Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-08
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWz

LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS LfFcMMD-The news of this week on and about the Hill" seems to be universally cleric al"-and since we. have always kept at respec. table distance from these controversies, our read CTS must likewise be content to let the twa herds have it out in peace. Because we Aa0s kept q long silence, however it's no reason why we may not launch out sometime editorially ly-but we were never yet desirous to burn our fingers with hot cross buns." a ;
 The Democrats hold their County Conven- tion here, on Saturday the 10th inst
 Mfr. Merriman makes fsh-poles-They are of peculiar sort-He advertises them in our paper. He fished for patent for them, but didn't catch it-He now fishes for buyers, and we hope he may catch them. We can only say that they are warranted death on trout'-and the fronting season soon opens.
 The weather after having been unusually mild and genial for March, relapsed into snow. storm and rain on Tuesday evening. Colds abound hereabouts and the measles and such weather is calculated to add to the cases.
 A huge bonfire was kindled in the Central Park" on the Hill on eMonday evening. What the particular occasion for jjolifcation was, we have not learned" Our Reporter" being ab- sent. Perhaps his very absence accounts. tor it The Selectmen of Litchfeld are anxious to " contract" for man and his wife to take charge of the Town Farm-at least they advertise so in this paper, and we hope they may get 'em.
 Kksr.-Our types last week, make the e1- pense of the new school house in Kent, with land and fencing, $25O. It should be $l,o5o They have fine house, and our figures gave them credit in building for less than its dimen. sions and finish would be generally estimated by contractors.
 On Sunday last the Pastor of the Congre gstional Church, Row. Evarts Scudder, having returned from an absence of few weeks, inclu ding the period of the death of the aged Indi an, Aunt Eunice," made her decease the sub Ject of an interesting and instructive discourse to the congregation, including members of the tribe, and relatives of the deceased. who occu pied the front seat in the body of the church Aunt Eunice Nave" had been consistent member of the Church for sixteen years, anc was present at the communion and services o the Church as often as her health and strength would allow, and her general department was evidence of the sincerity of her profession, sayl l our correspondent
 MoRRIs.-After long, and labored consult. tion between the Selectmen of Morris and Litch field the former have at length made the pur chase of the Town Farm belonging to the ole town of Litchfeld, and now situated within tn, limits of Morris for the sum of $7.55O, Morri. paying the present town of Litchtield Seo4o fo her share.
 1 SAL1sBUnY-A miserable hoyel in the soutl part of Salisbury, occupied by an old coloret woman named Hannah Youngs, was consumed by fire last Saturday night and the body of tn. woman was found next morning among tn, smouldcring ruins, burned to crisp. Parts o the body were entirely destroyed by the fire. A Coroner's jury was summoned, but was un able to account for the origin of the fre Som, of the neighbors think her bed must have caugh fire from her pipe, knowing that she was in tn, the habit of smoking ofter going to bed at night l and also judging from the fact that her pipe wa found by the side of the body.
 WEST CoRSwA1L.-J. M. Gardner & Co.,, wh, for a long time have. manufactured Sash ant Blinds, and more recently, Shears, in Wes Cornwall, under the pressure of mature obliga tion, which they were unable to meet, and pend ing suits, have made an assignment
 --J. Sanford Johnson has purchased the farm and stock of Capt. Earl Johnson, and Mr. Geo Burgraff has purchased the farm of MT. Elipha let Shepard. Other changes more than usual ar, in contemplation.
 WEST CORNWALL, March :, 1860. Mk EDITOR :-
 An article or two in one of your selfstylee republican cotemporaries of last week, on tn, Democratic State Ticket is causing our republi cans to open their eyes anew ; and they are rub ping up the spectacles you furnished them earl! in the winter, and are beginning to see through the dust the Editor kicked up in his tantrums a your Illuminating articles. think those arti cles "for consideration" will cost him nor, than he will get. ....-
 l think Cornwall will give heavy republican vote. We arc thoroughly organized, and ar hard at work. Yours &c.
 1 NEVIS OF THE WEEK.