Litchfield enquirer., 1872-06-13
STATE ITEMS.
Willimantic wants police court.

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 Another smallpox case is reported in Cromwell.
 Sheep killing dogs annoy New London county farmers.
 A branch railroad from Westerly to Norwich is again talked of.
 Stonington boys spend their Sundays throwing stones through factory windows.
 A girl was recently shot through the knee, by pistol in New London Iitch- en-. -
 The rates of fare on the Danbury and Norwalk road have been reduced 10 per cent.
 The tobacco growers at Warehouse Point have commenced to ''set" in spite of the cool weather. .....l...
 Hon. Abel Scranton, formerly State Sen ator, was run oyer and killed on the Shore Line railroad, Friday.
 Since the. Vermont Central road has leased the New London Northern, the freight has nearly trebled.
 William K Banks, aged 50, South Norwalk natter, cut his throat the other day and will probably die.
 Secretary Northrop will lecture in Kent the last of June, on the subject of 'Im- proved modes of education"
 A woman was arrested in the Hartford park on Monday for stealing the choice plants set out around the fountain. Capt. Wilson Turner, a much esteemed resident of Fairfield was run over by the cars in that town on Saturday and killed ?.
 According to the votes of Sunday school fair the other night. A. l.. Train, Esq.,, is the most popular editor in New Haven.
 Ralph Kinne, a we'll known builder liv- ing on the West side, Norwich, has disap- peared, and fears for his safety are enter tained.
 On Sunday last, little girl named Palmer, living at North Goes Cob, was burned so severely that she died in twen- l ty-four hours.
 Josiah Ackley of Middle Haddam, has grape vine which, by actual measure fortyeight hours. 1 The ultra and uncomprOmising temper ance folks will run regular independent ticket in New London, at the coming city election. They claim 100 votes.
 Fifty years ago, Thursday, Miner Bab- cock was hung on Gallows hill, Norwich, since. which time no person has been exc cuted within the limits of that town. Thomas Coleman of Hartford, aged twenty-four, tried to commit suicide in that city on Thursday evening, by jump ing into the river He was fshed out 1 alive.
 Stephen Blakeslee and John DoIan, youthful burglars, have been arrested by the New Haven police for breaking into the store of John Clancy, POS Wallace street, Wednesday, and stealing $40.
 Burglaries continue in Bridgeport and vicinity. Saturday night burglars opera ted in the cigar store of A. J. BOdeau on Main street, Bridgeport, and Sunday night in the barn of Bartram X Beardsley, in Stratford, stealing $200 worth of prop erty. .....-
 Cases of smallpox are being continual ly imported into Comecticuttowns. One victim was taken from the cars in Meri- den on Tuesday at midnight. And, m addition to case of varioloid previously reported in Hartford, there are one or two other cases, which are under proper treatment fortunately
 John Miller, an employee of Savage and Smith, Middlefeld, while oiling a counter shaft on Monday, was caught by it and carried over it. His clothing was entirely torn from his body, only one boot remaining on him. The other boot was torn to pieces. He escaped with some severe bruises. 1 MT. Tracy, postmaster of Bridgeport, having been removed to Hartford, insane, Capt. J. B. Dunham was appointed in his place. The latter publishes card stating his readiness to retire if Mr. Tracy recov- CTS. An item in the Courant says that MT. Tracy is reported improving and will probably be able to return home next week.