Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-04
COUNTY ITEMS.

CoRNwALL-The son of Mr. Robert Wilcox of this place, who was seriously scalded few weeks Since, IS doing Well, and considered in fair Way of recovery.
 i'll New Hartford are to hav: festival at Academy hall, on the afternoon and evening of the 4tA. Samuel Pike, Esq. has removed from Southport and taken the superntendence of the operations of the Waterbury Brick Company at rIymoi tn, Com. The works are among the most eXteus i've of the kind ia the State, and Mr. Pike, from h.e energy, perseverance, and business habits, is ell- inentiy qualified fer the position. We are orry to lose him from among us The establishment turns out from 2, 0J0 u 10 000 bflcss per day. A lad caught pickerel weighing only one oz. short Of five pounds at Plymouth. Tnis IS the largest pckerel known to have been caught in that region for many years.
 Rev. T. A. Lovejoy, pastor of the M9ihodist Church ia Watcrtown, died in that place on Frl- day of last week, after short illness, of int!am- nation Of the lungs.
 BASE BALL-Tne Star of Nilsted and the Mag ara of New Hartford, played at the latter place on Saturday, the Stars winning 72 to B. The nickel works al Torriu9ton are again start ed, the old stack having been p1lei do,yn and new one buiit. It Is dcsignoi to make the works sure thing this time.
 From the Winsted Herald: WINsTED.-The Fourth School District are ab, Ii building new school house. WoLcoTTyILLE- -The Saxton brothers arc put ting things right along now on the Congregational church They work for their pay, and for reputa- on too The stone are from quarry up the Cot
 ton Hollow road, and are beautiful fight colorcd granite, which will give warm rich look 10 the building The first foundation is taken up and serves as chlnking stones for the big blocks they are now getting in.
 On Friday evening of last week as lIr Andrew Workman was driving across the bridge toward Litchfield, his carriage became unaccountally en- tangled with second carriage which was following and also with third, which standing in front of Dr. Hanchetts office, whereby Worllman's horse was thrown down, and dragged several rods, and and one of it's legs broken. The horse belonged tc H. J. Allen, and valued at $500. -Drs Barber and Hanchett are soon to open a new drug store in N. B. Lathrop's building.
 CoRSwALL.-President Woolsey of Yale College and his family are to spend the summer in Corn wall, having engaged board at Paynes Hotel II Pine Street.
 NoRFoLK.-Mr G. P. Thompson has been ap
 pointed town liquor agent by the selectmen. | HARwINToN.-Dr. Abernehy of this place who died short time since at an advanced age, wal
 he father of Mrs. Abijah Catlin and of Mrs. Judge | Goodwin of Riverton.
 From the Sentinel
 WASHINGTON Washington is at present some. ! what excited over the arrival of the 'city board
 ers,' of which We have full share thls season
 MT. William Leyecitt,s place has been rented by
 Miss Mary Valll, and filled by her friends from
 New York. The Widow Brinsmade's house is oc-
 cupied by the family of the Rev. Mir. Murray anG
 the house Of Mir: Lewis Hubbell by Mir. Beach
 both of New York. Mrs. Goults place is taken by
 Mrs. Henyon of Brooklyn. Mir. I. H. Woodruff | has his large house full.
 On Sunday, the 18th, heavy thunder storm
 passed over this town :: the river and brooks were very much swollen the dam at MT. Joseph Frost's wagon factory was carried away. 1 FALLS VILLAGE.-Mr. Herman puts in a plea of i self-defence for shooting Frank Benedict. The pubic think he made ualue haste to get away from trivial an affair.
 BARKHAMsTED.-On Saturday night the circular 1 saw nllll of Joseph A. Root, in Btrkhamsted H0i- l low, burned down, in consequence Of friction o1 sparks from the machinery. Insured for 16iO