Litchfield enquirer., 1865-04-20
STATE ITEMS.

There are twenty Congregational churches in this State without pastors.
 The receipts of tue New Haven Christian Commission for March, 1865, were $740.l7.
 Died in Stratford, April 9th, Ada Bell (col |ored) aged l07 years aud 3 months. Application will be made to the next session [of the Legislature to make Norwich, the only lshirs town in New London County.
 The Yale navy numbers this year 252 mem bers, and has at present sixteen boats of whict eight are shells. A large boat house has re gently been erected at cost of $25O0
 Mr. A. c. Smith, Union German, was at tackled by copperheads on Front street Hart ford, for wearing small American flag in th' Iappel of bis coat.
 The death of Albert H. Wilcoxson. of Nor rsver dt TalIahasse, Florida, on the 7t6 Q March, and died on the 10th.
 A fire broke out in E. Hillard's Planins Mill, Sash and Blind Factory, (n Meriden Coun.) about 3 o'clock Monday morning, des troying the north ell, with property to the value of $2000. The efforts of the iremen saved the
 
 Norwich celebrated the news of the victor, Toy burning down the County Court House on Tuesday morning. It was decayed building |dry as finder, and of little value. Nearly all the furniture was saved. It was undoubtedl, |set on lire.
 The copperhead chairman of the town meet 'ings in Milford on election day, ordered the ar rest of man for hurrahing over the capture of Richmond. No constable was found willing to undertake the job, and cheers were given bJ the Union men to their hearts, content.
 A rascally attempt was made to burn the Meliden Town Hall building few days since The fire was providentially discovered before doing much damage. It is conjectured tha, the villainy was perpetrated by some persor who has been incarcerated in the cells of the town lookup, and adopted this method of be- Ing revsnged.
 The Meriden Recorder says that Mrs. Sig. Journey, the friend Of the unfortunate, has again made 8 bequest in favor of the boys of the Reform School. She has sent the superin |tendent of the institute fifteen dollars for thei, benefit.
 Are you not mistaken about the amount, friend Riggs? Was it not fifteen centse
 In an important case before late term of |the Superior Court, man sitting in the court room heard witness called and saw a man take the stand and remarked, sotto voce, that lis not the man. was be:n in the same town. and have known hi,:i tor twenty-five yea,s = that ia not the man. He heard the man tes- tify, and as he left the stand, getting fuller view of the mans face, he exclaimed, I guess it is he, but he was always such dirty cuss ] lid not recognize him, now that he is washed up.'
 A letter published in the New Haven Jour- nal & Courier, from an officer in the 29thI says that regiment was the first to enter the enemy's lines at Richmond, and among the| first to enter the city on the heels of it's evacua ton. They took along all their knapsacks| and ratiuns, while other regiments left every- thing behind and made sort of scrub race to| enter little ahead, though it was a drawI game. They had previously been stationed a,| Fe,t Burnham, one of the most important DO. stious on our lines north of the James.~CnI Wooster is now acting as President of milf tary board in session at Richmond for the trial uf offeuses committed in the city.
 The Connecticut Courier, paper formerlyI published in Bridgeport, of the date of July s,h, 1920, contains the following in the regu lar list of marriages, without emphasis or par ticular comment
 MARRIED. In Stamford, Mr. David Wilsonl aged 85 years, to widow Betty Ferris. aged| 83 years.
 At Boothbay. Mel Robert Reed 4th, cousin| to Robert Reed St no relation to Robertl Reed 9th, son of Robert lst. but no relationI to Robert Reed Ed, to Miss Alice Reed ] daughter of Robert Reed 3d. The above are| all of Boothbay. Wonder if there were any| broken Reeds among emf Ben.