Litchfield enquirer., 1868-02-06
LITCHFIELD.


 In the Superior Court, the following cases have been disposed of Charles Bur ton vs. Mills B. Pratt. Jury trial. Yer diet for Delft Burton w. Beeman, ct u:r vs. Town of Washington, Jury trial. Yer dict for plf to recover S700 and costs Usual Washington luckD Joel Wards appeal from Probate is on trial.
 - At the adjourned annual town meet ing held on Monday tax was laid of 14 cents on the dollar Voted, to contract out the roads, and the selectmen were dl- rected to appoint committee to prepare form of contract and report to a subse- quent meeting We learn that they have appointed Messrs. G. c. Woodruff, A. C. Smith and T. L. Saltonstall such commit tee. Also voted that the annual state ments of town officers shall give the items of account, and be published in the fullest manner.
 -S. B. Johnson Esq. of this town has been appointed Assistant Assessor of h. ternal Revenue and assigned to the special duty of making assessments of Succession and Legacy taxes for this Congressional district. All necessary information rela- ting to such taxes will be furnished by him, and all succession and legacy re- turns should be forwarded to him.
 - Mr. H. T.'Cables has sold his proper ty in Bantam consisting of Carriage and blacksmith shop, dwelling house barn and land to F. B. Hand Esq. for $3000. A carriage manufacturing Go. with cap ital of $10,O00 is being organized to com mence operations this spring in the shop lately owned by MT. Cables.
 Michael B. Bray has sold his place in Spencer St., to David Dugan, for 5000.
 - The Morse Store property in Bantam, has been conveyed to Mrs. Julia B. Smith, wife of Mir. Lyman J. Smith.
 - MT. Charles B. Webster has bought the Wm. Thompson property on South Plain.
 - Nelson Barnes has sold his residence to H. T. Cables. Price $2,SO0.
 BANTAM, Feb. 4th 1868.
 MR. ED1roR:-I take pleasure in sending in the following local items: A fine new steamer is being built here for navigating the Shepaug. It is to be launched April 1st. Its chief feature is an immense walking beam" for use in dry weather. Altogether it is the noblest craft ever on the stocks at Litchfela--except, per- paps, the barque '..Hotel' which foundered last summer.
 - The North American Water Power Go. are nearly ready to let the Water into their canal, whereupon the Antartic cotton mills are expected to increase their capacity to 2,O00, ,O00 spindles.
 A Railroad Iron Shop making the new steel rails, and the machine shops of the Boston & Erie Road, covering 51 3-16 acres, will be erected this summer
 The San Francisco Express Tan off the track just beyond the Moosehorn Bridge, last Friday. Luckily the speed was low 50 miles per hour-or good many of the passengers would have come out of the lit tie end of the horn Mandarin Chow Chow from Pekin broke both his chop sticks and has to eat with his forefingers- 8 great annoyance to himself and to his fel- low boarders. Mr. Chamberlain, editor of the Church News, lost piece of the true cross three inches long-lisagrees with the Co.'S agent about the amount of damage. A MT B. Thompson, with a through ticket from Bromiky was unable to speak for time owing to his head being two feet under wa ter. On being rescued he expressed great dislike to that liquid. Five gentlemen from Ireland were badly scared-every at- tention was paid them in view of the com ing election. This is the first disaster that has occurred here since the road was built, consequently there is some excitement Nevertheless the track is in good running order again-as is your
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