Litchfield enquirer., 1867-10-03
COUNTY ITEN&.

The Merchants Union Express company will open their lines on the Naugatuck railroad, Oct l. The following are the stations to which express matter will be sent bridgeport, Straford Strat- ford Junction, Birmingham and Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls, Naugatuck. Union Citv Waterbury, Waterville, Plymouth Campyille, L;tcll- field, "olcottville, Buryil'e, Winsted. 1t Strat- ford Junction, Campyille, and Burryilie no agent will be stationed, and packages sent to these plQ- ces must be prepaid Most of the small towns on either side of those mentioned can ba reached by stage from the railroad stations,
 At meeting of citizens of Winsted held recent Y, for the purpose Of considering the project for the Western Connecticut Railroad, Hon. John Boyd President, and Wm. G. Coo Esq., gave descrip- tion of the proposed route and it's connections and the report of the doings of a recent meeting at Washington Hollow, New York. He believed that the project under consideration was moro likely to bring about connection of the western portion of the state with the Erie and New York Central railroads than any other. The meeting ap- take charge Of the interest of Wnsted as connect ed with this enterprise: Wm. L. Gilbert, John T. Rockwell, Dr. Welcll, Moses Camp, Win G. Coe, Timothy Hurlbut, John Boyd, c. 5. Hallett, Ro- land Hitchcock, I. N. Clarke, W. P. Lathrop.
 The new Franciscan monastery gt Winsted Is the first institution of the kind that has sprung up on the soil of New England.
 The Greenwoods cattle show and fair, at Win sted, was held on Thursday and Friday of last week. A collection of cattle ill that vicinity, TietLtf 1n an at5riCuIturGl snow the farmers wood-sled after the first show, always exhibits many excellent animals. The fair was not gene rally extensive. The address was delivered by Me Pherson Hubbell, vice president of the society. The Heeeetosie Railroad ca4apAng. gives notice that the 5:30 4. train from New Milford will be discontinued after Get. 1st.
 From the SentineJ
 BETHLEHEM.-Afr Noble Allen raised the frame of his new house on Saturday, on the site of the dwelling house burned in June last.
 The sMessrs. Beecher who lately purchased the interest of Mir. F. Carpenter in the firm Of Beecher the firm of Judson & Juds0n. The goods of the latter firm have been removed to the lower store and the name of ehe firm is now Beecher X Judson.
 CoLEBRooK.-The dwelling house of Mir. Horatio Simmons, in the Sandy Brook district, with all it's contents was consumed by fire on Friday evening last. The family were all absent and when the fire was discovered it had made such progress that nothing was saved. Mr. Simmons was the last to leave the house and carefully extinguished the wick of the candle as he left and on his return The origin of the fire is not known. There was no insurance.
 MoRnIs.-AIr. Walter Smedlcy of the firm of Laurens 6 Smedey, has sold out to MT. Laurehs and his younger brother Clarke Smedley. MT. Walter Smedly has gone into the grocery business in New Haven.
 From the Wiasted Herald
 W1SsTED.--Ihe dedlcatl0n or the convent drew many Catholics and others to St. Josephs church last Sunday, and it is reported that about 0 were received tor admissions.
 GosHEN.--A citizen of the lofty and goodly land of Goshen complains of the existing tendency of young people to waste their time in idle and silly games. He says they are playing base ball nearly all tho time, and now they have got new game,- ''crokett which consists in grown up men and women pushing wooden balls through an iron hoop"
 WoLcoTTvILLE,-Last week Richard Orn was sent to Lchtield jail for being drunk in the streets and disturbing the slumbers of several worthy citizens. to be put in operation. The mine is in hill west of the foundry, and seems capable of furnishing an inexhaustable supply of the metal-The Nickle is generally found in combination with sulphur, arse heretofore separated with great difficulty, but re- cent discoveries in the science of mining render the process compara lively easy