Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
COUNTY ITEMS.

' Em
 thousand dollars will soon be in fine ban5S
 ot the treasurer of the association.-Tbe I seaspn, notwithstanding the lateness of
 the spring, has been very productive, and
 crops will generally satisfy the growers.- Tobacco setters have been highly favored 1 m the oft repeated showers during the season, and the number of acres devoted for that crop this season will be far be l yond Gin fgures) any year since it began to be cultivated here. Quite AS fnncb lumber and other building materials will be needed and used for the building ware houses, of various dimensions for that stn pie as for any other purpose.-The New England Hotel is being filled with guests from the cities aud the farm houses in and around the town have nearly all they can conveniently accommodate.-In ton has just been received that the vilIaoe association will be presented with a fine fountain. One of our village sons who ia at this writing on his way to France is tbe donor. There appears to be something really substantial in this new enterprise and all good people here q am sure) will lend helping hand to embellishment in our midst that will not only adorn and I beautify the place, but add to the yalue
 of property more than the cost which each
 individual will be subjected to. Other l improvements are in ncontemplation which.
 If faithfully carried out, would a little as
 tonlsh those who still oppose the march peculiarly appropos to the times in which we hve.-Standard. -.a A THoMAsToN woman, a youn0. married 1 person, took her infant child and told her friends she was going to Waterbury, and would return that night. She took tho cars, and at the next station was met by man, according to agreement, took the steamboat at Bridgeport and went to New York. Both parties are well known in Thomaston and Waterbury. Palladium.
 At PLYMOUTH, on Saturday last, the Dolly Vardens played a game of base ball with the Hip Skipps of the knife shop. the latter winning the game.-Wednesda evening the Good Templars gave an enter tainment at their rooms, Consisting of tableux and vocal music. Among the many tableux rendered, the following are worthy of special mention: '"The reason the match was so suddenly broken between was two ladies ha1rnEitz Snoodle." This by two gentlemen, and and another com inging in holds up his hands with aston ishment at the tableau before him. One of the best was Married Life fifty years ago, and at the present time" In the for mer, the husbands were sitting in their easy chairs reading the papers, with two children sitting on the floor, and the wives sweeping; the present time was rep resented with the wives reading the pa pers. and one husband holding the baby in one arm and washing, while the other was engaged in sweeping. That, now, explains the eight hour agitation. The husband wants time to do house work and let his wife read the paNers! ED. ENo. The last tableau was girl dressed in In dian custom and sang "Wild roved an In dian girl, with good effect Between the tableaux some excellent vocal music. There were over hundred present.
 WATERFOWL furnishes large amount of items to ''Trix" of the American:
 During the thunder storm on the 4th and the one previous, the lightning struck in ten different places in an area of half a mile from the residence of Mir. Charles c. Woodruff. It struck Q large hickory tree on Mr.. W.'s premises, the bolt going down the trunk spirally to the foot, and splitting the tree. It also struck one of his barns on the ridge pole, and ran down the rafters, tearing of the gable end to the beams, and then ran off into the ground through some bars, splintering and scattering them oyer the meadows.- The funeral of MT. Eben J. Atwood WAS attended Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Dr. Lewis oficiated.-Mr.. Amos Clark and wife, of Centralia, Ill.,, are in town on visit. '-f..t -3...t t'.'
 [Trix went to church twice, Sunday, then to Sunday School concert in the evening where he was delighted, especial ly with the lady who 'presided at" the organ. Then "a large number of young people touched with the tender passion were out under the moons pale light, and the Lovers Ramble, so- called, along the banks of Steel brook, was thronged with promenaders. Strange what influence a clear. moonlight evening has over the sus- ceptible hearts of the youths and maidens. But such thing will be, SO long as Cupid fires his barbed arrows."s Of course Trix looked on from afar, though not unsym- pathizingly. Then he couldn't go to sleep and lays it to the mosquitoes who Ego for strangers most emphatically," says he, Gas several who were in town over Sun day can testify, at least they carried away with them several little red spots on their hands and faces, which looked as though they had the rash" We doubt whether
 ''the rash" will damage Trix psrceptibly. He always was rash, as H, Benton, Esq, of Horris, stands ready to certify.1
 The SALISBURY Lone Stars played a game of base ball with the Red Stars of Tells Village, Wednesday, and defeated them with c score of 60 to 44.+The Sec ond Advent camp meeting closed on Sun day evening of last week.-Mr Norman Clspp, Q railroad conductor of formerly of Salisbury, was drowned in Michigan, last week.-John Burns came near being run over by the cars, last week.-A brave lad, son of MT. D. Pitkins, saved son of MT.
 Robert Bostwick from drowning on the 18th inst.--Nea0s..-- s.H. G. {" reports WEsr CORNWALL ram pant for himself and Brown, in the News. The CoNN. WESTERN morning train now connects with the early HousatOnic train north. .--Nes0s. @i'- G5-*1L&1
 x Ar NoEFoLK. the old Ryan waterpower has been bargained for, ,and itis contempla- ted putting # to some practical use at once.-Mr. R. l. Crissey lost very val uable horse few days sinoe.-Continued progress on Dr., Welch's barn is reported. From this improvement and others in contemplation on the Doctors place, we judge the dispensation of physic must pGg in this vicinity. .---Our town is full of city boaFders. One can hear their dulcet tones on every corner, and seeths s'styles'
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 # Wo1CoTTynLH was to enjoy Q musical entertainment given by the scholars of Mr.. BarreutherY of sWinsted,s Tuesday night.--Henry s. Barbour, Esq, and family have been in town during the past week, stopping at Mir. J. F. Calhoun's.- The worthy pEeprieter our drug store recently purchased the grass standing on field in our vicinity. About one week sg0 he marshaled his clerical assist ants, and started for the lot in question.