Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-15
COUNTY ITEMS

nership, the junior partner rat;r;ng Per " Bennett has bought an interest in the business, the firm name beino Foster X Bennett.-The following officers were installed in Safety Lodge. No 143. I. o. of G: T., last Friday night: Charles Nor ton, W: c. T.; George Sunderland. R. s.: Etta -Eldrlge, ~L. S.; John Binn. F. s.. Emma Wake, Treas.; Wm. B. Poster. g.. M Mrs; ~ U. r. Morse, A. S.; Wm. Wake, W. ehares smith, P. W. c. T.; Alice Ieemes' v. r.; Charles Hart, M; Flora Munson, D. M;; Clarence Beckley, O. s. G.; Mrs. sam Taylor, GA serious acci- Thomas Clock Co.,, last Monday mornino- about T o'clock. As the the elevator was approaching the fourth story. when nearly foot from the top, Wm. H, Yale sten- ped on the elevator to pull on some boxes that were to go down, the rope parted, letting the elevator fall, with Mir. Yale on 1t, distance of 36 feet. He was picked up, placed on litter and carried to his house, when the surgeon found the bones Tn the feet out of place, but no bones bro ken. It is almost miracle that he was not instantly killed. We have not heard from that loving couple who took short leave Of absence from here on the 18th of July since the fellow borrow S7 of an acquaintance in New York by misrepre- sentation which will do to go with the five dollars he borrowed of his paramour's husband just before leaving of our citizens have just returned from the ! salt water with burned faces and mosqui- to bitten. How people will suffer for the privilege of snufing the salt; but then they had the privilege of bathing in the salt.-Greeley hats are quite common up on our streets, but for whom such people are going to vote, rumor saith not. It may be merely accidental that they wear them.-Corn never looked better and very large breadth is upon. the ground; the grass crop in this county will average fair, in some towns more than last year; buckwheat looks well and the late rains have added one-fourth to the grass crop in many places.-Inder. <
 At NORTH CANAAN, The following gen tlemen have been elected as officers of the savings bank for which charter was granted by the legislature convened in New Haven during the past summer: President, NJ. T. Granger; vice president, l.. Dunning; secretary, J. B. Harden- bergh; treasurer, J. W. Peet; trustees, N. c. Ward, J. A. Underwood, F. Watson s. c. Beckley has removed his stock of goods to the first floor of the town hall building, where he has fitted up one of the finest store rooms in the county; al- though out of the business part of the village, yet with large stock of goods tastefully arranged, and the assistance of his popular salesman, G. W. Parsons, his business will undoubtedly remain unim- paired. .-Neacs.
 TWISTED enjoyed visit last week, from Wofo ohi Friday, Aug. 2d, was the occasion of 8 very enjoyable clambake and picnic, giv- en to the guests of the Clark house by mine host Forester, assiste d by G. W. Beach, Esq, Supt of the Naugatuck R.. R.-Conductor Lewis B. Peck of the Conn. Western R. R. has resigned his po- sition on that road and left for the Far West on Tuesday. He contemplates a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clarke have gone to New Jersey to try the quality of foreign mos qditos.-Mr. L. c. Colt has purchased of Judge Hitchcock a finely located building lot on Walnut St., opposite the residence of his brother-in-law, David Strong, Esq. !, and will build him house thereon next year.-Herald. s....s -.
 CORNWALL numbers the following Re-
 
 according to the Sentinel; Russell R. Pratt, Henry O. Crandall, R. P. Foster, Eugene Scovill, Orvill Fitch, Adam Yulz- Ter, John T. Andrew, Wm. L. Clark, Ma l than Hart. .5 ss | EAST CANAAN is to have a depot At SALISBURY, Dr. Welch co1ided with l MT. Pitcher on darlh night, recently. No dornN 6rr1 %-x xyohS fishermen recently caught string of eighteen fish weighing over IS lbs, in the Twin Lakes. .+ ?, ...E
 At GOSHEN, Elihu Carlisle has gone into | partnership with A. M. Scranton of Wal lingford, in the grocery business.-M W. Gray, c. W. Gray, J. w. Brooks, Mir. Perrin. and their wives, went to Bantam Lake, last week, on general fishing ex- cursion.-Mr. Stocking and family are in town for few weeks.-NesCs.
 1 WooDBURy is to have remarkable fam fly reunion, on the 17th. There will be present Gf she lives) Mrs. Orphany Tee l pie, who reached her one hundredth year, while her daughter and son-in-law will celebrate their golden wedding. There will be five generations present. '
 The WARREN cheese factory of Mr. N. 1 s. Lyman Is manufacturing cheese from about three thousand pounds of milk dai- ly, of quality that is not surpassed by | any other establishment in the country. l CANAAN reports the following to the 1 Palladium: A little son of Elisha Gillett. ! of Canaan, the other day killed rattle1 l snake near the school house where he re cites the multiplication table Four rat tlesnakes have been killed there this sum- mer, which makes it pleasant for the chil- dren. Of this last one the. schoolma am says it was wont to wiggle its narrative in the grass under the school house win dow at the hour of dreamy noontide, and to mingle its tuneful tattoo with the dulcet notes of the bobolink. Terms of tuition moderate. aE~a.sta -s- @-
 1 At WoLcorTvILLE the Naugatuck R. R. 1 Co.,, are laying new switch track north l of the depot.-Farmers hereabouts are busy getting their hay crop when it does not rain. All agree that there will be at least 8 third more secured this year than last.-Bantam Lake proves to be very popular as pleasure resort with Wolcott- vile people, thisf summer.-At recent school meeting. Rev. B. Eastwood, John i Andrews and W. s. Lewis, were, chosen l Q1Strlct cOmnGLee.-heV. h. e. Judd IS rusticating in Bethel for few days.-The Torrington church, which was moved from 1 the Hill to the Hollow last fall and has just been finished, will be dedicated Wednes- day, August 21st. It is also understood that the marriage of fair young couple will be one of the interesting features of the occasion. - rt.r-7f
 NEW MILFORD is very dull, this week. 1 The stringers to the new railroad bridge 1 are being put up in shape.-Scenes from the late war were depicted on canvass to small but appreciatiye audience at Mo- Mahon's Hall, Friday night. Carrie M. Ellihge, daughter of Major ElIinge, of New York city, died suddenly Last Thurs day, Her father was classmate of Press ident Grant at West Point -SeuIe Broth CTS, builders, appear to have a shop full of hands and their hands full of work, al- l though times are a little dall,g There is