Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-20

area n the Housatonlc valley, where busi. ness is conducted more on the Chicago principle, than in this dusty, noisy little Canaan. We are we'll aware of the fact that we cannot boast of long and shNdy streets, with stately and aristocratic man. sions on the right and left, which so many of the people of some of the adjoining towns are, and with good reason, exultant over. But it is notorious fact that Ga naan is the ''hub" of the valleys of the KonBapot, Blackbury, and portion of Housatonic, valley through which their agricultural, manufacturing, and mercan- l. tile business is carried on; and that it is the junction of the Connecticut Western and Housatonic railroads, and that real es- tate has advanced from fifty to one hun dred per cent. within the last two years. Among other noteworthy improvements claimed is the erection of three handsome dwelling houses, last season, and two, this. One of the latter is the mansion of MT. S. O. Beckley, which will overlook the whole village, and will eclipse everything in that line in this part of the town.
 Track laying has been greatly retarded on the Connecticut Western railroad for the past two weeks owing to a scarcity of rails and bolts, but fresh supply having arrived, the work will now be rapidly push ed forward from point midway between Salisbury and Lakeville to the New York state line, the eastern terminus of the Duchess and Columbia extension.
 Four Irishmen have been convicted of assaults within the past fortnight, and fined or imprisoned.
 NEW MLFoRD.-A man by the name oi Andrew Kinney was brutally assaulted and beaten with an axe handle, by Frank Hal lock, July 4th, in Meryall district.
 The annual picnic of the Garfield fam- fly and their posterity was held July 4th, at the residence of Henry Camp. Sixty-five persons were present.
 Two men, giving their names as Park CT, with several other aliases, were arrested in Bridgeport by officer Sherman H. Hill, of this town, last Wednesday, for stealing or getting horse and carriage from Albert Anson, of the New Milford House, some time in May last. They were brought here and had their trial before Justice Sheldon Blackman, who fonnd one of them guilty of the charges preferred against him, and bound him over to the Superior court at Litchfeld. The other was discharged and immediately re arrested by officer Hill, who held the necessary papers from some parties in Norwalk, where it seems the Parkers had played the same kind of game on some Norwalk livery man. Officer J. Warner, our well.dressed railroad policeman, was put in charge of the one who was bound over to the Superior court at Litchfield, and while on the way to the jail in that place allow ed the thief Parker to make his escape into a piece of woods, and at last accounts the scamp had not been arrested. Waruer must put one more brass button on his coat and not suffer any more such work. The same fellow attempted to get away from officer Hill. while he had charge of him, but the discharge of a pistol satisfied MT, Parker that the old thing worked little better than he knew of himself.-Danbury NeUs.
 MURDER IN KENT The Fourth of July was signalized in the small village of Kent by murder. Two men, one named Joseph Kilson, member of the Schaticoke tribe of Indians, and the other named Joseph Hill, 8 colored man from Lakeville, have had a bad feeling toward each other for some time. On the 4th, Hill, who is a teamster, was driving through the place, when Kilson threw stones at him. Hill got down from his wagon and struck Kilson on the head several times, breaking his skull. He then jumped on his wagon and drove off. Kill s~a 1rneend hirnaalf tn a stoAx> e4 huuu, and there laid all night, watched by his two children who were with him. It was thought he was drunk, but upon examin- ing him Wednesday morning the nature and extent of his injuries were discovered, and he was removed. He fingered till Thursday night. On Saturday Hill, was examined, and bound over to the next term of the Superior court.-Dan6ury News.