Litchfield enquirer., 1868-12-03
COUNTY ITEMS.
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MR. EDrrpR:-Possiblyy you may be pleas ed to hear from an old friend once more, and as | have taken rooms in this very de- lightful and growing village, will give you an unpublished description of this city. and it's surroundings, as far as heard from. In the first place, there are three churches,
 with large. congregations, when they hap pen to all go to church on D given day, Con gregational, Episcopal and Methodist, the three having Pastors suited to the different parishes or societies. Hhe names of the clergymen who minister in Holy things in the three are Dr. Murdoch, C. C. Ackley, and Rev Mir. Falling, all good substantial
 men, 1 am informed, getting from one to two thousand dollars per year. The Con-
 gregational Society has something like fonr l hundred members and twelve hundred at
 tendants, with only five who thought Grant ought, and could not be elected. The Episcopal church is composed of rather D mixed political faith, or about evenly d
 vided. I am informed that this IS one of 1 the weaithiest towns in the state, with the least real public enterprise. do not know how 1t is, but there is evidently an abun- | dance of room for improvement Ill that di- 1 rection. There have been somo new streets opened here, which have been quickly fill 1 ed with reliable inhabitants. The town supports no less than six Doctors, whose names are, Doct. George Taylor, Doct c. H. St. John, Doct. James aine, Doct. Couch, Doct. Charles Taylor, and Doct. Bacon of New Haven. There are two law yers, Turriil and Knapp Mir. Turritl has an extensive business outside of his prac
 tice, and is the best counsellor. in general terms, there is in Ltchfiold county. Mir.
 Knapp is an enterprising lawyer, of excel l lent business requirements, and has a fine practice Prominent among the wealthy | inhabitants of this town, are Eli Mygatt.
 Daniel Marsh, President of the First Bank. | Royal I. Canfield, and John r. Treadweli.
 Here let me just abruptly notice the last.
 but not least of the gentlemen named, and that is John P. Treadwell; 1t is wished that | the town was so full of such men that some others were obliged to move out. The far mers are all rich Go to the Savings bank
 here. as am reliably informed, and you will find some three hundred thousand dol
 lars deposited by that class alone; besides,
 they hold over five hundred thousand
 dollars in government bonds. Among oth-
 CT wealthy people are the family of Judge Sanford. deceased, which represent some two hundred thousand dollars; widow 1 Charles Noble, one hundred thousand; Mi 5s lC. E. Boardman. one hundred and fifty
 thousand. Dr. Taylor, H. W. Booth, Isaac Bristol, John Peck, and many others, are said to be quite wealthy. A. B. Mygatt has more real estate than any other person in the village. The village of New Milford
 can show property Ill money, land. stocks,
 &c., to the amount of two millions of dol lars. Thirty years ago, 1t could not. show
 over one hundred thousand dollars, all told.
 One thing I do not like land it is getting
 to be the way in every place where stop) and that is, these milk men going to mark
 ct on Sunday with milk did not expect
 to see such things in the old nutmeg state l where pumpkin pies are considered among | the luxnries. There are two hotels doing
 their legitimate business as such. The New England House kept by Beardsley <
 Bristol, is really the, only hotel
 here, according to my way of thinking. It
 has been showing at different times, and
 winter is upon us at last. There may be fsleighing for Thanksgiving @ The young
 folks had splendid socjable, last night, at
 McMahon's Hall New Milford hops are
 always fine, and understand that there is to be dance in Tret's Hall that will tow
 CT above all the hoEs ever given in this
 county. S. E. Bostwck < Sons have erect
 cd large factory foi the purpose of man.
 featuring vegetable ivory buttons. Smith & Randall are manufacturing hats on a