Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23

turned out in the rain last Sabbath, and their thanks in public manner or the falling water. It is still very healthy here, no deaths having occurred or long time. H. N.
 COUNTY ITEMS.
 NORTH CANAAN contemplates grand Union Depot, two stories high and with 70 foot front to each track.-The Barnum, Richardson Iron Go, now transport ore Q their furnaces in tho east part of the own for $1 per ton by railroad; whereas t formerly cost them 8 per ton. They buy their charcoal this year in Vermont. They are now preparing to build a new furnace. Their business here is managed by Mir. N c. Ward.-J. F. Lawrence of has opened drug store in the building vacated by G. B. Marbie.-John R. Proctor has disposed of his house and lot to Patrick Riley of Sheffield for about two thousand dollars, and has moved to Detroit, Michigan. .-Rerkshire Courier.
 LAKEv1LLE has resuscitated it's singing school.-Mr. Spur, our lumber merchant,
 
 road accommodations
 At NORFOLK, c. A. Reyes is selling off his entire stock of goods at cost, prepara- tory to move West. We have to notice the removal of two more families from town since our last; thus we continue to depopulate. .-Geo. H. Cook, Esq, having bought additional land, is now breaking ground and expects to erect thereon 8 dwelling during the summer.-Applica- tions for summer boarders continue to come. One family have already had 15 applications. Two or three others have agreed to take all they can accommodate. l understand every room in the Norfolk House is engaged for the season.
 WooDBURY reports case of longevity to the Derby Transcript that is very re- markable: There is now living at Pres colt, Wisconsin, Nathan, son of Benjamin Stiles, who was born in Woodbury (South- bury Society,", May 2d, E67, and conse- quently is now in his 1O6th year. He is still able to walk around the city with the assistance of couple of canes. He is a Freemason and chews tobacco.
 WATERFRONT reports two runaways to the N. V. Sentinel. Mir, Scott, of Terry vile, had the top of his buggy used up. Two Waterbury ladies were upset and. buggy smashed. No one hurt.-A man reached home one morning, recently, aft CT long walk. He took a 'scouple of glasses" for the rheumatism" and when en route for his abode he struck the track in the trotting park, and passed the night i'll tramping around the course, continual ly wondering s'Why'n thun'er can't I fin e house."
 THoAlAsToN is having the humps Fred Fairchild had finger taken of in the gearing to plainer one day last week Bennett Osborn is building an addition to his house on Factory street. The Seth Thomas Clock Go. are building new house on the corner of South Main and Meadow streets. Bidwell is building an addition to his house on Di- vinity street.-Mr. Ben Sutliff is building 8 house on the new street near the Marine shop.-From present appearances they will soon be ready to make brick in Mir. Thomas new yard. They have one ma chine set, ready to turn out 24 brick at a revolution. h. Vailey Sentinel
 WoLcoTTvIILE reports to the Valley In- dex the return of MT. L. W. Coe from Flu rope on the 15th.-The reelection of Sen ator Ferry is received by the democrats and liberal Republicans with favor, and is considered by them to be a defeat of the administration.
 MARBLEDALR reports to the Herald that preparations are being made for setting more tobacco here this year than ever be- fore. G. W. Cogswen has let two acres at shares for this purpose and rented two more at $25 per acre.
 .NRw PRESTON is much agitated by an auction. One of our merchants, MT. Charles 0, Lemon, is closing out to the highest bidder.-D. Burnham is placing a soda fountain in his store. Every one will thank him when the thermometer in- dicates 9s Q in the shade.-Herald.
 The CONN, WESTERN complains of the manner ofits fencing, aomeof the fences lately set up on each side of the track are tumbling down already.
 The HousAToN1c R. R. Go. have placed at all the stations on the line of their road, in the waiting rooms for passengers in the depots, time dials, with pointers indica- ting the time the next train will pass the station, and, whether that train will go north or south.
 Ar WEST CORNWALL the case of the State ps. Mrs. A. N. Dibble for assault and battery on Leonard Nickerson was tried before T. l.. Hart, Esq, Saturday, May11. The case was hotly contested by NJ. A. Nickerson for state and Messrs. D. J. Warner and A. D. Warner for defend ant. The testimony was very contraGic- tory, and showed eonolqsively that seme of the witnesses had very poor eyesight or else brief memory. Mrs. Qihble was found guilty and fined seven dollars and costs, which MT. Dibble paid up prompt- ly and the prisoner was allowed to depart in peace.-Ne,os.
 SHARON is to have another school to be taught by Miss Hattie Williams.
 NEW MILFORD is having Scarlet Fever in mild way. Nathanel Smith is build ing dwelling on Railroad street. .-The handsome residence of J. F. Treadwell is taking on new dress.-Merritt Beech is putting up. the foundation for a new house on South Main street. The railroad com pany have put up new water tank atthis station. It will hold more water than the president of Connecticut temperance s0- ciety.-A misplaced switch at Kent, Sat. urday, threw of the locomotive to the freight train 6 o'clock) and that valuable instrument of locomofion was turned over on it's back. The accident caused de lay of several hours s-John Segar's team from Kent ran away, Saturday, in this place, and after barking several yaluable trees, struck telegraph pole, and fian- aged coWmunication with the outer world. The wagon remained to be put tocether. while the horses continued on.-New Mil. ford beef is now coming into the market in large quantities It ia very palafable although the flavor of the horn is mi to impaFt ap indifferent flavor to some af the choicest pieces. Iha beef in question comes from the surrounding stFeams ana by the vulgar is known as lamprey eels. = John J. Carr, colored, was killed by a