Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19
COUNTY ITEMS.


 Wm. H. Harrison, of Cornwall,s shot a 1 large hoot owl in his hen roost on Sunday morning The wings of the bird measured little over five feet from tip to tip.
 The investigation of the w. H. Barnum bribery charges ill the Fourth district in this state is to be continued Some of the witnesses who have kept out of the way hetetofore during the investigation in this state, will be compelled to make a journey to the capital.
 1 PERsoNAL.--We understand that our 1 friend Mir. w. o. Brewster of Salisbury, whose fine musical productions we listened to last summer, has accepted call from one of the fashionable churches of Read ing, Pa., as organist. He is to leave at the expiration of his year at Salisbury, in Jan- uary. Mir. Brewster was hired from Hart ford, Ct., one year ago by Mr. George Cof- fng, and was paid the highest city prices to spend the year with the people of Sails bury and we ore indebted to him for the many grand musical treats which we have had. B.
 Berkshire Courier
 CoRNwA11.-Mrs. Dr. Bolton has sold her residence at South Cornwall known as the "Glen Home" to Frederick Kellogg and John c. Calhoun for $3000
 - We chronicle with regret that the AL ger institute has flor the present) ceased to exist as an institution for the want of pat ronage It was built in the year 1849 by the citizens of South Cornwall, aided by a few others interested. Among them was Charles Alger from whom 1t took its name. While under the control of Rev, E. W. Andrews it was 8 fourishing institution, since then it has been on the decline with the exception of four years when it was managed by Rev. Ira Pettibone of Winches ter. Last summer it was extensively pat ronized as boarding house for summer visitors, and we presume that in future it will be devoted to that purpose. Sentinel.
 From the Winsted Herald:
 TWISTED. the bequests made by the late Silas Bronson that have already been published, he leaves $25,000 for a Soldiers Institute ill New York. The en- tire amount coming to the Blake family, of this town, is ascertained to be not less than $l26, 900 &c. left $40, 900 to A. M Wade, an old and faithful book-keeper and busi- ness agent Joseph Battell, formerly of Norfolk, is his Executor.
 R1yERToN. Mrs Frederick Williams fell upon the ice one day last week. breaking both bones in the arm below the elbow.
 Business is very dull here, and it is rumored that the Eagle Go. will work on short time. .r
 The Good Templar Lodge is doing good. It now numbers over 50 members This Lodge never favored prosecutions un- der the policy of other lodges.
 SA1IsBURY.-Mr. Edward Rogers, Phil adelphia capitalist, who has spent several summers in this town, has recently bought .the Island'' in the Washington Lake, one of the twin lakes in the northeasterly part of the town, containing about 20 acres. and contemp!ates erecting a fine summer house thereon. #'-
 Over 200 tons of Iron Ore were recent ly loosened and thrown out at the Chest field bed by the combined operation of three blasts so arranged and ignlted as to1 explode at the same insant.
 From the Amenia Times: ~-5
 PoUGHKEEps1E & ERIE RALEoAD.-The Eagle says meeting of the Directors of this road was held ion the 9th; "Kesolu- lutions were passed to proceed as soon as the funds of the company will warrant, to place the grading and bridging of the road under contract from this city to Harts vii Iags, or such point as shall be judged most advantageous for railroad to connect with l the Harlem road in, the town of Amenia, and railroads at the east ln Connecticut | and Massachusetts. M
 SHARoN--PERsoNAL.-T Texas Findi= l cGtor of Oct. 30th has an account of an jex citing scene in a Texas court, in which our ]