Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
COUNTY ITEMS.

FALLS VILLAaE.-The singing school un der the supervision of Mir. Stevens. the ac- cornplished singing master from Danbury, is progressing finely. It is expected that the school will have a concert in the course of few weeks.
 The South Canaan Literary society is quite rendezvous of the literary people of this town. The lecture room at that place was filled on Friday eve, by an ap- preciative audience to listen to the speech es of the debaters on the subject of Tobac- co. A verdict was rendered that the use of tobacco was not immoral.-HerdId.
 RIvERToN. has been revived somewhat since the late storms and most of the shops are at present running full time. It is rumored that Charles Stephens in- tends transferring the manufacture Uf his patent envelope opener, etc., from this | place to Plainville. The want of suitable accommodations is the principal reason for the change. This is to be lamented es- pecially in view of the fact that Riverton possesses some of the best unoccupied wa l ter privileges in Litchfeld Go. Energy and capital are what we need to develop our resources
 Singing schools three evenings in the week, and @ sociabls every Wednesday eve ming, keep the younger portion of the con- munlty ln pleasing ferment and society from stagnation.- n.-Herald. WlNTED. George Dudley & Son made this week their first shipment of book leather to San Francisco by the Pacific Railway. Some of the the young people of this town paid due respect to St. Valentine last Tuesday eve. by attending a masquerade party at the residence of George Kinney in the East Village. | On Wednesday evening of this week a gay party of about thirty of our young folks gathered at the residence of Mir. William Harvey, on Wallen's Hill.-Hsrald
 NEW MILFORD. s. s. Martyr has received call from the Webster street Baptist church, New Haven. The water iu the river here was lower last Saturday than 1t has been this winter. It IS reported that there is one case of small pox about half mile below the viii lage-Sentinel.
 CoRNwAL1.-Collins Wilcox has had his smoke house robbed.
 Sheriff Miner has had relapse. Sea tinel. -...s .r.t
 MORRIS A road is talked of from East side to Rockville.
 The farm of the late Rufus Pickett has been purchased by Mir. - Camp of New Preston.-Senttnel
 Rev. X Alanson Welton has resigned the rectorship of St. Marks. Bridgewater. Terryville company has obtained the government contract for mail locks
 THoMAsToN. merchant of this village. says the American, paid $90 lately for box of sawdust which came to him by express, 0. Q. D.; whereat arises the conundrum: "What did he erpect?'
 The Temperance men held meeting. Monday night, says the Americaa, at which their success in the liquor suits was a mat. ter of great congratulution. The committee are urged to make farther seizures WATERTowN.-Th Choral Union, a mu- sical club of about 40 voices, with piano and cabinet organ accompaniment, per formed "BelshazzAr's Feast on tho eve. ming of the 9th inst.-AmericGn. WoLooTTvILLE.-A practical temperance lecture was delivered in our streets. on Tuesday night, in the shape of the terrible ravings of 8 person in Delirum Tremens Unluckily few were there to listen. Amer. iccn. a- l---