Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-11
$ COUNTY ITEMS.


 LAKEv1LLE enjoyed, last week, one of "Jepson's Parlor entertainments" con- stating of readings and music Messrs. Stillman. pianist, and Eggleston, of Win sted, ,futist, furnished the musical part of the entertainment.
 HARwNToN enjoyed hop at Constable Wilson's, says the Herald, that was both populous and pleasing. MT. George Grid ley had an arm broken in two places, re- gently, while trying to saw plank. The 1 saw caught in the plank and threw it against him with such force as to cause the iniHrury. :..
 The NoRTHFELD Knife Go. will soon shorten their working time.-Rey. s. c. Rankin now breaches at the Congregation al Church .'
 The GOSHEN Academy lclosed it's fall term, week before last Its winter term commences after fortnight's vacation.- Mir. < Mrs. Moses Lyman left on Thurs day, for their home in Florida. Mr. Stocking and family will spend the winter in Waterbury, and MT. J. Brooks and family in Wolcottville.
 The CANAAN lime-kiln has stopped burning lime for the present. It has been going steadily since Feb. last. burn ming 16, 600 bbls of of lime inp that time. Mas Kate Thomas was to read last l
 week.-A new market is to be opened under the Town Hall.
 PNR MEADOW enjoyed unusual Thanks giving facilities, for ex-Senator Chapin presented each of his married employees, to the number of thirty or forty, with 8 thanksgiving turkey. ....
 WoLcorFvILuE Masons. to the number of fifty, paid their Winsted bretheren a visit, last week. and had very pleasant time.-Messrs. Turner Seymour & Judd sent 600 lbs of Turkey to the families of their employees, Thanksgiving. - The drama of 'sOapitola or the Hidden Hand' will be brought out in few weeks by an amateur troupe. Miss Nellie Wheeler takes the part of ''Capitola"; F. R. Matthews, that of ''Woop'; l.. B. Sm1t b, ], '.Black Donald''; Geo. B. Steele, ''Old Hurricane, James Judge who was shot recently by Dennis Murphy in saloon fracas, has recovered sufficiently to be re- moved to his home in New Hartford. The surgeons have been unable to extract the ball.-The Union Manufacturing Co. have reduced wages 10 to 20 per cent. Turner Seymour { Judd, the Coe Furniture Co, and the Excelsior Needle Co are running on three-quartre time. The Union Hard ware Go. and the Needle Go. have reduc- ed their working force.-Messrs. Catlin, Gaylord, and R. c. Barber appraised the property to be taken for the enlargement of the High School grounds at S70O.-Tn the East Branch Cemetery, near the Spoon Shop, says the Herald, is to be found a tombstone with the following epitaph l thereon:
 lss Katie Peacock ia my name
 Wolcottville my station.
 Limerick was my place of birth. And Heaven my destination"
 The THoMAsToN Plume < Atwood Go. have not resumed work since stopping 1 Thanksgiving week.-James Gatsel1 has Ia,new house nearly done, on Canal street. | Joe Hine is building 8 new house on I Mountain ayenue.-The Clock Go. re- sumed work ,last Monday, after vaca- ton of one week. They have cut down l wages from 10 to 20 per cent. and are working eight hours day. Taltey iSen- T tisel. #
 The children of the late James Darouch are in a pitiable condition. They are des- titute of the necessities of life. The old est girl sick with fever, and the unnatur- al mother of four little ones spending what little she can obtain for liquor, and being in state of intoxicaEionl the great CT part of the time. Rolla Yale, young lad, left tewn on Friday, taking with him some money and . pair of boots stolen from the store of Burr & Stoughton. He has been found, and was taken to the re- form school. .-Go0d Templars convention the evening. .-hader.
 The WEST CORNWALL reading circle met at the residence of Noah Rogers last Fri day evening, and in point of numbers ex- celled any thing of the kind that has been held this season. and the exercises were highly entertaining. The annual meet ing of the Farmers Club was held at T. S. Colds on Thanksgiving evening, and the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: D. D. Pratt, President; slC. E Baldwin, Vice President; I. 8. Gold. secretary Rev. c. N. Fitch of New Haven is supplying the pulpit of the sl North Cornwall church. 70. s. Fitch 4 Go. are putting in new mortising and boring machine, the invention of Nicholas Parents, which looks as though it would work admirably -Dr. Sanford butchered q pig ten months old that weighed 407 pounds As Theodore Leach was going up furnace hill. his horse got frightened