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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02

William Cummings, aged 15, of Bridge. port, accidentally and probably fatally shot himself, Thursday, while shooting ducks.
 Middletown, Portland and Chatham have reversed their former action and voted more aid to the Air Line Road Middlefeld is expected to follow suit.
 A fire in the fancy goods store of R. Brenhard in Bridgeport, Saturday night, damaged goods to the amount of 4.OOO insured one half.
 A barn belonging to David M. Wheeler. of Southbury, was burned on Saturday afternoon. The fire is thought to have been incendiary. Insured.
 November is to be a great month for Bridgeporters, in the way of weddings, &c. Swallow-tail coats are being ordered in profusion, and the patent leather boot makers are running night and day.
 The Osceola B. B. O., State champions, have been successful in 16 out of the 20 games they have played this season. They received silver ball from the Meriden club last week.
 A dog, however small, seems to be of more service in thwarting burglars than the best locks. In Woodbury the thieves wis tied the house of one member of the firm of D. Curtiss & Sons, but the barking of little dog alarmed the inmates and the rascals fled.
 Mr. Timothy K. Porter of Southington, farmer, some 60 years of age, died very suddenly on Wednesday, of heart disease. He was returning from his corn field, and when near his residence suddenly dropped to the ground and never spoke afterwards A daughter of K. A. Pathway, of Hart 1 ford, arose in her sleep, few nights ago, and, raising a window in the second story, stepped out and fell to the ground. She was considerably bruised but escaped without broken bones.
 It is announced that the Boston, Hart ford and Erie railroad will be completed to Willimantic within four weeks. New bridges are being built, necessary repairs made and two locomotives have been pur- chased-all of these being paid for from the earnings of the road. t-.se | On Friday afternoon about four o'clock while German named Krump was cross ing the Shore Line railroad bridge in Fair Haven, in an intoxicated condition, he staggered aud fell over into the river and I was drowned. The body was soon after re- l covered. .g The house of Miss Sally Nash, at West port, was robbed of $400 worth of goods, recently, while that lady was away visiting l The goods were recovered in George Fol let's house soon after, together with an immense accumulation of other articles, the result of successful robbery for years.
 There are at the present time only few spots on the New York and New Ha- ven railway which are not covered with the steel rail and they are mostly at the approaches to the depots where tie trains are travelling at reduced rate of speed. It will not be long before the whole roal will be laid with the improved rail
 RETRIBUT1vE JUSTICE we'll known justice of the peace subscribed B to the relief fund, yesterday, and returning i'm mediately, received the amount for mar rying couple. Thus is virtue rewarded. Another man was requested to contribute, but declined, and within two hours heard that his mother-in-law had come to stay u month with him.-NOrWich Bulletin.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02

Remarks were made by many, and it was plain that all loved their oacn churches,
 but thought the interests of the churches were promoted by the union of the young men in the great work of bringing sinners to the Saviour. I must pass over the in teresting afternoon meeting, and conduct you up that steep hill into the beautiful Baptist church, where the great congrega- tion, during part of the evening, listened to reports from the great associations of the cities, and little bands united in the small towns, like Goshen. After the close of the exercises, as many were to take the midnight train for home, about 100 0assem- bled in the association-room, for prayers, and Ineyer attended such a prayer meet ing of all denominations; the only way a person could get an opportunity to say anything, was to be on his feet before the close of any exercise A little before mid night we sang, ''Blest be the tie that binds" &c., and separated HIN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We do not repeat our usual offers to correspondents, this week, from want of leisure to simplify their particulars and make such additional suggestions as we soon design doing. But we are particu- iarly desirous, nevertheless, of full and regular communications giving those local items which little diligence will always find, and which are always of interest to readers. Of late our space has been so limited that we have not done full justice to such correspondents as have written punctually, or taken to task the rather numerous list who have neglected us al- most altogether. In future we expect to afford all the space they can fill, and hope to receive frequent letters from aU our correspondents.
 It is absolutely necessary, to ensure their insertion, that items from the west ern part of the county should reach us by Mondays mail. All the communications which came on Tuesday evening last are unavoidably postponed till next week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Mormons threaten change of base. Ladies attend some of the recitations at Williams College.
 The gold crop of Montana for the year 1870 yielded $44, 100000 Heavy frosts in North Carolina have in- lured the tobacco crop.
 An old lady of seventy is the chaplain of the Kansas state prison.
 The Kentucky river is lower than it has been for seventeen years.
 Women editfve daily and fourteen week ly papers in Germany
 Robbers and incendiaries are at work all over the country.
 The population of New York city is about l, 400, 900 at midday.
 Cooking schools are all the rage in New York and Brooklyn.
 It is reported that Jefferson Davis in- tends to live in Baltimore.
 Emigration to Western Texas to raise cattle is on the increase.
 A grave near Gravelotte contains two thousand five hundred corpses.
 All kinds of nuts are unusually plentiful in New England this season.
 The Brunswick and Albany Railroad of Georgia has been seized for debt
 Forty-two per cent. of the legal voters of Massachusetts pay only poll tax.
 California has the larghest orchard in the world. It contains 426 acres.
 The losses of the Methodist Church by the Chicago fire are estimated at $324, GOO.
 Grading on the Northern Pacific Rail road is now completed as far as the Red River.
 The grape crop of the Lake Erie islands this year is estimated at ten thosand tons. General T. ". Bennett, of Indiana, has been appointed Governor of Idaho, vice Governor Bowen, resigned.
 Fourteen candidates ask for the posi- tion of door-keeper of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
 The translation of Motleys History of Netherlands" has reached it's third edition at the Hague i
 Theodore Tilton calls his free-love and divorce lecture by the pleasant title of 'fHome, Sweet Home.
 The capital imployed in the liquor trade in France is $380, ,OOO, 900; in the cotton trade, $4OO, 100000.
 Mir. Blanc, formely lessee of the Hom- burgh gaming tables, and latterly at Mon aco, died fortnight since at Monaco, worth 35, 900, 900 of francs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
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 The bell in St. Andrews church has long threatened to lose its equpoise. The society have purchased the necessary machinery; and it will be hung, this week, in more modern style.
 Miss Dora Egglestone died on Mon day, Oct 23d, of consumption; aged six teen. The funeral was at St. Andrews church, Rev. Charles G. Acly, of New Milford, officiating.
 cover the river, the boatman pale
 Carried another-the household pet; Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale
 She crossed on her bosom her wasted hands And fearlessly entered the phantom bark"
 Rev. Charles Husband has returned but is yet too feeble to supply the pulpit.
 The subscription paper to the branch railroad from New Milford to New Pres ton has reached us. The subscriptions amount to $16, 900, of which about $13, 900 is subscribed by New Preston. Like the children's snowball in winter, it gathers as it goes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
Goshen.

The Goshen Y. M. c. Association are now raising money for the relief of those burned out in Michigan. As was one of the delegates from that association to the great Convention in Mystic, last week, ,and am now in New London Co.,, I will give you some particulars which will not prob- ably appear in the report of the meeting which will soon be published in the pa pers. Just before we arrived at New Lon- don, on the early morning train from New Haven, we passed Fort Trumbull, which, in connection with Fort Griswold on the opposite side, so effectually commandsthe entrance to the beautiful bay or river.
 When we crossed the river for the Ston- ington road, on the great steamer, Thames River,' the young men, led by our friend Samuel Dudley, of New London, were en- gagged in singing the beautiful songs of Zion; and before we knew it, we were un- der the guns of Fort Griswold At Mys- tic, we were met by delegation who con- ducted us to the rooms of the Association
 After an introduction to many of the peo- pie of Mystic, we were invited across the street to Washington Hall, where thelong tables were set, and need not tell you that the ladies attended to all our wants. had heard in New Haven the day before, that Captain had reached that city with his vessel, and not being able tosget in to unload, had started immediately for Mys- tic to prepare for the Convention, and there we found Capt. Tribble ready for every good work The prayer meeting commenced at one, and the opening ad dress to the Convention was by Rev. MT. Buckley, of Stamford. At the permanent organization, E. W. Twichel, of Mans field, was chosen President. The subject of Lay Preaching occupied the attention of the Convention the remainder of the afternoon, and 1t was difficult to get an opportunity to speak, as saw three or more rise at once. I wish your readers could have been present at the Cbngrega- tional church, Thursday evening, and heard the welcome from Mr. Buckley, Rev. Mr. Cliff and MT. Bailey, and the re- ponses from Rev. Messrs. Hubbell of New Haven, Boss, of Putnam, and Nichols. Of East Haddam. At the Methodist church, Friday, Dr. Daggett of NewL London spoke on the subject, whether the same amount of religious labor can be performsd by the denominational churches as effectively as is now done by the '. M. c. Associations,
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
OUR ENLARGEMENT.


 We give our subscribers, this week, double the amount of reading matter they have been receiving from us for a month past. set in new type, and a paper enlarged by the addition of one column to each mace in width, and two and half inches in length. The change involves, of course, large amount of additional ed itorial work, and increased office expenses. We have had little reason to complain of our subscribers in time past, and we have no doubt they will appreciate an effort which, however it may result for us, will certainly be to their advantage. We give them long delayed chance, this week, to testify their approval by squaring sub- scription accounts, and should be glad if they would also assist us by increasing our subscription list among their neigh hora
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
Cornwall.


 The new depot of the Housatonic rail- road at West Cornwall, together with oth- CT extensive improvements, is nearly com pleted. These improvements consist of new bridge, built last year, large enough to pass all the water of the greatest fresh- ct in the angry little brook; the new de- pot, one of the best on the road handsom- ly furnished, with furnace for heating, scales and &c.; new water tank with two deliveries so as to take in water going north or south when the cars are conveI- tent to the depot for passengers; also a new ice-house The switch is twice as long as of old, and the grade of both switch and main track is raised about two feet. The grounds around the depot are. much enlarged, and, altogether, their new. arrangements are great improvement to the village and credit to the Railroad Company. The new barn of Pratt & Fos- ters' stands back further from the depot than the one which was burned. It is a fine building and is painted the same col or as the depot. D Several of our young men were in bus mess ill Chicago; some of whom were suf- farars hy the great fire; others had money loaned thara- hut 1t is tho11esht in most iaa- stances to be secure. The people in the village of West Cornwall immediately af- ter the fire raised between $50 and $1OO, in few minutes and sent it on at once in aid of the sufferers.
 The Shear Company have been doing a good business the past season; and all branches of business are good, with work enough to do for all who want it. I. O. Sherwood IS building new heater, the invention of MT. s. I. Gold, which prom ises to excel in cheapness and efficiency l anything yet out and is adapted equally for the parlor or setting up in the cellar for heating the whole house with hot air. Mir. c. E. Baldwin is having one put in | his cellar. The North Cornwall Literary circle held the first meeting of the season at MT. 1 Baldwin's on thA erening of Oct. 10th. The next is appointed at the house of MT. N. Hart, on Thursday evening, Nov. 9th. | There is question mooted about here if the editor of the Sentinel hasn't got wo- men on the brain since publishing Tilton' s tracts.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
Roxbury.

Oliver G. Camp and Laura E. Warner were united in wedlock, by the Rev. David E. Jones, at the house of the brides grandfather, Daniel F. Burritt, on the morning of Oct 10th Their bridal trip was westward.
 - MT. Gideon Hunt resides with his brother-in-law, Mr. John S. Smith. While the family were at church, on the 22d ult., he thought he observed an intruder loung- ing about the premises and stepped out to know what was wanting, when another person made his appearance from within U1ru orHar through the outside door. They soon found that they were r{of ,rAnted there, and made nasty tracks lip -agreet as thirsty as ever.
 The store of Messrs. Preston < Gil lett was burglariously entered about half past two o'clock, on the morning of the 24th ult., by some inexperienced rascal, I think. A hole was bored in. the outside hatchway door sufficiently large to insert an arm. The bar which bolted the door was then taken out and access gained to the cellar. Several matches were lighted and the villain found his way to the upper door which enters the store room above. Tine panel of the door was bored out like the other door, between the lower and middle bolts. These he had slipped back and there remained but one bolt more at the top of the door. The rogue had in- serted board just right to prY the-door open. whom, to his discomfort, he heard the crack of a seven shooter over his head and much too near for his comfort
 MT. Gillette, one of the firm, slept in the room over the store and gave the alarm. His goods were saved, but the night bird had flown, leaving two bits, one of which, if not both, was taken from the black smith shop near by.
 The Methodist church has had pro- tracted meeting of four days. Rev. Spencer Bray, of New Haven; Rev. Sylvester Smith, of Seymour; Abbott, of Woodbury :; Booth, of New Milford and Jones, of Roxbury all preached and rendered Rev. Bro. Pulling, and the church, efficient ser vice.
 II have often heard of locomotives running off the track, but, on Saturday night last, the track ran away from our Shepaug locomotive, just above Chalybes, and left it standing on the ties. The track was but partially spiked, and spread, let ting the engine and three cars down. It happened just as the laborers were leav- ing work at night and gave them late supper. No other damage as far as could learn was done. Be patient, friends. The ides of November must pass before you will have an opportunity to view the Iron Horse at your depot in Litchfeld. But the work is being pushed at present, and, ere you print this, the engine will have en-. tered within the town of Washington.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
L-ifchneii.

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 The November term of the Superior Court commences next Tuesday, Judge Granger on the bench. with the trial of civil jury cases.
 MT. Jacob Merritt, Of Danbury. died at this place on Tuesday of last week. He was formerly large shoe manufactnrer. and was genial, public spirited man, in whom Danbury loses valuable citizen.
 Those who have dalayed their pur- chase of coal with view to it's transpor- tation over the Shepaug railroad are cheered by fall in the price of that in dispensible article. At the Scranton coal sale of Wednesday last, the stove size fell 50 cents and chestnut 80 cents per ton, from September prices
 They think they have diseoveredlth the thief who took Dea. Chauncey WhitapnsS $7OO in U. s. bonds, in Westford, one Sunday last July, in the person of Michael McVarney, who recently escaped from the jail in this place. He is thief by pro- fession, and was seen in Westford, says the Danbury News, on the day of the rob- bery.
 The Rev. MT. Woodruff, son of Mr. J. A. Woodruff, of this place, is to be or dained pastor of the Congregational church in the southern society of New Hartford, today Wednesday,.
 Track laying has commenced at this end of the railroad. There is iron enough here to lay about three miles.
 Attention is called to the new advts. of Mrs. Hayes and T. H. Richards.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
STATE ITEMS.

Bridgeport offers $175,OOO in bonds fol sale.
 The Danbury Washingtonians are 6 thousand strong
 The tailors' strike at New Haven ended ln the success of the strikers
 Some wretches have been mutilatinp monuments in the Meriden cemetry. Anna Dickinson lectured in Norwich Friday evening to large audience.
 The tobacco growers in Sherman have disposed of their crop at 9 and % cents.
 The profits of the recent Yale boat race at Saltonstall were $1OO. The profits of the recent Chicago relief concert, in New Haven, were $292,5O.
 Governor Jewell has appointed Novem- Der 30th as day of thanksgiving.
 The Housatonic train last Saturday ran ran over and killed two COWS at Hawley- vile.
 MT. .Whittiker, who was assaulted Sat- urday night, near Meriden, will probably recover.
 Ladies are receiving positions in the the post offices and telegraph offices in Australia.
 His notable fact that the Cromwell Quarry company send to the British prov inces for hay.
 Waterbury has raised about $2, 900 worth of clothing for the Michigan and Wiscon- sln sufferers. < A half million heiress ct the Pennington Seminary was reduced to absolute poverty by the Chicago fire.
 The Fairfield County Fire Insurance company are losers by the Chicago fire to the amount of about $3S, ,OOO. A nest of burglers has been broken up in Norwalk and several hundred dollars worth of stolen property recovered
 Dr. Miller, the insurance commissioner has had 8 relapse, and is considered in 8 very dangerous condition.
 The collector of taxes in the town of Chatham died indebted to the town in the sum of $2, 400, or whereabouts.
 Col Burnham has received his com mission of postmaster of Hartford oice Whitaker, suspended.
 y One great advantage of roasting chest nuts is the rich gamey flavor it gives the worm.-Nor,oich Bulletin. l 8 Aman died in Southington on Friday who had for several years kept his coffin minis house and his grave clothes prepared.
 MT. George D. Hinman of Unionville, while shooting ducks at Branford, Wednes- day, with Mr. Samuel Bradley, was acci- dentally shot by the latter.
 The last feather on the camel's back is in the shape of Bedding donation to Chi cago two strings of red peppers. -Dan- bury NeDs.
 Mrs. Ryder, of Norwalk, accused of per- petrating an abortion on the person of a Mrs. Stone, was acquitted by the jury, Monday.
 The old Pennington church, built in 1771, is now in it's centennial year. It is said that the original shingles are now on the roof.
 A eleven year old son of Daniel Moran, an Hishman of New London, was run over by cart, last week, on which he was a ride, and killed.
 The Mansfield B. B. O., of Middletown, are going to re-organize next year on professional basis, with 5000 stock to start on.
 At latest accounts Hartford subscrip- lions for the relief of Chicago amounted to over $31, 900; those of New Haven to over $29, 900.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
Oct. 27th, 1871
Salisbury.


 The ballasting of the railroad is now.so nearly completed between Canaan and the State line that roadmaster Greer an- nounces that the Company are ready to transport freight between these points. That portion of the Duchess and Colum- railroad connecting the State line with Millerton has been leased by the Conn. Western R. R. and, on Friday of last week, the locomotive 'sFalls Village, " which has been drawing the gravel cars here for the past two months, made its first "trip into Millerton. A few passengers who were eager to enjoy the opportunity of riding on the first through train, took possession of the tender, and, seated upon the wood piles in various attitudes, made the excnr- sion amid a severe storm of wind and rain. They returned with their clothing some what dampened, but all expressed the opinion that the road is well ballasted and in point of comfort is superior, to other roads in this section which use the old fashioned rail. The rails of this road break joints in the. middle. ys
 -Messrs. Bundy < Levi, the contract ors for building the depots here, have a large pile of lumber and slate in the rear of the church, and are ready to commence work as soon as the foundations are laid, which will be this week. By the terms of their contract, both depots here, and at Lakeville, are to be completed before the 1st of December 'at st @
 Miss Claire Cofing. daughter of Geo, Cofing, Esq, of this village, sails for Flu rope, this week, in company with Ex-Gov. Holley and family, The party expect to remain abroad about one year, P
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-02
Mlnsted.

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 The z. ". R Co. have now steam sahovd It work loading dump-cars at the gravel pit, near the new cemetery, in East Winsted. Four buckets fill car. and it is all scooped up and placed on the same. inside of two minutes from the time of commencement. It keeps one engine busy hauling away the gravel trains as they are loaded It is certainly great saving of hard labor, and hundreds of our citizens during the past week visited the locality to see this novel way of ssmaking the dirt fly It cuts path about one rod in width right through the gravel knoll where it is operating.
 number of the manufacturers on the stream coming down from Long Lake have signed a remonstrance to the warden and burgesses of the borough, and caused the same to De served -on the ssborough fathers, !" in which they very emphatically object against the building of new out let for the new twelve inch water main. and also remonstrate against the laying of of new twelve inch mains from the Lake in place of the eight inch mains already down. The next move will undoubtedly be an injunction and then look out for a big fight. The manufacturers claim to own the lake and to have the right to con- trol the drawing of water therefrom that 1t was 8 right exercised by them for long term of years and could not be taken from them by the legislature. The borough claim the right to put in as large water mains as they see fit and look to the . s'charter of the borough of Winsted" for their authority. e # A number of our citizens were pecu- niarily interested in the great fire at Chi cago. Thousands of dollars are invested here in bonds secured by Chicago real .es- tate, and when it was understood that many of the Insurance companies had sus- pended, some, of our mopeyed men looked little pale. Mr. R. E. Holmes, Presi- dent of Hurlbut National Bank, who has negotiated many of the Chicago bonds, is now in that city looking after the security on the same. He claims that none of the holders hereabout are losers by the fire.- :