Litchfield enquirer., 1865-11-09
STATE ITEMS.

and millionaire or FltcnVllies uleO on M0nudy week of pneumonia, after brief illness.
 THE squirrels in New Haven Green are be- coming SO fat that they are unable to climb and often fall to the ground.
 Mas. Harriet Beecher Stowe and her sister are trying to introduce the Swedish move mept cure into the schools of Hartford.
 THREE markets in the town of Mystic were robbed on Thursday night last, the entire pro ceeds stolen being only few dollars. THE l0oaers farm of Robert G. H. Cone, ct West Hartford, has been sold to St. Louis gentlemen for $2OO0O cash. ,.
 MER1DEa has adopted bylaw that nobody shall slide down hill on the sidewalk, under apenalty of five dollars.
 LADY Warren did the quickest time ever made on the Bridgeport course, last Thursday mile in 2:39. s HlT 5> fa TIE UniTersalist Society of Norwich offer 1900 per annum to Rev. MT. Johnson of Bal timore to take the pastorste of that church. HoN. Stanley G Trott, postmaster of Charles ton, g. O., is on a visit to his old home in New London, where he was postmaster under Blu chanan. ii tJs fr E sa- rs S.ar ag. :. A respectable z young Irishwoman was caught stealing pair of earrings from a store iu Waterbury, on Saturday week, but paid for tbe same and was let of.
 CHARLES W. Miller, was put under $2OOo bonds Thursday last, for giving prisoner tools to make his escape from the Bridgeport jail with. ., ,-. .-.,e:.. .. -.. .:s 2 .,.....
 Ex-Postmaster Turner-for twelve years postmaster a: New London, died at his resi-. dence in New London, Thursday, after brief illness of typhoid fever. ,.... .... TIE one hundred and fftieth anniversary of the organization of the First Congregational Church at Pomfret was celebrated on Thurs. day.
 HENRY Allen late It. Colonel of the 17th Regiment Conn. Vols has received an ap- pcintment from Sec Harlan in the Interior Department, at Washington.
 MR. Marcus [ Delevan of New Haven has recently accepted the position of night editor on the Palladium, vice Mir. Hickox, who has obtained clerkship in the Treasury De--~--- ment at Nasgington. s-bs. -1A-
 r, .,,.as.esL .--srure the Police Court in TWO won wOn1sA sA Monday, one claiming that the -so~ of the other ate up sixty head of cabbage in one night, which the owner refused to pay for. Q gusfn HEes sg fasF fru.e I T.' THE family of Ezekiel Austin. in Waterford were surprised the other morning to find handsome male infant, apparently three or four weeks old, in a basket on their doorstep. ROBERT A Stiles, son of Rev. Dr. Stiles. for nerly of New Haven and lately of Richmond who still refuses to take the oath of allegiance has been the recipient of New Haven hospital BAPTIsTs OF CoSSEcrIcUT.--There are 1I5 churches, 76 having pastors. Whole number of members, Il, ,490; added during the year, 6sS. Contributions for missionary and kin dred purposes, $l0,349. --..-....s..
 Ix xMiddletown, few days since, large ea- gle came down and alighted in the midst of a number of children who were at play. gen. tlemau-who was standing near by, managed to capture the bird e s-t sl aa.t stt
 Mas Martha Brown, of Willimantic, has eloPed with South Coventry man, who has a wife sndt three children. MT. Brown followed the runaways as far ss Springfield and there lost track of thema ssJ.7 t--- .sraaE
 MIsslJ A. Bullard, has visited during tn. last six months over eight hundred families in Hartford, to minister to their temporal and spiritual needs and has distributed 7,OOO re igious tracts and other publications. She made two thousand visits to the needy. as.a
 ME. stebbins, young man, while engaged in coupling cars of Thursdayo of last week. al Norwaik, was almost instantly killed. H, was a veteran soldier, having served foul years, and Twas a native of Ridgefeld. A 5a
 THE compilation of the statutes, of the Stat, ordered by the last Legislature, was done by Judges Dutton and Waldo, and David Bootl Esq, of Danbury. The work is now in pres at Benhams in New Haven, and will be issued about the middle .os next month. !g9 less
 MR. Elias Thompson keeper of the New-EIa ven Light, has raised during the past season sweet pstatoes that weighed over three pounds He planted them on the 3d of June, and raised them in rich sand on the beach, near the light and has gathered 25 bushels from l77 hills. Y
 DEPUrfa Collector Cornelius Brainerd oi Middletown came near being killed on Tues day week.. He was sitting at a table in his office when the ceiling fell down, demoiishina baskets and everything in it's way. Fortu nately MT. B. escaped with a slight bruise O the hand. .rosrf B sga a1kt tes8 sez vet soa-
 THE l50th anniversary of the formation O the church at Greens Farms, was celebrated on the 26th of October. Appropriate service and addresses were made and superb colla tion, served up under large tents. Over 70' partook, and twelve large baskets full wer left. Hon. Jas. c, 1Loomis of Bridgeport, pre- sided at the tables. a7 sgs~e7 ss. ;.sv.4 a
 THOMAS Agan, of Bloomfield was put in jai at Hartford, on Sunday night, for attemptini to-murder James Ruthford, a neighbor wh had sent an insuItiur messare fn his wife