Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-09
COUNTY ITEMS.

TORRINaFoRD. Hiram Cables has sold his place on East Street to William Good. win and bought farm of Chas. Wilcox, who removes to Wolcottville. Mr. Gables can show some honorable scars. MT. Her. man Curtis has exchanged his farm for western land. A
 The winter term of our Select School closed last Friday, and sustained an excel. lent Examination.
 | Married in New Marlboro, Feb. 22d, Mr. Dennis Murray, of Torringford, and Miss Clara Newman, of the former place. MT. and Mrs. Murray found their neighbors and friends ready to greet them on their return home.-Herald
 SOUTH CANAAN.-George R. Wilcox last week caught the noted hen-roost robber o1 this neighborhood, in the shape of mon. ster wild cat. Her catship weighed 231< lbs.
 70. M. Brinton has leased his black smith shop to John A. Decker Herald
 NEW HARTFORD. On Wednesday, the 18th ut. we had a regular sleigh ride pro- cession. At one o'clock P. M., MT. R. R.. Smith had thirty teams in readiness to re- ceive the juvenile employees of the mills. Mrs. Smith with her usual well guided rein headed the procession to Pleasant Val. ley and Kingdom Bridge, whence it return ed at five o'clock. Upwards of three hun dred of the young ''blood of America" par ticipated in the hilarious and salubrious treat.
 Our business here was pretty well rep resented at the ball ip Wolcottvllle on Fri day night last. There left here in sleiehs for the occasion, contractors, bosses, mechanics, rumsellers and cotton buffers Mills and Machine shops are now iu full blast, plenty of work and water.-Her ald,
 NEPAUG.-A valuable span of horses be. longing MT. to Franklin Watson, of Baker. vile, became frightened on Wednesday o1 last week, broke away from the driver, ran down Gillette Hill and plunged off the bridge near ''Stone Mill" distance of ten feet into the water. The sleigh was smash ed, the harness was pretty we'll cut to piec- es in order to free the horses; but, strange as it may seem, the horses escaped serious injury.-Herald. -.
 TWISTED The firm of Forester & Smith, late proprietors of the Clarke House, has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Forester has purchased the entire proper ty, and will continue to cater to the public | in his best manner as usual. MT. Smith returns to his former residence at Danbury, Ct. MT. Hiram Spencer, for many years connected with the Mansion House at Litchfeld, has been commissioned as Chiei of Staff at the Clark House, position for which he'is admirably qualified.
 The lot immediately west of the Clarke who are to erect thereon large building, three or four stories in height. The deed stipulates that the entire second story shall be Public Hall, which will probably seat more than thousand persons.-Herald.
 LAKEv111E. The first annual ball given by the Mechanics Base Ball Club, was held on Friday evening, the 17th inst, and passed off with the greatest eclat. Fifty couples, comprising the elite of the youth and beauty of the town and it's vicinity met, and with efficient help of Barton s quadrille Band, assisted by the able man. agement shown on the occasion, passed one of the most pleasant evenings it has ever been our good fortune to experience. -Anaenia Times.
 The series of tableux and amateur theat- ricals, which have been given for four nights this week in Winsted, for the bene- fit of the soldiers monument fund, have been great success, the tickets for every seat in the hall having in some instances been sold two days beforehand. and each night every seat in the hall has been occu- pied. lr Ft
 The Plymouth Granite Company of Wa terbury have recently taken a contract for Soldiers Monument at Woodbury. It is to be plain shaft thirty feet high, with State coat of arms at the base, and appro- priate inscriptions, the whole being de. signed by R. W. Hill, Esq. This monu. ment is to be completed in time for the re- union of the 2d H. V. A. next fall.
 The barn of Grant & Sweet, at Lakeville, was burned on the night of March 1st. Two valuable horses and other property, amounting in the aggregate to $500, was consumed; $20O insurance. By the great exertions of the citizens, the adjoining premises, which were in great danger, were saved. ..,.....,.. s-..s .--..t-#
 The train on the Van Deusenville branch of the Housatonic railroad, when near that place, on Saturday morning, ran into, and demolished a carriage containing colored man and his wife. The latter was run over and killed, but the husband was uninjured. Congressional.