Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-12
COUNTY ITEMS.

SALISBURY needs town hall.-A Mount Riga man was prosecuted for getting oys- ters without means of payment, fined $1 and costs, but took leg bail and escaped into the swamps east of the village.
 NORFOLK rejoices in the prospect of a 60 bbl. cider mill. l.-One Freeman recently stole $46 from Michael Buckley, $40 of which he returned-Two rufians attempt ed an outrageous assault on a lady, re- gently, but her vigorous resistance and the arrival of help drove them off.-NeaOs.
 A CORNWALL HOLLOW negro woman named Hope Bailey, says the Sentinel, was lately sent to jail for stealing proper ty of Charles Brown also colorea. Hopes husband being desirous of procuring her release, agreed with Brown to give him a buggy if he would let her out; both par ties supposing he had control of the mat ter. Bailey took the following curious legal document from Brown and brought it to the jailor in this place, supposing it would discharge his wife,
 q reeve the evalyu of sos bugy of chancy baly to not peer to court CHARLES BROWN"
 Of course the jailor refused to discharge the woman Bailey brought suit and re- covered the value of his buggy. Com pounding felony is still illegal providing the felony is'a small one! Brown was committed to jail because he couldn't pay the judgment and the thief has decidedly the best of the honest man. Such is l0W.
 The FALLS VILLAGE Camp Meeting As- sociation comes out with deficit of $250.-Herald .-
 The WARREN tobacco crop is fully equal in quality and quantity to that of any former year. Herald
 Goshen buckwheat has to be taken in nights.-The ''Sons of Temperance" pic nic at Bantam lake was every way pleas ant affair. There were about two hun dred persons present, all seemed to enjoy 1t very much, and hoped that it was not the last one.-N. s. Wadhams and wife and Thomas Griswold and wife have returned from Guilford, where they have been inhaling salt air for the past four weeks.-Hon. Fredrick HurIburt has been to New Haven doing jury duty for the U. s. circuit court.-NeaUs.
 WEST CORNWALL shipped {, ,393 cans -of milk in August. t.-G. V. Howard, of Buf- faco, N. Y. was at the Efingham House last week.-Matt. Ryals, wife and son are guests of mine host Howard.
 The Co1EBRooK paper mill has been sold to Messrs. Vernon Brothers < Co.,, of New York, who have been it's lessees since last winter. .... .#
 At WooDBURY, Aug. 31, the Gunnery B. B. 0. of Washington and the Liberty club of the former place played the return game resulting as fellows: Liberty, 46, Gunnery, 10.-We understand that the Rev. John Churchill of this town has de- clined his appointment as member of the Liberal Democratic Reform Republican State Committee. The parson is too shrewd man and politician to stay any considerable length of time m boat, which in fair weather begins to sink as soon as it is launched. The ssgreat tidal wave" rolls small in this town.-A1aerS- cGn. -' -s-4
 The KENT Episcopal church is being remodeled. The foundations of the new chancel are laid. The church is of stone and the chancel is to be of the same material-A couple of young imposters have been selling pictures pretending that the proceeds are to go towards building 8 Catholic church. Miss Elizabeth Scher- merhorn, formerly of this town, was last week brought from Norwalk to her friends here, and has since been dangerously sick with typhoid fever.-Andrew Austin is again disabled, this time by bad cut with an axe on the back of his hand.-We hear that Elijah Odel1 had his honse bro- ken open last Saturday night. t.-One of the incest improvements made in our village this summer is the building of new fence by Mrs. Linas Fuller, fronting her beauti- ful residence. It is of peculiar construc- ton, and adds much to the beauty of that part of the street. Marshall Gibbs has enlarged, and is making thorough re- pairs on his house.-The tobacco crop in Kent is no doubt the heaviest this year of any year since it has been raised in this locality. Corn is also looking finely. Banner. 3tss
 At CORNWALL, last Monday, while MT. Seth Pierce was going from his barn to his house, leading his horse, the animal dropped on the ground and instantly ex- pired.
 POLITICAL.
 A Boys in Blue Club has been organized in New Haven.
 The Prohlbitionists talk of nominating a separate electoral ticket.
 The Sentinel claims seventy Greeley Republicans in Wolcottville.
 Chas. Sumner has sailed for Europe. He wrote another letter before leaving.
 Gov. Moves, who is good authority says GEant's majority this year iR. Ohio will be , HrE1 H-es4 "A
 A Grant and Wilson club has been formed in Ansonia, with 120 names to start on.