Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-15

Thefrew was frss discovered Hssie past noon. The story in the Housabmic Repub1ican of last wsek, that the fire caught ffom apipe smoked by man threshing, is untrue.
 Ashort time before the fire was first seen. the hired men who were chopping little way off, and the ladies in the house, heard loud report like that of gun, which leads to the supposition that slow match and other internal agents of the incendiary must have been used. This con viction strengthened by the fact that the fire originated in Cattle shed joined to the barn, in 1 which shed much loose straw had been slowed the day before s1a 5ss < This was without doubt the best barn in Sails Ibury. Erected the past year, with all the mod ern improvements, covered with slate, and con- sidered model in it's way. About forty tons of hay and four hundred bushels of grain were consumed. The buildings, &c., were insured for Sl 500, but MT. Ettle's loss will be heavy. His moving machine, threshing machine, and other valuable farming implements, were consumed. | l. Washington. ~
 | MARRIAGE IN HIGH LFE.-We print with un- dissembled distraction of mind, the following contradictory accounts of marriage in high life down in Washington, somewhat out of the usual place for such notices too, that our readers may have the full benefit of the announcements and contradiction.
 f No.l. Mr umfry Dear sir inClosed you will find eight Stamps pleas to put this in the paper mario march the eight Mir Jo- ceph appels to Miss Mareret Black both of Wash ington Coneticut If this is not the prise Send John Rodgers Washington. .~f. .-..
 No D. Wash March 9th 1860 MT Humphry Sir The Notice of the marrige of a MT Apples to Miss Black is not correct. as the Gentlemans name is Mir William Jones that officated on that occasion, as the Bridegroom.the Notice you received this week is correct with the exception of the Name of the Bridegroom wich is Jones enstead of Apples which You will pleese correct in the Paper ....
 Respectfully Yours Sc s
 Mo- B. Washington March 12 1860 Mir James 'umphry Esq @ .as. gtt Dear Sir serpose you recivd letter dated march the : requesting you to put the marrig of mr Joseph appels to miss Mareret Black both of Washing ton thar is mistak you need not put that in.
 Mir. Snowman, which is the monkey and which is the elephant?
 Vich ever you pleases, my little man, you pays your money and you takes your choice.
 Woodbury.
 The First Congregational Church have invited Rev. E. E. Hull, formerly pastor of the First Congregational Church of Guilford, to become it's pastor
 ALMOST FIRE IN WooDBuRY.-On the eve ming of the 5th inst. colored servant girl of William G. Cogswell went into her chamber for some purpose, set her candle in chair over which hung some cotton clothes. and in taking up the light she accidentally set the clothes on fire as is supposed. Some member of the family had occasion to open the chamber door when they found the room was in full blaze With the as sistance of a neighbor or two (that happened tc be at Mir. C.'s) the fire was soon put out-with the loss of the contents of the room. A little longer delay and the fire would have been beyond control.
 l Josiah Hotchkiss, Esq. of the most well known manufacturing firm of J. & R. H. Hotch- kiss, died on the 9th inst at Bridgeport, where he had resided for few years past. His remains were brought to Woodbury for interment on the i, 12th inst.
 Warren.
 Ellen $. Coristock, little daughter of Henry s. Comstock. aged g, was instantly killed. on Tuesday of last week, by the falling of a tree, which was being felled near her fathers house. She was sent out to call the man who was feIling the tree, to dinner, reaching him just as the tree fell crushing her to the ground and killing her instantly. The man did not observe her until af- ter the tree struck her.
 Winsted.
 Hon. John Boyd is writing the history of the town of Winchester. The right man for good book. s
 The Cook Axle Company of Winsted talk | of transferring their business to Derby, on ac- count of the excessive cost of freight. They buy their iron mostly at Derby, and have then to re- ship the bulk of it southward to the numerous carriage makers along the line of the Naugatuck road. 4 The Winsted Grand List for 1859 foots up S56,S87. The assessed value of property is $l, ; 658297.
 
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