Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-10
COUNTY ITEMS.

Milford estates.-The Graded School meeting was evidently hostile to the pro- ject and denied the just demand of Chick en Hill to be joined to tho Center District. Last weeks Sunday milk train did not reach Bridgeport till Monday after noon.-S. c. Soule has bought w. s. -Hurd's place in the Aspatuck District: price $lOOO.-The son of Daniel Clark re- ported accidentally killed by his father in the Standard last week, turns out to have been wounded only. He Is doing we'll Gov. Jewell lectures on Wednesday night of this week.-The Fire Company is in debt and the engine and other property Will have to be sold to pay it unless money IS speedily raised to meet claims due.-Cogswell's New Preston stage; horses ran away on Monday, of last week. They ran two miles before they could be recovered. The accident was oceasioned by the breaking of the pole Mrs. Curtiss Loveridge had an arm broken but went on by noon train. -.-..
 WATERFOWL Congregationalists are about buying a new $4O0O organ.-F. Ladd has bought the Lewis store and soon commences business there.
 The FALLS VILLAGE literary society has closed it's winter labors for the season. 1t has been a successful. Turner. of Amesvllle has bought the James Bruce place of MT. Sherman Jaqua.-James Mccullough has bought house and lot of Joseph Wickwire. funeral of MT. Horace Beebe was attended from the Con gregational chnrch, on Sunday ast.-Mr. Bunday, of Salisbury, has got the con tract for the new court house at S2OOO.- MT. Geo. E. Marble has sold his drug store and business to Timothy Tucker, of Salisbury.
 GOSHEN came neafa confagration last last week, according to the News. Miss Caroline Cook had kerosene lamp ex- plode, but lIr. Chester Riley and pail of water subdued the flames in time
 SALISBURY is to have new hotel.-T. s. Russell has bought the Martin Harris building and will arrange it for 8 hotel Judge Moore has refused to approve the Stiles will and an appeal has been taken. MT. Martin Decker is the heir of an heir of an English estate of 26O mil lions. He is joyful but not over confident.
 A SHARON man undertook to visit sick sister in Cromwell recently. He brought up drunk in the Middletown lock up.
 At LIME ROCK, on Wednesday of last week, Frank Bornoz received an injury to his eyes by which it is feared he will lose them. The accident was caused by an explosion of gas from one of the cupolas of the car wheel foundry. Freddie Walk CT lost finger, mashed between car wheels. ."- .--
 WEST CORNWALL has lost one of it's most valuable citizens ill Geo. H. Wheaton who died at that place on Thursday the 27th inst. He was an upright and reliable man in every respect, and his death is general ly lamented. His funeral was attended at hrs late residence on Sunday of last week. MT. Geo. A. Wheaton acts temporarily as postmaster tobacco has been disposed of.-Ex-dep. Sheriff Minor is dangerously i'll at his house.
 The THoMAsToN Academy, under the supervision of Joseph R. French, has just closed one of it's most successful sessions. The examination was largely attended on Friday, by patrons and friends of the school, and gave evidence of earnest work and careful training during the term. The spelling competition resulted unfa- vorably to the ruling sex, as usual
 1st prize-Miss Emma Woodward and Miss I.ttie Hillard.
 2d prize-Miss Fife Rosseter and Miss Florence Warner.
 fprize-Dwight Turner
 Dr. Goodwin IS suffering with disease of tine eye that has. compelled him to seek the advice of surgeons in New York. Mir. Geo. A. Stoughton was chosen by the Re- publican caucus as their candidate for the legislature. There is some dissatisfaction and a general disposition to push for division of the etown.-ADserican
 F. W. Redpath has bought another large tract of land, for the purpose of a granite quarry, on the line of the N. R. R. just below the Plymouth granite quar- " of Detrice c. Smith and W. J. Southey. The quarry will be worked by New York parties this coming summer. MT. Red path has of late bought several tracts of land for the above purposes, and when they are all worked, Plymouth will be one of the granite fields of America.
 The KENT station of the Housatonic railroad is soon to be improved by new depot. The foundation was built last summer and portion of the frame work is already on the ground.-Ed. Shove, son of Henry Shove, of Warren, while on visit to his uncle's on Fuller Mountain, met with an accident last Sunday, being thrown from a pony and injuring his head considerably.-The people at Bulls Bridge had a small lawsuit last Thurs day, and colored man was posted off to jail as the result, for abusing female.- The new and beautiful windows of stain ed glass for the Episcopal church-except two memorial windows, hays arrived, and have been put in their places. Several thousand dollars have been expended in building the chancel and making the ex- tensive repairs on the church-three thousand of which we understand has been given by Mrs. Wheeler The beau tiful circular window on the west end, we hear was present from a church in New York.-BG3a,aeT.
 At WoLcoTrv1LLE James s. Workman has sold his house, cor, John and Water streets, to c. H. Seymour; price s, ,5O0.- Mrs. Dea. l.. Wetmore met with Q pain ful accident last week, Thursday, break ing one of her arms. She is now doing well.-T. W. Austin and E. H.. Scoville have formed a copartnership in the livery business. This is strong combin ation. both parties being popular. Thorp, of Nangatuck. has leased the old stand of D. Vail and will engage in the business of repairing wagons, carriages, etc.-W. W. Hyde, of New Haven, has sold his