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Stockbridge,
William B. Clark, 1812
Dalton,
Dalton,
Julius B Goussett
East Lee,
Lee.
Edgar H. Pierce,
East Windsor,
Windsor,
Nathan White, 1823
Glendale,
Stockbridge,
Julia E. Seeley, 1797
*Great Barrington,
Great I arrington,
William H. Lapham,
1815
Hancock,
Hancock,
Miss Nancy A. Lawrence,
1828
Hartsville
New Marlboro,
Walter F. Davidson,
*Hinsdale,
Hinsdale,
Charles H. Goodell,
Hoosac Tunnel,
Florida,
John M Seeley,
Housatonic,
Great Barrington,
Charles L. Wood,
1807
*Lee,
Lee,
Thomas Post,
Lenox,
Lenox,
Ira E. Manvell,
Lenox Furnace,
Lenox,
Dyer Stannard.
Mill River,
New Marlboro,
William S. Bidwell, as S. T'ham, 1824
Monterey,
Sandisfield,
Lasell Baker,
New Ashford,
Sandisfield,
Oscar S. Hutchinson,
1806
New Marlboro,
New Marlboro,
John B. Tyler,
1813
*North Adams,
North Adams,
North Egremont,
Egremont,
Otis,
Otis,
Peru,
Peru,
*Pittsfield,
Pittsfield,
Ebenezer King,
Richmond,
Richmond,
Harvey J. Dresser,
Richmond Furnace,
Richmond.
Erwin F. Barnes,
1805
Sandisfield,
Sandisfield,
Calvin Bowker.
Savoy,
Savoy,
John W. Gurney,
Savoy Center,
Savoy,
John D. Burtch,
Sheffield,
Sheffield,
Walter B. Peck,
South Egremont,
Egremont,
Herbert L. Barbor,
Southfield,
New Marlboro,
Isaac H. Pixley,
South Lee,
Lee,
Abner S. Webster,
1827
South Williamstown,
Louis F. Smith,
1792
Stockbridge.
Stockbridge,
Daniel J. Sweet,
Sweet's Corners,
Williamstown,
George W. Garfield, 1820
Tyringham,
Tyringham,
Henry Baker, as VanDeusenville1829
Washington,
Washington,
Joshua Shaw, 1824
West Becket,
Becket,
Jabez C. Ward,
West Otis,
Otis,
Augustus W. Williams,
West Pittsfield,
Pittsfield,
William C. Spaulding, 1804
West Stockbridge,
West Stockbridge,
Calvin R. Taft, 1798
*Williamstown,
Williamstown,
James L. Whipple,
1827
Windsor.
Windsor,
*Money order office.
PRESENT POSTMASTER.
John E. Mole,
1810
James H. Edwards,
1829
Jarvis Norcott,
1812
Lanesboro,
Chauncey J. Whitney,
Cheshire,
Calvin E. Barnes,
Clayton,
Florida.
Florida,
Charles Goodrich,
1801
Lanesboro,
Lanesboro,
Joseph C. Chaffee,
1800
Montville,
New Ashford,
Lincoln E. Deming, 1825
New Lenox,
Lenox,
Charles H. Andrews,
1816
Sylvester S. Bowen,
1793
Pontoosuc,
Pittsfield.
Miss Jennie E. Williams.
1806
Rockdale Mills,
West Stockbridge,
Albert C. Butler,
1817
South Sandisfield,
Sandisfield,
Charles A. Mills,
State Line,
West Stockbridge,
Henry L. Plumb,
Van Deusen,
Great Barrington,
George G. Simmons, 1826
1794
New Boston,
Monterey,
James H. Merrill,
Seymour B. Dewey,
Joseph Kenyon, 1817
Thomas H. Learned,
1826
Williamstown,
Rates of Commission Charged for Money Orders.
On orders not exceeding $10, eight cents: over $10 and not exceeding $15, ten cents; over $15, and not exceeding $30, fifteen cents; over $30, and not exceeding $40, twenty cents; over $40, and not exceeding $50, twenty five cents; over $50, and not exceeding $60, thirty cents; over $60, and not exceeding $70, thirty five cents; over $70 and not exceeding $80, forty cents; over $80, and not exceeding $100, forty-five cents. No single order issued for a greater sum than $100.
1804
ESTABLISHED
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COURTS-RATES OF POSTAGE.
COURTS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
At Court-House, in Pittsfield. Supreme Judicial Court.
Jury Term-Second Tuesday in May.
Law Term-Second Tuesday in September.
Superior Court.
Civil Term-Fourth Monday in February, June, and October. Criminal Term-Second Monday in January and July.
Probate and Insolvency Court.
January 1, February 5, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, July 15, September 2, October 7, Novem- ber 5, December 2.
District Court of Central Berkshire.
Jurisdiction in the towns of Hancock, Lanesboro, Peru, Windsor, Dalton, Hinsdale, Pittsfield, and Richmond. Standing Justice, Joseph Tucker ; Special Justices, Wm. T. Filley, 1st ; L. H. Gamwell, 2d ; Clerk, Walter B. Smith.
Criminal Business, court in session every day except Saturday, at 9 o'clock A. M.
Civil Business on Saturday.
District Court of Northern Berkshire.
At North Adams and Adams.
Jurisdiction in the towns of North Adams, Florida, Savoy, Adams, and Cheshire. Standing Justice, Jarvis Rockwell ; Special Justice, H. J. Bliss, of Adams.
Civil Business, North Adams, at Court-house, Bank st., Tuesday of each week ; Adams, at Court- room, Town Hall, first and third Wednesday of each month.
Criminal Business daily at North Adams by Judge Rockwell; daily at Adams by Special Justice Bliss.
District Court of Southern Berkshire.
At Court room in Town Hall at Great Barrington.
Jurisdiction in Sheffield . Great Barrington, Egremont , Alford, Mount Washington, Montgomery and New Marlboro; Norman W. Shores, Standing Justice.
Civil Business on Saturday of each week.
Criminal business on all other days. No criminal business on Saturdays, except by special arrangement.
Police Courts.
At Lee, .... John Branning, Justice; Franklin W. Gibbs, and Albert B. Clark, Special Justices. At Williamstown,. John R. Bulkley, Justice.
THE RATES OF POSTAGE.
Postal cards one cent each, to all parts of the United States and Canada.
FIRST-CLASS MATTER-TWO CENTS PER HALF OUNCE OR FRACTION THEREOF.
Letters and all other mailable matter of other classes subject to letter postage by reason of a violation of the postal laws, two cents per half ounce to all parts of the United States and Canada.
REGISTRATION, DROP LETTERS, ETC.
On registered domestic letters and third and fourth-class matter an additionnl fee of ten cents is required.
" Local, or "drop " letters, that is for the city or town where deposited, two cents if delivered by carriers, and one cent if there is no carrier system, per half ounce.
Manuscript for publication in books, (except when accompanied by proof sheets,) newspapers and magazines chargeable as letters.
FREE.
Newspapers, to each actual subscriber in the county, where published, free of charge.
SECOND-CLASS MATTER-TWO CENTS PER POUND.
Newspapers and periodicals, transient excepted, to be prepaid at the office of publication at two cents per pound, or fraction thereof.
THIRD-CLASS MATTER-ONE CENT FOR TWO OUNCES. (Must not be sealed.)
Mail-matter of the third-class embraces printed books, (except transient newspapers, four ounces for one cent,) and periodicals, circulars, proof-sheets and corrected proof-sheets, man-
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RATES OF POSTAGE-STAR MAIL ROUTES.
uscript copy accompanying the same,) and all matter of the same general character, as above enumerated. the printing upou which is designed to instruct, amuse, cultivate the mind or taste, or impart general information, and postage shall be paid thereon at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof.
FOURTH-CLASS MATTER-ONE CENT FOR EACH OUNCE.
Mailable matter of the fourth-class embraces labels, patterns, photographs, playing cards, vis- iting cards, address tags, paper sacks, wrapping paper and blotting pads with or without printed addresses thereon, ornamented paper, and all other matter of the same general charac- ter, the printing upon which is not designed to instruct, amuse, cultivate the mind or taste, or impart general information. This class also includes merchandise, and samples of merchandise, models, samples of ores, metals, minerals, seeds, &c., and any other matter not included in the first, second, or third-class, and which is not in its form or nature liable to destroy, deface or otherwise damage the contents of the mail-bag, or harm the person of any one engaged in the postal service. Postage rate thereon, one cent for each ounce or fractional part thereof.
Packages of mail-matter must not exceed four pounds each in weight, except in cases of sin- gle volumes of books.
Undelivered letters and postal cards can be re-sent to a new address without additional charge. Senders may write their names on transient newspapers, books or any package in either class, preceded by the word " from."
Stamps cut from the stamped envelopes are rejected by the postoffice.
Stamped envelopes and wrappers, postal cards, and stamps of different denominations for sale at the postoffices.
Stamped envelopes accidentally spoiled redeemed at the postoffice where bought.
STAR MAIL ROUTES AND STAGE LINES.
NO STAGES RUN ON SUNDAY.
ADAMS by SAVOY CENTER and WEST HAWLEY to CHARLEMONT. (Franklin Co.,) 16 miles and back three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Leave Adams at 12:30 p. m., arrive at Charlemont by 4:30 p. m. ; leave Charlemont at 12:30 p: m., arrive at Adams by 1:30 p. m. John D. Lake is mail carrier; two-horse conveyance; fare, Adams to Savoy Center, 50 cents; through, $1.25. Send express and telegrams via Adams.
ALFORD to GREAT BARRINGTON, 5 miles and back daily. Leave Alford at 11 a. m., arrive at Great Barrington by 12:15 p. m. ; leave Great Barrington at 3 p. m., arrive at Alford by 4:15 p. m. Eli Hawver is mail carrier; one-horse conveyance; fare 50 cents. Send express and telegrams via Great Barrington.
ASHFIELD, (Franklin Co ) by PLAINFIELD and SAVOY to ADAMS, 21 miles and back three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Leave Ashfield at 6:30 a. m .. arrive at Adams by 11:45 a. m. : leave Adams at 12:30 p. m., arrive at Ashfield by 5;45 p. m. Two-horse conveyance. Send express and telegrams via Adams.
CUMMINGTON in Hampden Co., by WEST CUMMINGTON, EAST WINDSOR, and WINDSOR to HINSDALE, 19% miles and back daily. Leave Cummington at 6 a. m .. arrive at Hinsdale by 10:30 a. m. ; leave Hinsdalde at 12:45 p m., or on arrival of train, arrive at Cummington in 4% hours. O. M. Clark is mail carrier; two-horse conveyance ; through fare, $1.00. Express and telegrams via Hins- dale.
CURTISVILLE to STOCKBRIDGE, 3 miles and back daily. Leave Curtisville at 12 m., or in season to connect with train, arrive at Stockbridge in one hour. Leave Stockbridge at 2:45 p. m., or on arrival of train, arrive in Curtisville in one hour. Send express and telegrams via Stockbridge.
FLORIDA to HOOSAC TUNNEL, 3 miles and back Tuesday and Saturday. Leave Florida at 11 a. m., or in season to connect with train; leave Hoosac Tunnel at 12:30 p m. or on arrival of train. Albert E. Wilder is mail carrier; one-horse conveyance; fare, 50 cents. Send express and tele- grains via Hoosac Tunnel.
GREAT BARRINGTON by SOUTH EGREMONT, and NORTH EGREMONT, to HILLSDALE, N. Y .. daily. Leave Great Barrington at 8:30 a m., returning, arrive at Great Barrington by 6 p m. M. A. Bris- tol, of Great Barrington, is mail carrier ; two horse conveyance ; fare, 25 cents to South Egre- mont; 50 cents to North Egremont; $1.00 to Hillsdale. Send express or telegraph via Great Bar- rington or Hillsdale.
HANCOCK to PITTSFIELD, 10 miles and back, daily. Leave Hancock at 8 a. m., arrive at Pitts- field by 10 a. m., or in season to connect with train ; leave Pittsfield at 3 p. m. or on arrival of train, arriving at Hancock by 5 p. m. A. A. Grant and D. D. Grant are mail carriers ; two horse conveyance : passenger fare each way 50 cents. Express should be sent via Pittsfield or Steph- entown, N. Y. Telegrams should be sent via Stephentown.
JACKSONVILLE (VT.) by WHITINGHAM, READSBORO, READSBORO FALLS, HEARTSVILLE, STAMFORD, (VT.) and BRIGGSVILLE to NORTH ADAMS, 28% miles and back daily. Leave Jacksonville at 4:45 a. m., arrive at North Adams by 11:45 a. m .; leave North Adams at 2 p. m., arrive at. Jacksonville by 9 p. m. H. G. Davis is mail carrier; two horse conveyance; fare $1.50. Send express and tele- grams via North Adams.
LENOX to LENOX RAILROAD STATION (no office) 214 miles and back, three trains daily to connect with trains,
MONTEREY to GREAT BARRINGTON, 9 miles and back, daily. Leave Monterey at 6a . m., arrive at Great Barrington by 9 a. m ; leave Great Barrington at 1:30 p. m., arrive at Monterey by 3:20 p m. Albert B. Champlain is mail carrier; two horse conveyance; passenger fare 50 cents. Send express or telegraph via Great Barrington.
MONTIVILLE to NEW BOSTON, 3 miles and back daily. Leave Montville at 5:30 a. m., arrive at New Boston by 6:15 a. m; leave New Boston at 6 p m., arrive at Montville by 6:45 p. m. Frederick R. Robinson is mail carrier; one horse conveyance. Express via Winsted, Conn. Telephone at New Boston.
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STAR MAIL ROUTES-SOCIETIES.
NEW MARLBORO by HARTSVILLE LO GREAT BARRINGTON, 11 miles and back daily. Leave New Marlboro at 6 a. m , or in time to connect with trains, arrive at Great Barrington by 8 a. m. in summer, and 10 a. m. in winter; leave Great Barrington at 1:30 p. m., arrive at New Marlboro by 4.30 p m. Stephen W. Benedict is mail carrier; two horse conveyance; fare 35 cents to Harts- ville, 75 cents to Great Barrington. Send express and telegrams via Great Barrington. This route also passes Mill River. Fare from Mill River to Great Barrington 50 cents.
OTIS by BECKET CENTER, and CHESTER to CHESTER DEPOT, (no office ) in Hampden Co., 1214 miles and back on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Leave Otis at 6:36 a. m., arrive at Chester Depot by 9:30 a m .; leave Chester Depot at 1 p. m., arrive at Otis by 4 p. m. Albert Champlain is mail car- rier, two horse conveyance ; passenger fare either way 40 cents. Express or telegrams via Chester.
OTIS by NEW BOSTON, COLEBROOK RIVER, Conn., RIVERTON and ROBERTSVILLE, to WINSTED, Conn. 24 miles and back daily. Leave Otis at 5 a. m., arrive at Winsted by 11 a. m .; leave Winsted at 1:30 p. m , or on arrival of New York Mail, arrive at Otis in six hours. Two horse stage ; through passenger fare $1.50. Express via Winsted, Conn. Telephone via Winsted, New Hartford and East Otis Reservoir.
OTIS by WEST BECKET and EAST LEE to LEE 12 miles and back daily. Leave Otis at 7 a. m., ar- rive at Lee by 10 a. m .; leave Lee at 2:30 p. m., or on arrival of train, arrive at Otis in three hours. John Deming is mail carrier under I. B. Tinker, of Tyringham. Two horse conveyance ; fare each way, 75 cents. Express and telegrams should be sent via Lee.
OTIS by WEST OTIS to MONTEREY, 7 miles and back three times a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Leave Otis at 5:15 a. m., arrive at Monterey by ?a. m. ; leave Monterey at 4:15, ar- rive at Otis by 6 p. m. Albert B. Champlin is mail carrier ; two horse conveyance ; fare 50 cents. Send express and telegrams via Chester or Great Barrington.
PITTSFIELD and DALTON stage (no mail) daily. Arrive at Pittsfield from Dalton at p. m. Leave Pittsfield for Dalton at 4 p. m., from Burbank & Enright's on North st.
PITTSFIELD, LENOX, LEE and STOCKBRIDGE .stage, (no mail). Leave Pittsfield at 2 p. m., arriv at 10:30 a. m. From Lenox arrives at -: 30 a. m.
READSBORO (Vt .. ) to HOOSAC TUNNEL, 10 miles and back daily. Leave Readsboro at 7.30 a. m., arrive at Hoosac Tunnel by 10 a. m. Leave Hoosac Tunnel at 2 p. m., arrive at Readsboro at 4.30 p. m .. Two-horse stage. Send express via Hoosac Tunnel
SOUTH EGREMONT by MOUNT WASHINGTON to COPAKE IRON WORKS. (N. Y.) 1016 miles and back three times a week, three additional weekly trips from June 1 to September 30. Leave South Egremont ir summer at 9 a. m , or on arrival of mail from G eat Barrington, arrive at Copake Iron Works in 216 hours ; leave Copake Iron Works at 2:30 p. m., or in season to connect with mail for Great Barrington. From October to May the mails to be carried at above hours on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Above schedule advertised for by U. S., Sept. 15, 1884. No postoffice heretofore establ shed in Mount Washington. Send express and telegrams via Great Barring- ton or Copake Iron Works.
SOUTHFIELD by MILL RIVER and CLAYTON to CANAAN (Conn.) 10 miles and back daily. Leave Southfield at 6:30 a. m .. or in season to connect with train, arrive in Canaan in 22 hours ; leave Caanan at 1 p. m .. or on arrival of train, arrive at Southfield in 24 hours. J B. Haskell is mail carrier ; stage fare from Southfield to Mill River 15 cents ; Clayton 50 cents ; to Canaan 65 cents. Send express and telegrams via Canaan.
TYRINGHAM to LEE 5 miles and back daily. Leave Tyringham at 12 m., arrive at Lee by 1:15 p. m .; leave Lee at 2:30 p. m., arrive at Tyringham by 3:45 p. m. Send express or telegrams via Lee.
WILLIAMSTOWN by SWEET'S CORNERS, SOUTH WILLIAMSTOWN, NEW ASHFORD, LANESBORO and PONTOOSUC to PITTSFIELD, 21 miles and back daily Leave Williamstown at 6:45 a. m., arrive at Pittsfield by 11:45 a. m .; leave Pittsfield at 3 p. m., arrive at Williamstown by 9:30 p. m. Passen- gers carried. Send express or telegrams via either terminus.
WINSTED, Conn., by WEST WINSTED, COLEBROOK, NORTH COLDBROOK, and SOUTH SANDISFIELD to SANDISFIELD. 15 miles and back, daily. Leave Winsted at 1:30 p. m , or on arrival of train, arrive at Sandisfield by 5.30 p. m. ; leave Sandisfield at 6:45 a. m., arrive at Winsted by 10:40 a. m. Michael E. Ryan is mail carrier; passenger fare, $1.00 through. Express should be sent via Win- sted, Conn., and telegrams via Colebrook, Conn.
WORTHINGTON. (Hampshire Co., ) by WEST WORTHINGTON and PERU to HINSDALE and back daily. Leave Worthington at 7 a m., or in season to connect with train going West, arrive at Hinsdale by 10 a. m .; leave Hinsdale at 12:45 p. m , or on arrival of mail train, arrive at Worth- ington by 3 p. m. Edwin Burr, of Worthington, is mail carrier ; two-horse conveyance. Fare, Hinsdale to Peru, 40 cents; to Worthington, 90 cents. Send express and telegrams via Hins- dala.
SOCIETIES. Masonic Fraternity.
ADAMS .-* Berkshire Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1858, meets first Monday of each month, in Collins Block, Robert N. Richmond, M .; W. S. Jenks, Sec'y.
Corinthian Chapter. R A. M., meets third Thursday of each month, in Collins Block ; John M. Morin, M. E. H .; A. W. Safford, Sec'y.
CHESHIRE .- Upton Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1870, meets second Tuesday of each month; William P. Martin, Master.
*Franklin Lodge, F. & A. M., was chartered June 9, 1794, John M. Cutler, G. M., and was continued until anti-masonic times. The only member of this old lodge now living is Ezra D. Whitaker of North Adams.
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SOCIETIES.
HINSDALE .- Globe Lodge, F. & A. M .. meets first Monday of each month, John R. Davison, Master.
GREAT BARRINGTON .- Cincinnatus Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1795, meets Friday, on or before the full of the moon of each month; Miles T. Huntington, Master.
LEE .- Evening Star Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1795, meets Tuesday, on or before the full of the moon of each month; Edward H. Phinney, Master.
MONUMENT CHAPTER .- Meets on Monday after the full of the moon of each month.
NORTH ADAMS -Greylock Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1872, meets at Masonic Hall on second Tuesday of each month; Edward T. Dart, M .; Alexander Caswell, Sec'y.
Lafayette Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered In 1849, meets at Masonic Hall Monday, on or before the full of the moon; A. W. Fulton, M .; G. H. Minor, Sec'y.
Composite chapter meets first Monday of each month.
PITTSFIELD .- Mystic Lodge, F. & A. M .. stated communications on the first Tuesday evening of each month, Charles E. Merrill, W. M .; James Carver, S. W .; James Kittle, J. W .: E. H. Nash, Treas. ; J. F VanDeusen, Sec'y.
Crescent Lodge, F. & A. M., George H. Tucker, W. M .; William C. Stevenson, S. W .; W. P. Wood. J. W .; Theodore L, Allen, Treas ; Clark F. Hall, Sec'y.
Berkshire Royal Arch Capter, l'homas H. Day, H. P. ; William K. Rice, K .; Edward H. Rice, S .; Clark F. Hall, Treas .; John F. Van Deusen Sec'y.
Berkshire Council Select and Royal Masters, Hezekiah S. Russell, T. 1. M .: Lebbeus Scott. D M .; William D. Axtell. P. C of W .; Otis Cole. Treas. ; A. J. Newman Recorder.
Berkshire Commandery Knight Templars. Stated conclave second Monday evening of each
month. Irving D. Ferry, E. C .; William E. Wilcox, Gen .; Charles E Merrill, Capt Gen .; Otis Cole, Treas ; Clark F. Hall, recorder.
STOCKBRIDGE .- Occidental Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1870, meets the first Tuesday on or before the full of each moon; Charles H. Willis, Master.
WEST STOCKBRIDGE .- Windsor Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1803, meets first Thursday on or before the full of the moon of each month; W L. Curtis, Master.
WILLIAMSTOWN. - Williams Lodge, F. & A. M., chartered in 1872; Homer Torry, Master.
Temperance Societies.
PITTSFIELD .- Father Matthew T. A. S., organized February 1, 1874, meetsin Martin's Block every Tuesday evening; William Nugent, Pres .; B. F. Stanton: Sec'y.
Patrons of Husbandry.
DALTON .- Dalton Grange, No. 23, Edward L. Brown. M ; and Emma Walker, Sec'y. FLORIDA. - Florida Grange, No. 100, E. C. Rice, M ; and Mrs. E C. Rice, Sec'y.
HINSDALE .- Hinsdale Grange, No. 19, C. E. Robinson, M .; and Mrs. F. F Wadkins, Sec'y. LANESBORO .- Lanesboro Grange, No. 21, F. D. Deming, M. ; and W. F. Farnham, Sec'y. RICHMOND .- Richmond Grange, No. 32, A. G. Sharpe, M ; and Katie Nichols, Sec'y. PITTSFIELD .- Pittsfield Grange, No. 14, John Strong, M .; and C. F. Hall, Sec'y.
SAVOY .- Savoy Grange, No. 99, Isaac N. Burnett, M .; and W. W. Burnett, Sec'y.
Grand Army of the Republic.
GREAT BARRINGTON .- Capt. E. T. Dresser Post G. A. R., No. 158, meets first and third Mondays of each month; William McDonald, Com.
NORTH ADAMS .- C. D Sanford Post, G. A. R., Frank M. Foote, Com.
PITTSFIELD .- W. W. Rockwell Post, G. A. R , No. 125, meets first and second Mondays of month; William H. Chamberlin, Com.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
NORTH ADAMS .- Oneco Lodge, No. 100. F. B. Walker, N. G .; N B. Flodel, P. S.
PITTSFIELD .- Berkshire Lodge. No. 57, Thomas E. Hall, N. G .; George McGregor, P. S. ; meets every Tuesday evening.
Oseola Lodge, No. 125, Rufus A. Teeling, N. G .; Charles F. Wakefield, P. S .; meets every Friday evening.
Knights of Honor.
PITTSFIELD .- Pittsfield Lodge, No. 339, John L. Brady, D .; Charles H. Clifford, R .: Frederick A. Churchill, F. P .; and Henry C. Clark, T .; meets first and third Mondays of each month.
Laurel Lodge, No. 777, K. and L. of H, Frederick A. Churchill, P .; H. C. Morris, S. T .; Osbert J. Copeland, F. C .; Arthur H. Hall, T .; meets on first and third Wednesdays of each month.
Royal Arcanum.
PITTSFIELD .- Onota Council, No. 568, Dr. H. W. Dewey, Jr., R .; John L. Brady, S .; Darwin E. Streeter, C .; George A. Holland, T .; meets second and fourth Mondays of each month.
Knights of Pythias.
ADAMS .- Adams Lodge, No. 67, Adelbert Tinney, C. C .; Jerrold Howatt, Jr., K. R. S .; meets every night.
PITTSFIELD .- Berkshire Lodge, A. W. Stewart, C. C .; F. F. Reed, K. R. S .; meets every Wednesday.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
LEE .- Has sixty-five members, with John D. McCarthy, president; Thomas Haphy, treasurer; meets first Tuesday of each month.
NORTH ADAMS .- Dennis Finnegan, president; John Haynes, secretary; meets second and last Tuesdays of each month.
PITTSFIELD .- Dennis A. Hogan, president; John Smith, secretary; meets every Sunday.
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GAZETTEER
OF
BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS.
" Thou who wouldst see the lovely and the wild Mingled in harmony on Nature's face, Ascend our rocky mountains. Let thy foot Fail not with weariness, for on their tops The beauty and the majesty of earth, Spread wide beneath, shall make thee to forget The steep and toilsome way."-BRYANT.
B ERKSHIRE COUNTY, whose wealth of beauty and historic lore has fancy-tipped the pen of many gifted ones, rears, "round as the bosom of beauty," her voluptuous hills, and wide-spreads her charming valleys and sylvan vales over the whole of Western Massachusetts, extending from the southern bounds of the Green Mountain State down to the Northern line of old Connecticut. Here the Taghconic and Green Mountain ranges have united the picturesque and the grand in an exquisite harmony, their various blendings of light and shade combining in a woof more rare than was ever wrought in the looms af Ispahan, while "cloud-girdled" Greylock, the highest mountain in the State, holds, from his mighty throne, watch and ward over all. Of this beautiful country, however, it is not our purpose to attempt in the following pages a full and detailed history, nor a complete description thereof ; but simply to place on record the principal events con- nected with its history, to outline the lives of some of its pioneers and hon- ored citizens, to trace the erection of each one of its townships, and to hand down to future generations the names and occupations of its present resi- dents, all of which, however, unite in a task by no means slight, and for any imperfections in the execution thereof, we beg the kind indulgence of the reader.
Let us turn back over the old Bay Path, adown the vista of faded years, and hastily glance at the links in the strong chain that unites us with that
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little band whose bended knees devoutly pressed old Plymouth's frozen snow on that dreary December day in 1620-that band who had braved persecu- tion, and the rigors of a winter sea, that they " might walk with God and one another in the enjoyment of the ordinances of God, according to the primi- tive fashion," and now, on this dreary 21st of December, began their stern fight with the elements, with famine, and with a savage foe, to found one of the greatest nations upon which the sun has ever shone. A God-fearing, law- loving, fearless, industrious people were this litle Puritan band, the "noblest men that ever founded a nation." Of their many trials in those early days it is not necessary to speak-they are familiar to all. Accessions to the new settlement was soon made, other colonies were established, and it was not long before emigration began its steady march towards the West, a march that even now, though more than two and a half centuries have intervened, is not ended. Cotton Mather quaintly speaks of these times as follows .-
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