Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-09
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mate admlS6lOnS. ssiA c0ftlncatG 0f good character ought to be required. Of those who have escaped, only one has been Gre captured. He, tired of the restraints of society outside, and returned of his own accord. ~1'tetss4 Ess sLa s'si's. t t
 P.S. Later information explains Todd's nasty action. He had been sent for to turn of an edition of the Sentinel.aii
 An Infantry Company, to, be known as Go. H., ;. 4th Regt.. of the Conn Nation al Guard, is to be organized at this place, this Wednesday, evening, and will pro- ceed to elect commissioned officers by bal lot. The captain elected will then make reputation on the Quartermaster Gen eral for arms, equipments, &c. 53 Our population is rapidly becoming 'fburglar-proof." Since the late burglar ies siateen Smith < Wesson, or Whitney re- volvers have been purchased at Vessels & Gates. The Sheriff ought to inform his flock of the prejudice that exists against them, or some may struggle of and lose their valuable lives. zls@a1s a.lt ot sihi
 = MT. Pettibone's school is largely in- creased this term, The discentinnanee of MT. Peck's school and additions from abroad have raised the number to near sixty. stEtA3 II ,- - St. Michaers furnaces will do justice to the subject hereafter. The intense cold of last Sunday madeany referencetofuture risks seem only a pleasing illusion. ID {, = Is it not about time arrangements were being made for the establishment of yard at the depot grounds for storage and sale of coal, lumber, brick, lime, &c. " L1rcHr1EID, Nov. 4th, ae71. |. '
 MIR. EDITOR. Your reporter having heard many contradictory stories about the advance of the Shepaug Railroad, de- termined to start. out and see for himself what the trouble Gf any) was. so.s on a bright November morning, having gather cd party of seven and chartered one of Seths best turn outs, he took time by the forelock, a six quart pail ofxdough- nuts by the handle, and sallied forth
 Getting into the vehicle he noticed the steeds were drawn up in two ranks. Par ty at the halliards said that was all right i; that the front rank was for taking-us up the hills and the rear to act as brake in easing us down -thoughtfuI party. Start ed on determined to see every soot of the road to the tunnel Progressed finely till we reached Davis Hollow,1 your reporter acting as guide. Heknew the road Hadn't he caught trout in thot hole and missed & two pounder in this? fool him :? not much. Left the Bantam and turned down the Shepaug, when the use of the rear rank became apparent. Party on the back seat reported seeing his heels under the back axle; wound down the Dug Way, your re- porter being in the midst of a story, hay ing got as far as e when I was in the Ar my'-the halliards tightened with a ''whoa' and the vehicle 'sstood.n Sent out pioneer party who reported road at an end ; g ruined abutment on the left and a pair of bars on the right took out the bars and drove into the lot. Party of greenhorn Irishmen on the other side of river smiled loud and long. Passed on through the fields, pioneers pulling down fences and the. rear guard putting them up. Went on four or five miles in this way, pioneers ahead shouting Excelsior. 3 Reached summit and looked around :; espied Q spire in the distance. 5 One said Barkhampstead ]; another Kent; but your reporter seeing a trail with plenty of charcoal droppings knew at once it, was Macedonia furnace afelleEeas the trail a couple of hours came out at a farm house. Sent in a party to enquire of the lady the way to where. = Lady glad to see us, asked if ourtrbe vas at peace with the whites--whweo wea had comes from, where going? &c. Gave dsf blessings on her) information which sent us straight CD to the tunnel, remarking as we turned around, sI think you must have comeoser ] DuncGn H1tl.''ll ll9solQaa q sziIffts toa
 We found the 9sWeantii11aaaui,g ntii11 aug and train a half mile this side of the great bore; the earth covered with men andmaterial, and the Iron road vending it's winding way I rapidly toward the northern terminus at Litchfeld, Your reporter did fot act as guide on the return trip, ,obut noticed that the ronte home was some seven miles the Hsbofter one. flssd os stS0GsHo3 ns9d lad I[~ 1~e-fFF FT ,. s&s-s1aasaa 5l1g3
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 r. The people of South cp Cornwall wal have been greatly exercised rscently over theadap- pearance of several strangers insheif midst suggestive to the villagers of house break ing, safe-b1owing. and other Jd1iiabolical deeds, is not, quite two years since some rascals got aEaznallH hanlaby blowing open thesafe of the Gessfs. Beers & Sons. Since thenit has hot rsq l aiirsd Cd yer very loud report, or suspicious charaeters, to arouse attention ao ton ssoa alat q sfisiarsss
 Mrs John Braaford has her I ihl,n house nearly ready to occnpy.sc It stands on the new street opened in front sof, and leading south from NK Dddleys. ssa ssys ssesss
 The oemetary association is doing a good and quite expensive job in enlafging and improvingo the grounds of the old saDu1ying ground = h.ss s.ss, sss .'.ss. s's,s'
 The Ladies of North Cornwall are busy in making mp cloahing and supplies for the sufferers by the great fires in the west. - 1 s as.s-
 Thesreadihg 0iscle as Mr. N. Harts, last Thursday evening, was well attended, the selections quite interesting, the music and singing good sIassrps ssssraN. .a9s.a
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