The BerksHre Connty Eagle Wednesday, July 31, 1940. Page Three At Mill Rivers Old Home Day Author Says Mrs. Broga Dies After Illness t. (From Mondays Eagle) LEE Mrs. Mary ErBrogaT S3, widow of Charles T.
Broga, died last night at the -home of Fred Andrews, fallowing a long illness. She was bora in Lae and always had lived here. Surviving are two stepdaughters Mrs. -Nellie Oakes, of Westfield, and Mrs. F.
Fara-ham. of North and two nieces. She was a member of' the Lee Methodist Church. I The body rests at; the Kelly Funeral Home, where at 2 tomorrow afternoon the funeral will be held, with Rev. William F.
Dickinson officiating. Burial win be in Fairtnount Cemetery, Johnson Heads School Board For 16th Year (From Thursdays Eagle) NEW LEBANON. N. Y. At an organization meeting of the New Lebanon Central School recently, following appointment were made with Harry Crego as chairman of the tneeting: J.
Clinton Johnson, unanimously elected president of the Board of Education for the 16th year; Earl S. Hemenway, Mrs. M. Losty-Smith, treasurer; Mr. Flora R.
Haight, tax Mrs. Charle Spencer, attendance officer; Mr. Florence Haight, census enumerator; Dr. Daniel R. Robert, school physician, and Miss Lucretia E.
Roberts, prin Deeds That Go on Record In Berkshire Realty Transfers Entered Recently for Registry in County (From Saturdays Eagle) rituiWH H. Brtdgmtn Inc Rcjmend Hinckley. BrifSton Aec. Berkshire City Sc Ruts Dunn. Stoadar Arc.
Berkshire city See Bk AUee Ocald Uou, Boeaeroy Arc. Hlcholls BUMbeth Marion Belch Howard. Morninijtde Hcl.U. Howard Marlon Halht Victor HUhoIla et al, Moromaida Heicbta. Otarea Clara -r Henry White ct el.
Holme Hoad. on Xdw A ot al Helen rtnklo. North On Exp ansion Carl Crow Feels-- Japan Would Like To Dominate World (From Thursdays Eagle) GREAT BARRINGTON. Carl Crow, noted author, who la considered an authority on China, informed' the Great Barrington Rotarians at noon yesterday that Japans idea is to -dominate the world, such as-certain dictators in! Europe also have aspirations to do. aiso nave aspuauoos iu uu.
Sistei of Local Women Dies (From Monday' Eag NORTH ADAMS Mr. Jennie 45, wife of Joseph Pug-, died Saturday afternoon at North A dama Hospital. A native Nortn Adam, he had always here. She a member of St Anthony of Padua Church. The eurvivora beside her husband are three daughter.
Mr. Fata Horsfail and the Misses Angelina and R. ose'pughese; a on, Joseph Jr; her-father, Joseph De Marco ail of North Adam; four Mr. Anolnette DiTulUo of Detroit, Mr. Carmen Caparrella and -Mr.
Ar.ne Ruscetta of Pittsfield. rd Mr-Margaret Bailee of North Adams; and-two brother. Jame De Marco of Lynn and Patrick De Mafco of North Adam. The funeral will be held at 9 tomorrow morning at St. Anthony! Church.
Burial will be In South-view Cemetery. Great Barrington (From Thurday Eagle) Man a get of the. Berkshire Baseball League will meet in Great Barrington Friday night at 8.15. WiiJ'am Pendergajt of D. is spending several day at hiaihome, Griswold Lodge Farm.
-Mr. and Mr. Lyndon B. Bum- cipal's secretary, all ments. He predicted when he appeared be-for the Rotary a year ago, the Japanese would have a tough time trying to defeat China and -yesterday renewed his statement.
In view of the European situation when the big pow ers are busy on the home front, Mr. Crow says the opportunity for the Japanese to exercise some of -their desires ap-proaehps. He fsaid by' grabbing many of the foreign controlled place in the Orient the Japanese could take one-third of the world without going toh far from home. Mr. Crow1 talk, followed by questions and answers, was listed as on of the year's highlights in Rotary.
He also gave some off-the-record facts from his Own knowledge of Chinese activities, and ability to hold off the invading Jap forces. Principal Floyd D. Newport was given authorization to purchase office and school supplies for the year. Mr. Hemenway was given authorization to purchase Janitor supplies.
It was voted by the board to purchase an electric sender to be used in sanding desks' and tables. Cookes Papers Approved by Local Board (Frqjfr, Fridays Eagle) Nomination papers for Alonzo B. Cook, who if seeking the Republican nomination Jor attorney general, have been Ground to contain "i Ti im iurVnnir irTi irf-- irniiWTrribii nr iisaMwiiiwv. Informally chattinr, in the shade ance are: William Fanning of of Gibson's Grove, Lake Buel, during MiU River old home day observ- South Lee, William Brennan, Winsted, Conn, John Murray of Shef- field, Patrick A. Brennan (chairman) of New Marlboro, Mis Agnee of Westfield and Assessor William Hickey of Groat Barrington.
From, the Nutmeg State cr forged signatures in North Adams and Chicopee, but in this city, the Board of Registrars of Voter reported this morning "the papers seem to be in proper form although the names of several Democrats were found on the papers! In Chicopee the board found that of slxv sheets of names submitted, five contained only names of nonexistent persons or at least voters, and one signature was that of a man who has been for four months. The1 Pittsfield board found 238 signatures on Cooks papers and approved 209. Most of the names taken off. the list were Democrats while arfC'f were -the names of accounted for oh, the voters fist. The papers, according toj the board, were circulated for the most part in Wajds 1 and 2.
Driver Fined LEE. Cecil Farnham of Becket was fined $25 by Judge Bart Bos-sidy In District Court this morning on a charge of failing to halt on signal from an officer. He pleaded not guilty! saying he did not know the officer wanted him to stop. Judge Bossidy thought otherwise and declared the guilty. State Patrolman Kenneth Brown brought the case.
Haunted House? Lenox! (From Thursdays Eagle) Mrs. William E. S. Griswold. former owner of Wyndhurst, where the main Cranwell School building is located, who has summered for several years at Old Lyme, is at Foxhollow School for the season.
The Lenox Library is holding an exhibit of original Audubon colored engravings. They are loaned to the library for the summer months through the courtesy of a friend. They are hung In the main room. i The warrant for unlicensed dogs has been given to the dog officer. Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Broderick, Elizabeth and Charles Daley, have returned from a trip to the West. While In Chicago they attended the Democratic convention.
Joseps Deegan is on vacation jn New Fork. A triduum in honor of St. Anne 1 being held at St. Anns Church this week. Masses are at 7 and (7.30 with evening devotion at 7.30.
There will be confessions each evening. The relic of St. Anne will be applied at the closing tomorrow evening. Capt. John Dahlmer and his children, 'Geraldine and George, and Mildred Schwlnden of Gloucester are guests of Miss Marian Messer.
Miss Dahlmer will be a roommate of Miss Messer this yar when she enters Regis College, Weston. William Casey, employed at Wheelers Store, is at St. Lukes for treatment. Mrs. William Tlghe of Saratoga Springs, N.
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wheeler. Officer Russell Wheeler will addressj the children at the Ore Bed playgrounds tomorrow at 2. The talk will be on safety, particularly In regard to bicycles and their Miss Anna5 Farrell of Dorchester is the guest of Dr.
and Mrs. W. J. Mackey Among the papers filed Tuesday night were thoseof Louis E. Stickles, Leonard H.
Peters and Henry W. Jones as delegates to Republican state convention. (From Fridays Eagle) Miss Margaret Murray of Syracuse, N. is a guest of Miss Virginia Tillotson. They have just returned from a visit at Hyannis.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dooley of New York and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stanley and family of Long Island are guests of Mrs.
James Stanley. The Hutchinsons Oilers will hold a baseball practice tonight at Cranwell Field at 6.15. Miss Margaret Ford of Providence, R. is visiting Mr imd Mrs. Edward Sparks.
Forty members of the Daugh ters of Isabelle of Dalton enjoyed a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Petell Tuesday evening. Superintendent of Schools Henry L. Smith and family, have returned from Boston.
i i (From Saturdays Eagle) George Walsh is vacationing at Wakefield, R. I. Lieut. Robert T. Parsons of Camp Deveps is spending a few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tremaine Parsons. Ezra Emory of Foxhollow School has" gone to New York for treatment. Mrg. Charles Bosworth of Springfield is spending the week end at her estate, Hbme Farm, Ernest Curtis is home after ie-celving treatment at St.
Lukes Hospital. Clifford Harrlnton is at the House of Mercy, Pittsfield, for an appendectomy. (From Mondays Eagle) 5 The K. of C. will hold a bingo party In the Town Hall Monday night.
i Mrs. Rene Cl ere and daughter of Great Bairingten are visiting Mrs. Cleres grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Lavalette. Mr.
and Mrs. Mort Carpenter of Brooklyn, N. Y. are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Herrick. Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Blake and family of Greenfield are vif-iting Mr. Blakes parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Blake. Miss Anna Lynch of Ocean Grove is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Lynch. -Henry Kirby, janito- at the Center School, is In New York tor his vacation. Mrs. Serge Kdussevitsky, wife ot the Festival director.
Is with her husband in Lenox, quite recovered from her recent illness, wHich prevented her attendance at earlier activities at Tanglewood. Mr. and Mra. Thomas Austin had as week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Simmons and Mrs. Addie Simons, of Plattsburg, N. and Mr. and Mrs. George Bridges, of Pittsfield.
The bookmobile will stop at the Hinsdale Post Office at 10.30 tomorrow, morning. Mr. Walter Krohn and her grandchildren. Mrs. Stanley Dixoe, From Winsted, were many former Mill Riverites.
Included were Daniel Nolan and Mrs. John Quinn, also David Nolan, the youngest out of state guest. i 4 $3 iTiBfiMiiiiiFrfrnrriTrn" i iHfir'r nsi4 Hinsdale (From Thursdays Eagle) I Mr. Thomas F. McCasland! of Main Street and infant son, Thomas Arthur, returned Wednesday from St.
Lukes Hospital. The campers of. Camp Fern-wood will present "Hansel and Gretel at the camp Saturday evening at 8. Invitations have been Issued some of the townspeople to attend the production. Janet Pierce, who la spending the summer at Camp Aloha at Fairlee, is one of a party who will make a six-day canoe trip to Canada.
Mrs. Charles Sherwood left yesterday for Chester to take care of her daughter, Mrs. Harold Pease, who is ill at her home. Mrs. Sherwood was accompanied by her son, Donald.
(From Fridays Eagle) Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McIntyre and family of Rensselaer, N.
will arrive Friday to spencL -two weeks at the Collins bungalow, Plunkett Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Roy White of Boston who were there for two weeks 'left Monday. Mr.
White is manager of a Liggett store in Boston. The Boy Scouts will meet at 6.30 tonight for a swim. Mr. and Mrs. John McGill of Church Street have as their guests their cousin, Mrs.
Mary Conway of Revere. A number of new books have been placed in the Library. Mrs. David M. Staebler gave several of them.
Mr. md Ralpn Sweeney are on motor trip to Lake Champlain. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Fuller and family of Westfield are visiting Mrs.
Fullers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bellinger of Commonwealth Avenue. Edward Kent, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Milo Kent of Goodrich Street will leave Au. 3 for the YMCA camp at Camp Merrill in Pittsfield for two weeks. Miss Mrjorie Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Collins is spending two weeksjwith her Aunt, Mrs.
John Rogers of Hyde Park. One week will be spent at Nan-tasket Beach. (From Saturdays Eagle) The Blue Sonoco Gasoline Company is installing a gasoline tank and pump at the Miner Garage on Maple Street George Emerson, contractor of Pittsfield doing the work. An out of town buyer is' negotiating with Mrs. Mary Unyx for her farm on the Washington Road.
This was the former Nathan' Jenks farm. (From Mondays Eagle) Marion Frances Hansford left Sunday for a two-weeks stay at Camp Wltawentirtf Onota Lake, Pittsfield. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B.
Miles are entertaining Mrs. Jennie Brier-ly of Holyoke. Theresa Choquette, who makes her home with Mr, and Mrs. John McGill, left Sunday for two weeks at Camp Wllawentin, Street. 1 Hewberyj Jotm Paul You St Strut.
Stron Wm et Dominick Cprni et 1, Zoir Street. Becket Hlnkl Beetle et 1 Oee Underwood et Dlta McConnell Douf Ittt et 1 Peter C. Sembel et Al. South Street. Lee Willi Oertrudo It AututtA Tru-mner.
Tacy Wm John" A SeeU et at Otie Naton Mary raanlo Witter. Stukkrld Jonea Prank I Ruth Jones Potter. Ada me Bedard Prosper Proeper Bedard Jr. Nfiot M. Hermann Paul Jr et ox Robert Jopplch -ft ax.
Anthony Street. South Adam's Say Bk Klmer I McCulloch et ux, Prtend Street. Otarkabwrt Fountain Chaa A PrtderlcS Fountain. Fountain Frederick Chaa A Fountain et aL Hall Chaa Maredsn. Rhlnehart Chaa et ux Oeorte Flood.
Haneaek Lepplne Jamea et ux -r WUron William. Laneabere Smith Alma he're Arabella BAfleel 1 Ne lAdama Belaner Xdmir Doris i 1C Baker. Johnson Street. 7 Breen Wm et al Anthony Roedel et ux. Richmond Ave.
Holmes Rocer et ox Leon Weiner et ux. Corinth St. Ex North Adams Say Bk Carl Burke et ux. Franklin St. Robert Amy et al Chester Willey et 1.
Church 8t. Salavantli Harry ux Alfred Oris-wold et ux. State Road. Wlhtlnson Edward. by tra Oeor Flood.
Church St. 'j WOHametewn Chaxarlan Richard I Chas Wlon at ux, Co. Ave. Great Barrington Bradley Cerrte Albertina Bradley. 5 Fell XTlen 1C Maud Br'etol.
Mrt Alice Eugene Meta. 1 Meaterey Buxhnell Haxal Edith Langdon. Oilman Robbtna at ux Janet Waring. Law Theodor Oilman at al Janet Waring Smith Elizabeth at al Janet Waring. Waring Janet William Shaw et ux.
New Marlbereecb Qlbaon Of ir Alfred Toiler. 1 Sea-lefleld Hartshorn Vara Fred Backhau et aL I Waet teek bridge Kratt Katharine Commonwealth of Maasashusetu. I Union Chapel Assn Commonwealth of DEED Pittsfield Morrison- Henry at al by mtgea Pittsfield Co-oo Bxl EXECUTOR'S DEroa Mm Urey Oilman Prance Faxxot by exr Janet Waring. Sandisfield Lieberman Mlnnl by axra. Betty Burden off DEED UNDER POWER OF SALE Adame Jonea Carrie A by mtgea rirt Nat Bk.
Crandall St. having people In here. Old Man In Room? Diligent enquiry again of the neighbors revealed a story. The oldsters kr.ew of such" a man. an eccentric, who had died nearly 50 years ago at the age of 80.
Ho had an innate horror of people moving around him, and when caller came, he would retire to 'this room, close and lock the doors, pull the shutter tight and stay there until they left! She changed the color scheme to bright reds at once In an effort to counteract hi baleful presence. Since then, says Mra Rathe, his influence seems to have disappeared. Certainly, he seemed not to be there the night we Interviewed her, sitting before the fire and glancing nervously at corner left of the mantel. Maid Saw Him I never actually saw him, said Rath. But we hal a curious experience not so long ago.
My maid then was a mulatto girl, very highly educated. Some friends were having te on th terrace one after- noon, and we chanced to discuss th phenemenon of the old man. I cautioned the women not to refer to It while the girl was serving, as didnt care to frighten her. After they had gone, said, 'You're afraid to talk about that old man in front of me, aren't you? Im only afraid of the net the I've seen him around theii place meny time. He always goes in and out through that funny door in the corner of the living room.
Bool ham of Winchester are Pr ham the former Mis Annette Lansing, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Joeph H. Lansing of this town. The Berkshire-New York Motor Dispatch, baseball team will practice on Olympian Meadow tomorrow night at 6 15.
The annual, lawn social with tale of fancy articles, candy and refreshments, sponsored by the women of the 'Methodist Church, will be held Aug. 9 and 10. Dr. Lee Shay of New Haven, and Neal Shay of Atlanta, have been guests of, Associate Justice and'' Mrs. Thomas F.
Conneally. (From Friday Eagle) John B. Hull 3d leave tomorrow to spend two week at Camp Sumner, Pittsfield. The Misses Eleanor and Joan Hull, Jane Collins and Catherine Turner leave Sunday to spend a month at Camp Whispering Willow, Dennisport. Mr.
and Mr. Coleman Hopkins have returned from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Artillio Arcardi have returned from a motor trip through the-White Mountains.
Excavation work is about completed for the new home of Dr. and Mr. Ernet, Sweet on, Berkshire Height Road. Arthur H. Goslee is on vaca from his duties at Platt and Goleea store.
Mrs. Edward P. Davis has been visiting in White Plains, N. where she attended the funeral of Mrs. Lee Parsons Davis.
Miss Marjorie Evan has been entertaining the Misses Ruth and Gertrude Martin. The Married Peoples Club of the First Church, Congregational, attended the supper at the North Egremont Baptist Church last night. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Peters of Englewood, N.
have arrived at their Hurlburt Street residence. Mr. and. Mrs. A.
A. BerJe Jr. of Monument Valley have gone to Havana, Cuba, where Mr. Berle will attend the conference of the Americas as a government aentative. Mr.
and Mrt. G. Fred easier are entertaining Dr. and Mrs. O.
A. Schaeffer of' Coral Gables, Fla. (From Saturdays Eagle) The funeral of Mr. Malcom Little of Sheffield will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Church in that town Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Burial will be in Sheffield Center Cemetery.
A high mass of requiem will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Valley Church Monday morning. Mrs. John Foster and son, Donald, of London. have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Denton in Egremont. Mrs. William Hutcheson and daughters of New York are with Mrs. Hutchesons parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Comstock, for "a few Mr. and Mrs. John T. Flynn of Wmthrop have been visiting their daughter at the Berkshire Inn. Miss June Treadwell it visit lng in Maine.
Mr, and Mrs. Sheldon Collins plan to spend the week end at Dennisport, where their daughter goes into camp for a month. Paul Slater and Marjorie' Isa beila Cross, both of Ashland, N. Y. were married July 20 by Rev.
Lee Ashton. Paul W. Locke and Edna Wilton, both of Thiellis, N. Y-, were married by Rev. Mr.
Ashton, July 22.. Mr. ancf Mr. Clifford Brochu and family are visiting in Portland, Me. -Mrs.
William O. Brusle i undergoing treatment at New Haven, (Conn.) Hospital. Henry P. Tobey has rented for Louis Faivre his apartment on the State Road to Albert Steltenpohl, who Is an executive of the Kar Engineering Corp. Mr.
Steltenpohl comes from Ilion, Ohio. (From Monday Eagle) Dr. George H. Cobb of Houss-tonic has 'entered a civil acrion In Southern Berkshire District Court, through Kellogg and Myers of Pittsfield, Seeking to recover on an alleged promississory note of $231.62 from Nick Mangiardi, also known as Nicholas Mangiardi, and Eliza-beth Mangiardi of Pittsfield. Mrs.
Harold Ryan of Miami Beach, is spending a few days with her mother, Mr. Mabel Eichorn. Mrs. Ralph Longyear and children of Great Neck. L.
have been visiting Mrs. Longyears father, Russell H. Bellows. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Bellows of Great Neck, L. have also been visiting here. Mr. Mrs. Kendrick Bellows of Plainfield, N.
are with Mr. BeUows. Paui Bellows ef Niwj- York is spending a month at Pittsburgh, N. in the military training Earle R. MacLean of West Hempstead, L.
paid a $10 fine in Southern Berkshire District Court Saturday on a speeding complaint. State Officer William T. Kidney was the arresting officer. There will be a meeting of the Sort or American Legion Tuesday night at to' make plan' for thepicni to be held Sunday, Aug. Mill River Folks Have Old Home Day Reunion Held at Gibsons Grove Lake Buel (From Monday Eagle) LAKE BUEL.
Mill Riverites, peat and present, their ons and daughters and' grandchildren wepe in attendance at the old home diy observance, held at Gibeons Grove yesterday. There1 were at least 150 representatives on hand from far and wide, some traveling across the state from Boson. Patrick Brennan of New Marlboro, chairman, sounded the keynote of the affair after the group had enjoyed luncheon. He said the event started as a Brennan family reunion three years ago but that Interest had increased and now its for anyone that has the Interest of Mill River at Mr. Brennan said that in view of the trou bled situation throughout the world the United States would improve materially residents would know one another better if each community followed Mill Rivers example and staged such an old home gathering.
The spirit of friendliness that prevails is the greatest example, he stated. Other speakers were William Brennan of Winsted, James Brennan- of Boston, Michael Peters of Milford, and William A. McCarty of Ho usa tonic. Connecticut the largest out of state representatives as many Mill River residents migrated i into that area when the old paper mills in the village ceased operations many year ago. However throughout Berkshire County are sons and daughters of persons who were pioneers in Mill Rivers notable paper making industry In the days of long ago.
Each brought lunch and the day was spent chatting, swimming and enjoying the cool breezes from the lake. This affair, coupled with the week-end guests, resulted In a new high total attendance at Gibeon. By 3 PM, for some time cars had to be stopped at the top of Uie hill leading to the grove, there being no more room in the parking area. Name' Judges For Lebanon Horse Show (From Saturdays Eagle) NEW LEBANON, N. Y.
The committee of the fifth annual Lebanon Valley Horse Show announces that the judges for the show to be held on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4 in New Lebanon, will be as follows: Hunters and Jumpers, Gordon Brand of Millbrook, N. and Homer B. M. F.
of Poughkeepsie while Roger A. Young of White Plain, N. will pin the ribbons in the classes for saddle horses and ponies. All are well known to horse show exhibitors. Mr.
Gray Is particularly familiar to horse show followers in this section of the country having judged last year in both Pittsfield and Troy. The proceeeds of the show will be divided between the American Red Cross, Mrs. Daniel R. Robert, local chairman and the Church of Our Saviour, Rev. Howard S.
Kennedy 2d, rector. Entry blanks will be in the mail this week and in the meanwhile parking spaces and boxes may be reserved. Inquiries may be addressed td Mrs. M. Losty Smith, secretary or Capt.
Sydney R. Smithi president, at New Lebanon. Chester (From Thursdays Eagle) Rev. Howard Hood of William Street will spend si months vacation with friends at Freeport, and Cleveland, Mrs. Hood will visit her mother, Mrs.
Susan Ottowell of Newport, R. The sum of $125 was cleared from the lawn social of the Ladies Aid of the United Church, last Thursday. Mr. Alice "Grazjiola ef Maple Avenue is visiting her daughter Mr. Ludwig Benedetti of North Adams.
Mr. George Clark-and daughter Bonny of Westfield are spending a vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Whitcher of Huntington Street I Mrs. Dorothy MeGraw and Mrs.
Lyman R. Cooney will attend the dramatic programs, this eve-mng at Massachusetts State College in (Amherst, Lanesboro (From Eagle) Miss Margery Whiting, local Symphonic Festival chairman, wishes to remind persons that the first series of concerts Is next wek. Miss Whiting will be glad to give information on any of (the three series. Frederick W. Whiting and family of Framingham are ecu-, pylng the 1 Merntt cottage on Crestalban 'Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert St. John Whiting, parents of Mr. Whiting, were recent guests.
21 -Mr. and Mrs. Foster Davis of Oak Bluffs, 111., are at the camp at Crestalban for the summer. Mr, Mary B. McLellan of Hartford, is the guest of Miss Margery Whiting.
Mrs. Isaac E. Pierce end young son have been spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Palm in Bristol, Conn.
Mr. Pierce joined them this week and returned to Hillcrest Inn today. Mra. R. Radd land her son of Florence, S.
are guests at the home of Mrs. Radda sister, Mrs. Harry E. Daiy of Street. B-r-r-r! Not a W-W-Well It -Seems To Be, and Right Jn the Berkshires i (From Saturdays Eagle! Haunted -houses in Berkshire County? Ridiculous, we snorted.
7 Ghosts are always somewhere else, like wlll-o-the-wlsp. You never find a thing when you overtake them. But the question had raised a point. It might be fun to try to unearth Berkshire legends of the supernatural, track them down, prove that it all was caused by Mrv Murphya pet cat. We approached the whole thing, tongue in cheek, but we soon took it out so our teeth could chatter freely.
Berkshire, we found, has at least one haunted house. Five Minute From Stoekbridge The building is less than five minutes drive from the center of Stoekbridge, a farmhouse at least 150 year old, carefully restored by New York summer residents. It had been storming heavily all that day, and when we approached the white building at dusk the elm leaves dripped slowly down on the lawn and on the shingled, roof above widely thy towered. Within, a Iflre warmed the living room grate, and' cheerful lights dispelled ominous approach. The owners were reluctant about talking for publication We couldnt keep a servant if it got out.
warned the housewife, and we would never be able to sell the place if we wanted to. It was agreed, therefore, to call them for these purposes simply Mr. and Mrs. Rathe. Surprised Not Ten years ago, Mr.
Rathe spent the summer at the Red Lion Inn while his wife went to Europe. They both had. planned to buy a summer place here, and when the old farmhouse and its depleted acres were offered for sale, he bought it on impulse as a surprise for his wife. Sh returned in November, and carr.e from New) York together to see the place. I was a cold, miserable day," says Mrs.
Rathe, and we walked out from Stoekbridge, took a wrong turn, got lost. When we finally came upon it I was exhausted, and bitterly disappointed. The place had been neglected for generations. It seemed to be sinking crookedly into the ground. But on Second Thought They didnt even go into the place, agreeing on the spot that they would give up any hope of restoring the old house.
As they turned away Mrs. Rathe noticed that the-wifdow at the left of the opened from the living room. Next spring they returned for a second look at the -place, found it se delightfully situated all thought of giving it up vanished. Mrs. Rathe, With th ald of a decorator, set to work restoring it, without impairing any of the beautiful old woodwork that enhanced every room.
The doors, in particular, were fascinating. One odd door in the corner of the living room was especially intriguing, atnee it opened directly into the yard for no apparent reason. It was a wide panel, and obviously was of period later than the other portal. "Fuerl Door Being of an inquisitive mind Mr, Rathe iauened the neighbors Not really a ghost, but the unrevealed owner ef the haunted hous entering by way of the funeral door, no leas. LaBroad To Open Own Store On Dawes Ave.
(From Fridays Eagle) William F. LaBroad of 146 Strong Avenue, for the past two years manager of the store at 17 Dawes Avenue which was closed last Saturday, is to open an independent Royal Scarlet store at the same address Thursday. He has obtained a two-year lease on the property. A native ot Springfield, Mr. LaBroad hsd bepn affiliated with the chain system since 1919, coming to; this city shortly after joining the -company in his home community.
With the exception of as a clerk, he has been a manager all the time. The personnel of the store will not be changedBy; thenew ownership. In addition to Mr. LaBroad as manager, Patrick Coppa of 37 Dewey Aveiiue will continue as clerk. The store will carry a complete line of groceries, fish and meat.
Dalton 4 (From Thursdays Eagle) Mr. and Mrs. Leon.C. Beeler, 1087 East Main Street, are the parents Of a son, born Sunday at the House of-Mercy. Mr.
and JJrs. Herbert AWitz-gall, 33 North Street, are the parents of a daughter, born Monday At St Norman! Han of Troy, N. was a recent guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs! Harry S. Hall, Oak Street.
Edna Sakowski, 1 43 Depot Street, is in New York, where she will visit relatives and see the Worlds Fair. Mrs. Harriet Olds, High Street has returned from Revere Beach, where she spent a vacation. Miss Margaret-D. Davison, 147 Pleasant 'Street is attending the six weeks summer session at Syracuse University.
Mrs. Ina A. Bonney. 46 Lake Street is at the House of Mercy for treatment. (From Fridays Eagle) Barbara Hughes of Springfield is visiting Mrs.
James Kelly, 58 Stoekbridge Avenue. Bertha Bassler of Melrose is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Clark. Oak Street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bowerman and daughter, Ruth, are at their summer' cottage at Meredith, N. H. (From Saturdays Eagle) Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence A. Haworth, 56 Stoekbridge Avenue, left today for Ocean Park, Me, where they will spend two weeks. In the absence of Mr. Haworth, his automobile Insurance business will be carried on by Grant -ombard.
East Street, Pittsfield. His vacation address will be in care of Mrs. Marjorl G. Pattee, Ocean Park. i (From Mondays Eagle) William Garvey of Springfield, is spending two weeks with his Mr.
and Mr. George Garvey, East Street, i and discovered that very old New England farmhouses often were built with such narrow, front htll-f: ways and doora that wpen a death occurred the mourner found they could not carry a casket out from the parlor. When this happened, the local carpenter would cut a doorway in the (jorner of the room for an. exit, hen, became known the funeral door, and was almost never used again for any other purpose. Bu there was something else wrongf with that front room, declares; Mrs.
Rathe. "No. one could sit in 'it for long. If I tried to read, couldnt concentrate. If friends called they would become uneasy after a few minutes and suggest gqing into another room, for no particular reason.
It was almost like a game, it was so infallible. That Cool Feeling The only physical sensation she describes is one of "coolness" even on hot-summer-days though th shutters were long since discarded and the sun streamed in. The climax occurred not so long ago when Mr. Rath was entertaining a friend from York, a member of a psychic research society. They were in the erstwhile shuttered room, when her fox terrier suddenly commenced sniffing susplciouy about the room, then crouched down nervously at her feet I dont know, she observed, what ails him.
I do. declared her friend. Theres someone else in ih room with us. An old. old man.
Hes sitting there behind you. to the left of the fireplace. He fikt I doesn't Lester Sweeney, left Friday for cqloiiial doorway were tightly shut-Detrolt, to spend two week terfed. Later, she learned they with Mrs. Krohns daughter, Mfe Daniel Lynn.
The 50 Baptist girls at Camp Ashmere attended the Congregational Church yesterday and sang several hymns. Mrs. Newell Hall and daughter, Natalie, returned Friday night from a several Says visit with friends in Pelham. The recently razed barbership has been drawn back towards the river by the firemen, and work on filling in the cellar ioIe has started. This plot' will be leveled and seeded by the firemen.
The high walls of the foundation of the Baptist Church are all, that remain sUCnd- 1 I 3.
