Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-12
COUNTY INTELLIGENCE.

M. w. Barnes, O. D. King, wee presidents; Leman w. Cutler, corresponding secretary; Q. Hickox, recording secretary; George A. Woodruff, treasurer; and Augustus Hamilton, Joseph Blakeslee, ,eGeorge s. At- wood, John Heminway, and Lyman Sperry executive committee, for the ensuing year
 Last Friday as MT. R. F. Foster. wife and cousin were decending the hill in Cornwall. just above the old furnace, they were thrown out among the rocks on the south side of the road. Mrs. F. was considerably hurt the others escaping with slight bruises. A few years ago the wife of Mr. Garner. of West Cornwall, was instantly killed by be- ing thrown from g wagon at the same place.
 From the Sentinel.
 HUNrsvnIE:-Hunts Lyman Iron Co.,, 'blowed out their furnace few days since. They are now repairing the hearth with the intention of starting again immediate. ly.
 SOUTH CANAAN.-J. MichaeIs caught a wild cat in trap few days ago, near MT. T. Baliey's.
 From the Bridgeport Standwd:
 CORNWALL BRIDGE.-Mr. W. c. Wac: hams is building two and half story store and dwelling near the depot. The store is to be occupied by Mr. Ed. Kel- logg, who has purchased the store of Messrs Kellogg Bros.
 ttt MT. E. E. Dunbar, the accommodating and gentlemanly Ticket and Express Agent, has resigned his present position, to the regret of large circle of friends. Success attend him wherever he may go. New plank have been placed in front of the de- pot. No little amusement has been occa- stoned in this vicinity by the birth of twins, who seemed to talk quite distinctly when a week old. Their prompt and accurate re- plles to numerous questions were quite mystery to venerable nurses, and people generally, who had forgotten that the fath- CT of the cherubs' was 8 ventriloquist. Mrs. Flora Wells has disposed of her farm consisting of almost 200 acres, situa- ted two miles above Cornwall Bridge on the east side of the river, for S5,000.
 The Cornwall Bridge Iron Co.,, Mr. J. A. Bierce. Supt., &c., have completed a large building opposite their Furnace on the Plains Road, for the storage of fine iron ore.
 .: The slips of tho M. E: Church were rented on Friday of last week.
 CoRNwAL1.-W learn that the Rev. NJ. Feun of the Congregational Society, has resigned his position and asked dismis- sal. The community, generally, will re- gret to lose MT. Fenn, and the Society es- peclally, will feel the loss deeply. The church has recently been lepainted and repaired, about 800 dollars having been expended on it. At 8 meeting recent ly held, the Society voted to pay salary of $S5O to the pastor and give the rent of the pasonage.
 Capt. Gold has nearly completed 8 large two story building, situated just be- low his saw mill, on the road to the depot, about mile from the center, which is to be fitted up for general blacksmithing bus mess. Some large trip hammers will be put into 1t.
 -Messrs. M. Beers & Son have @ very full and excellent assortment of all kinds of goods, ln their large and convenient store on the hill.
 4 WINCHESTER CENTRE.-Rev Ira Petit bone IS about to enter into an engagement with the Congregational Church at Strat- ford, Conn.
 - MT. Corbelly succeeds Harvey Moore in the blacksmithing business
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 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE IN KEN TUcKY.-Mr. A. J. Bruner wished to be cho- sen clerk of Clarke county, Kentucky To conciliate the electors and secure their suf- frages. he published card ill the local pa- per, from which we make an extract:
 What little money and property had gave 1t all to the Confederate cause. and If had ten times as much more I would have given 1t cheerfully. At the commence ment of the rebellion my sympathies were for the South; in 1861, l joined the rebel nome guard company that was raised at Winchester ] opened my storeroom at Winchester as depot for the reception of clothing and other articles for the rebel prisoners that were captured at Fort Do- nelson and other places. also wrote to the editor of the Clorhe County Democrat, who was prisoner at the time at Camp Morton, to know if he and his fellow-sol- d1ers of Clarke county wanted anything. lie wrote me word that they wanted a suit of clothes. I immediately despatched box containing suit for Hanson, Childs, Watts, Webster, and Paris, out of my own goods. For this was arrested, and made to take the oath by paying for it. And for which, after was captured in Ohio, ] was put In close confinement and chained for two months waiting to be tried by a Us. court martial. A few words to the Con federate soldier: For the cause that you espoused, was wounded at Greasy Creek and for which am cripple for life. Nc one knows my suffering. lay nine days and nights without sleeping one moment expect to lose my foot by amputation. Ir six days l mounted my horse and made the raid through Indiana and Ohio. ri ding sideways and packing my crutches to be with my company. l was captured and put in the Ohio Penitentiary, was shaved and suffered every modification that tyranny could think of. =
 Mir. Bruner pledged himself, in addition, to advocate the payment of the bonds in greenbacks. /
 Building enterprise is remarkably lively in Middletown, Conn.,, more so than f, many years past Yet lumber is high. and times dull thare tha,r sa.-. -o, --N-