Litchfield enquirer., 1872-02-08
STATE ITEMS.

 STATE ITEMS.
 The New London colony of sparrows is ieeuceo 'o hse. 7e-a ---aa-a7@sR Norwich is holding praise meetings in her churches. rt1t rH tl ! The Commissioners have rejected the plans for new capitol. It The subject of graded schools is the all absorbing topic at Stratford
 Berlin's new Town Hall, over the new school house, has cost $l 400.
 Parepa tickets to over $3, 900 worth were sold in Hartfsrd in two days. sr,
 Pendleton HilHwitnessed the capture of 22 black snakes on the 25th ult.
 The Weed Sewing Machine Co. sold 40, 900 machines during the year. ~ 1 East Berlin had two explosions from kerosene lamps during the past week or so. East Hartford is moving enthusiastical- ly for free bridge over the Connecticut. Parepa received $1, 900 for singing two ballads in 8 concert in Norwich, last week. The tobacco crop of East Hartford for 1871, will amount 10 three thousand cases.
 .Hartford vaccinators have already ope- rated on nearly thousand school chil- dren,
 The Hurlbut National Bank of Winsted, has declared semi-annual dividend of six per cent. ...-......
 Dennis McCarty, the New Britain clothes-line thief and house breaker, was caught on Sunday last. .,aa f,.'.
 Andrews < Go. s newsroom and store, Hartferd, was robbed by burglars on the 1st, of property valued at $20O.
 Work at the Noank shipyards is un- usually brisk. At least half dozen schooners are on the stocks.
 New Haven is clamorous for direct western connections by rail that will avoid New York and it's unavoidable delays.
 Union has abolished the dog-tax, and Wilmington has abolitionists who have called town meeting, Feb. 12, to do like wise.
 The next generation will secure the sue cess of the one-term principle. About every schoolboy ill Danbury, says the News, appears to be in favor of it. T. D. Boardman, of Hartford, who dis covered the process of making Britahia ware is still a workman in the same shop where he made the discovery, sixty-seven years ago.
 A crowd of New York and Boston rouRhs arranged dog fight at Vernon, last week. Twenty-seven of the crowd were arrested 1 and paid fines and costs to the amount of l $4O0
 The friends of the new Parallel road are confident of success. They held large meeting at Bridgeport, last week. They say that If Q million can be raised on it's stock, capitalists stand ready to furnish the rest of the amount needed. At the annual meeting of the the Hous- atomic Milk Association, held at West Cornwall, Jan. 3Oth, the secretary an- nounced the recent dscease of H. M. Hart of Cornwall, and offered the following res olutions, which were passed by the asso- citation.
 WHEREAS, It has pleased God in his Prov
 idence to remove by death our late as-
 oOSA"VO uHO N1C0-G E0Slueut1 II. Ml1LOn
 Hart, of Cornwall, rE r-E
 Resolved, That as we tender to the family of the deceased our kindest sym pathy, it is not from regard to any con- ventional usage, but because we know that we have lost in him 8 faithful officer, 6 sound adviser and true friend For merly teacher of music and of academic studies, MT. Hart was widely known throughout the county, and always en- joyed the highest esteem of his fellow citizens. Ofa reverent, sober cast of mind, sound in morals, high-toned in Christian life, earnest in every good work, a pro- gressive farmer who had faith ill his call ing and honored it, tender and affection ate in his home relations 1; the loss of Mir. Hart (removed in the full vigor of his manhood) was severe one to us, and as we humbly bow ito the dispensation we are reminded that we should also be ready whenever the summons shall come.
 Resolred, That copy of these resolu- tions be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and be furnished for pub1ica- tion to the county papers.
 T. s. GOLD, Secretary,