Litchfield enquirer., 1872-11-21

large number in Lakeville are under the weather On the night of. the 9th inst, a barn with about three tons of hay, on Town Hill. belonging to ah Irish woman by the name of Clancy was destroyed by fire.A misehievous. boy ennptied the rail road tank Sunday before last.
 Nearly. all the horses in Goshen are more or less affected by the horse disease. n. J. smith has had paralytic shock, "hereby ne has lost the use of one arm. -NeWs.
 FALLS VILLAGE IS down with the epi- zootlc. Probably larger precentage of horses haveit than there in any other town in the county. y.-The Evening Star Comedy and Variety Troupe tan indigenous pro- duction) made their debut on Wednesday, evening, as Mrs. Jarley would say. with great eclat. at.---Herald.
 At CANAAN. the railway cempanl moved their offices into the grand nek double Depot last week-The cemet at East Canaan has been enlarged by %e addlGlon of three acres, purchased by E. E. Thompson 1e4 Fs
 At RoxBURY, says the Journal. Seth Warner has nearly completed the improve ments on his house, which will be when completed, as fine residence as any in town.
 NEW PRESTON loses the Rev. Henry Upson, whose farewell sermon was an nounced by the Journal for Sunday last.
 At KENT, Monday, pocket book was lost, belonging to Miss Ella Fuller, con- taining considerable sum of money and some postage stamps.-Dea. Ashben put one of Colds patent heaters in his house, Tuesday. MT. John Hopson will put one in his house in 8 few days.-Jou,mal.
 NEW MILFORD terms of the new Dis trict Court will be held in the room over Keeler & Wheaton's store.-A valuable horse belonging to J. B. Bristol died on Monday, of lung fever, brought on by the new dlsease.-Ihe epizootie has got a strong hold on the horses about here. and on Tuesday our streets presented most deserted appearance. The carmen wheel ed what baggage they had to the depot in wheelbarrows.-]ournal ...N
 WoLCoTrvILLE celebrated the reelection of Grant, on Thursday night of last week. A cannon was fired, steam whistles and gongs blown, and bells rung All our prominent citizens illuminated their houses.-Homer Johnson has sold his house and lot on the old road leading to Lltchtield to John Doyle 2d, for S550.- David Vail has exchanged with Roswell Scovllle of Harwinton, for 8 farm of 100 acres, his house and carriage shop. Mir. s Vail pays on the purchase, besides his real estate. the sum of g, ,O0O-Dr. Jere- miah Phelps has conveyed to Nelson c. Newgeon of New Haven, in return for val uable property in New Haven, his resi- dence in this village, and fourteen acres of land.-Miss Nellie Wheeler, who was obliged to give up her school for short time on account of illness, has recovered. and is once more teaching the young idea how to shoot. "-A8aerica7a.-I stores, with the exception of the drug store, close at 8 O clock, p. m.-We are in the height of the epizootic fashion and we'll horses are scarce. The Goshen stage is sustaining previous we'll earned repl,-- tation by becoming one horse concern. Bryants stage toward the east will soon be replaced by solitary man on horse bdChs --1H(tCsS.
 At SHARON, on Wednesday evening last, one of those delightful reunions, for which the town is noted, took place at the resi- dence of our old and valued friend, George Goodwin Esq, the occasion being the re- ception of his only son, Robert, from his wedding tour, who, with his intelligent and pretty bride, invited his friends and neighbors to 8 most elegant entertain meRt. The spacious mansion was filled to repletion by the beauty and intelligence of Sharon and. the adjoining towns. The table was covered with the choicest deli cacies, the music unexceptionable, and pleasure reigned supreme until the rosy hours of dawn. The clerical, legal and medical professors, merchants and lords of the soil were we'll represented, and ok and young enjoyed themselves "to the top of their bent, and no more pleasing and agreeable reunion has ever taken place in this quiet old toWp.-Amenia Times. e
 THoMAsroN Good Templars contemplate introducing tableaux, dialogues, singing, etc., into their meetings this coming win ter, in order to make them more interest ing. g.-It looks rather queer to our natives to see milk wagons, butchers carts, etc., drawn by oxen around the streets, but such is the case.-By vote taken last town meeting, the selectmen were instruct ed to build foot bridge on the outside of the covered bridge across the Nauga- tuck River.-W Walter Thomas lost valua- ble horse by the horse disease last Sun day-The Tower clock business must be on the increase as the company have been building on to make more m.- V0lley Sentinel. -a-t.-.. -. .s.s.
 The WooDBURY schoolmaster is evident ly abroad. On Tuesday morning the old John Manville shop displayed 8 hobby sign School Books for Sale.' A few hours later the passers-by read with comi- cal expressions, ''Oisters," &c.; later still, "Meat Maket," and on Thursday morn ing large and artistic striped pig was displayed, inviting ''to walk in. ''-Aneri-