Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
COUNTY ITEMS.

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 - COUNTY ITEMS.
 A WooDBURY boy of IA, says the Amer ican, shot q night heron recently, "of most -axqaisits- plamagse-b!uesgs gray and white. which stands four feet and half without his boots, and with top-not of elegantly waving pltimes, such as were worn in the hats of those of noble birth, n the days of falconry." "A Woodbury hen has laid ounce egg, 9x64 inches, in circumference. '~' t.'.ie
 ! 'RoxBURY enjoyed one grand wedding last week, and barely missed another, &C., cording to the News-Mr E P. Rowe has had part of his thumb cut off in & plaster mill. .--- a-.. KENT loses Mr. Russell for a season. He stole MT: Watson's axe and repents at leisure in the county work house. e.-ssOne of your New Milford lawyers, says a correspondent of the Journal, twas beat en in a petty case, here, last week, by a young farmers boy who pleaded his own case"
 The sLAERVlLHE telegraph operator has resigned disposition, says the News, be- cause he is not allowed ''the courtesies re- ceiyed by operators the world !. oyer'(a free pass?).--Geo. H. Bundy has sold tue three cottages which he built last, season to Messrs. Philander Owen, W. P. Silver nail, and Bartlett Owen.-Wm. G. Pet tee has sold his house and lot to the Hol- ly Mfg Co.--Seyeral building lots have been sold upon which buildings will be erected soOn.-Bundy's builders are bus fly engaged upon. the new buildings on his own recently purchased lot, as well as those of Dr. Bissell and Dr. Knight The NeWs calls for a new stone bridge over the brook. near the Bostwick place. .,
 NEW MILFORD dug up two complete human skeletons near the barn of Miss Boardman, recently worth l2 cts bush el, meralizes the Journal. Several new buildings are going up, this season. n.-J. E. Treat proposes to run a foot-raee with anybody of like age for $1OO, next fair day.-Ex-Dep. Sheriff Rowland occasion ally comes up from Brookfeld with his meat wagon.-The photographs of two New Milford ladies will be sent to the Vii enna Exposition by New York firm. - Mrs. B. l. Stone intends going on the school teachers excursion to Europe Merritt Sherwood has raised the frame work of barn on his premises. .a. ..
 CANAAN thieves relieved Collinsville lady of her pocket-book at the station re- gently, says the News. Mir George Gill let has commenced laying the foundation for a new house.-Mr. M. M. Knicker- booker, on the opposite side of the street, has a very fine new barn up and nearly enclosed.-Mr. George Strong has just completed an addition to his house.
 The NORFOLK House came near burn ing up last week; damage, S6O-The Rep resentatives have come out in ssplug hats preliminary to their summers campaign against the shad of Hartford. d.-As mor- al counterpoise, fifteen persons have join ed the Congregational church. WoLCoTTvTLLE gets its milk at 5 cts. per quart, owing to the spirited compe- tition of four milk men, says the Index, "Also if either of them find the pail or pitcher Of an opponents customer waiting they fill 1t for nothing, in order to create an impression on their rIval that they have lost customer. Trout fishermen are beginning to torture the wary s'shiner. " Other anglers, of either sex, pull the peaceful arbutus.
 The SALISBURY Mechanics go for the base ball championship of the county. We regret that the renowned Duttons are no longer ill fighting trim, to make it hot for the Mechanics c. Barton, son of Senator Barton, has graduated from the Harvard law school and has been admitted to the Boston barfLive- ly spring work has commenced at the ore beds.
 At WARREN, last week, Birdsey Barber, young man of about nineteen, was ar- rested on the charge of abuse of female child of about eight years ot oge, and wes bound over to the next term of the Superior Court for trial, and com mitted to jail for want of onds.-Herald. WEST CORNWALL has lost MT. Louis Bernard. James Foulke, Jr., of New York, will occupy the Sedgwick house in
 Cornwall Hollow during the warm season. George Harold, of Goshen, succeeds Clark as mail carrier, between here and Goshen.-J. c. Sherwood is canvassing Berkshire county, Mass, for school at las.-W. B. Fuller is in the life insurance business. Rob has got his legislature suit ready.-D. B. Baldwin has commenc- ed the season at Pratt & Fosters s-Ne,cs. I5 as1UE 1. STATE ITEMS. ..,.-