Litchfield enquirer., 1872-04-25
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AAOuudy evening. 0n0 IS pupil or Prof. Bailey, of New Haven. The selections annonnced were from Shakespeare, Long fellow Tennyson and Mrs. Browning; also humorous extracts from Dickens, Mrs. Caudle's Lectures, Widow Bedott Papers. &c.-Mr. David Joyce, formerly of this town has just been elevated to the office of Mayor, on the citizens ticket, for the city of Lyons, Iowa.-An accident of rather an amusing character, occurred in our village last, Monday, which, as it was not as serious as it might have been, will admit of being recorded in the rather lu- dicrous manner in which it occurred. One of our village barbers, who has been established the longest here, Von Swedle- plpes, while out on hunt, Monday, dis covered crow at distance of about 40 rods. This discovery was made while he was laying low for black ducks around the frog puddle in the deep pit just north of Mr. Miller's residence in this village. We will allow him to tell his own story.
 II see de crow was te. long way off and toughts | would put in de charge dat would go to him. So l puts in de gun a great pig hGndfnl of powder and shots, and tinks l was sure dat would kill him. l shot and piece of de stock of de gun come off and went away, and de leetle piece of de barrel come suddently and cut me in de face. suppose de crow is kilt too, but I didn't see him after de gun hit me-" By the bursting of his gun, his cheek and nose received g deep, gash about two inches long, which was prompt ly sewed up and plastered by Dr. Blod- gett.-News
 s CONN. WESTERN R. R.-At an adjourn ed railroad meeting in Hartford, last Mon- day, MT. Geo. W. Phelps, of Mt. Morris, New York State, was chosen super;nten- dent of the Conn Western railroad for the year ensuing. Mir. Phelps is son of the MT. Phelps in Springfield, who is so largely interested in the Boston and AL bany railroad, ,'and has been superinten- dent of the Avon, Genessee and Mt. Mor- ITS railroad, ,--NeaVs.ss easy z a,es
 EAST CANAAN is to have shoddy mill. and wants new depot.
 RoxBURY is having nearly all its horses stolen. The people of that place are anx- iously waiting for the re-opening of the Shepaug railroad so that they can dis pense with horse flesh altogether. On the 11th Hiram Elwell had horse, buggy and harness stolen An attempt was made on Leverett Castles horse barn that same night. Geo. E. Leayenworth, and B. s. Preston have had horses stolen, recently.
 Col Hurlburt had quantity of clothing stolen from his dwelling house, recently.
 SHEPAUa ExTENs1oN.-TheB Bethel cor respondent of the Danbury News says that the workmene on the Shepaug have commenced laying ties and rail-
 The WooDBURY band have just procured a new set of instruments. Columbia and "Hail Columbia" are by the ears. in the American, over the election.-St. Paul's has appointed George Brown and Eli Sperry lay readers : The latter enlivened the congregation with manuscript sermon preached by the Rev. Chauncey Prindle. in Watertown 76 years ago. ..-
 THeMAsToN had two runaways, last week, one single and one double team. Some damage was done to the horses, but more to the buggies, they being somewhat in 8 crippled condition from collisions with trees by the wayside.-Mr. Foster expects soon to erect a suitable building for post office and hall near his brick store. Church street is being built up in 8 substantial manner.-An1erican. clock trade IS very good, while that of brass IS little slack just now on account of the rise in copper.-As new firm at the brick store, Hopkins & Curtiss, have just got in their new goods.-Mr. Ryan's store and hall is raised and nearly covered Herald. Ia ..ksst = =, e- .49.as.
 The saxty Place, in Wolcottville, which was lately gambled for, has been drawn by somebody in New York; who is said to be 8 very worthless fellow. The four or five. thousand people who have contributed dollar apiece towards providing worthless fellow with e house and lot are probably all well pleased and satisfied. It is a very profitable business, isn't it ?--HerGld. aass si.s saw a s
 NORTH GOSHEN drovers are beginning to start out. The Messrs. Miner and Merwin ofSouth Norfolk, Obed Humphrey & Sons, Lyman Hall and Messrs. Austin of this place, are all busy, and will doubt-s less do a large cattle business this season. Herald. 1SsS 4s ysas>as' s&Ska
 The CORNWALL BRIDGE Iron Company are thoroughly renovating one of their houses for the use of MT. Howe, of Ca naan, who is to occupy it as banksman for the company.-Sergt. Henry F. Milford has bought the Barker place, three miles below the bridge Charles Hall is about putting an addition to his house. Her dld. t' s's @s~S -. E iWoLcorTynLE Theodore Austin of Goshen has, purchased the livery stable connected with the Allen House, from Henry J. Allen, and will carry on the lost one of our best citizens, in. Joseph M. vile Gap Go. who died last Friday, April u;. T1~, fx,1k %T,o
 ty as well as in his own family and. ac- quaintances. The funeral Sunday, was attended by a large number of the Ma spected member. = Z'ader - Wednesday,, about ten o'clock an explosion occurred in the mixing room of the yWolcottyille Cap Cos powder shop, shattering the building, and setting it on fire. The about $500. William Enquest, the mixer, injury, receiving only 2 few bruises from falling boards. He lost his tools and clothing, valued at about s200, ,-7-A A40ieri- cGas. .I.. ssess. ss.f8 -, lEss, ,,s vgasr
 CORNWALL. christians fof what denemi- nation don't appear) ere to build new lecture room.--Mores tobacco is. to be pAtlLGSO I1l4S ,y0sx 1A4A 0NGfs lsAu03 aASFs MT. Prince, who denounces the poisonous weed, is reminded that it took several hundred pounds of the sWeeda to build the lecture room, and pay the ministers salary. and 30 he must not go back, ,on, the tobacco raisers As if ministers were not altogether too careful about qnarreling with their bread and s butter already roisss Y THE NonFoLKa correspondentf of the News waxss gloonaier and gloomier week by week. Q Since April 1st,a says he,
 .sseventysfye persons have moved out of Norfolk.1 Forty of them moved from be- tween Ryan's store and J.s K9i Shepard's s tapnery at West Norfolk, ,sa space ofabout + miles. Three more go this week. stAt this ratio how long win it take to snnake Norfolk a hoM1ing Wildsrnesssa1 a1sWe have one case of small-pox at West Norfolk and 2 natural consequence is that oHr doctors are reaping Q harvest vaccinating the en- tire community, although aS1 seems q large fee for 80 simple an operations--Mr
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