Litchfield enquirer., 1867-09-19
COUNTY ITEMS.
States.

l MATRIMONIAL have just returned from visit
 to my native place, to wit Watertown, Litchficld l County, Conn.,, town long remembered for the
 longevity of it's inhabitants. find that the whole
 number of it's population is less than 1,6OO There
 were living three days since in that town, 66 per
 sons over 70 years old, to wit: 49 between 70 and 1 SO II between 80 and 90, and between 90 and 100
 years. If there is another town in Connecticut
 where tho percentage of old age is as high as in
 Watertown, would like to havo it reported to tho
 newspaper publishers, for the qualification oi searchers after the marvcllous.-N. H. Journal.
 A project is on foot to build railroad direct from
 Springfield to Fishkill, through tho towns of Gran- l by, Canton, New Hartford, Winsted, Norfolk Ca
 naan, Salisbury, etc. It is sad that this road
 would be tapped by branch from Hartford some
 nine or ton miles long, and also by branch from Millerton or thoroabouts to Athens, so that it would form direct connection between this state
 and both tho Erie and New York Central roads, A
 meeting of those interested was held at Wash | ington Hollow, Duchess Co.,, N l., on Friday of l last week.
 Tho Greenwoods cattle show and horse fair will
 bo holden in Winsted, on a. Wednesday, Thursday
 and Friday, Sept. 9, 26 27 The exercises will in-
 clude sack race blindfold race, and groased pig. There will also Do a COW race between two Canaan coWs
 From the Winsted Rerald: 1 W1NsrED.-The Superior Court has appointed Henry Gay receiver of the Winstcd Bank who will l proceed immediately to collect in the assets and
 pay off tho indebtedness. and divide tho remainder among the stockholders. As the Bank has sur
 plus over and above it's capital and it's assets arc l all sound, it is expected that dividend to tho stockholders will be paid this month. Tho bank ing business is to be continued at the same place, under thc namc of Gilbert X Gay and we under
 stand that 10 Interruption will take place ill the l business.
 MT Shinner's life was insured for s450O, and
 he leaves his family in comfortable circumstances. l BARK1ANsTED.-There is 8 rumor afoat that &
 small party about to leave for the land of Gold beyond the Rocky Mountains among whom is S.. A. Munson of Rlverton.
 | BAKERylLLE--Tho M. E. Festival and balloon as- tension have boon indefinitely postponed on ac-
 count of the late disastrous storm, which tore up roads and carried off bridges in every direction Three dams were washed away, viz, J. 8. Bakers, Albert Clarke's and Orvis Griggs.' Harlow Gill lette's saw mill was deposited on H. P. Curtis
 meadow, and Nelson Halls barn was carried down stream
 ] SN1sBURY-Mr Sparks fell from scaffold on Friday last while painting the Holley Mfg. Co., l factory, and broke his leg:
 Consolation of Litchfeld County held it's annual meeting at Salisbury, in the Cong. Church on
 Wednesday, and Thursday of last woek Some 60
 delegates were in attendance. R. R. Pratt of West
 Cornwall presided, and the meeting passed off
 with great deal of spirit, and no doubt will leave an impression for good on tho minds of those ill attendance Tho Ladies gave the delegates a public dinner at tho Town Hall on Thursday, for
 which they received the hearty and well deserved thanks of tho DartakGfS NlISIou was aDly repre-
 sented by Rev. MT. Wetherby and W. K. Peck, Esq.
 Conductor Kenyon, of the Housatonic Railroad, who was injured by being caught between two cars of his train that he was coupling together few
 days since lies in rather critical condition at his residence, Mo- Ii Washington street. There IS no external injury.
 The founder of the Lime Rock Furnace, Of which Hon. Wm H. Barnum is manager, writes us that the furnace for the twentyelght days ending Sept. Ed, has turned out 3O1} tons-which is over ten tons per day. We understand that five tons per day is called good work. Young Sperry, one of the victims, was buried at Wolcottyilfe, last Sunday afternoon, Rev. D. P. Sanford officiating The occasion excited general
 interest, and largo numbers were present to wit ness the last sad rites.
 The Rev. John Churchill, for over twenty years, pastor of the North Congregational Church in Woodbury, has resigned his pastorate, to take ef feet, Oct. 1st.
 A temporary bridge has been built across the river at the scene of the late disaster on the Nau gatuck Railroad, and the cars now run as usual i; but the company havo ordered a new covered bridge to be built as soon possible. The Rail-
 road Commissioners visited the scene of the disas-
 ter on Thursday to hear the testimony as to the cause of the accident, and to make report there on.
 The bodies of John Softly, foreman of tho Win sted division sof the road, and Michael Donahue, one of the trackmen, were found on Monday, and both were buried in Winsted the same day.