Litchfield enquirer., 1869-05-13
COUNTY ITEMS.
From the Sentinel !:


 NEW MILFoRD.-Of late a practice has arisen of letting horses run at large in the streets. Three or four white horses lately suddenly changed their color and cane out one morning as zebras, beautifully striped with black and white. Their appearance is exceeding striking, and the colnrs are war ranted not to wash out. -. .. ..
 CoLEBRooK The paper mill of Blair ls Thompson has, been again rebuilt, anl has commenced work -r-.
 - Erastus Simons has sold his place to Luther Sparks. c. J. Hunt continues to keep the Hotel another year
 = Mir. Edward Taintor has not only had his saw-mill and shop burnt. but has lost valuable horse
 HUNTsvMLE.-The new furnace is much larger than the one burnt. It IS shot blast, and will begin running soon.
 WooDBURY. .-Post-ofice row reported. SHARoN.-The resignation of MT. How ard which dissolves his connection with the Episcopal church on the first of June, IS source of general regret, for he had endeared himself not only to his own par ish, but to the public generally. He goes to the pleasant town of Milford, Ct. 4n,e- mia Times. Ez < From the Winsted Herald: tar NORFOLK. severe ice storm occurred here on Sunday, May 2d. Apple trees were badly broken down and in some cases ut, terly ruined. On Monday the sleiding was good throughout the day
 A horse was badly scared by veioci- pede, lately, and a wagon badly mashed in consequence. 4<--t -.eLs-o >s'' 4u.' : : Material for the lookup, when comple- ted, Is on the increase. 'i..* .'13. A runaway on Canaan Mountain last week r l.s Tas@ i.51< 7s v 17T7 NEW HARTFORD. Branch Railroad from Collinsville is about at stand still, | little work being done owing to some trou- | ble with the contractors. If the work is not pushed the New Hartford people will not have communication with the outer world for two Octobers to come 'l af SHEPAuG VALLEY R. R.-It is rumored that the Shepaug Valley Railroad, which was to have found terminus at Lirchfield IS to be extendedthrough Goshen to Nor folk, ,-there to connect with the Conn. Western. The project is a good one, and thereby Goshen may have egress without | Naugatuck Valleys -. .r-, -.-. .'.@.,-...
 SALISBURY Walter D. Presby of New Hartford hired out to Timothy Tucker of Salisbury for the summer. When he had worked about two weeks he stole Iforty-two dollars from Mr. T.'s secretary Mir. T. managed to get it all back but two dol lars. He also tried to sell one of his neigh bors one of his cows and one of his shotes offering them both for forty dollars. Exit
 Mr. Presby. &2i' .5f 9l'- a1. -' t-,- WINCHESTER CENTER. -Oyer $10,O00 has been transferred to trustees for theWinches- ter Institute. The premises are being re- paired. painted, &c., and the building Is put in first class order to accommodate 50 or 60 boarders. Colonel Pettibone is. to be the Principal and the institution will be second to none in the State. aa WoLcorrvM1E. The Railroad company contemplate building their depot on Litch- field St. near the pine grove, to dccomno- date Litcyseld, giring ap nse depot in Litca-
 ~ MT. IL. T. Wooster has been re-elect- ed superintendent lof the Methodist Sun- day School. .,j s-, ssaa{ ---'-,5 s1'~ - Miss A. B. Colcord, q teacher m the High School, has resigned. and her place has not yet been filed @ |S4 I.1- 1H A new barber's shop has been opened opposite the Allen House, and new mil liner shop over Workman & Bros Store. l Business is reviving at Torrington vale. t4i = Charles Smith has fitted up the mills of the Cole estate, for the manufacture of sleighs, Sc. i.as ~- r = MT. c. H. Bronson has been appoint ed postmaster. a@i5 ..s~ s.a.1 @ssE - There is project on foot for the re- moval of Torrington church into the val lley.-H .Posk
 | THE PARTY OF ECONOMY. present