Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-01
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Ellen Stuart, apervert to matrim ony, who, however, sells to Mrs. Gillette another of the same trade-The Greenwood's Company having stopped evening work, and therefore the manufacture of gas, leave the village to mitigate the darkness lof night with kerosene and tallow. w's''1s@>@a'
 The third MORRIS school district si bailding new school house. Chaun- cey H. Afford has bought the property known as the Laurens place, has moved in and taken possession Nh. Harmon Payne, late of Naugatuck, now owns and occupies the Wagoner farm. 4fs.s @
 NEW MILFORD contributed twenty five persons to the crowd that saw Mir. .'Pho- nix T. Barnums" show in Bridgeport The engine has been put Ill readiness for the next fire. The firm of Treat t Smith has been dissolved. Treat will continue the business. "A. B. Mygatt has graded oil fine croqnet ground on his, premises.
 -Mr. Anan Buck accused Mr. Hrownell of murdefihg his mother, Mrs. Buck. Mir. B. sued for islander and recovered $500 damages, last week The District Court has certainly developed one benef- cent feature. Any one can now whip New AIilforder within an inch of his life, call him thief and murderer, or shoot his dog, with perfect confidence that the performance will not cost over $500. They .are too patriotic down there to sue in any but the District court, and the jurisdiction of that court IS limited to $500. ai Tzat.f.
 SALISBURY youngsters meet every eye- ming before the stores in that village and practice the noble art of profanity; their fathers bless the Conn. Western time table with much pious zeal new doctor is coming into town the Episcopal bell is cracked. and the, minister gone to Der muda and wer5 1t not for the eleyating tone of the News, Salisbury morals would soon be on par with it's politics.
 ORE 2 HILL complains of sliding rail- road embankments and sinking depot, says the News also of the tax for build ing new gothic school-house. We have always noticed that the "gothic" feature is peculiarly odious to taxpayers.
 CHAPINv1LLE reports to the News de- cline of the winters religious interest - Mrs. Devaulty has eloped with three chil- dren and with no one else, we hope.-The Lee farm was sold at auction on. the 18th inst, for $3,025, to Horace Landon.- There have been several barrels of cider made at the cider mill from apples that were kept over the winter. .,
 WEST CORNWALL has new postmaster in MT. c. E. Baldwin. Gov. B. H. Hyde was in town last week, the guest of T. s. Gold.-M. A. Nickerson trundled wheel-barow from Falls Vil- lage to West Cornwall in consequence of Ingersoll's election. Il. A. Howard has forfeited his bail and Dibble Hill is in a state of insurrection.
 SHARON chose at the recent election the Hon. Robert D. Livingston to represent the town in the next General Assembly of the State. MT. Livingston having been member of the legislature of New York, possesses experience in legislation; and being also a gentleman of talent and lib- eral education, he is 8 proper and suita- ble person to represent this ancient and ep M stS%Pb stS%Pb 4t so the 6e candidate for representative, received very complimentary vote, being more than forty in advance of the republican state ticket.-it is a matter of congratu- lation that this beautiful village Is to have a first-class boarding house the pres ent season. A respectable and capable lady has opened such an establishment in the spacious and convenient residence lately occupied by Dr. Shears.-The many friends of Dr. Frederic Powers will be glad to learn that he is rapidly recover ing from his late severe illness. The Doctor has exchanged his Guarnerius vio- lin with Ar. George Germunden, of New York, for one of his manufacture, which was originally made for the Exposition at Vienna. It is considered by Herr Carl Feininger to be the finest that Germun- den has produced, and is valued at 8, ,000 -4nae,si0 Times. .s
 At WOLCOTTvILE, ii. J. Allen has pur- chased the livery stable fixtures and resi- dence of c. Ladd & Son; price $SOOO.- Thos. Looby, a, brakeman on the freight train, had his leg badly jammed last week Thursday while coupling cars.-Thos. A. Elliott, one of our grocery merchants, is off on trip of recreation revisiting the scenes of his childhood in England and Ireland. d.-Charles M. Ladd has purchas- ed of Roswell Scoyille the house belong ing to him on Litchield street at $1500 N. B. Lathrop is repainting his store on Main street,-a much needed improve ment. The post-office is also indulging in new steps, replacing the old ones which had become broken and dangerous.-Ila- deG. r.. ...4. .. ...--.-.. ... ... ..-~---
 The THoMAsToN Village Improvement Society held fair and festival recently, which was not as we'll attended, however, as could be wished:-J R. Loomis, stove dealer of Plymouth, has signed over to B. J. Fenn, for the benefit of his credi- ors.-Master Willie Ryan of Terryville was sent to the Meriden reform school by the authorities a short time since. Val- leg SentiHal. ]" -sza+ 2- -.,' -''-
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