Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-01
COUNTY ITEMS.

RzvKRzox.-Dr. F.J. Yonng has bought a building lot of Fl. c. Brown and is putting him up house.
 The Eagle Scythe Company have been making repairs and will start shortly.
 Stephens X Go. have stopped a week for repairs.
 Rather dry around here, and were if got for Winsted Lake and Otis Reservoir it vOud be very dry.
 The Eagle Scythe Co. have put up one tenement and are beginning another. Rents gre scarce.
 Three or four married men here have been contributing in an unostentatious way tO the welfare of the place in a manner thRs reflects great credit upon them, and they receive the thanks of the community. DeIicacy to them and parties affected for bid our calling names.-Her0ld.
 The Winsted Herald. in an editorial, strongly urges the construction of Q car rage r0ad around Long Lake, near that village. It is the opinion of competent engineers that a broad and level road could be built the entire distance-seven' miles flor one thousand dollars per mile, as- suming that the owners of the land would give the right of way. It would bring into market many desirable villa sites, and wO1ld attract many people from abroad tO spend the summer there.
 FAI1s VnLAGE-The Union Agricultural Society have enlarged and improved their trotting course so as to make it one of the besk half mile tracks in the county. They have also erected spacious and commodious seats capable of seating 1000 people and cOmmanding q view of the entire length of the track.
 The great cry seems to be for water, water. and unless we have rain soon man. ufActuring must lay by, if not cease alto gether. in many places.
 The FallsVillage Savings Bank is nearly completed and presents very creditahle appeaxance.
 Camp meeting seems to be the order of the day. and hardly place of business or family but is represented at the grove, either as spectators or participants.
 The M. Church is being frescoed and otherwise beantiied Gnternally); hope the society will not slight the outside, as that needs renovating as much as the in side.-H@Gh
 PINE MKADow.-A son of E. M. Chapin, four years old. came near being drowned . few days ego. He and Charles Chidseys boz, about the same age, were wading in the nveE, and the current took the little fellow down about fariong, when a son of D. B. Smith got him out. He was apparently dsad. but after much rubbing and rolling he showed signs of life, and finally recov- cred
 -Satans Empire is falling The Con. nsc3icut Western people are making havoc not only among the rocks on the east side of the Kingdom, but are throwing them clear across the river and breaking and bending the rails of the other railroad.
 WAKRE.-We are having, as is usual at this season of the year, large number of visitors: Persons who come from all di. Eseti0ns, but more largely from the west to visit the place of their birth.
 Our population has been on the de- crease for great many years. In 1910 it amounted to 1,096. while at present it is Ie@ than 8OO-
 The ssRefreshment House" spoken of In our last. has passed into possession of a wholesale liquor dealer of Bridgeport, named Bristol, for $1 .25O. Are we now to have wholesale establishment?
 The base ballers are undergoing orga- nixmkiO1.
 Our Mail arrangement has again been changed. the Post office department talk ing pity on the contractor; so it arrives any time between and 6 p. m., and re. taEns immediately to New Preston where it lies tzll next day. We hope to have a remedy when the Shepaug Valley Railroad Is c0mpleted--Herad.