Litchfield enquirer., 1872-12-05
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1 -A Sehs Us turkeys for IA cts. pound, not dressed. d.-Joshna Ranks undertook to jump from the Housatonic tram at LaaesviHe, was thrown under the car and had one leg and some of the the toes of the other foot crushed. The accident was occasion by his own carelessness He was brought up to New Milford and had his leg amputated below the knee by Drs. Bacon and Taylor "Mr. Banks , says the Journal ..is q steady, industri- ous man thirty years of age, and had pre- viously worked for Hiram Barlow of Newtown His mother and sister live. near Wilton. Friday. morning he was quite comfortable, and has shown good grit since the accident happened. Two or three toes on the right foot were crusb- ed, and one of them will probably have l to be amputated. An effort has been made to engage Earle Buckingham of Washington to take charge of a singing school here this winter, "but it was found that Mir. B had already made engagements for every night in the week so we wait until another fall, resolving then to act early in the season, " says the Salisbury f Ne~s.e.s fsEsis:se.5 ...stas., -s .s-. IL, | CANAAN has had fatal case of epizoot- ie.. Mr. Wolcott Adams had horse sick of the disease which appeared to be con- valeseing, when suddenly, without obvi- ous cause, t gave up the ghost. Wm. D. Camp has gone to Waterloo, Iowa, withes view to 2 locating, if we'll enough ed.-Extensive improvements are going, on in and about Riker's hotel, since the railway people evacuated. MT. JohnjA. Beckley has been very i'll for some days, but is convalescing. .'7.' LAKEvnhE celebrated the diamond we'd ding of John and Amelia Barnet on Wednesday of last week. =. 12. | PLYMOUTH starts the ball under the new license law. F '''Hugh Lawton," says the Herald, ..'.was tried before Justice Chauncey Bidwell on Saturday on charge of keeping a place where liquor is reputed to be sold without license A. H. Fenn appeared for the state, and C. B. Andrews for the defence. Judgment was render ed against the accused, who was fined S7 and costs. An appeal to the Superior Court was taken. Lawton was also tried at the same time for selling liquor on Sunday, 21, 1872, in violation of the law. The court was adjourned and decision re- served" The matter is complicated with Free Masonry.-Rey. Dr. Jessup is preach ing at St. Peters.-The 'tFlat'' in Thom- aston Is being drained
 At NORFOLK, last week, burglar un- dertook to make an entry into the house of J. s. Watson, but awakened Mir. W. and left hastily.--NIrs. l.. F. CoWles lost $50 and an $500 note at the station, last week.-Charles Cobb has opened restau- rant at his residence Connolly is pushing the Spaulding Summit job with a large force. '-.-1 , =. -..'..- - .'
 At EAST CANAAN, one day last week, seventeen rabbits were killed by Win sted sportsman
 
 At SALISBURY new house has been raised by Patrick Lynch under stand, says the News, '.that Doctor Blod gett has bought an interest in drug store in Hartford, and is going there to reside. The telegraph wires are up the whole length of the Conn Western R. R.-"Last Monday, " says the News, Ca French fam fly moved from Lakeville to Winsted, con- sistlng of the father and mother, with their seven children, (the oldest being on ly Il years old,) and their two dogs: (big and little black dogs.) The children were we'll dressed; bright, handsome, and as happy as brood of spring chickens"
 THoMAsToN loses two horses by the ep- izootic.7 a. -..-- ...
 BARKHAMsTED is fast losing it's woods which are being coaled for the Canaan and Salisbury furnaces. r..r
 At RoxBURY Mr. Wm. B. Seward. of ChalYbes, received quite serious injury on Wednesday, Nov 20. While loading case of tobacco for Henry Randall his knee pan suddenly slipped from it's pIace, causing a very painful wound During the night he was unconscious, owing to the intense pain, which brought on convulsions. Mr. Dubois attended him and the patient is recovering slowly. Mfr, Seward would, through your correspon- dent, thank the neighbors who were so kind to him. .-, -,jour3aal
 The WoLCOTTvnLE Spoon shop discon- tinued work, last Wednesday.-The Un- ion Manufacturing Co.,, close for a week. Frederick l.. Taylor has sold to Wm. Lawlor a quarter-acre building lot on Taylor Avenue, for $1 ,650.-W. s. Lewis and B. O. Hotchkiss have sold to Ohas. s. Brown, for $200 lot with 99 feet front, on Hotehkiss Avenue, so named in honor of Mir. H. above mentioned. who has erectedsseyeral buildings thereon.-G. H. Welch, Esq, has bought a building lot containing about one third of an acre on St, $250.-Edwin E. Rose has bought of Uri T. Church house and lot oppo- site the Valley Park grounds, for g, 800. But the Topic of the hour, is the auc- tion sale next Friday by Nelson c. New F. geon of % building lots from the proper ty lately owned by Dr. J. W. Phelps, The owner proposes to run two streets through 1t, parallel with Main, and an- other street due east, leaving Main just Northward of the Town Hall. It is said that the town has right to take 8 DOT tion of this land for cemetry enlargement by virtue of clause in some former deed, and petition to have it used for that purpose is in circulation.-The project of extending the Shepaug road to this place is again agitated. Broke into the enclos- ure of Aehille, Migeon, Esq, . on Friday last, 8 2 year old pied heifer, with a strange expression of countenance. MT. M. at once instituted vigorous measures against the intruder, and had applied to relief, when some malicious person sug- gested the critter might be MT. Ms own ! property. Mr.. M.. indignantly resented the impertinent suggestion, and spoke with pride of the contrast between his high-born Alderney and the coarse crea-