Litchfield enquirer., 1872-01-11
COUNTY ITEMS.

6tUSs
 THE SHARON correspondent of the Ame-
 nia Times reports as follows:
 Our attention. was called 8 few days ago to quite prominent mast and rig g1ng on the new street Ill Sharon, as if the
 place were about to be 8 seaport town;
 but what seemed like sloop at the dock.
 In the distance, was simply large derrick
 placed there for removing heavy ledge near the parsonage, where some men were
 blasting rocks. On the site thereof Mr. l.. Van Alstyne is preparing to build for
 himself very tasteful residence, which will be marked addition to the street. He will also build for Mrs. Williams a
 neat cottage on the next lot below, the cellar of which has already been begun. Christmas festivals and fairs, and Christ
 mas trees have abounded the past week,
 mostly arranged for the churches and Sun day schools of the village. 2 isa~
 RoxBuRY Methodists had Christmas tree, gotten up on the plan suggested by the pastor, at the M. E. Church on Tues day evening Dec. 26th. The tree itself was perfect beauty, and it was loaded even
 beyond its capacity, some of the branches giving away from their burden of pre- cious fruit. And all of this display of precious gifts without one cent being raised by either the Sunday school or so- ciety. The exercises were of the most in- teresting character. The speaking by the children and others was all that could be desired, and the singing was excellent.
 The Pastor and his family were generously
 remembered, receiving in all, nine pres ents from the society,". This society has a
 small membership, but the members un- derstand, both from present and past ex- perience that in union there IS strength. -StasadGrd. ss a- -F,+ s-t 3d inst. 1a
 CANAAN had an interesting law case, last week, in the trial of Blon the Frenchman charged with stealing goods from the store of Lyman Dunning in East Canaan. Blop was bound over for trial at the Superior court. Dean & Hardenburgh appeared for the State; Graves & Roraback for the defence. ''Mr. Roraback," /" says the News, ''is young and rising lawyer of Canaan, and evidently will make one of the most prominent members of the Connecticut
 bar. In his plea in the above case, he was
 repeatedly cheered by the audience, and at one time urged on by his senior col league, Mir. Graves, by the remark; Go on, young man, you are doing as we'll as I could do.' This is indeed compliment for MT. Roraback, received as 1t was from lawyer of such eminence as the Hon. H. B. Graves, of Litchfeld.'
 A WEST CORNWALL correspondent of the News bemoans the ''lack of interest in that llage.-Tobacco is selling from 20 to 9 cents pound. .-e @: HUNTSVILLE has a large building started ! for hotel, restaurant and saloon. Its | cost will be from $15O, to $2OO, and the grade of whiskey to be sold there can be ! inferred from the cost of the establish ! ment. ,5..s'Ht ..
 A WooDBURY correspondent writes the Index, GA distinguished lawyer, now de- 1 ceased Judge Phelps, of course] used to 1 say that he could prove in any court, if it
 was necessary by Nenewaug witnesses,
 that the sNonewaug grist-miH stood on Bethlem hill. There has been a great
 change since those days, but perhaps 3 | little of the old leaven remains" Trans.
 lating scriptural English into modern Tan
 kee, '1eaven" unquestionably means ''At- wood" .-l -lss.4. E.-f '..-s,.l | BETHLEHEM assembled on New Years
 night st the house of Dea. Wm.f R. Har- rison to celebrate the sixteenth anniver- sary of his wedding. A speech was made Dea. Bird, an original poem was read by
 H. W. Peck, Esq, and there just as jolly l time generally as the presence of so
 many deacons would admit of.
 CORNWALL sticks to its free hearse vote. RIvERToN observed the Holidays but slightly, according to the Herald, Stephens Rifle Factory and the public school alone ! suspended operations. coach is to run l from Rivertou to New Hartford-A New Years ball was to be held at Browns.
 CoLEBRooK enjoyed the golden wedding 1 of Mir. and Mrs. Amos Corbir on New | Years evening. Amongst other reminis-
 cenoes of Colebrook fifty years since that l gathering was entertained with New Dur
 ham, Sherburne, Majesty, New Jerusalem
 and other ancient tunes. ...... . NORFOLK Republicans have chosen the
 following delegates to the various con- ventions
 State.-John K. Shepard, Harvey John
 son, William W. Welch, Austin A. Spauld-
 ing. .s .-.f '.. Csunty.-HenryJ J. Holt, AlvaS. Cowles.
 William A. Spaulding, Edgar s. Beach. Senatorial. Horace B. Knapp, Levi P.
 Phelps, George G. Bigelow, Edward Gay
 lord. as,0 ' 1 1OaCn Committee. N. Cowles,
 Harvey Johnson, Ava s. Cowles, William
 A. Spaulding, N. Demars, R. l. Crissey. r The following jurors have been chosen: l Henry J. Holt, RufusA Seymour, Rob-
 ert P. Pendleton, Horace A. Stanard, Ava
 s. Cowles, Thomas s. Curtiss, Watson B.
 Beach, Henry G. Smith, George R. Bige-
 low. @ i-2
 SALISBURY returns forty three deaths for
 the year:
 One person aged 103 years two aged 99;
 two aged S2; one aged 80; six between 70
 and 30; seven between 60 and 70; two be-
 tween 90 and 50; four between 40 and 50;
 two betweene 30 and 40; three between 20