Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
STATE ITEMS

police force.
 BoFH New London and Franklin advertise that they shall petition the nsxt legislature to be made the sole shire town. -
 A HARTFORD saloon keeper has painted him sign. which reads. -Bossdesele Nodrushed.' Positively No rrust)
 4. THE contract for Printing !" Revised Stat utes of Connectieut,' volume of HOO pages. has been awarded to Mir John H. Bsuham, of New Haven.
 Or the two million of state bonds offered for sale on Thursday. only about i've hundred thousand were taken at par and a email pre- mium. .t iF83ssH
 ALLYN Hall, st Hartford, is to be improved by large stairway at the rear. thus furnish. ing additional facilities for egress in case of fire or accident. ,.,, .s., 4. s4ss f ,e asoei' TIE Good Templars' grand lodge of Conuec. iicut, holds its second quarterly session with the New Lon Ion Good Templars on yesterday and to-day.iay ic,jehi{ a.s ie.titet '.' .rte '. ! THE annual encampmsut of the Second Reg iment of the National Guard of this State, will be held this year at Savin Rock, on Thursday the llthl day of September, and continue for six days
 AMONG the many gnests lat Sasin Rock, q popular resort, are ex.Goy. Washburne and lady of ofcambridge, ass. ex-Govs Randall and family of Wisconsin. Lieat--G Cox, of Mary land and others, of note iiffs} 3i5t '' I TIE Phonix Mutual Life Insnrance compa l ny of Hartford. has elected E. Fesssenden, president, Horace ], Morse.s Vice President, and J. F. Burns Secretary for the ensuing year. 0.4uts4S
 A LITTLE four year old fell out of second story window in New Haven, the other day, and caught thespacioas part of his pantaloons on projecting iron. where be hung till his father could release him. ''t sS " MAJOR General Alfred Howe Terry. com. handing the Department of Virginia, has re- ceived the promotion from the War Depart ment as major general in the regular army of the United States by brevet. This is in- deed promotion in every way it to be made. TIE Superior court which met at Brooklyn, Windham county, few days since was com pelled to adjourn-the hotels being 50 full that neither bar nor jury could and accommoda. tions. There is some talk of removing the county seat from Brooklyn to Danielsonville AN Irishwomau named Curray. wife of John c. Curray, was found dead near her residence in Danbury, on the morning of the 9th. She went to milk her COW, and not returning was found about 10 o'clock. The verdict of the Jury was death from henimorhage. aa THURSDAY Aug. 10th, swas the anniversary of he bombardment of Stonington, by the British in 1874. The two guns which were used by the Americans are still in Stenington Borough, and are in condition to be used in firing salutes. '''' is. .s.....,. ......i A YOUNG man in Canton, (Hartford county, j by the name of Case, has been desperately iu love with Miss Wright, of that village, who gave him the mitten.' The result was ths, Case took whole ounce of laudanum, went into convulsions, and seemed to be dying But the doctor succeeded in bringing him out IN view of the frequent assaults upon fsmale of late, the Norwich Bulletin advises them |. carry some defensive weapons when not es corted. A few inches of cold steel. or an ounc, of chilled lead, would have notifying e6ec upon the passions ofa villain who would Icy violent hands upon woman. jA&5
 THE Hartford Post tells of . curious fact ir natural history appearing in Collinsville.. Il consists of series of worms half an inch lonl moving in single file an inch minute, and ss close together as to present the appearance o . snake three feet long. The motion of thu train is tortuons. and the matter excites muoi linterest. ,H u;a I A Mas. Barbour was out picking bsrrie' last week in Meriden, and lost her wallet con taiuing about $50. It was found by lJohr Heelan. who refused to give 1t up An action was brought against him, but it was not con. siiered theft because it was not proved that at the precise time ct which it was picked uI by Heelan. he intended to keep it. 14'9'4F wM. HAMILTON, of southport, while drawing his seine just below the town, for white fist Friday morning, caught large shark, meas uring some eight feet long. His jaws opened some eighteen inches, with breadth ofabon' fifteen inches--large enough to gobble up quite a decent mouthfal His hide was almost ai thick as sole leather. This is the first one oi any respectable size that has hsen caught thil season. I CAPT. Wheeler, one of the oldest citisens, and distinguished for his bravery and useful ness in the war of 1872, died on the 2nd. ir Mystic. He organized and commanded tho militia company of Mystic. of 90 men,. in the 1 war of 1872, and guarded the coast between Mystic and New London. He was very active
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