you live Did she leave Ltuieshore about the time you and state her name. The trustees of the mate reform school at Westboro gke formal notice that that institution Is run for the benefit of the of. Beers rather than the inmates, by sustaining and retaining the brutal superintendent Dooley, whose cruel and unlawful practices were recently unearthed by an Investigation. M. J.

Flatley, of Boston, one member of the board, submits i minority report, In which Dooley is handled without gloves. Drs. Charles and Edward Bailey will have offices in th new Russel Jones block when it is completed, and they intend to lit up their rooms very elegantly. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet in Misses Cape, rooms, Geer's Block, Thursday evening, at, 7.30 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all ladies interested in the temperanee work to be present.

A July 30, eettetteeee the deatl at his home in Davenport. Iowa. ot Capt. Robert Melville, at the age of fit, formerly of this town. lie was the eldest on by ft second marriage, of Mai.

homas Melville, the termer owner of now owned by J. R. Morewood. The Ga- lena Gazette says: lie was a quiet. unostentations gentleman, was thoroughly honest in all his dealings with hi fellow men, and has done much to develop and increase the grain trade of the Upper lississippi.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Historical Society was held this forenoon, at the Athenteum, with the usual routine business and a paper on The Early Illstory of by Rev. A B. NVItipple. The first settlement ot the town was in 1765, the town being bought from the state in 1762, by Noah Nash, at auction in Boston, for $1,430, paying 1320 down and giving a mortgage to the state for the The purchase included six square miles. Mr.

Whipple gave a history of the churches, the Congregational church, still in existence, being organized in 1772. with 10 members. The tirst pastor was Rev. Dsvitt Avery, Reward a chaplain in the revolutionary war. A Baptist church was organized in 1807, and existed until 1852.

A sketch of the schools was given. and the whole paper was, though necessarily long, very entertaining. It is a complete history of Windsor, which should be secured by the town and preserved. Dr. O.

S. Roberts Is having it week's vevation in VillitiOlit St. Joseph's livid gives a concert at the park no Monday evening. 'Airs. A.

N. Chapin and her broiler; Mr. iferbert Gunn, are at Martini's Vineyerd. X. G.

Brown, who has been spending three or four weeks at Block Island, is at home again greatly Improved in hettlth. S. E. Nichols is having the jolliest sort of ft vacntion on the coast, with no copy hunters to molest or seare him to death. The ladies of the Methodist chervil hare ft lawn parts at D.

J. Dodge's, on Fenn street, this, Thursday, Dr. Marshall, lung physician, fit Burbank Pittsfield, cures consumption, RAM, eatarrti malaria, heart, liver, kidneys, and all chronic diseases. The minuet excursion from this town through the 'funnel will occur next Wednesday, August 10, -under Mrs. )Iadselle's management, as usual.

Is crowded with Plininler boarders, and there are daily implications for aecommodations which have to be refused. Persons desiring patterns for Kensington work. or who wish stamping, plaiting, fluting. etc. done, should read the advertisetnent in 'mother column of M.

J. II. t.lage, of 24 North street. Myron Pritchard is spending his resting spelt' from school teaching in Boston. in this town, end he will help Rodemeyer publish his bright little camp meeting daily, in Oilman, during the Pine Grove camp meeting week.

Mr. the Athenamm, is haviDg ft two week's vacation. which he will spend with his wife at Ocean Grove. a delightful' seaside resort. Mr.

Trainor is in charge of the library, end Mr. Merry fills Mr. Hubbell's place as organist at the South church. C. O.

Peck has invented the "little wonder" carpet stretcher, which is apparently the best thing ever made to do the work. They will be manufactured in Conneeticut anti Mr. Peck will have them for sale in a few days. Every housekeeper will want one. L.

T. Ives who Is well known as the successful painter of the portraits of Phinehas Allen, Calvin Martin, and Gen. W. F. Bartlett, will be in town for a few weeks and has established his studio in the rooms formerly occupied by the telephone company in the Berkshire Building.

Bev. Mr. Jenkins of Pittsfield, gave the moneyed men a valuable hint Sunday evening, when he said that towns were dying because of the wealth that was being hoarded in them. which ought to be used in business enterprises that would benefit the Hampshire Gazetie, August 2. If there it to be railroad war the Grand Trunk railway believes in lighting for all it is worth, And hts taken the lead in-offering to carry passengers from to Boston tor fri.

as well as from Boston to Chicago for that sum, and the other roads will also, without doubt, begin to cut both ways in retaliation. A cut in freight rates has already begun, and altogether the is likely to get so 'cruel before long that all the trunk lines will be glad to sing truett. nrttAr elect Warner Miller of New York. has been to tVashington, and as a ol a talk with Secretary Maine reports that hereafter the administration is to know neither stalwarts nor half breeds. All Repttlilitans are to be regarded and treated as such, and next fall all are to be Invited into convention, as though past differences had never existed.

All is to be forgiven and forgotten, and the followers of Conkling are to be invited to lie down with the tollowers of Robertson, and to lead them. 1 IIIVAill IL r), G. has spout about on the holependent lioase Ihe leiwzlit it, and it is all in hrst-rate with rine Of the test torns. 75 bv Piet in in this county The hotel Ina by the genial veteran J. 11.

liail. Last year there wrre thrsands of bushels of apples gatliered in but the entire crop of this 'year nonhi hardly mske a gallon of cider. Carpenter Strong of l'itt dirld is buLe: the addition to the silioot holoss. Thrre will be two rms. :1,1 11,,,,, svere greativ needed.

The IVatkine Brothers' blisl it finished. It contains two stores, 41 tiit-t deep, with TOOM4 in the 00i.Ond story for tenements or ottlees. Ilaseal is building. tile Raymond IVatkine's, which will ive two stores feet deep. Into one of the.rn E.

It tymond will retnove hit flour and feed tinsinese and told a full strs'k of griweti'1. The other store will tirobittil lit 103 by the liscal tin and stove dealer. l'aintent Find carpenters are gri proving the tenement lirtipt rty id the ilinsdale Brothers. espe, i.cly that poiItaseil from the Illunketts. The mill ts tit be es soon as the workmen wet the Imosei done.

The 10110111011a 4 nr0 painted in pleasant tints and all differing from the other so thAt thry have the appearance of private village hom, 0 Instead of seeming to be al owned by an innivdual or corporation, as oh, ail al painted elite. Rev. Mr. Rutierg, pastor of the ilt.ipi4 church, exchanged with Rev. Mr.

siowell, (lie t'ongregational tunneler of Vii ind.or, Sunday. 'I his is the tir-t Sabbath in a niinietry Of two years that Mr. Ittiberg is been tklAtlit 11-0111 Ilk pulpit, ext-eptinir tii recent exchange of one service ss lin i Flint. The Ashmere reservoir suit, S. II.

IV bite. plaintiff, wits in the ToWn hall, Itionday forenoon. .1 he jury 10.1 eft are, Charles Crosier tit Wtoittitigotti, foreman II. 11. isi'ilvory C.

C. 111Pssetiger. C. II. fiond, amt Sidney J.

ilielson of IVashington: N. P. 11it kirition, Vi 3110f Kirchner and George IV. Branch of I 'al mit Albert lord, Dwight E. Pallier, Eta Shaw and P.

C. Allen of Windsor. The jury, with the counsel, spent Monday afternoon in viewing the meadow and 1110.d'i niorning in visiting tho retervior. caste Wttg tried two yearn ago before Sher Root. The jury then tailed to agree.

hence this new trial. The ilaniage asked for is ttiotiO. Both parties have able rotitieel, for the plaintin Lawyer Stiiarnii of.4 pee. and Messrs. Itingree it Kok er of Pittsfield, while tile delontitinto little Senator Dawes and Al eitsts.

II Macs and I 'Hey el Pittsfield. It is said that U0AH) has already been spent upon the ease. 1 he total valuation of the town as made by the present board of assessors real estate, personal e.t.!.1,- W.4 Number of polls, 418, rate id bisation per $1000, $11110; 01111110g" of tior.wv. 22M number of cows, 491; number of sheep. 1415; number of dogs he following pay taxes of $,25 or or lent Estate rrapealerc The following are the transters of real estate recorded in he middle registry office for the month of July: John H.

Holland, of Iowa, a parcel of land In 1Vash. ington to John M. Holland for Inhabitants of Lenox to Thomas F. cemetery- lot for CM: Henry Wilson nnti other4, teal estate in Tyrirgliam to Garfield for 300: Ittarv Garfield real ea tate ill Tyringhani to isaac B. Tinker for $700; Alberto Pagensteeher of Velsbaden, Germany, pulp mill properly in Curtis.

ville tor Daniel D. Barnes of Ca. naan, N. fiftni in Richmond to Daniel IllekeV tor $4.000 Henry Heads of Russell. Hampden to Solomon G.

Slater ot 1Vi4na, N. the D. Thatcher tam in Tyringham, tor Lorenzo Rockwell of Peru, wood lot in Peru to James Bolger for It I.000 Sarah A. Bowers of Richmond, land In that town to Mame ha Donahue for EQ-10; Ella C. Burns of Pittsfield, real estate in Glendale to Eliza J.

Ellicott for Byron 1Veston of Dalton, land in Dalton to Kate O'Boyle for MO; Henry A. Alesseriger of Peru. land in Peru to. MrsAnna M. Dennett of Wit.

liarnslinrg, Maryland, for Feige of Pittsfield, hind rind buildings near Taconic mills to Gottelb Newbert tor 2.00 Levi Castle of Pittsfield to Gardner T. in Pittsfield for Timothy Burke, 01 Monterey to David T. Wit-hams, of Otis, real estate in Otis for Moses E. Culver of Lee, to E. of Great Barrington, real estate in ham, for tit 100.

There is a state election in NordsCarolints to-das to give the people a chance to Tote on the question of ratifying an Iron clad prohibriory law passed by the last leffislaturo. The legislature was over whelmingly democratte, and the law has been approved by prominent leadO'rs that party. But the committee of that organization has withheld its sanction. and the republicans are divided. Meanwhile, the colored and white citizens are aeting together for or against the measure se cording to their temperance motions, and politics and the colored litle have peered together.

THE PRESIDENT STILL GAINING. The Routine of the Sick Room. Alitioressful Search for the natl. The improvement of the President has been steady during the week, and he now seems to be really on the rdad to permanent recovery. The location of the bullet has been satisfactorily determined.

the flow of pus from the open wound is satisfactory. the fever is decreased and the appetite and strength are increased. The physicians are now thinking seriously of removing the patient to the Soldiers' Home, and if this ii accomplished without the President may be considered out of danger, extraordinaries excepted. How Tim. Passes is the Sick Room.

Those constantly in attendance on the President say he is gaining strength daily, and that his improvement will be more rapid as his ability to take solid food increases. Ile evinces a stronger desire each day for this kind of food. but be is only permitted to have it in small quantities and in the morning at that. He consumes daily considerable quantities of beef juice in various forms, and during the night drinks milk. For a time he did not relish milk, having taken so much that he grew tired of it, but his appetite for title fluid has returned.

and he pow drinks it with evident relish. The half-sitting posture gives him much relief. A broad bandage has been arranged across his shoulders so as to make him more emnfortable when Fropped up. The President now wants tests considerable anxiety to be Informed of the -current news, and Mrs. Garfield daily reads to him letters received from friends expressing sympathy with his sufforing.

to which he listens with -great interest, frequently expressing gratitude for Wte kind sentiments expressed. Mrs. Garfield also reads to him each day front the leading newspapers, the President expressing a preference for the editorial articles on important public questions. Sometimes during the reading the President will request Mrs. Garfield to stop reading while he thinks over what he has heard.

and having digested the matter to his satisfaction will direct the reading to continue. During the past few days considerable time has been occupied by the President in thus infornting himself of what is taking place in the world. Hew the Deli was Locsited. The experiments made Monday morning, with the new electrical machine of Prof. Bell, to determine the location of the bullet.

were entirely satisfactory. It was demonstrated that the ball was lodged in the anterior wall of the abdomen, live inches below the navel and three and a half inches to the right of the median line in the Iliac region. This confirms in all respects the theory maintained by Dr. Bliss. Dr.

Reyburn says that when the electrical instrument was passed over the spot where the ball was supposed to be. its presence was instantly detected and Its location thereby determined with great accuracy. It appsared that the ball is about an inch and a halt below the surface, and in the poskion stated in previous dispatches. Drs. Bliss and Agnew tested the working of the instrument independently with satisfactory results.

They express themselvet very well pleased, and speak in high terms of Prot. Bells scientific genius as exhibited in the construallon and application of the present instrument. Dr. Reyburn says that the ball is in a safe place, and that it would be unwise to attempt to remove it by probing or cutting while the President is in his present condition. At the proper time, however, it can be taken out without danger.

Hew the rresident Leeks. The report of Prof. Bell on the appearance and behavior of the President has been taken by outsiders with scarcely less interest than his announcements on the operation of the instrument. Ile is one of the very first, if not the first, man not connected with the family or numbered among the physicians in charge who has had an opportunity of seeinethe President since the recuperative processes began. and his testimony.

therefore. as to the con. dition of the patient was eagerly liste to. He represents the patient as very weak and ill, but calm and resolute. This undoubtedly gives with fidelity his true condidon.

Ve have been so accustomed to read Imliellus which truthfully enough be. speak progress that we have lost sight of the fact that the President is yet in a state of extreme exhaustion, a great sufferer, and in tlanger any day of the gravest mishaps. After a month of the most careful nursing and the finest professional treatment, he can scarcely wove his members or address his friends rid nurses. Such weakness is, of course, not incompatible with recovery, but we must not take too nonchalant a view of the situation. Various Notes.

Dr. Bliss said Monday, regarding the Executive Mansion: "I had no idea the President's house was in such a deplorable The New Bata Stand. The 4th of July committee of 1865, who have an unexpended balance of on hand. voted last evening to devote it to a new band stand provided the location and place were satisfactory to the park committee, W. It.

Plunkett, J. 1I. Barker and C. T. Rathbun.

The 4th ofJii4y eommittee of 11 have about $1.50 which is to be devoted to the same purpose. which sum was put In charge of N. G. Brown, E. S.

Francis and J. Dwight Franeis. The 'location talked of is the small triangular piece of ground north of the line bet keen the Court House and Athenamm, which it is said belongs to the town. The Court House authorities and Adler-ileum trustees may object to this land being so occupied, and are to be consulted by the committee. Eaglets.

Secretary Lincoln has done a pleasant thing in inviting Gen. Hancock, late demo cratia candidate for the Presidency, to command the military display at the York-'owe centennial eelebration. The railroad commissioners exonerate the Fitchburg road from all blame for the reeent accident near Zoar, but censure the conductor for lack of vigilanee in seeing that the engineer obeyed orders, and ailviseadditional signals for this and all other single track roads. J. Montgomery Sears.

the young Boston millionaire, is spending 107,000 on a summer residence at Mt. Desert. Judge Clifford's law library was one of the finest belonging to a private individual in the United States. It is valued at 000, and is left to his three sons. The Emperor of Germany has bestowed upon Prof.

William D. Whitney of Yale College, the distinguished philologian, the order of merit made vacant by the death of Thomas Carlyle. Warden S. C. Chamberlain closed his connection with the Concord State Prison on Sunday, with an address to the convicts, he celebrated himself.

The temperate folks are unuaually live in Ohio this year, and Hoy. Charley Fester is on the anxio'us seat. The reduction in the public debt for July was $10,000,000, against $8,,500,000 for July, 1'880. Thi, large excess of surplus revenue over that tor July of last year is 1 attributable entirely to a reduction of expenditures, as the aggregate receipts for last month are nearly below those for July, 1880. The new fiscal year thus opens with unusually flattering prospects.

There was a state election in Kentucky on Monday. The vote was small. but, strange as it may seem, the democrats carried the state. Gov. Plaisted of Maine keeps up his quarrel with his republican council.

Last week he renewed two nominations which had been rejected by the eounciLand when a member moved that the nominations lie on the table until the next nieeting. Gov. I'laisted rellised to put the motion, declared the council adjoureed without day, and left the chamber. The councillors insist that his action was irregular, and they have adjourned to a fixed day. 5Ir.

Conkling is known to have secured but three appointments in the New York custom house, but then he is a "machine politician." George W. Curtis, the eminent eivil service reformer, got four places, one for his brother, at a salary of $2200. Some of the talk in the newspapers about civil service reform is remarkably silly, even for the newspaper silly season. Editor IL S. Gere of the Northampton Gazette, wtth his wife, started for Saratoga on Wednesday.

driving across the country in their own carriage. They ought to visit south Berkshire before they return. At last Collector Robertson has takes command at the New York Custom House, and announces, with a great flourish of trumpets, that he shall follow the example of his predecessor, and take the Custom, House' "out of politics as much as though anybody was green enough not to know what that means. The Shelburne Falls savings bank also, has reduced the rate of interest on its loans to 5 per cent alter October 1. Next! There seems to be a fatality about the places where famous men have Bred in England.

Newstead has twice clanged hands since Lord Byron died, Rydal Mount has been spilett bzgrelesAtenants. tiad's Itiff lose Occu old. is Lau ked about as a "desirable autumn 'resitlenee," and now 110111V3 Walpole's Strawberry Hill is enured for sale. The Canadians are a thrifty folk. The mails to Canada from the United States are much heavier Bias those hither, and the Canadian government has been saving $50,000 a year, which, of course, this country has lost, by appropriating United States mail Canadian locks and fastenings, and using them for the domestic servicea practice that Postmaster General James purposes to put a stop to.

Springfield people were so disappointed at the giving up of the grand circuit races that the Itampleu Park managers bays decided to give some little races, for a cent, at the time previously appointed. Bishop E. O. Haven, of the Methodist church, elected to the bishopric only in May of last year, when he was chancellor of Syracuse, N. University, died in Oregon on Tuesday, having been in failing health for sometime.

GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF Ex-Gov. Bagley of Michigan, Colonel John C. Butch, Seeretary of the Unitiel states Selette, died Thursday. No one or Queen 'ictorites dauglitere has ever mixed in general society eo lunch as the Prineess Louise this seasom. She is he independent as a widow.

Some twenty Of the beet operators of lite Western Union telegraph eompany at Neil, York. have resigeed and gone to other eonipenitet mince Saturday. A company of Dartmouth students who went to Coney Island as waiters a short time ago, returned Friday. Short rations mei long hours were not it happy combinetion, so they say. MA.

George Jaynes of New York, while leaning front the pavilion in front of the Ocean house at Long Branch. Sunday, dropped her little child upon the beaeh, killing it instantly. Fred Ryan was drownea in N. II. Prouty's mill pond at Chester, at 3 p.

ni. Sunday afternoon, while bathing. Ile was 21 years old and has no relatives. Ile had lived in Chester several years. A boy who discovered a laitd-slide on the Old Colony Railroad and ran and warned flit statiou-mnster, has been given by the company It lite.pass on its Hue anti all its branches.

Mrs. John Simpeon of Little Rock. was fatally shot Saturday night by a fellow concealed behind a fence. Iler husband is under arrest on snspicion that he is the fellow. Forty Presidential Post niastt4s have failed to render their quarterly reports to the Poet Oillee Department for the quarter ending June 30, last, and the third assistant Postmaster General is punching them Parker, the guide iwito assaulted Mrs.

George Bull, while conveying her from Forked Lake to Long week, where she was to be the guest of Senator Platt of Conneeicut, has been arrested in Kingston, Ont. But he has escaped from the otlieers again and is now at large. The annual gathering on Mt. Poeututtick will be held 1Vednesaity, August 17 if it should rain on that day, the first pleasant day following. The committee are determined to make this gathering fully ns in.

teresting as any former one. Last Thursday, at in the morning, an explosion of a powder magazine occurred at Mazatlan, Mexico. A whole square was blown up and many families were buried under the ruins. About GO bodies have been recovered. The venerable Preserved Smith.

formerly Unitarian minister at Varwit-k and Deer-held, died at Greenfield, where he has lived for the last eighteen years. on Saturday. Had he lived till Monday he would have been 92 years old. The wile of in Elgin, III, hearing that her earriage horse, which was being used in a team, had been overloaded and beaten with a board by the driver, called the teamster into her husband's of. flee and soundly horsewhipped him till he begged for mercy.

Ihtmptlen county has been the seeue of two murders in the past week. Reuben S. Caldwell. a town pauper of Wilbraham. was killed by Morris Monyhan, an insane tramp, and a colored man named Franklin, was fatally stabbed by his wile at Westfield, in a drunken domestic brawl.

The New Hampshire legislature has just passed an act requiring the superintendent oh Public Instruction to lecture every year in the seventy-five smallest towns in the State. Next it should pass a decree that the inhabitants of said seventy-tive smallest towns shall attend these lectures. The Massachusetts District Police have. It is claimed, by, their enforcement of the labor laws. decreased the number of children under 14 years of age employed in factories 50sper cent.

within a year. For 10 hours' labor these children were paid 27 cents, and now those who are more than 14 get about 35 cents. Rev. W. F.

Witeher, pastor of Matthew. Ron Street Methodist Providence. R. 1., who has been chai gest with purloining rare books from various public libraries, has confessed himself guilty, and announced his determination to retire from the ministry and church Ile has been fined-4120 on one complaint. A singular accident happened at ()ramp on Sunday.

July Piper of tuchention, who was spending the day there with friends, took his little grandson, two years old. to the barn, to show hint iho horse. Going too near the animal he kicked, crushing the skull of the little boy so that he lilted only an hour, while Mr. Piper was knocked down and severely injured. A drive of 35.000,000 feet oflogs is on its way down the Connecticut.

It is about 100 days since the logs started at the headwaters, and 10.000.000 feet have been heft behind to come down with higher water next spring. The river men have experienced a good deal of trouble from the low water. as the local rains have had but little effect upon the Connecticut. Thomas Cratty of Rockville. said to be the oldest man in the State, died on Wednesday.

at the age of 111. His native place was Churehtown, County Cork, Ire. he came to this country many years ago. Ile kept up in health and strength remarkably well until just before his death, could and could relate clearly the happenings of ninety years ago. John MeCombe of East Greenwich, IL and Isabella Wright, of Apponang.

lovers. were walking on the Stonington railroad track Saturday evening, when the steamboat train came up behind them. They stepped on the other track just as the Newport express came sweeping around the curve from the other direction. Blinded by the dust of the first train, they did not see their peril. and both were crushed to a shapeless GUMS.

Reports from Illinols.and the Noithwest show that the crop prospects. which up to July were unfavorable, are decidedly MOGI encouraging. In some localities where wheat failed wholly. corn and other grains were planted and are doing well. The wheat crop will fall about aper cent below the harvest of last year, but if there are no unseasonable froats din corn crop will more than make good this loss, and the prospeet is reganied as favorable.

LIGHOTNING'S WORK. The Experiemee of a Greenfield Tuesday evening of last week, during a severe thunder shower, the house of Eli-she Wells, on the cerner of Union and Maple streets, was struck and completely riddled by the electric shafts. The est-ape The Boston Aldermen have voted to use the Savage anti fraud ballot box at future elections. The machine registers the number of voles in plain view of the voters, so that the public may know the total vote they are officially counted. Each ballot, is stamped by machinery within the box, mid only one at a time, so (bat it is impossible to stuff the liox or NO east more than one bal)ot-and have it counted.

The dial Wilber and the number ol stamped ballote tutt.it alisolately agree. Voting must be done decently and in order, and the ruhes which are often made at the elose of the day ill be useless, for no advantage can be gained, except in keeping away voters of the opposite party. All lids sounds well, but the Boston bummers will find some way to client the box; see If they don't. itnit need Street end tee Contemplated Inv. prorpowent.

To the Editor ef The Eagle tThere seems to be some mystery connected with the opening of this street, and the public records are more or less dumb as to its origin and birth. Nevertheless, living testimony can supply the deficiency. and make light and plain what now is so seemingly dark and mysterious. It is now some over twenty years since a mutual exchange of land was made by and between the Boston 8e Albany Railroad Corporation, represented by thesterW. Chapin and George Gray on the first part, and S.

V. It. Daniels representing the firm of James Francis of which he was a member. who were owners of the Childs etrm. "Jubilee Hill." on the second part.

This exchange of lands embraced the eastern portion of the Childs' farm, belonging to the party of the second part, near the Round House, and south to the south line of the farm. And on the north line of the corporation's land, west of the American House to within about nine rods of Francis Avenue. After this mutual exchange of lands was effected, and as a part of the consideration in theetchange. it was further agreed to open to the public what is now Railroad Street, each party to throw out one and one-half rods of land, the whole length of their line, for this purpose. The Jubilee Hill company had previously Laid out this street, three rods in width, easterly from Francia Avenue, and the new opening wits but a ZiontinuaLion, by mutual agreement between these narties, of this street to North street at his railroad bridge.

This street, after due notice, has been accepted as one of the highways of the town, to be three rods in width from Onota street to North street, exeepting the narrow opening at the Amer-lean House during the life of that building, when it must become three rods in width at that point also. The fence in front of C. Gamwell's grounds, is said to be on the exact north line of Railroad street: and so it would not be difficult to find the south line of a three rod street. The fire district has voted and appropriated money for building a sidewalk on the south side of Railroad street, beginning at the bridge on North street, and extending westerly to the land of James Francis at Circular avenue and Daniels avenue. This is a litileh needed improvement, tunT one that the citizens living on Jubilee Dill are In earnest to have completed with as little delay as possible.

This street has been sadly neglected by the town. It is an important and a much-traveled thoroughfare. The surface water is not cared for, but is left to breed disease, on each side of the atzoot, Loatoad of being eautlueted by suitable "manholes" to be carried into the main sewer which was built in part for this very purpose on that street. The present highway surveyor has said that. when the Commissioners have established the grade, and completed the sidewalk.

he will do his part to make Railroad street equal in beauty to any street in town, and some Silty petitioners, living on Jubilee Hill, are waiting impatiently see it done. CITIZEN. (11118818'T n8418.A.r,; Asahrl Iroiir 4,, i4 .1 IA ttt in4late; lark; inty, Jane 4 lark, 4114 i.trk, l'Ittri; 44 Cnnin, 25; 4 ii.tpin 47 I 4 41,4, John 8 Cam, .0 rt 41; Cnn-oron, 43; 37 1.4 tk kninms, 31, TA Cart ti, John 4,111, 31; Li A likkart Jackson, A bram iketh hate hltto N4. mart, Lyman IM. Sma.

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ntLino. Ii I A A Isoniirst.tenta-4 A irk A 8kKus, 341: Antiniere ite.n.rvoir Co. 1-41 in 0 gtr, 31 LI prag wit estate 0. Rev. Dr, Timothy Dwightdent of Yale co long llege," has lo been dead.

hut he left testimony in his famous Trao- la." that malaria, or fever and ague, is ao new thing in Berkshire connty. Dr. Dwight visited this section of the state in Septem- her. and in giving his observations of Sheffield, after remarking that the town was Incorporated in 1733, six years before any other town in the county, be goes on Waxy f'Shetileld has always been Subject to the fever and'ague; a calamity to which tibe svloweeto6igmw-goi-tion. nue.

through its whole breadth, may not Improbably contribute. Several marshes, also, within its limits, are supposed to have bad a malignant influence on the health ot the inhabitants. In the year 1795 they attempted to drain two of them, bet did it imperfectly; as a consequence of hich It an offensive letur filled the at, mosphere; the inhabitants were suddenly seized with a malignant bilious fever. and seventy persons died," TOWN AND COUNTY. Now, nud CP.

Nip. Jones is on a business trip to tthio and will be absent two weeks. J. S. 1Volfe and family nre $PA shoring at Ortem Grove.

Jerry Swan. ol the Pontoostm lake boat house, ia laid up with malarial fever. Judge Colt and members of his family who have been with him, nre home ngnin from Nanineket. E. E.

Lewis anti Edward Brown will eamp at Lanemboro pond for two week commeneing next Monday. The lawn party of the South church, at D. J. Dodge's hist Thursday evening, netted $50 for tho benefit of the mysic fund. Policeman Thompson has his vacation this week, and not week will be offiter Fuller's turn.

The town clerk recorded IS deaths and 11, marriages in July and the police 1113110 49 arrests Rnd entertained 13 tramps. J. IL Franeis Cot have dissolved, and W. P. Guili stweced to the flour business of the firm.

The Third National Bank Ims reeeivett its new Champion Safe. with all the best burglar and fire proof protections. It weighs theta 5 tins. Engineer L. S.

Vigor, of the Boston Albany road, is spending his two weeks vaation In Montreal and Longueil, Canada. Baggage master John Speneer has the credit of lowing been in the Boston Al-tinny railroad company's employment for years. Section hand John Kelly has worked for the eotnpany for 25 years. Almon Bitsmett's store for the sale of shoe findings, leather oils, willre-open today. "Al." has had his share of bad lurk, and now hopes he has reached the fortunate Rim in the lane.

The shi Berkshire Milla and the old Red Mill pioneer paper manullietories in this county will have their history printed In the August number of the Paper World, 1 with portraits and biographies of Mr. Cart son and Mr. Crane. Postmaster Osborne has arranged for another mall between this town and Springfield. A letter pouch leaves Pittsfield at 11.49 tool one is received from Springfield at 4.00.

This is an Ree0M1110- dation that business men will appreciate. George L. White of Sendislield, who has been in jail several weeks for his elleged complicity in the assault and tarring of Johanna Sullivan, was released on Monday, E. C. flood and J.

C. Jones of Sguidistield, becoming sureties for him in the sum of $2,500. John Crosby and family, Harvey Henry and family, Louis Illaine anti fatuity, with a number of a clambake at Ounn.s Greve, Pontoosue lake, Tuesday, anti of course had a. nmst enjoyable day. Sonia of the young folks spent the night in camp, Ahnon Bassett managing the matter Mr them.

The Worcester Continentals, in showy uniforms of blue with yellow facings, passed through town Tuesday nfiernoon on an excursion to Saratoga. They were net commmied by the NVorcester nand. who treated the crowd at tho depot to a stirring selection. 'Prof Lalor sailed for England Saturday, I where he will remain probably a his yoke and devoting himself to musical studies under the best English masters. his health also required a change of climate and bis host of friends may expect him to return next spring physically and musically better than ever before.

The treatment of several horses in the county by is traveling veterinarian seems to have been too serere for most of the patients. Firing the horses legs, putting red hot Irons in their throats to burn MI elongnted tonsils, etc. may be scienttfie. but their owners have their hands full caring ler the wounded steeds. The Terry Clock Company will issue frotn the EAGLE press a large.

illustrated catalogue of the various clocks made by them. It will have an engraved cover of rick design, elaborately ornamented and on one corner is a picture showing old Father Time, msjoieing that he had found in time Terry clocks smoothing really reliable, and be has thrown away his hour glass and discarded the sun dial. Messrs. M. P.

Lawton end W. G. Morton have received a patent for a hoisting Sow 4sussis it said to bq the beet thing for its purpose in use. The inventory have applied it to their eoal wagons where it works to perfection. and it can be used on ell farm wagons.

carts, etc. The machines will be manufactured by Clark who have an interest in the patent. The markets are pretta well supplied though prices keep well up. Potatoes are $1,20 per bushel; green corn 25 cents a dozen tipples $1 a bushel peaches, the first of tie season arriving on Wednesday, 15 cents a quart; pears a bushel; blueberries 10 cents a quart oranges and lemons from 50 to 60 cents a dozen watermelons 30 to GO eents each nutmeg melons form 5 to 15 cents; pine apples from It? to $3 per dozen. Peaches are really searee this year, and the season will be a short one and the prices high.

Abraham Bolin, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., spoke at the South church last Friday, anti at Rev. Mr. Harrison's Second Congregational church last Sunday evenings, representing tho missionitry work of the A. AL E. Zions church in the South.

The church has 200.0tal membersond over one thousand schools in the southern states taught b3I colored teachers at tiot a month. Mr. Bolin thought that education and religion were needed by the eoloreet people of the south to make them independent and intelligent citizens, and to forward the efforts of the church in this direetion help Wflet asked for. A $10 was matte by Mr. Harrison's congregation, and sums to a considerable amount were subscribed by other cieleens of the town.

The newspaper talk that the malarial case against the Smith Paper Company will "never be tried" is false and foolish. anti so also is the rumor that District Al-, torney W'aterman was conveniently taken siek to avoid the prosecution of the eases against Mr. Walden of North Adams. The latter cases were ready tor trial by the Commonwealth, during the July term. District Attorney Barker being fully posted in the matter and willing to meet, the defense.

The people of Lenox want Mr. Waterman, who is acquainted with the locality. to prosecute their suit against the Smith Paper Company, anti because of this preference the ease was continued on cc. ('Ott of dr. Vatorman's illness, until January, when he expects to be able to take up all eases on the docket.

He has nearly recovered front his late illness. It, wasn't dancing on graves exactly, still the bones of good old early citizens of Pittsfield formerly lay where the moonlight picnic was Laid, on the town lot, Tuesday evening. Since the solemn processions moved about new tilled graves, however, the RaVithillt and spangle of the circus and the hilarity of the ball game, have dedicated the grounds to other than sepulchral purposes, but it was never before terpsiehorally used. Committees of young men from the shoe, clock and shirt factories built a platliirm, lighted the grounds with torches and hinteres. hired Becker's orchestra, anti the WA was immense until past midnight.

Tho entertainment will be repeated on Saturday evening, after the Renfrew's and 'ferry Clock company's base ball nines have tinished a long pending contest. Thursday. at 9 a. tn. the grand D.

O. 11. of 51assachusetts held its annual meeting in Odd Fellows Hall with the Berkshire Lodge No. -107 oh this kiwn. The grand lodge officers present were Fred G.

11.. of Springfield; Jacob Abrams. Grand Seey. of Springfield Mr. Bachman, G.

of Boston Mr. Winkler. G. of Holyoke Mr. Pippig, G.

of Lawrence. Eighteen lodges were represented. by delegates as follows: Two lodges from Boston, anti one lodge each Worcester, East Cambridge, Webster, Lawrence, Clinton, Easthampton, East Dedham, Charlestown, Northampton, North Attleboro, Ifolyoke and Springfield. These lodges have a membership of 035, with a cash capital of There were also delegations present from the grand lodges of Rhode Island end Connecticut. The order was organized in 1817 by a dozen German citizens in New York city.

It has now over 181)40 raenthers in this country, with is capital of $110,671. The object of the order is benevolent. It pays to sick member $5 a week and $.500 to families of deceased members. The oh'. liters of the PiusliMd lodge are henry Vonida, E.

George Gensler, O. Henry Wurgler, U. August Peters, Secretary Paul Koepite, Financial Secretary E. Ende, Treasurer. In honor of the distinguisted members of the order present, today, a grand ball will be given this evening at Armory Hall with music by the Germania orchestra Tickets, price th can be had of Emil Elide, North Street; 'homy Bruhn, West street David iluether, Pontoosue, and A.

Rosenberg, at liurns'i furniture store, aud at the door. Tko Ashley Water Work. A good many complaints have been made on account of the delny in completing the relaying of the main water pipes in East and West streets, authorized by the Fire district at the last annual meeting. The expectation of the district was that the pipes would be laid in time for service during the summer when there is the most need ot the increased supply and pressffie which the new mains were expected to give. Inquiry at the office of the water commissioners disclosed these facts: Proposals for pipes were sent to the principal manufacturers of pipes.

May 14. On the twenty-first day of May a contract was made with Wood Co. of Philadelphia. to deliver the pipes at Hudson, the smaller sizes durint, the month of May, and the larger pipes before June 13. The large pipes, 12 II and 16 inch, have not yet all been delivered, and the branches, tees and reducers, necessary to the work in laying the pipes already received, have not yet been shipped.

As it is impossible, so late in tho season, for the water cointnissioners to make a new contract. the board has been powerless in the matter. A new iron bridge over the river at Coogan's, for the new 16 inch pipe. is to be constructed by H. S.

Russell. The abutments are now nearly completed. The cost of the bridge; exclusive of the abutments, is to be 100. The laying of time larger pipe in East street and the now 6 inch on West street, continued under the railroad to the Jubilee Hill pipe, will give a much better sepply of on Jubilee ilill, where the eupply is now deficient much of the time, especially duriug the warm weather in summer. The reservoir ton the Ashley brook has been thoroughly cleansed by M.

Hatch, with a force of assistants. New hydrants of the Ludlow pauern, with double ways, two stems, and which are 8 feet long from the ground line. are being put in to replace the old hydrants on West street. The public concert at the park, by the CCM Band. last Friday evening, was a public treat that as greatly enjOyed.

The second concert will be given to-morrow evening. also at the park, but police arrangements will be made to preserve the grass and keep the crowd from too closely surrounding the band and smothering the music. George G. Spurr, formerly of this town, and at, one time a laws student in Lawyer Gamwell's office, but for many years living In the east part of the state. ling published a book about his experience in 1849 in California Ile wIts one of the earliest "paths finders" and lost an arm in an encounter with a grizzly bear.

Mr. Spurr is now resitting in Saugus, About 40 friends and neighbors of J. B. Malcolm, of Stearnsyille, visited him and his family on Wedneaday evening, and left presents of an easy chair, a nunSer of valuable silver articles and other tokens of friendship. to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Mr.

and Mrs. Malcolm's wedding. The evening was happily spent with social intercourse, music and dancing. The annual reunion of the 8thliassachus retts regiment was held at Salisbury Beach, on Monday, D. J.

Dodge of this town repsesenting the Berkshire members of the association. There was a general expression of regret for the death of Col. A. E. suitable minutes were placed upon record.

Major Lowe of Gloucester, WM elected president for the ensuing. year and among other officers chosen was George A. Foxcroft, adjutant. Prof. Loretz, the celebrated Brooklyn organist, is spending his vacation with his wife at Maplewood EMI in this town.

ft ta-enteetett thatiata mertiee 4004, cured for a concert at the Baptist church about the middle of this month, and a rich musical treat may be anticipated, especially as it is probable that Miss Beeman. the violinist, way be engaged for the occasion. Mr. Theodore Pomeroy is afflicted much as the late Postmaster Chickering was, and the prospects of his getting better are very doubtful. though be is as comfortable today as could be expected from the nature of his ailment.

On Monday. Dr. Willard Parker of New York, visited him In consultation with the loeal physicians, Drs. Paddock and Adams, but the result Of the conference was not encouraging in giving hopes of the patient's recovery. A good many of the employees of the silk Inetory are minors, anti as contracts with them would not be legal, certificates to be signed by the parents of the children In reference to the working hours, were printed and the parents were asked to sign them.

In some eases they refused to make the contracts and 39 of the employees were discharged this week. Most of them have already returned to work, however, acceptiog the rules anti regulations.of the mill. St. Joseph's Band is to have a fair at Armory Hall in September, to raise money for the purchase of new uniforms. it is seldom this band asks a "lift" from the public, though it cheerfully meets all calls for its services at very low prices and pays its own expenses.

It has manfully struggied to keep its organization in working order, find deserves aid and encourage. ment. Committees have been appointed to make the necessary arrangements. Anil there will bo abundant and enjoyable entertaiuments for all who patronize time fair. The grand picnic of the Division 5 A.

a IL, of this town, will be held at Lotrned's grove, August 20. All time Divisions of tho county have been invited. and associas Cons Irmo Troy, iloosie Falls, and other places tire expected to participate. The societies will mareh to the grove in procession, with St. Joseph's band, and there will be during the day a program of athletic sports.

toot races, jumping matches, tub races, with liberal prizes for all contests. Refreshments will be furnished, iuismi Beeker's full orchestra will furnish tnusin tor dancing. The committees expect to make this affair a full day of outdoor amusement and enjoyment. State Oliver Kellogg has this week been engaged in looking for the gang that lately operated on sales in Palmer and Ware, at time former place the thieves getting 175 in money and 75 in gold pens, and at N'are 250 in gold. At South Windham last Saturday night, the gang was surprised breaking into Johnson Williams store, and one of the fellows was shot and captured, and is now at Willimantic, likely to die.

lie will not give his moue or tell where he belongs, nor would he permit his picture to be taken tor identification. but. he was elm lorolbrmeti anti photographed in Simile of himself. The gang's kit of burglar's tools was captured. A peculiarly gratifying instance of the waiving of all possible technicalities by a life insurance company in the payment of a loss canie to light recently and started an investigation by reporter yesterday.

1r. A. C. Bell, the ill-fated companion of the late S. N.

Vileox, was insured in the Berkshire Li to of Pittsfield, for ft 3o00. While his hotly has never been recovered', tho presumptive evidence all goes to hhow that he was drowned in Lake Superior. Within live days alter the proofs of loss, the company for. warded Mrs. Bell, who related the facts to The Tribune reporter, a check for 021.10--the lace ot the policy and tho last dividend thereon.

It goes without saying that Mrs. Bell was more than pleased with the eumpanya prompt action. Chicago uday Tribune. Architect Rathbun has sketelied plans for the proposed Congregational chapel at Dalton, which is to Ito located near West Glennon's mill. The plans show a one story building 11 feet long, the main part being.

26 by 39 feet, affording a room for lay 34 a a ud ceLl ge room and a ladies' room 14 by 18, is a sash door 10 by 10 feet which can be raised uniting Um two retina. There, is also a ladies parlor in the second story of the wing. The exterior presents a Queen Anne style of architecture, with pro)ecting cornices anti ornamental gable 'wish, and with large triplet windows with rose heads on either end oldie main part. An ormtmental tower, about 35 feet high, gives room for the hanging of a bell. The plans are suggestive rather than finished, but we hardly see how it neater or more complete structure titan Mr.

Rathbun has sketched can be devised. The estimated cost is 3,000. condition. I don't see bow in the world Gen. Grant and Mr.

Hayes stood it as long as they did. Ilrhy. you can't imagine what a foul odor arises from the bathrooms and closets in the house. There are two closets in the centre of the building without the slightest ventilation. A light has to be kept constantly burning in them.

This house is a disgrace to the will go before a Congressional Committee and make a statement to that effect." Dr. Hamilton declines to talk about the President's condition, as he says there bas been an agreement made among the physicians not to talk with representatives of the press. Ile does say, there is now no reasonable doubt of the recovery of the President, and that the President will be able to perform a certain class of official duties within a week or two. Ile Li now perfectly able to attach his signature to papers. With respect to the movements of the President after convalescence, Dr.

Bliss states that the subject has not yet beeniormally considered, although there has naturally been some talk about it. The President himself seems to have preference to a sea trip, and the Tallapoosa is now being fitted up at the navy yard, and could be used for that purpose if it should be decided by the surgeons to accede to his wishes. If so, the trip would probably be to New York and return. Guiteau sent Col. Corkhill an urgent note Tuesday afternoon.

He had something of importance to tell him, and he wanted he should come down to the jail. Col. Corkhill went down- Guiteau explained to him that, since the president was now out of danger. be thought he ought to be liberated on bail, and he had written a letter embodying a request to be admitted to $15o0 bail, addressed to Judge Wylie, who issued the writ of habeas corpus in Jars. Serrates case.

lie read the six-page letter to Col. Corkhill, who said he would consider the matter. How Guiteau learned the President was out of danger and where he expected to find IWO bail, are questions that puzzle Col. Corkhill. LT011.

The Nese Cathelie Chsoreh. tittlin Dwyer has nearly finished the eelhtr and foundation for the new Catholic church, end the contractor for the building, Charles McKay of Springfield, will soon be pushing his work. as the church roust be ready for occupany by February 1st. The eontract price, 10,000, covers an except the windows the altar and the heating apparatus. Father Cronin hopes to be able to get stained glass for the windowe.

The architect of the church was Ford, of Boston, and he has matte. plans that are very pleasing: The building will be feet deep by 01 feet 6 inches in width, and 50 feet high to the ridge 'board: The in tenor will be very much like the Interior of St. Joseph's, Pittsfield, the ceiling being finished the shape of the roof, with columns and arches. There will he three aisles and a seating capacity of TA'sZi. The apex be froomtabdtwe a a af gsraoh efonttioebanitrck wa at tow er anti spire 110 feet high.

There will be three entrancee, the main entranee being In the center. Altogether the building will be a credit to the people who build it and an ornament to the town. It is located on a large lot presented by Carson Ss Brown, and valued at midway between the Weston and Crane ends of the village. Father Cronin. through whose energy aid aa-tietry the enteepriner Decernres success, has been located in Hinsdale about nine years.

Ills parish includes Hinsdale, Dalton, Becket anstSliddlefield, in which four towns there are about 2000 Sr; vices are held in a school house at Middlefield, and at the town liana in Becket and Dalton. The Hinsdale church seats, incluti, ing the galleries, 550 people. A church 1 building for Dalton has long been talked of, but collections did not begin until about a year ago. Z. M.

Crane has given Peso, Byron Weston and other manufacturers have promised liberal aid, and a fainhas been held in aid of the project. About $2500 has been raised thus far, and a fair to be held this fall is relied upon for a large profit. and the debt then remaining can be paid at leisure. The Hinsdale church, which was in debt $5000 when Father Cronin took charze, now owes but $10(0. It has been thought that lather Cronin would make Dalton his residence after the new church is finished, but he wilt remain in Hinsdale as it is about the center of his parish.

Thoteas Burke, a former popular clerk in Willard's drug store, Pittsfield, has ticeepted a position with druggists Shaw dt Lan gdon. Mrs. Henry Sturgis, (Mimes for mimesis in flower raising, has a novelty in the shape of a miniature pond covered with thrifty leaves'and blossoms of the white water lily. The end of a kerosene barrel, maks ing a tub about 16 inches deep, was filled about 4 inches deep with rich earth. A single water lily bulb which was purchased from Vick was set Out in the soil, and the tub filled with water.

It blossomed well the first year and has thriven wonderfully ever since. The only care it requires is to keep the tub full of water. In the WI the water is drawn oil. the tub put in the cellar. a single pail of water.

poured ever the bulbs and it needs no further attention until spring, when it is brought out, tilled up and geed on growing and blooming. It has now three large and beautiful blossoms, and is one of the haudsomest floral ornaments in the town. Chief Clerk Fletcher, of the treasury des partment, has been in Dalton making the annual ipventory at the government mill. Dalton ought to be 'satisfied front the preisent condition of its streets and roans that sand and cobble stones are not first elate material for mending highways. The sand is deep and dusty and the stones are so numerous that they are a nuisance to business or pleasure driving.

The valuation of Dalton is, real estate, personal, number of polls. 436 horses, 220 cows, 377 sheep, 415; dwelling-houses, 309, aeres assessed, rate of taxation. $10.25 on Coat. Those who pay taxes of $25 and upward are the following: eis Win. C.

Burr. 1135; C. O. Brown, 27 A. W.

A A Brown, 35; A. F. Bentley, 45; J.W. Barden, litrnwo, 5s, Jos. Burissiik a.

John S. lisrton, IL A. Bsrton, 105 A. 51; kerlittu, Sri; J. B.Craist, 1571); Wm.

SE Crime, et Sarah Converse, 30; A. B. Chamberittin, 39; A. I. Chamberlain, 141; J.

14; John ortm, A Mum) Conn, 32, Wm. 11. Clark. 4s; L. emriLio es.

41; Carson, Brown A Co. 1505; Z. SI Crisps. L. isr2; Z.

Crane. Jr. 71 Z. Braise, Jr. A Bro Crane A Mn.

Dr. Is erre. 17 Liiriskiontr inimon tti West A it.leunon.lrustees. sot Jas. Hawaiian, 66; Wm.

Hawley, 24 sA, steimma 14.1,1133 AL-el kittridoto, 31, Kati-Mice A Co. 7:4, Jacob kinkisir, W. Lull, 25, M. W. Latig.lon, W.

SI iirlist. 122; I'. Nit; tlt. Wai. Mussli, Henry Parker t7, J.

Pratt, 4 Sum Itityruoini, 45; J. S. Stniiii estate. 29; J. D.

Smith, Assess Smith. 50; smith, 52 C. Smith, Myron siiontian, W. I Smith, Jr.iii; D. II.

Tostrr. 57 Chsa k. West, NS LtS I 1 'um' estain, S.M; Wui. 11 SAIL. Lir clads Weston, 17s item Weston, 2.2s S.

L. 1 intuit. ILL NongosidentsCitsries Iternsr4, rs beau A Martin, Lsnisim, si 1,4,161, 24; L. Pomeroy A Son Si; Sams Kam, 43; Mfg. Comlmoy 434.

The Suits Ins is tuts; 2r4.40, Town, MIAs Irserisyliiipt," es27.15, There will be no service in the Congregational church at Dalton next Sunday, on account of repairs that are making on the edifice. The late Postmaster Clarke was, years ago, fatuous in musical circles. We have the programme of a "concert of Staered music" given under his direction at the Congregational church. Dalton. April 4.

The entertainment, opened with prayer and consisted of 41s hymns and anellenis from the books then in fashion, with an address and the benediction. 1 he modern concert is an entirely different affair, judging from this' programme, from the concert of the olden time. The location of the proposed new chapel been incorrectly given, we print it as officially stated in the warrant for the parish meeting: Article 2. To see it the parish will accept from the Canton tle Brown a gift of a piece of land situated on the south side oh the highway leaning front Dalton to Pittsfield and next to the residence of N. P.

Dickinson, on which to build a chapel tor said parish." It was voted to accept the gilt and build the chapel. and the following' named persons were appointed a committee to raise tunas and ail as building Chal le O. BrOWIL Abel Kittredge. and W. M.

Crane. SRC XT. The city guests are eonting end in all of the time. The late arrivals nt the Main house include the Prom Springfield, Alessrs. A.

G. Fisher, Cliaries 1. Barnes. George II. Steiner tool 1amie Thompson; Irion New Votk, E.

Bewley; From Albany, Ails Juliet Brown. Mrs. Nii bola and lour children From NVestlield. Mr. and Mrs.

H. l'- NVItipple; l'roin South beerfield. Miss L. V. Harwood.

About twenty of the Clallin house boarders With several invited guest held a ph, nie at Centre lake last friday. AB a flee time but some rot et. It has been borne time hince att Insane person has put in an appearance. hut hoit week. a man giving his name as William Garviu, sym rushing abuut the strests saying that three men were after Jinn tor killing a girl.

His imagination ran prothigh and It was only by coaxing that he would come out of hie hitting flit was searched but no weapons were diseovered, and after he became cooled down tio talked as rationtod as any Sane person, Ile had the ttppearanee of a dissipated person and probably his rasinyst was the result of a protracted sipree. lie imagined himself at ilorenee and said he lived at Hobyeke. Alter getting rested he etarted east on toot. The vegetable gardens are begihing to yield and this makes the boarder glad. There used to be a great many curt-ante raised in Becket, but the etu'ratit worm nits Made Stidi havoc; with the bush.

es of late, that the business of raising this fruit has nearly been alianihmed. tfow ever. one gardsm has yielded one hundred quarts whieb have brought greet press. The question of who i to be the next doctor is aid to be decided, an41 to-. Edward Conine, a graduate of the Albany medical millege, is SOGn to take up los bode in town.

Dr. Collins has had con aiderable experience in New York hospitals and is said to be thorough in his treat-merit. 'Tiffany of 14 eat Granville. was also in town last week and will emit, to Beeket if the people are not otherwise provided for. All of those railroad employees who were examined from Becket tor tolor ness passed successfully.

Very low Are aware tif the new store whieh veteran merchant William Geer is building at West Springfield. whe wh-en finished its to be earned on by lin4 son-inlaw. Charles J. Alderman. The building is iiituated on one of the principal streets, near the depot.

and is 1,5 hy J's making it One of the larget and most cenvenient in the town. An item appeared in paper a kw clays (incl. Stating tlint a Bis ki.s, he. mer named illiams, about years old, had been misning seseritt weeks. Ia.

known of him being a visit to Pitt. field. Enittlii1 113. bebil 'Hilda and Mscloaed the tact that there is no site-e far. new in town.

1 here WS nnift named Miami visited Pittsfield a short time ago, but lie Wad ItenGlitptatitti 10" ollicer and will be absent tieveral motabis on business. Charles Taylor returned to St. List Thuraslay Simeon flowley id Albany. who has been employed by William M. Geer a clerk for several months tAst is now on the sick list and went home on a vai'ation Friday morning, Jaums Mitettitiey.

who lost bit Asa, by the ears bile employed It4 came horse last week and now about on cruttites. Another of the Beeket boys i hurt by the ears. week while eoulding ear Johnny Gately. employed on the burg road.got his kit arm (-rushed so bad. ly that It had to be amputAttd at the eiteow joint.

Bayard Taylor of LlIenville. N. T. put in au unexpected appearanse last Sunday afternoon, but in responwe to lb lett again Tuesday looming. Smith is said to be touting back to contest her right to property owned by her husband and situated in this town.

George 1Vbee1er le expected home this month. A fellow named P. W. C'rowe. gasoEns limp contratior ai Peoria, has confessed.

or declitred that he made those infernal ntaehipes recently shipped from this country to Liverpool, the discovery of which nearly frightened the English government out of its wits. Moreover, Crowe boasts of having entered into a conspiracy with O'Donoenn Rosa, and other Fenians'. to manufacture these machines, which are powerful enough to destroy the largest blocks of buildings, and "Rya the object is to place them in the holds of British vessels. The cowardly Scoundrel Justified himself for plotting to columit murder by wholesale, by pleading thif exigences of war. It was reported Tuesday that Crowe bad been arrested by the United States Marshal.

This is now denied, but it ought to be a fact very speedily. It should be made evident at once to woundrels of this type that the liberty of this country does not mean freedom to plot murder and assassination. Senator IlaweOt second letter on civil service reform is devoted to the relief of the President from the burden of making personally all the appointments to minor offices which devolve upon him by the Constitution. Ills suggestion is, in brief, that the President, having appointed the members of his cabinet, should devotee upon them the duty and responsibility of filling the under offices in their departments, and then bold them sharply responsible for the results he wants at-emuWished. The Roston Advertiser has been to the trouble of interviewing the Massachusetts members of the Rouse on the civil service question, with little to show Ibr It except to prove again that "many men have many Mr.

of this district, says he has hearda great deal said about the offices being held h3 the gift of public men as a return for public services, but personally he has never had any knowledge or experience of that at all. Ile thinks that no reform will amount to anything which is not accomplished by legislation, and that the public conscience and sentiment must be the foundation of any substantial and satisfactory legislation. WHAT THRY ARS DOING. Nome Morkshino and ligunpiddre Cooingly A few years ago when Arthur Curtis was helper in the Hinsdale station of the Boston Albany railroad, he didn't dream of becoming prineipal man in the much larger station at Pittsfield, where be now modestly holds sway. People who used to think themselves abiive James D.

Gill, the a boy about the village of Ilinadale, don't find him putting on airs over them, now that he is proprietor, in a neighboring city. of a business twice as large as any ot them, then carried ou. In those days Francis E. 1Varren came from 1Vindsor hills to attend the Ilindsdale village sehool or work on a farm and there are those who were then indiscreet enough to treat "Emory" coldly because their houses were a story higher than his hither's, who, now that he has by his own Yankee grit and wit, accumulated. at the West, a fortune as large a dozen ol theirs, and political honors beyond what they can hope to reach.

would gladly -recognize" him. But be has not time to spare trom his extensive mercantile and agricultural enterprises and duties in the management of public affairs in his adopted state. to receive theit tardy and valueless honors. These men are sumeeding because they industriously use the talenui given This is one reason for the success of another boy from that hill section, Cumming-ton, who, about 40 years ago, as he himself said later in life, started forth "with all his worldly goods in a pocket handkerchief, to make his way in the world," and who is now Senator henry L. Dawes.

Years ago the son of an honest Seotchman attended a district sehool in Becket. and occasionally used to get laughed at when, to earn an honest penny, he sold berries in a neighboring village, or in that village, of a Sunday, went to meeting wearing plain clothes. despised by the Hatocratic sob a of a little hamlet, in a meeting house about one-third the size of the one in which same boy, the Rev. J. N.

Short of Stoneham, now preaches with great acceptance. In this connection it is not inappropriate to say that "those fellows" at Midillefield and Chester who used to put on airs over one whom they thought below them, would hardly want that tact told when they should be introduced, if they could get introduced, to the first class businei-s men with whom that same one, Mr. A. S. Crane of Boston, now associates, welcome, on equal footing.

liatiipshire (fez etle. of the members of his family from death was miracle, for there was hardly a roout in the house that was not penetrated, and flying slivers et wood, broken laths anti plastering scattered In every direction. The chimney was apparently first struck, knocking off the brick upon the root, and then the electric current was divided. anti like the contents of an exploded rocket, shot forth on every A clapboard was torn through on the south side of the house, another was shattered on the north side and still soother as stripped from the front or west side. In, a clothes press from the upper hall a large space of plastering was stripped from the wall.

A band-box was entered and while the box suffered from the contact, the bonnet survived the shock in presentable shape. In the front chamber a large hole was knoeked through the wall, and about a pailful of the plastering was deposited in an open trunk which stood in a cupboard several feet distant. The bed in the room wAs tumbled and shaken up as though a person had caught hold or It lor that purpose. in a chamber in the rear, the cap in the chimney bole was blown out (as they were all over the house) and a mirror opposite was shattered. In the tower front ball the easing of the outside door was shivered, its was also the frame of the screen door, anti a bole was made through the wire-work as round as that caused by a bullet.

A. O. Yeavv. a son-in-law Mr. Veils, in attempting to open the door afterward( cut his hand with the broken knob that Dr.

Deane was called to dress his wounds. The family at the time the house was struck was In the sitting-room. A small hole was torn through the wall near the ceiling. The baby, a child of Mr. Yeaw, was playing on the floor, and for a moment or two it was affected by the eleetricky in the air by turning quite dark.

Airs. Wells found her tongue palsied for an instant, and all experienced a peculiar sensation, though they suffered no serious hurt. A light of glass was shivered in a front room on the first floor and a blind outside was broken. An opening was made through the floor In the front hall and a timber in the cellar was splintered its entire length. one ball of fire evidently came out tastier the piazza.

The house was filled with 'it sulphurous smell anti smoke, while the wood work in many places was blackened us it would have been by powder. A son of Air. Wells who lives on the other side of the street was watching from a window and saw the balls of fire shooting out ot and about the house, and lost no time in hastening to the scene to learn the result. Quite an outlay is necessary to put the house back into proper shape.tireenliad Gazette. The Pitiefield and Wihriauashworm 1114Uetoad.

The surveyors who have been casting about for a railroad route between Pittsfield and Williamstown, finished their work on Saturday last. They have found a feasible roadway between the two places, ihe highest. grade not to exceed 63 feet to the tulle. From Laneaboro the route lies near the cheese factory and comes into that village near the Lanesboro Iron company's coal kilns; thence on the east side ot the lake, eroesing the north-east part Gt. the lake and running west ot the Taconic and Pontoosue mills.

in this town, reaching the highway at the Fair grounds; thenemit follows the terrace in front of E. MeA. Learmeh residence and between Zeno Russell's leftism and barn, and finally' arrives at Pittsfield On the west side of Jubilee hill. curving around to the present depot. Nothing can be ascertained as yet as to who is interested in the work, but the evident intention is to reatfh the tunnel road, the Purvey, bringing the new route near the Williamstown depot.

There is said to be $1,10,000 in cash ready to build this road; the balance of cost remain as a mortgage. Others think that it may be only a "hear' movement against the Roston Albany, and still others, who are well posted, say that it is an inquiry of the tunnel compaaies to ascertain the cost of eytenilitig their business through south Berkshire. The Direree Dtorkre. The terni of the Supreme Court will have the usual budget of divorce eases to hear. These are already filed O.

Fellows of Stockbridge, Ceorge P. Fellows, for failing to provide; Kate Maloney of North Adams, vs. John L. Maloney. eruct and abusive treatment Emegene L.

Reed. of North Adams, vs. Lyman B. Reed for extreme cruelty Mary Dougherty of North Adams, vs. George Dougherty, for adultery; Addle F.

Pearson of North Adam, vs. Walter Pearson, for failing to 'provide Frederick Lawrence of Lee, vs. Sarah Lawrence. Mr adultery; Jemiusa C. Seymour el Monterey, vs.

F. C. Seymour, for desertiou; J. Austin Fogg of Williamstown, vs. Emma B.

Fogg. for adultery; Anna E. Pearl of Otis. IL Pearl, Mr desertion; Ilonora C. Roach of Cheshire, The celebration of the Yorktown centennial will open October 6 and last until the 2Ist.

and every day between will have its special pro.oramme of exercises. The ad- dress of welcome will be given by Gov. Holliday of Virginia, while that eloquent orator, Senator Joseph Hawley, of Connecticut. will reply. Following these opening services will come a number of speeches and poems, and interspersed between the literary features of the evasion, two Or three grand festivals in the shape of balls and promenade concerts.

The national ceremonies will commence on the 18th day of October, when the corner stone of the tasteful nomutuent that is to be erected to commemorate the victory ot Yorktown and surrender of Lord Cornwallis. will be laid by Mr. Peyton Coles. Grand Master of-Masons of Virginia. The closing days will be devoted to a military review on the Yorktown battle-field and a naval review in Hampton Roads.

A smashup occurred between two freight trains on the New York New di. vision of the New York, New Haven Hartford Railroad, at Rye, N. day. The engines of the train collided. Conductor Eli Lawn and Henry Ilallock, a brakeman, were thrown between two cars, and Loftin was instantly killed.

Hallock's recovery is doubtful. Jatues Middy and Edward Elliott, the engineers, were thrown from their and the tormer was severely and the latter slightly injured. The property of the road was damaged more than worth. A post mortetu examination of G. A.

Ware, who died at Shelburne Falls last week, revealed some interesting fitcts. The heart had become so enlarged that its unusual action had worn the rib almost away, leaving it in a state otputrefaction. The main artery leadino front the heart to the brain was found to be ulcerated throughout its entire extent; while the brain, being forced to pertorm In unrutturally vigorous duty, bad worn the skull nearly through to the scalpin some places there being but a mere crust as thin as an No "trot ADA MM. It is doubtless known to most readers of The EAGLE, that the trustees of the Soldiers Ilomelu Massachusetts, incorporated by the legislature of 1677. have bought for 20,000, one-fifth the original cost, the Highland Park Hotel at Chelsea, for the purposes ot the Home.

The building, all furnished, has suitable am-orumodations for IOU men'; and as there are four acres of land. there ample room fur enlargement sbuuld it ever be neeessary. The oh-Jet of the home is to provide a rauge for deserving soldiers and sailors with here of their families, of awl "necessity and as the trustees may deem (ha aced of it is proved by the Matewent that 13; Massachusetts soldiers are now in the poorhouses of the Cemmonwealth, and the tact that many worthy men who served the country in iu tittle ofneed, are unable, through no fault of their Own, to meet the red-tape regulations that would entitled them to admission to the National homes. to pensions, or even to State aid. Funds are needed to complete the payment for the Ilomeiand provide for its maintenance.

and to seeomplish something in thia direction it is proposed to hold a bazaar or fair, at Bostou. in the late autumn of this year. Contributions to this fair are exxpected frotu all over the State, and Berkshire will not like to he her er her Except time llamas. Mrs. Walter Campbell of New 80, has brought suit against her husband, aged 67, to recover bonds valued at 04A), which she says he has converted to his own use.

The couple were married in IKS, and Campbell says he gave up a position worth a year to go around with his wile, she promising to seule property on him worth and that she gave him the bonds which she now sues to recover. They weld to Europe, but the wile kit with a depoait company the bonds in an envelope indorsed to her husband. le told her when they reached England that he must return nuntediately to attend a lawsuit. Lis elute to New York and sold the bonds. Later she gave him a release tor the bonds, but she save she did not mean the release, sod the Lawyer told her that between husband and wile it could bare Do elect.

lie deserted her again, and now she has attached all his goods. The ti.o Jthout firma and eitates pay a x. tto1uaive a the fire thatnot tax a tloo and upward. Tho rate ta IVO on tAJ. Th000 paying $:..10 or ovor are J.

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