Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-29
COUNTY ITEMS.

COUNTY ITEMS. WooDBURY. The 9th lecture by Rev. John Purves on the Herodian Family was delivered last Sunday eve. to large and appreciatiss audience, at tbe Lecture Room. These lectures have constantly in. creased in interest. and the people have shown their interest by ever increasing au diences. The last lecture was attended by large numbers from the other denomina- tions, who accorded liberal praise - Christmas trees ill abound in Wood bury this year. Three or four churches will have them The Episcopal church l will have theirs at the Town Hall on Mon day evening, the First Congregational Church at their Church on Tuesday even ing, and the Methodist at their Ci.ureh, on Wednesday, vening. Quite sum If mo- 1 ney las been raised to make it seem that the latter tree shall bear abuu.laut fruit And some of the exercises will be t:ihe bAyond the notions of the descendants of l the Pilgrim Fathers. who cei. b,ate at Plymouth Rock their 25Oth anniversary on 1 Thursday. At tLe celebration ot the Meth odist tree, the celebrated reorganizi.a and regene,ated Woodbury Band. W A. Cor don. Conductor, will discurse tue music, heavenly or othei wise. and may in its ca- reeriDg and baoyant pervsrsenes' s:lde oil into vaiu and siufully iapid music quite different from Old Hundred and 0 hs r sol i'd tunes of th,.lox pretensions - The tax list shows: 43O Dwellings, 2O, ,989 Acres ot Lan.i, 9 Stores. 3l Manu factories, 425 Horses, 1900 neat Cattle. 1885 Sheep, 40 Car,i ,Ses. 49l I'm, Pie crs --AmericGa 1 WATERrowN. .-Messrs M+rS4u t Warn- CT purchased the stock of soos lately owned by 0. s. Starr, ..ect asesl. and are selling of without r-9.rl to e,,s. -,- | t---4s tv1u Esrary in1unctl"n has Deei pla- ced On M. :Heminway < Sons. whereby they nse prohibited from 6isciiargiug col oled matter into Steele's Book. The stream has bee n SD low the pa>f sun.mer that the inhabitants living below nave been at great incon venieuce to obtain water else
 where for their cattle. --AmeTicGn. l - Hon. o. B. Kiug brings :o market in Wate, bury. pair ot fat oatte weighing | 6.570 lbs -Indes.
 1 NoRrHFIELD.- Peek Brothers, at their mill III Northfield. are selling the best of meal at $2 O0 Der cwt l - Mr. Isaac Biakesl-e sells a pais of fat Durhams in Waterbury, witch weigh about ,OO0 lbs -Iader.
 l GOsHRN.-A correspoud; nt uf tine Ssnts
 nel states that tine m, ney has been raised to survey the extens on of ths Shepaug l Valley road 10 Goshen. He estimates the amount that town couid iaise. Ut SslOO, ,OOO, which Ee thinks would nearly grade the road. He saSs, .- .- s- l It has been hinted that Iituhfcid will not be very anxious for an extension of the Shepaug road to this place, unless it be put through con- 1 meet with the COnnHCtlcut N0kfefn 1 To carry the Shepang Valley Ra,l,osd within few miles oi u chnnection with the Conn Western. and thou to leave that connection nncompeted, would strike us 1 sion"
 i CoRNwALL-Thc subscribers to build 8 1 lecture room or repair the old school house l have agreed to build a ueW Oue near the parsonage with a public hall un the second l floor for concetts &c.
 There was a general melee at Cornwall Bridge last week III Buckley's Hotel. 1 The Tab!eaux Association hnve post poaed their exhibition two weeks from last "Wednesday. --Sentinel
 William Hoffman, employed by Mr. H. M. Geer of Woodbury, ran away recently. taking MT. Geer's best suit and a watch worth $3O He was tracked to New Haven where he was arrested and taken back to 1 Woodbury. He was unable tn get bail and is now in jail awaiting trial. - r..'.
 Ira Brown, of ''Sickle B.r". of moving
 machineenotoriety, was through the North cru part of Litchtield county Ill September last. He succeeded in selling his pretend | T E nf Win. chester, Villa I'd c. Barber of Torlington, Oliver Merrill of New Hartford. and - Case of Bark hamsted. From each of these
 hs obtained notes of $20O, and of course
 they all now are anxious to learn of his
 whereabouts. ..., .. a ] EAST CANAAN.-The bell presented by MT. George Church to the Methodist ditto
 was hung last Thursday. It weighs 1928 pounds.
 Two negro boys have been fined and imprisoned for breaking out windows. The masonry of the great arches over
 Whiting River is completed aud the steam 1 shovel is loading the CATS at the Tate of 6 car load per minute.
 It is prophesied that hay will come down to $15 per ton by th4 lst of Feb
 ruary.
 l -Sociables &c, are plentiful. White < Thomas have dancing school every other
 Friday night. t.-Hera!d.
 l FALLS VILLAGE.-About 40 conversions have resulted from the protracted meetings 1 of the Methodists. a r 1 The Savings Bank is finished aud oc- cupied.. l WINCHESTER CENTRE install, ,ation of the R.v Arthur Goodenough was held on Wednesday. Dec 18th.
 ] "A fine tree was blown down near the
 Hurib. .rt .pl.ce on the 15 h. . 1 News Of tue Week 1 FOREIGN.