Litchfield enquirer., 1868-12-03
S'Ea'TGE sE'EEHsS.
PRES. Timothy Dwight was the tirs American to cultivate strawberries.

PRES. Timothy Dwight was the first American to cultivate strawberries
 A MISPLACED switch threw off the New York and New Haven train, near new Ha- ven, last Friday
 DURING a prayer meeting at the Young Men s Christian Association in New Haven, a thief stole an overcoat from the Ante room.
 A DETECTIVE sidewalk costs New London S535O for injuries.
 CERTAIN manufacturing companies gave each of their employees a thanksgiving turkey.
 A DORCHESTER Rubber Company is stretching out it's accommodations by buil- ding new w0rk-rooms.
 TIE Mohican tribe in New London for them. This Is poslFi7eIy Ehe I1sE off mt rn1Bt Mohicans.
 IN Middletown the city fathers are cut ting down the shade trees.
 Lynxes are killing sheep in Durham and Haddam.
 INTERNAL Revenue returns from the 2d Congressional District, show $25, ,000 re- ciepts for the last quarter.
 300 OR 400 fraudulent votes were cast in the 3l Ward of New Haven on the Air Line railroad question. They have got in the habit of It and can't stop.
 THE town of New Haven has voted down the $1, ,0O0.0 stock subscription to the Air Line railroad
 A MAN killed in East Bridgeport, trying to jump on traln, last week.
 Bridgeport is manufacturing velocipedes they cost about Sl5O apiece.
 4 Mir WnrrrnEsEY, principal of school near Norwich, nearly killed himself with Q dose of poison taken by mistake.
 THE engines on the Housatonie road are hereafter to burn coal instead of wood.
 A MAN was nearly killed at the Collins Axe factory last week. He has been nearly killed twice before, by accident, and his brother was killed only q year or two since by the fall of a tree.
 THE Meri,len Episcopal churches began congregational singing last Sunday.
 TIE New Haven Post of the Grand Army of the Republic is to publish q monthly pa per.
 THE now railroad from Colinsville to New Hartford is now under contract, and the shanties are going mp along the line. It is expected that the road will be comple- ted next summer.
 4 MAN was killed at the bridge being constructed across the Connecticut at Lyme, last week.
 A PERFECT haman skeleton was found in East Haven, lately buried about IS inches below the surface.
 THE Sheriff of Holland County was seri- ously, if not fatally injured. by driving in to team wagon, Monday night.
 IN Middlesex. poultry brings from IT to p cts, for chickens; from IS to 9, for tur- keys.
 THE proprietors of the New Haven Re gtste1 gave their married employees a Thanksgiving turkey apiece.
 STATE Street (New Haven) grocers gave the Orphan Asylum $500 worth of groce- fies.
 Two paper box manufactories in Danbu- y make about 600, ,0O0 boxes annually.
 TIE Hoyt Company, of New Canaan, use from F to 30 sewing machines, in making shirts, drawers, &c.
 4 STEPNEY clergyman lost $5, 1000 in Pa cific k. R. bonds out of his overcoat, last week.
 THE BRIDGEPORT carpet company, whose works were burned, last year, has com menced operations on larger scale than ever. sa
 TIE town of Middletown, last week, vo- ted farm, not to cost over SIG, 900, to the Connecticut Industrial School
 COLONEL John Arnold, of New Haven. briga,lier general commanding the Jackson Gulrd of that city, and who was recently appointed patrolman on the police force, has been presented by his political friends in consideration of his exertlons during the campaign with police uniform.