Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-17
COUNTY ITEMS

4 COUNTY ITEMS. 'v- l We clip the following from the Amenia l Times +>-,s.se ~4vFs
 | KENT. A young man named Hunger ford, about seventeen years of age, stole his grandfather's watch, few days ago, and belng detected, was taken to the
 The Banner and Banqxet says that Mir. Milo Bolt on the 3d of February found on land belonging to Levi W. Stone, on the side of the west mountain in Macedonia, bundle of mems clothing, among the rocks, containing one pair of pants, four fine shirts, and some other articles.
 LAKEv111a.- son of Daniel Shaw, of this village. was severly injured last Sab. bath, by falling from fence upon sharp pointed stump which was partially con. cealed in the snow.
 SHARoN.-The last Sociable previous to Lent. for the benefit of the Episcopal church, was held at the hotel of Mr. Louks, on the evening of Monday, the 18th inst.
 A very satisfactory sum was received example given that amusement and benev- | unite in the same society.
 Among the real estate changes are the following: MT Charles White has bought the Platt place just south of Mir. Aaron R. Smiths store; MT. J. Loaks has pur- chased the Pardee house, the brick resi- dence north of MT. Terrett's; Mir. Edward Gillette has bought his brothers house, next to the store, exchanging the King place therefor, which is now offered fol sale. ..e,c.. - .
 NEW MILFORD. Julia Turner, widow of Doctor Uriah Turner, of New York city, died on Monday, at haif-past ten, A. M. The funeral was attended by the Rev. O. G. Acly, on Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock. The remains were laid in the Booth vault for the time being, but will be taken to Colebrook for interment.
 Co1EBRooK.-The Sentinel reports that 6 ljoint stock company with capital of $4, ,OOO has been started in this place, for the pur lpose of establishing cheese factory.
 GosHEN.-We condense the following items from the correspondence of the Sen. itinel:- 'E tEt sf #.t
 F. J. Benedict has sold the farm of the late Silas Benedict, to Charles L. Perkins, for $4,000. ,--..--r-..- -,..-... ....-.....- | - MIs ASoUSRb AA4tu Alu WIG nave re- turned from their bridal trip, and had a reception.
 ~s - The schools of the Centre have de. generated wofully, and are now run on an extremely poor article of green wood hence much smoke and little learning.
 From the Winsted Herald:
 SALISBURY. Rev. J. A. Wainwright, o1 st. Johns Episcopal Church, Salisbury, ; hou haan mn oh1o fo ,1,,;A lseyeral consecutive Sabbaths, on account lof serious illness. ,... -......
 - Pettee, of Lakeville, recently sold an- other of his village lots to George H. Bundy. ......
 WARREN. cheese factory which has been for two seasons conducted by Com stock < Lyman, will commence operations about the middle of April, under the man agement of Norman s. Lyman. From the way 1t was patronized last season, we con- clude dairymen about here consider it more than mere experiment..
 - Two boys were brought, last Satur- day, before Justice F. A. Curtiss, charged with disturbing g religious meeting at Woodville. They both pleaded guilty. One was fined one dollar and the other three dollars, and costs.
 THoMAsroN.-TheT Thomas Clock Com pany expect to start on ten hours again, on April 1, which looks like better times.
 TT There will be five or six private dwel. lings put up here this Summer.
 - Two men named Bayley & Clarke, last week, got into fight, in which Clarke got the best of it at first, but the next day it cost Bayley $40, and job in Litchfeld jailfor twenty days. Rum was the cause of it. -------- .-----------
 WATERrowN AND WATERBURY RAILROAD. l-The greatest hindrance to the enterprise so far, is found in the cupidity of some oi the land owners along the line, who refuse to sell the right of way, unless at an exor- bitant price. ....+. .s... .,,... ...s..,...
 The story of difficulty between the di. lrectors of the Naugatuck Railroad and of the Watertown and Waterbury Railroad, so in- dustriously circulated by the doubting Thomases, is all bosh. fss a.t. F. sI.415s 5..< I The road will soon be put under con- tract, we understand, unless difficulties un- foreseen and entirely unanticipated shall prevent. t.-Wat. American. -s
 THE NORFOLK WH1sKEY WAR.-The par ties who owned the liquor recently cap tured by the Good Templars from Camps |, drug store in Norfolk, and brought oyer the line into this state aud destroyed, have sued for $3, 800 to cover loss and damages. The transaction hardly had the look of 1. legality about it. and somebody may have to pay for the fun.-Berkshire Courier. I ,NoRFo1k. Norfolk, on Monday, Neg. gar De Mars and Edward Holt were tried before Justice Northway for resisting the deputy sheriff when attempting to replevy 1 some liquor which had been seized from the drug store of MIG. Camp. They were found guilty, and fined S15 and costs, from which appeal was taken. The entire com. munity seemed to take adeep interest in the trial, and turned out to attend it en nsasse. Over forty ladies were in atten- dance, some of them of the first respecta- bllity, many of whom improved the time in knitting as we'll as listening to the pro- ceedings. William F.. Haliet of Winsted appeared for the prosecution and Warner & Fyler for the defence. Coxrant.
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