Litchfield enquirer., 1869-03-25
COUNTY ITEMS.
From the Winsted Herald: !:


 BURRvIrL,E. Hast Saturday night par ty of four or five Irishmen went to the house occupied by peaceable colored fam fly named Seeley, not far below the depot and evidently bent on mischief, demanded to see Kerry, (the negro who killed an Irlshman in fight at Winsted several years ago). Kerry was not there; but his wife was, and she escaped from the house - at which they were throwing stones furi- ously, and ran barefoot to MT. Foote's at Burrville, for protection. Some of the cit izens immediately started for the place but did not'find the villains. They had moved on toward the Messenger Place. mile below. Having arrived thAre they smash. ed in all. the. windows and -doors.- and de-. stroyed chairs and other furniture and left It is supposed s that they sfll11ng in CoLEBRooK K.-Repairs and alterations have recentlysbeen made in thes gallery of the Church in this place, making it much more comfortable for the occupants, Swht, one and all vote iton improvement, there by showing that they can appreciate good thing. 8LIt2l The milk enterprise of the past year has proved success. | Harwinton, East Litchfield and WoIcett I vile will largely increase their milk -busi- ness during the coming season.. Wolcott- ville will send the milk of two hundred COWS. @.- 's -E|1s s1t .-ya-gru .--. .IJs z
 CAMPv111E- Victor Dewez has been appointed postmaster at teCampville in place of A. B. Alfred, resigned. .a. tt ',av dsl
 THE SALISBURY CAVES. Having occasion to call on MT. Frederick Miles of Salisbn! 1 ", proprietor of the famous Salisbury Caves, l availed myself of the opportunity of visiting the locality, and found--nOt ''Kidd treasures" as. some imapinative person in the Litchfield Sentinel claimed to have done-but hole in tho ground, with chambers and galleries extending in va rious directions. many of them too small ~s to admit of explorations, but disclosing limestone formations of rare beauty as far as the light of a candle will enable tile wis ! ion to extend. In fact the whole hill seems honey y-combed with passages of lar ger or smaller dimensions. Two entrances have been found,r about eight or ten rods l apart, probably both caves communicating with each other, although the passage had {; net been found; in one place they could hear raps of a hammer on the rock from to the other very distinctly, aud wofkmen were engaged-in blasting Q hole through, so as to afford better entrance, as the passage to the Old Cave, or the one first
 
 stream of water runs in, making it un- pleasant ''snaking' through the passage . which the new entrance will entirely avoid. The estimate of the extent of the cave is as various ns the number who have visited it; i'll fact ones ideas of distance become con fused by continual windings and narrow passages, high rooms with ragged roofs and holes and niches ill all directions. The estimates of the length vary from one ghth to one-half mile. The proprietor proposes to erect house near tlIe entrance where refreshments of all kinds (except intoxicating lrinks) will be kept for nian and beast Boats, for sailing or fishing on the waters of the Twin Lakes, whose waves wash the base of the hjl and a grove winch seems made on purpose for picnics, offer attractions for summer resort rarely equaled. - Ca1reS. W1m. American. WoLCoTTv1LLE-4Prof,s Cunning con |. cluded last week his interesting course of Geological Lectures, and on Tuesday even ling gave a supplementary lecture of the Darwinism theory, which was we'll re. ceived.
 A Bible Society has recently been or. ) ganlzed here auxiliary to the American Bi- ble Society. r....
 The manufacturing business of the place IS active, and the demand for houses tn rent is beyond the supply.
 
 The Torringford Congregational church, IS preparing to commemorate the one hun- dredth anniversary of it's organization, which occurs this summer. The Congre- Satlona! society on the other side of the town, IorrIngton, Is contemplating the removal of its house of worship to Tor hrington Hollow, a settlement about a mile and Il half above Wolc6ttville. The chan ges i'll the base of population Eduring. the last quarter of century, seem to require this. ''-.
 It is said that the depot of the Naugtuck railroad recently burned at WolcOttvi11e, will be replaced by a-stohe building, avllichL will be an ornament to the place.
 An Irish laborer ill the employ of the Coe Brass Company had his arm badly crushed in one of the machines one--tlay last week; it has since been amputated above the elbow. r.,.-4.,..,
 St. Patrick's Day is observed hereabouts as gathering of the Irish Temperance and Benevolent societies in Winsted. Father Leo has been active in organizing and for wardlng temperance movements among
 A velocipede school is in successful op- eration in Wadhams Hall, and the iron horse IS having run of popularity The Union Hardware Company of this, place are manufacturing velocipedes and 'hhyt,y Or. ders for all they can make. A champion velocipedist from your city, illustrated tho capacities of the animal to m ,1admirineH crown on Monday eveuing, of last week. This promises to furnish at least popular amusement for the coming sumrher.- COWdnk
 
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