Litchfield enquirer., 1872-03-07
STATE ITEMS,

Plainville IS about to erect a new town house.
 Two Japanese princes are to be educated in Norwich.
 Surveyors will soon be at work on the parallel road. Mystic Bridge
 Dansville has band, and will soon have a public hall. : A Society of Spiritualists" has been organized at Norwich.
 A chorus will go to the Boston Jubilee from Danielsonville. A new s26, 900 bridge is to be built over Park River, Hartford.
 Over one hundred men are at work in the Cromwell quarries.
 A statue of Gen. Putnam is to be plac- ed in the Hartford Park
 Mir. Brigham Youngs counsel both be- long in New London county.
 Stonington is happy in the possession of hair from Alexis moustache.
 Examination of the Winsdor Locks murderers commenced on Friday.
 Miss Elizabeth Sisson of New London has gone to India as missionary.
 F. l.. Allen is the democratic nominee for sheriff of New London county. It is reported that several cases of trich- ina have been developed in Monroe. Ten democrats have nominated Eugene D. Fisk for sheriff in Hartford county.
 The Hon. W. W. Eaton, of Hartford, intends to sail for Europe in few weeks.
 Danbury boy got his ears cuffed for asking milkman if it was going to rain.
 The Jewett City Congregational church has just freed itself from debt of $3, 900.
 A New Haven woman was found dead in her bed on the morning of the 27th ult. '-tft4 -.n- a.f-. ..7t.' s.'iH-
 Rev. Dr. Goodwin, of Trinity church Middletown, died at that place, Thurs day. .....-
 A new steamboat is building to run be- tween Port Jefferson, l.. l., and Bridge port. .n-s..sa -aa
 An attempt was made to fire the Cor 117tf. --' N
 St Paups EpiscopaD church New Ha- ven will soon receive extensive improve ments.
 The Rock Home School House in Eas- ton was burned to the ground few days since. H..
 Fishing for hats is the usual pastime on the Bridgeport bridge in this windy weather.
 The Hon. Truman Smith, has recovered his health and resumed his law practice in New York.
 nominated J. Hurlburt White for judge. of probate. a A. ctr e
 Col. J. M. Speidel has been nominated as republican candidate for sheriff in Fair field county.
 The editor of the Southport Chronicle. wants good receipt for making pound cake, with samples. .a...I7 There is Bridgeport minstrel troupe giving entertainments in the small villages in Fairfield county | The store of Ezra Wheeler in Stratford was robbed of various articles by burglars on Monday night. s...s
 Hartford Life Insurance companies is- sued policies last year to the amount of $4, ,O67, 77O.
 Mrs. I. B. Hooker lectured at Hartford, Saturday evening, on the Relation of Wo- man to Government.
 A son of Elias Howe is going to Scott land to connect himself with Howe Sewing Machine factory, there.
 The Shetucket company of Norwich, have just imported an invoice of fifty fac tory girls from Scotland.
 Gov. Jewell has appointed Russell Tom lnson, of Bridgeport, county commission CT for Fairfield county. o5f
 Danbury dog goes out to the barn and brings in the eggs. His delighted owner has named him after Leigh Hunt
 The sewer contracts were awarded in New Haven, Wednesday. The total amount Is over $50, ,000.
 The dead body of well dressed young man was found on the beach, Monday, near Fort Hale, New Haven.
 There lives in New London hen which lately laid four eggs in twelve hours, each egg weighing one-quarter of pound. There in an apple-tree in Andover that measures twelve feet in circumference four feet from the ground.
 The Rev. J. G. Davenport, of Bridge port, has declined call to the First church at Danbury.
 Farley Plimpton, of Stafford, was re- gently convicted on two charges of sell ing intoxicating liquors and fined $40. Mrs Ann Frawley was shockingly burn ed at Meriden on Saturday by her clothes taking fire from the stove.
 Messrs. Grant and Sweet of Lakeville have bought 8 hotel in Naugatuck, for $17, 7,0OO, and will soon move thither.
 A mill for the manufacture of wadding burnt at Ellington, Friday. Loss $45, 900; no insurance ~ --' " l.it '''
 The Windsor Locks murderers have been bound over for trial before the Su- perior Court.
 A tenement house and other buildings belonging to Mir. Fessenden, of Stam- ford were burned, last week; loss $1O,OOO. The Sigourney House, Hartford, was fired in three places by some incendiary, Saturday evening. Ilsl.I
 The N. Y. & N. H. R. R. Go. have con- tracted for building their eleven mile branch from Portchester to New Rochelle.
 The landlady of the Sigourney House, has been bound over on charge of firing it; Her furniture was largely oyer-insur- ed.
 The Norwalk Lock company are about to enlarge their works so as to accommo- date 15O more employees, making 400 in all. s.I. ,5 ssg. a.g..s rss,..s L.a its.. li isi
 Pennington voted on. Saturday to sub