Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-20
COUNTY ITEMS.
Y. s. COUPON.

NEW HARTFORD. John B. Smith, Esq. one of our wealthiest and most prominent citizens. died last Friday. He was a large stock-holder ill some of our heaviest man ufacturing concerns. s rs z..,.s.
 MT. William H. Bushnell, who has made his fortune and retired from business. IS now building the finest and most expen- slve house in IIitchfeld county, at the Center.
 3a-Tbere is good deal of grumbling among land owners about the doings of the appraisers of damages to lands by cutting through them for the railroad. .-Seatinel.
 GosHEN.-Austin Alleu, Jr, has bought of Dwight Gallup the farm formerly known as the Lewis Wadhanls homestead located at Goshen, west side. Said farm contains over 2OO acres, and the price to be paid is $S, 900. A large amount ofIpersonal prop erty upon the place is yet to be disposed of. ~> @ t..N
 -The hay crop last summer being a lim- ited one, many farmers have put share of their stock out to keeping for the winter with owners of hay not in possessio on of stock to consume it--Sentinel.
 WoLooTTvILLE.-Tne case of State ys Mrs. Hodge has excited interest here. Mr. Alpheus Hodge is an old man nearly 80 years old. About a year ago the widow of lis nephew came to keep house for him. She found his soft side and got into his af fectlons. He gave her at one time $1. 900 and Z, 700 at subsequent time. A few weeks ago he gave. her an additional $5, 900 in U. $. Bonds. These she took to New York. While she was gone John M. Wad- hams of Goshen induced MT. Hodge to give him a trust deed of his (Hodge's) property. When Mrs Hodge, the widow, came back from New York she was prose- cuted for theft of the bonds. Mrs. Hodge was acquitted, it appearing that the bonds were gwen to her by her ncle.-Sentinez.
 NORFOLK. .-TheC. w. R. R. five-twenty town bonds are all sold, having gone off like hot cakes. Work on the railroad at West Norfolk is being pushed with great rapidity. It is said the road through this this town will be graded ready for the ties by July l. as force of 800 men will be inn mediately put to work.-Herald .s-
 WEST CoRNwALL.-We have excellent sleighing, and our young people are im- proving it these beautiful moonshiny e7e- uings. .-.r.-,.-.,....e,........ ...-...,.
 - Miss M. A. Sherwood has opened select school for young ladies at Dea R.R. Pratt's house. Parents wishing to have their children learn music, will do we'll to engage Miss Sherwood's services.
 E. Fl. Hart has sold his farm to Con- stable Potter for $2, 700, instead of James Cochrane, for $2, 300, as we reported two weeks ago. o.-Hera!d
 SHARoN.-William Gormely, foreman in the ore bed at Sharon Station, was severe: ly injured Thursday, the 9th, by the caving in of breast of ore, breaking both legs, one at the thigh. He Is in critical con- dition.
 s. D. Dean has purchased Mrs. Wait Williams farm, containing 46 acres, for $4, 900. .,,
 - Rowley &,Gibbs have dissolved part nership. The business at the market is to be continued by c. H. Rowley.-Herald.
 INVESTED. MEET1Na OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MAssA- cHUsBTTs. Ts.-The association of the Sons and Daughters of. Massachusetts held their third annual festival in Camps Hall, Win sted, on Thursday evening, January 13. Owing to the unfavorable state of the weather, there were but about 125 mem- bers present, but what they lacked Tn numbers they made up in spirit and en- thusiastic love for the old mother Bay State, together with the ml st social good feeling toward each other and determina- tion to each do his or her part for the most perfect enjoyment of the whole.
 The association met at about o'clock, and elected the following officers for the year ensulng:-Rev. s. B. Forbes, presi- dent; J. H. Norton, vice president; R. R. Noble, secretary. --. " Hon. c. B. Andrews, of Litchfield was called out, and made some happy and feli- citous remarks. which were enthusiastical ly applauded, and which were thoroughly admired by all. Hon. H. 0. Brown, of Riverton, also favored the meeting with some very spicy remarks, more in defence of Connecticut than eulogistic of Massa- chusetts, he being a Connections man, but holding his membership by virtue of Massachusetts wife. Wm. H. Rood, of Winchester, also iudulged in some appro- priate and merited remarks, but the crown ing feature of the literary part of the en- tertainment, was an original poem, writ ten expressly for the occasion. and deliv- cred by A. M. Perkins, of Wasted, de- scribiDg in glowing terms the beauties, grandeur, and magnifcence. of the noun lains, hills and dales of old Berkshire county, which carried one away on fi it's magic rYthm to the shady hooks, the bab- bling brooks, or raised him to the lofty heights of it's craggy mountains far up in to the blue ether, till you could look down on to the fertile valleys and busy flourish ing villages spread out beneath your feet.
 A supper n the best style of Lincoln of the Beardsley House, which was all the most thorough epicure could desire, was heartily and appreciatingly indulged in. sI n At.12 o'clock, the older and moro staid members withdrew, while the younger ones remained, and indulged in an hour or two of dancing and kindred social pleasures. CourGnt. .s,, 7aa t;a .a ..$ss as, ,s
 NoRrHFrELD.--Mr. F. ". Fem intends giving a concert atoN Northield, this (Weds nesdayl evening. of both vocal and instru- mental music, Hodge, Bidwell, Barclay and others. from Hartford and IiteNfeld counties. have been engaged for tIs occa- SAon's asif ,s1 TWO. 2 l1JmA