Litchfield enquirer., 1870-04-07
COUNTY ITEMS.

r- WArERTowN.-Slade's reservoir in Oak vile, suddenly gave way, on Monday morn ing last, and the water rushing out, carri- ed away three bridges and portion of the highway. a.,g ..t.g 9.t .e. F.
 "A contract has been entered into to build the Watertown and Waterbury rail road, and another with the Naugatuck rail road Company to put on the rolling stock and run it-it is expected that work will be commenced on it mmediateIy.-1ndeS.
 A Roman Catholic Church was consecra- ted at New Hartford, last week. 5ase
 A thirteen years old boy at East Canaan, attempted to blast a log ''on the sly. " Sun day morning, and did it. so efectually that a piece weighing four pounds went through a neighbor' s window and severely injured a man and woman, both named Baker. the woman lost one eye and most of the flesh on one side of her face. 54a L
 WARREN.-Our mountain sides daily ring with the echo of the woodmans ax. Vain are the words 'Woodman spare that tree" down comes the monarch of the forest. to be burned during the summer months into charcoal, which Is hauled to the furnace of tue Cornwall Bridge Iron Go. : llFa .-.&s- sIE5 asa4 1I3t zTf 5.1
 ;. = The. Shepaug Valley R. R. must hur- ry up if they would make a wood station of Wood ville.-The wages of farm hands range higher than was ever known before, vary ing from $30 to $32 per month. Her ald. sia Il
 The address of William w. Downer, late private iu company A, Fifth regi- ment Connecticut volunteers, is wanted at the adjutant generals office in New Haven. If We mistake not. he lives at Wolcottville, or East Litchfeld. sf +r.s aaa Y The Bridgeport Standard says that eight members of Reuben ,Bailey's family in Brook6eld are suffering with trichina, having eaten raw ham. People in these parts prefer it cooked asa mere matter of taste. ?, v5.s@4o3 v[ao T as,g asa1 WoLooTTvnIE.--We clip the following additional pactieulars regarding the Vol cottville Savings Bank robbery from the Waterbury American;-. 1s.a.aq o..-- : 1 Besides the $400 belonging to the bank ! there was deposited in the bank about $8O belonging to F. l.. Taylor, and some $2O in money belonging to a committee of a ball which took place some four weeks since. The bank is kept in the second story of the Granite Block, the room for merIy occupied by F. l.. Hungerford for g lawyers office, and is now used by C.. F.. Church as an insurance and real estate office, he (Mr. Church, being secretary of the bank. -s @1
 Since the robbery matters have come to light and notes have been compared show ing the robbery to have taken place be- tween twelve and one o'clock; also that four men were concerned in it. and that probably they arrived in Bridgeport in time. for the seven 70 o'clock trains to New York. The conductor on the i've o'clock train from Waterbury reports having four men that got on at Waterbury and that they appeared sleepy. Conductor Beers of the evening train reports two men get 1 ting on at Litchfield station Friday night that answer the description of two of these men. Tom Looby, who lives near the car house, heard them when they broke open the door. Edward Herring, who lives near the raill cad track, reports seeing the hand car cross the bridge and thought It contained four men about one o'clock. A young lady who had been out to see a