Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-12
COUNTY ITEMS

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 Water in the ponds, streams, wells, &c., in this town is LOW lower than it has been at any time during the past summer or autumn.
 The blast furnace at Chapinville has ceased to run. and the furnace stack has been made air tight for the purpose of re- taining the heat and keeping the fire alive till there is a rise of water of which the present indications are very slight Geo Fenn has sold his Wooden farm to Jeremiah Bushnell It is supposed the farm containes bed of iron ore, being near the large iron mine recently opened by George w. Peet, Esq
 --John H. Russell Esq. has sold his farm of 15O acres and buildings, known as i tho Wolcott place, to Alonzo Goodsell, who has taken possession Mr. Russell has 1 taken rooms at the Barnard House, Sails bury Centre. e.-Sentinel.
 l NORFOLK. The following names were voted into the jury box, by the civil author B. Knapp, H. J. Hoyt. F. 4. Spaulding, Amos R. Golfers, H. H. Riggs, Geo. R. Bigelow. l.. L. Whiting. l.. P. Phelps, M. F. Grant
 At the Republican Caucus on Monday evening, January ,, the following dele gates were elected to the several conven tions: State-J. N. Cowles, J. K. Shepard, Erastus Burr, Harvey Johnson. Congress sionai-H B. Knapp, Robbins Battell. A. A. Spaulding, C. H. Mills Seaatorial-H. J. Holt. F. E. Porter, Ed. l.. Gaylord. Ava $. Cowles ToUn Commine J. N. Cowes J. K. Shepard, Alva S. Cowles, Nezarie Demars, R. [. Crissey.
 The Swings Bank has declared the usual 3 per Cent dividend. -Heraid
 WEST NORFOLK. Ladies Sewing Society of this village held festival at the the house of Joseph Watson on Friday evening, Dec. 23, 1870, for the benefit of the Soldiers Orphans Home at Mansfield. The net receipts amounted to nearly $6S0. The Conn. Western Rail Road is near ly graded through the village.
 -Welch Bros. have opened drug store at the old stand of J. H. Welch & Co.,, and have fitted up in tine style; us our old friend James has the superintendence, it no doubt will be conducted to the satisfac. ton of the people of Norfolk.-HeraId. I CANAAN. The friends of the Rev. J. E. Swallow of Falls Village. and South Canaan, made him New Years call or Monday evening, Jan. 2d. In addition tC liberal supply of provisions for the house and for the stable, they gave him SPA. 1T greenbacks. Herald. |a WEST CoRNwA1L.-On Monday evening of this week the annual visit to the parson age came off, which proved very beneficial to our very excellent parson and his lady.
 We are sorry to announce that MT. Hart is suffering from severe bilious at tack. He has just returned from his ex. tended wedding tour.
 -Business in this community is about played out, and the people en masse are crying for water.-Herald PLYMOUTH. foundation walls fol the new Roman Catholic church Ill Ply mouth are nearly completed. The struc. ture will be of wood and situated near the railroad depot.-lndec
 stage line, has been appointed agent for the railroad at Watertown, in the place of Mr. Lyon, who, we believe, goes on to the 1 Hartford road.-AmeTican. INFESTED. .t-The work on the c. W. R. R. at this point is SO far advanced that large number of laborers are discharged and are seeking work on other sections and on the Shepaug road. | -Auo ASt OouSEeSaIloual Ooc1eCJ alo aS itating the subject of devoting Sunday af ling regular church service in the evening The change seems to us desirable one.
 Mr. Robert A. Smith. promising young organist from New Haven, has been en gagged to play at the First Church, and com menced his labors last Sunday. He is al. so prepared to give lessons on piano or or gan.-Herald.
 T WoLCoTTvI1LE has been a hard year for Wolcottvile people. The hind drance and damage to manufacturing anC agricultural interests, resulting from the low water, and dry weather, the cores bonding effect on the operations by being thrown out of employment, the same cause effecting our merchants together with un usual prevalence of sickness, has made the year literally blue one. The unprecedent ed low water throughout the year has up set the theory heretofore held tenaciously by many, that our waterpower was infal lble, and 1870 has witnessed the advent of three or four steam engines into oul Il different manufactories. -1nder. I Do1Na WELL.-The Housatonic railroad company have declared dividend of foul dollars per share on the preferred stock payable OD the 3lsC ut. The road IS do ing excellently well, and the present ad ministration deserves the encouragement and patronage the road is receiving = Berkshire Courier.
 WE EXPRESS A COMMON OP1N1oN.-It is said that two of the best paying express routes in New England, owned by the Ad ans express company, are those over the Housatonic and Naugatuck rail roads. And we should think they ought to be. for the charges are outrageous, and the complaint is universal against the enormous rates which the people here are compelled to pay.--Berkshwe Courier.
 SHARoN--A Christmas Tree, beautifully adorned and loaded with gifts, was exposed to view under the auspices of the Congrega. tional society, on Monday evening last The gifts were of the usual variety, and no doubt pleased the young recipients.
 A large surprise party, embracing in- vited gue sts from this town and Amenia, was held at the residence of Mir. Charles E. Benton, on Tuesday evening. The affair passed of in the pleasantest manner, and the: :impromptu charades were very anus ing. l An oyster supper was given to the Sunday-school children of the Methodist church. on Friday evening .