Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-18
COUNTY ITEMS.

hOuS0 " MT. .vOlKmans formerly of Win. sted. MT. Volkman has closed up his shop in Ashborn' s building and will continue
 the barber business at the old stand under the hotel
 -The Young Mems Sociable Club. un association of young men, have inaugura-
 ted dancing school; the first dance came of at the Allen House. last Wednesday
 Kibbe Brothers confectionery team of Springfield. Mass, was robbed of some f$2OO worth of cigars, on Sunday night. as the wagon stood under the shed. Such de- predations are getting quite common here, and we trust the perpetrators may be dis covered and punished as they deserve.
 The guilty parties are we'll known. Vol cottville has as mean a gang of boys as any place in Connecticut, and if they don't
 mend their ways, they will wake up some fine morning in trouble. Winsted Herald. The Congregational Society have rent. ed the room formerly occupied as a music room in the Granite Block, and will use it for lecture room. The Second Advent ists also use the room for their meetings.
 ia =, Dr. B. A. Barber has removed his of- flee from the second story of Granite Block into his Drug Store, for the greater con- venience of his increasing practice.
 .- The Annual Meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association was held on Monday evening. The following were elected officers of the Associations: Presi- dent, P. E. Parsons; Vice Presidents, John Andrus, Elisha J. Steele, Henry Hotch- kiss, Cornelius Hammond; Secretary, H. R. Merrill; Treasurer, Dr. E. Barber. A renewed interest Is being taken in this or ganization, andit is hoped that much good will result. 1p getao f...!. afse,. C
 .-..- The fall tesm of the public schools closes this week; the examinations in the various schools takes place on Wednesday,, Thursday and Friday. Qa..s.as3.ll...
 ? i- We don't wish to offend anybody, but we cannot but notice the penchant of the M. sDs. of this place for fine horses. The latest importation in that line is splen did span of spirited grays by Dr. Phelps.-
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 = There is one place in this village, and that is very prominent one, where intox- 'icating drinks are sold us freely on Sunday as on other days of the week; it certainly IS bad enough to have men turned out drunk six days in the week; they ought to have respite on Sunday. Our town au- thorlties ought to put d stop to it.-Amaes- ican. -c" 7aa.. - s4a.II ,...l4
 = The Rev. E. W. Bacon, who was in stalled as pastor of the Congregational Church in Wolcottville, fills that position to the very best acceptance of his church and congregation. His preaching is char acterized by an eloquence of diction and an earnestness of purpose that cannot but be felt in his community.-Der6y 1Tdn- script. -a9l4i -.4-....4 ., .., ..l... .,-..
 ~- Mike Corners, of fighting notoriety, was confined in the Lock-np on Tuesday, for beating family, . -s&.
 , a- The Singing School of J. W. Fem is progressing finely. There are about 50 scholars. ,la9 ,l4s. sl..- 4gv2.g ...
 ~-F. J. Seymour has returned from his
 trip to England, looking as natural as ev- er.-SentneLo oL; |. l-,.l.,. .,.s
 KENT --Mr John ". ,Varney, an old and much respected citizen, formerly of New Milford. died ut Bulls Bridge in this town, on the 3lst ult., from the effects of para lytlc shock. .gs Z-Q a- .. ' CANAAN. sensation was occa- stoned the other day by the unceremonious departure of q Poughkeepsie man, by the name of Barret, who had agreed to erect that bridge, which has been the cause of So much litigation for the past six months. ses;n ae naa Eses,yed , $L, 900 from the town of indebted to the amount of i've or six hun. dred dollars, to private individuals, when bridge man boiled, and declared his ina bility to fulfil the agreement without fur ther allowance of money from the town of Canaan. @ It appears by tho selectn III $ re- port, that tiIis town had agreed to pay 5000. to have their half the bridge erecte d, while the town of Salisbury had made similar bargain for 5000. --Ber,ks. Cour, ] looms oE A SINGLE GENTLEMAN. iMr.. H. w. Franklin of Canaan, superin- tendent of the Housatonic railroad, who has iabored so szealously for L the comfort past, has thus been led to think of his own lonely condition, and has gone in for some comfort and happiness on his own account, having been married on Saturday last. We wish him joy.L Berkshire Courier. .a1aua, The milk business proves more profita- ble this summer than last. Farmers are now receiving six cents per quart for milk sent to New York, and hope soon to re- ceive seven. The character of the Housa- tonic valley milk still ranks No. l in the market and the demand is greater than the supply. IL Berkshi,s Courier. :ma4 s2lj ii SHARoN.-Dr. Shears has bought the place known as the Camp place in this vil lage,o consisting of two houses and ten acres of land.-Anaeaia Times ri
 3 NEW MILFORD. .ACoal sells here at $11.75 for nut size, and $127 for stove. as-- '2F - John Barnum has sold his place in Merry -alf district, to Ezra lewis, for $450.
 "A portion of the horses attached to Bafley's circus are to winter in New Mil ford soE o+li asl-Io9 G1aR e3a4f9 J~& -& U : A brakeman named Ben Smith had his hand smashed whilecouplingcars, near Canaan. last week. i.- t,o-12q -15 o.
 f2-Charles pappan, of New York city, has purchased a homestead at Gaylord's bridge, from John Gaylord and wife, for SLIGO. IA3-n39E3HS 9Gy Gs-.U 9u Ar---L
 = John Hanlon was arrested on, 70 We'd nesday night for assault on stranger on the day before, for which Justice Black man fined him $7 and costs, which Hanlonl iol-4 As will be seen by our marriage mo- .tice. MT. H. 8. 'Mygatt has stepped off in matrimonial view of view,g with a fair daughter of Sohthington. We wish the twain . happy future, and if the article. ,wssn't so expensive, would revive an old custom and throw a shoe after them.
 s!A Lucjns Bennett lost 6 horse last week ifB1qt noe DnB ,o9FC 4Od-9u54 10 %aD lEf 0- li5sE1il zgoo3oJ l.E .utrs.faf} .yGb tG1 II From the Winsted Herald: t.I.- ,.1 lo es1l la .adN NEw HAErFoRD.-Dra Yermilye, of the u.< c1oG