Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
COUNTY ITEMS,
From the Sentinel: ::

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 MARBLEDALH.-The Post Office has been removed, s. $. Niles was appointed on the first of the month and the office is al the Miles Place one door east of the church.
 Joseph Watson, ST. has bought one o the Esq Brown farms, east side of the creek running back of the hotel. E. WoLcoTTvILLE.-The new depot is fast assuming shape. Mir. Wetmore is driving ] the work as fast as possible. At present the most noticeable part of it is that there will be more room all around. The Allen House billiard room suffer ed from sneak thief sometime ago to the tune of $l5 cash and some cigars.
 GosHEN.-The store of N. R. Hart, Esq, in West Goshen, was entered in the night short time since, for the sake of plunder, by some persons, but the fact becoming known from light they had, they made their exit by an pnfastened door prepared in case of surprise. MoRRIs.-The Masquerade Ball which was advertised for the 17th inst, has been postponed to the 22d. It will be one of the most brilliant affairs of the season. SALISBURY. family of Mir. Harmon Blake have been affected for some time with that dreaded disease, typhoid fever. Mr. B. s father and two children, a son and daughter, have fallen victims and at present, Mr. B. and another son are in very critical condition.-Herald TWISTED. Winsted lady, recently riding out with her husband, is reported to have remarked to him while passing Pine's Marble Works,-"If you will be real kind to me, will get you real nice grave stone some day."
 Capt. Den. Stevens has re-sold the Clarke House to ex Sheriff Botsford and a MT. Deforest, of Danhury. who are to tako pos session on the 1st of March.
 James Quinlan has been fined $12O and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment for liquor selling. Appeal taken. The men to whom he has been selling have taken the Father Mathew pledge.-Her- ald,
 FALLS VMLAaE.-Mr. George K. Peck has sold his Hotel to MT. Dudley from Meriden price 1000.
 The proprietorship of the Rockey Dell Honse in Lime Rock, is to change hands in April.
 The barn of B. W. Spur, was broken into Thursday evening 3d inst. and blan. kets, robes &c. to the value of about $75 taken. Mir. s. offers a reward of $5O.- Herald.
 THoMAsToN- w. C.. Gates is soon to remove to Southington and proposes to make final sale of his dry goods at his store here on the 18th inst.
 Burr Meade has bought the meat mar ket.
 Some little time ago thirty or more of the employees of the Seth Thomas & Sons Company joinel forces and sawed, split and piled up handsomely six cords of wood for widow lady, whose husband had been shopmate of these generous and kind- hearted men,
 Last Thursday evening (3d) the friends and neighbors of Mir. William Williams, a gentleman suspected of strong bachelor proclivities, and who is very fond of his whiskers, resolved to stick said whiskers full of molasses. Accordingly the party took him by storm and surprise with mo. lasses paiis and ''jugs." Before the even ing was over they had enjoyed themselves heartily and partly succeeded in their at. tempt. At all events, it may be said to have been g very sweet time TaNev Ia. der.
 Bids for the building of the Watertown and Waterbury railroad will be opened on the 10th inst, immediately after which date the road will undoubtedly be put un- der contract, with the intention of having it finished by the first of July.
 ''P. 0. R" writes from Merwinsyille to the New York Citizen to know "where