Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-13
COUNTY ITEMS.
From the S.dndd-d:

| New Milford, in the last issue of tn, 1 Standard, regarding the Shepaug Valley Railroad, &c., may set his heart at rest oI that subject It is now fixed fact tha the said railroad will be built, and tn, Housantonic R. R. Company will not bs the great losers by that movement, that he would have the people suppose, but quite the reverse. He may wake up some fine morning and find the beautiful and inex. haustible stratiied granite of the Mine Hill quarries on rollers, bound for Hawley. vile, and thence to the different cities. oi tho Union, east, west, north and south, to say nothing of the richest spathic iron in the world, taken from the bowels of the hill. The idea of a branch road from HawleYyille to Mine Hill and Litchfsld, il not new one. The indefatigable and much lamented Alfred Bishop, the father of the Hon. Wm. D. Bishop, who was the 1 great pioneer of railroads in Connecticut, early saw the importance of branch with a view to obtain access to those Quarries, and often said they would Karrant the ex. pense laid out in building said branch of the Housatonic. The amount of freight added by it to the Housatonie would as- tolish even the manager. AlD11 He made remark to me e short time before his last sickness, that nothing but the embarrassed circumstances of the Rail- road Company, at that time prevented his making strong move in that direction, hoping that the Litchfield interest would meet him at Mine Hill. In speaking oi the many rare qualities of the Mine Hill stone and the little labor required in sha- ping for use. he said it would be sought for by all those who were putting up work, either public or private, requiring strong, heavy masonry, in all our cities. Oneitem in particular, we'll recollect, "Ihose old dilapidated piers and bulk-heads that have been so long disgrace to New York city, will be replaced by stone from Mine Hill, where it can be obtained in strata of any length, breadth or thickness. Perhaps have quoted enough from MT. Bishop for this time, and am quite sure. if he had lived, his great q mind would have been employed in developing up the Shepaug Valley with that energy and suc- cess which attended his efforts m the Hou- satonic and Naugatuck Valleys. adding to the wealth and happiness of thousands in the various walks of life. But the good time is coming, although long on the way, when the busy ham of industry will be heard in large manufacturing villages the whole length of that beautiful, though now wild and desolate valley. ,-~-r H.
 WINCHESTER CENTER. Anna M. Bronson, sister of Msssrs. Theron and Isaac Bronson, and now one of the teach CTS in EImira Female Seminary, sails for Europe next Wednesday, to spend the snmmer.-Herah. as51
 MoRRIs.-Ata a church meeting held the 24th u1t., resolution to request Rev. D. D. T. Mclaughlin to withdraw his resig- nation, was passed by the following vote: Yeas g, Nays 7, (dodged 2). A commit tee was accordingly appointed on the 20th, to visit the pastor and ask him to with. draw it. ai1.Fga sAJ -,osa e] i.s j.
 -iDf. Garry H. Miner has bought the house known as the ' Bee Hive," west of the church. --Herald b4ae,G s4lt E.=g s, 3t.., BARKHAMsrED. --Ths following delegates were appointed at the Republican Caucus, last Monday sl ..so ..IG53 ..~s1
 Ssate Contention. B. Stephens. shel- don Merrill, Dwight Cannon, Rufus Cleye-s land. ;1 eASS ,5I 5<2l ttsU@E0 q
 Senatorial. ID. S.. Afford, James Petit bone. Ruel o. White, Lauren9 Smith. Scarlet and typhoid levers are quite prevalent, and three deaths have already resulted therefrom. --He',alG s6am sffsoq9d
 
 CoRNwA1n.- The. Bridgeport aF,,sn aFa,snn.ey,. states that Mir. Scoville has discovered on his farm at this place, what Professor Bush of Yale and others, ''pronounce to be the best vein of magnetic iron ore they. ever saw. su75i ia-F.D 5G3 a3 9fs.. sIse.
 FALLS VILLAGE. Christmas. was obsery- cd at the Congregational church, Friday evening, Dec. 24th. Through the united efforts of the pastor, Rev. H. B. Mead, and the young people, the church was quite and tastefully decorated with evergreens. Festoona1 wefa5 srspea ded,| from the center above the chandelier to the windows, forming a. complete canopT. which, with emblems representing ss the star in the east" cross, crescent, wreaths &c., presented 8 striking and attractive d pearance. The Sabbath School f11
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 choir, and passages of Scripture, sr
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 course. were the principal Attraction aros the juveniles; gifts of various kinds mS' layishly distributed upon them, valnahIe pleasing. as wellas comical. EacIl schoIas ! was the recipient of two gifts. Manv gifts were also suspended from friend to 1 frisnd,e The worthy pastor was remem Dered with appropriate mementoes. Rerk. | sbire Courier.