Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-01

Rall. Elton & Co.,, of WalliDgford, re- ,ently sold their spoon factory, located near the Quinnipiac river, to the wal ingford Community" !" lsocialists) who pro- pose ere long to turn 1t into silk manu facturing establishment. The veteran snoon makers still own two large factory buildings, situated near the railroad SUI SUI tion. and their extensive business Will donbtIess require the erection of anotner building sometime during the 5comlDe summer. if. req 9sI
 About a year ago, a man picked up pc tato in the street in Norwich, and, py Yay of joke, sold it to an acqnaintance ,or fifty cents. as one of rare yar'e sfa TIai money was spent in lager. Iut the potato. weighing two ounces. was cut into four pieces and plap.ed, and the intended vic vic 2 tim was, in due time, rewarded with tWen- ty-two pounds of fine potatoes which he. will plant the coming season. ,5seg a.s sf
 sa~ Captain E. o. Peck, (the. gentlemen who is to be King of the County Jail and High Cockalorum of the Court Room If George H. Baldwin is elected was Capt of Company K., of the 18th Conn. Vols. He fit in the war. He fit dyeadf faaly.g He fit died and almost bled for his country, and now we ask the ex-soldiers of the Mountain County Regiment if it is not hard to compel him further public service as deputy sheriff and iailer. True, he is an ornament to the County, but his bril- liant military achievements entitle him to liberty and repose.- Winsted Hea'ald.1f IL q
 D@ E. o. Peck was obliged to walk out. of the Jailorship at Litchfeld some time ago, because he was playing into the hands of the enemy. If the ex-soldiers of the 18th o. V. and the 2d G. V. A. desire to put him in again, let them vote for George H. Baldwin for Sheriff = Winsted Herald.
 Dr. Muller, once physician in Spring field, is under sentence of death at Chicago for murder. It appears that in company with his victim he stole Q silver chalice from Catholic church in that city, and to prevent his guilt becoming Known took the life of his comrade Muller is German, and was said to be quite popular during his residence in Springfield. .a.f
 On Sunday evening, last week damp snow fell in Bethel, which was followed by a powerful wind that rolled it up into balls frequently as large as four gallon keg. Hundreds of them might be counted in a single field. A man in Launceston, England, recently died | within half an hour after being stung by bee on the juguar yein
 A Vermont paper says that the annual product of maple sugar in the United States is 100000 pounds.
 The following typographical error shows the ip,no 0f "a this toast was given :--" Woman-Wlthout her man, IS brute.
 The Pensacola and Georgia Railroad and the Tallahasse Railroad were sold at auction, on Sat urday, the former at s1,220,000 and the latter at $195000. f<Ffsns.ra < #
 MT. Hamilton Fish is the fourth New Yorker who has served his country as secretary of state: The first was Van Buren; the second, William l.. Marcy; and the third William H. Seward.
 The Hartford Times wrote that Mir. Stewart was the greatest importer" in the country. 1t was printed that he was the greatest "imposter." The editor apologies for this blunder.
 The Czar gets more per diem than the President gets per annum. 3a 7. week in Kentucky. f .@ 1se
 There are 164 periodicals and newspapers print ed in California. ~ss@<
 A Hindoo gentleman, recently deceased, left SC, GOO to his family idol. ta }e23
 Strawberries have appeared in London, and arc sold at 3 shillings an ounce. 1{9+s ssyyxEsg
 Wigfal, once of Texas, isdescribed as Ca sort of guerilla lawyer in England.
 Kentucky paper heads it's account of dstille- " seizures " Bourbon and Surburban." @ C. O. Bowen of South Carolina,is the youngest, and is called the handsomest member of the For ty-frst Congress. The Duke of Hamilton, the drunken and diss- pated cousin of the Empress Eugenie, has been ordered to leave Paris.
 There are in Great Britain g. All Baptist church es, comprising 231, ,525 members, and 3,014 Con- gregational churches.
 "Equalty means,' says a French writer, 1" a desire to be equal to your superiors and superior to your equals" ,a1f. 4 s.,.., ss..
 Since the invasion of the Papal states, the Cath oc churches in Paris have given 105 900 francs to the Pope. 4sH e s4q