Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-14


 SAL1sBURY.-The remains of Capt. Orsn H.: Knight of the 2nd Conn. Artillery, were brought to this town OH the 9th inst. and in tered in the Central burying ground last Sun day ;-fuHeral services conducted by Rev. Dr. Reid. Capt. Knight was wounded while en- gagged in the late battles O. his Regiment, and was soon after attacked with dirtheria, which terminated the existettce of a gallant and worthy young officer, engaged in amost noble cause. :.:
 A fire broke out last wc,k in coal bush on the land of s. c. scovill, Esq. and after consuming 200 cords of wood cut and prepared for charcoal, and extending over 100 acres of adjacent wood land was at length arrested in it's career by the united efforts of some 60 mcs, sh0 l"bores S5' 'sTiget Ttn and day by back fir Ing. Sa7e7
 t.-- Twenty shesp rese :ta9sghteHed by 2 dogs on the lst inst, on the c,fArm of II. Belcher & Sons, and l5others badly bitten and lacersted. Let the tax on dogs Dc increased till they should be few and fur between the in, ,crests of all demand it especially sinoo Cotton is Fling no longer, and wool must De relied Upon to clolho the millions
 - Astrike:-som 50 or co sbovels, picks, &c, were suddenly dropped by about the same number of workmen in the Salisbury iron miues, on the 7th inst, at l o'clock ?. M. ;- increased wages were demanded iR oonse- quencc, as was alleged, of tho late increased price of pork, flour and other necessarfes, to prevent the little ones from crying for bread, Sc. After sort of Sunday stiffness and si- lcnce at the mines for about 24 hours, an ar rangement was mado, the tools picked up, mainly by the same hands from which they had fallen, and work resumed.
 = Some farmers in this town have complet- ed their haying, which is atleast a month ear Her than usual, in consequence of the extreme drouyh'. From scme farms but half crop of hay is expected, While the pastures are short and even "sunburnt" in some instances. Beef and mutton, butter and cheese, &c.,, are grow. ing lamentably less in consequence thereof. wAsnlsGroN.-The funeral of serg't Fitz G Hollister, Co. I, 9th Reg't Conn., Vols, wa. 1 attended by large concourse of people on the Sth inst. Hc was shot dead by a ball through tho left breast, cutting the arteries 50 that the blood poured a stream from his mouth, ir front of Pctersburgh, June 22d. His agt was 2 years, His chaplain and Capt. Wm. J Roberts, spoke of him in the highest terms al a christian soldier cone of thousand!'' Te those who had the rare fortune to be intimate ly acquainted with him, no word of prais, need be said. By the price of ,honsands 0 young mens lives like his, Is God purchasing anew the nation. It must stand.
 | Seventeen persons were admitted to tn, ] Congregational church last Sabbath, by pro fession of faith.
 l On second counting of the contributio, for the soldiers Aid Society. on the 4th, th
 amount was $2s, 29, instead of $25. .25 as frs
 stated May all contributions to that objec
 be likewise increased.
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