Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-08
COUNTY ITEMS.

liC auoOAOns iaSO " WouueSuAy, 0leVon Ou1lQ- ing lots belonging to Wm. Steel, situated from $1OO, to $3O0O.
 breaking iron with a drop at P. E.. Chapin's foundry when a piece flew and struck him in the eye and he has been tot. ally blind with both eyes ever since. He died at his residence in this place on Satur- day night last. aged 65 years.-Herald.
 -THoMAsToN three weeks rest at the clock shops has given many of our citizens opportunity to make many im- provements about their yards and beautify their homes: such as regarding many a yard which we notice. and building 8 great many new front fences Such care for yards and trees tends to make your village more beautiful, as is observed by every lover of the beautiful, as he passes through the land.
 Esq. Morse has his fine and costly house nearly ready for occupying; the in side painting is nearly done It is of the French roof style and probably has cost about $3O,OOO. His block of tenement houses are not yet completed, though the joinerSare a: work on them.
 The Clock business is not very urgent, though fair work was begun in shops last Monday. They will run as long as the water holds out, stopping part of each day whenever the water fails. The knife company have put in new wheel, engine &c., and will be ready to put on steam next week. They have been obliged to put off customers for several weeks in or der to make necessary repairs, but ever af- ter this will endeavor to fill orders with dispatch.
 Work is driving at the brass mill. The walls of the new building are about up to the roof and will soon be under cover.
 On the 26th inst, 8 game of oroquet was played by the young ladies of Terry vile and Thomaston on the grounds of David Plume, Esq, resulting in a slight victory for the Terryville ladies. At the close of the game the ladies were escorted by gentlemen to the house of P. Parker, Esq, where sumptuous table was await ing them. The early evening being hap pily spent there, they were then invited to the residence of Mrs. B. Thomas, to engage in social dance which closed the enter tainment of the evening.
 r The Empire Base Ball Club of this will lage played game with the Duttons, of
 
 The Empires were beaten by score of 22 to 32, which leaves the Duttons cham pions of Litchfield County.
 To the joy of the household, a promis- ing daughter was born to Dennis A. Burr, Esq, merchant, August 26, weighing 9A pounds. s.-Herald
 0. D. Leavenworth, of New Milford, de- signs to sue the Housatonic railroad con- pany to recover $5 ,OOO, for the life of his son who was killed while breaking for the company.
 Waterbury American says:-'A farmer friend in Litchfield county gives us the following as the result of his observations Potatoes do not promise more than half a crop. Early roses are the best, and will do very we'll. About two-thirds of hay-crop has been secured, while the yield from oats has been fair. The corn yield will be much better than was expected. Apples promise abundantly, and the cider yield will be very large"
 MT. and Mrs. A. P. Bates and child were thrown from carriage recently at Canaan, the horse running away; Mrs. Bates had a leg broken, and MT. Bates jaw was dislo,- cated.
 MT. Julius Blakeslee of Thomaston, af. ter calling upon four persons for medical assistance, on Thursday night, 25th inst, for his wife, and being refused, returned home only to find her dead.
 Kent Furnace is turning out little over 50 tons of iron per week.
 A disorderly man was arrested at the New Milford depot, on Monday and fined $16 and costs, sufficient to satisfy him that it was time he left town.
 SHARoN.-The drouth in this village and vicinity is the most severe one we have ex- perienced for long term of years. Wells and springs are giving out pretty general ly. We hear that one spring on Sharon mountain, which has been unfailing for over hundred years, is now nearly dried up.
 - Clothes line thieves were around Mon- day evening, the 2lst. Two lines of clothes left out in MT. Gager's yard. were completely stripped by them.-Amenia Times.
 - At last the citizens have become arous- ed to the subject of temperance, and we hope soon something will be done, here, as in neighboring towns, to stop the sale of ardent spirits. J. Boughton, agent of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance, addressed large audience at the Metho- dist Church, Sunday evening. At the close of the lecture, he procured fifty three names as charter members, and the Sharon Division has been instituted, and the fol- lowing officers elected and installed: Rev. o. M. Egglestone, W. F.; Mrs. Harriet Smith, W. A.; Hosea Berry, R. s.; Emma Rowley, A. R. S.; Mrs. Carrie Lloyd, P. 8. /; Abel 0. Woodward, Chap; H. W. Bar tram, Con-; Flora Benedict, A. O.; Mary Doyle, I. S.; Myron Whitney, O. S.-Her- ald.
 KENT.-Some two.legged pig entered the cellar of Mir. Frank Newton, at Bulls Bridge, while the family were absent on Saturday night, Aug. 18th, and stole near ly all their pork.
 = Fred. Mallory, of this place, while out driving, in company with some friends, on Thursday last, came upon very large rattlesnake, on the south end of Preston mountain, his horses came near stepping on his snakeship. MT. Mallory dispatch ed him, and was informed that there had been eight of them killed in that vicinity during the summer.
 = There is probably more tobacco rais- ed in the Housatonic valley this year than ever before.-BdnneT.