Litchfield enquirer., 1869-06-24
COUNTY ITEMS.

l SHARoN.-A severe hail-storm passed
 over Sharon. on Wednesday, doing consid- erable damage to gardens and tender crops. Drifts of hail were visible by barns and
 fences, the next morning. Times. WArERTowN-A Strawberry Festival will
 be given in Watertown, at the public Hall, on Thursday evening, June 24, for the ben
 fit of the Town Library
 We clip fr|m Athe> Waterbury Amer-
 can the follow1 ag account of the robbery
 of MT. JohnLArcaer of Wooaba+y,, in a
 Waterbury saloon:- ss. -s.l A DARING RoBBERY.-A man by the name of John Archer from Woodbury,
 came in town on Saturday, with his pocket full of money, intending, he said, to buy 8
 horse. While in Bayers saloon, where he
 was negotiating trade, he took off his coat and threw it over chair, and on ta- book containing about $313 was missing. Wm. Fl. Walker. who was present during
 the transaction, and was known to be an impecunious and worthless sort of fel- low. On inquiry 1t was discovered that Walker suddenly became flush, and had
 engaged the services of MT. Bayer, who, for $6 had taken him by carriage to New
 Haven, for the very necessary purpose of
 procuring some clothing, Waterbury not
 having sufficient variety to gratify his fastidious tastes. Mir. Archer immediately followed him to New Haven, and with the
 assistance of the police discovered Walker dispensing his cash in lavish manner in drinking saloon. Walker and Bayer were arrested and brought to this city,
 where the latter was on Monday discharged
 from custody, and the former bound over
 in the sum of 5000, failing to procure
 which, he was sent to jail. He had suc-
 ceeded in disposing of about half the mo-
 ney during his brief stay in the metropo-
 lis. a. es NEW MILFORD New England House
 is being rapidly filled with summer board CTS from the city, besides many private
 houses are taking them, which gives our pleasant village lively appearance. s7s s. - Little & Randalfs hat shop is running
 only half the time. Ss.fazz .s ss,.. = Henry Bostwicls button factory is
 closed, but the proprietor contemplates re-
 suming operations about the 1st of July. A B. Mygatt has raised the frame of
 his new dwelling-hdlse in South Main street. I .aul a s!.3 .s.5as fss f- The work on Nil William Schover- ling's new tobacco warehouse is being
 pushed forward with all possible speed.
 When completed it vii be an ornament to
 Railroad street and tlh business communi- ty.la .6siits M We are sorryeN learn that Sheriff Peck. of Litchield, hade an attachment,
 last week, on the property of MT. Isaac. Reynolds in Lanesvile, to cover claims .old Mp R bu
 NewfY York. We learnthat Mr. R. has been speculating quite extensively in stocks, and ! has lost very heayily.l We hope it is not l so bad as reported. lanbury Times. ,g .a NEW HARTFORD. .-Ol Friday last, Bishop Mcfarland laid the c9ner stone of pew
 Catholic church, to bebuilt forthwith.
 NoRFcLK. ladies of our village are
 to have Strawberry Festival on the 24th
 inst. in favor of the Calculating Library
 Strawberries will suffei some, but we pre- sume no one will who stsends. a5as SHARON. "A Dutchmai named Charles
 HinmaD, set fire to shsk of hay belong ing to Mr. B. Hartwell of Sharon Valley, on Sunday evening of last week, causing it's entire destruction. It contained five
 or six tons of hay. A Jew days before, he
 had threatened to shod some members of NH. D. I8mIiy. anu DqnB 0lSc0Vef0d on Monday, was arrested and sent to L1tch field for trial. ns CoILINsy1lE "A fey lays since new grindstone, weighing ftee tons. ih the
 Collins company's worbs, while revolving
 with great speed, burst and piece of it weighing ton, was hired through the
 roof to a height of thirtg leet, and it's de scent crushed stove upon which it fell. Bishop Mcfarland, Hast Thursday. .confirmed 300 children fpm UnionvilIe and New Hartford.
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