Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-10
COUNTY ITEMS.

| AhOMASTON S0ut Sl,OOO cuurCH CLOCK to Pittsfeld, recently.-John Calvin is building new house on Church street. Hosford is building blacksmith shop on the vacant lot south of Marvin Blakeslee S on Main street.-The Clock Go. have just put new whistle on the movement shop. I've understand the Thomaston Cornet Band has been reorganized, with Angus tus Blakeslee as leader
 WoLcoTTvLLE Sunday School children made their proposed visit to Bridgeport on Tuesday of last week. It turned out rainy, whereupon Supt Beach kindly gave them possession of the company's paint shop; seats were arranged and the re- treatments were duly disposed of-Dis- trict schools closed, last week. They are in session 40 weeks, each year.
 The EAST L1TcHF1ELD cheese factory is in successful operation. this year. Mir. Kllbourn manufactures from 300 to 800 lbs per day, ,and the farmers in his vicinity avoid the many annoyances of the milk business on the Naugatuck by patroniz- ing his establishment
 l Co1EBBooK Congregationalists have been remodling their church. .-The Sage place has been fitted up by some New Workers for 8 summer residence. hay crop is light s.....
 NORFOLK has received S2OO from some unknown benefactor, the interest of which is to be applied to the repair of the Town Hall and centre school house-Mr H. J. Gaylord had a wagon smashed recently, his horses breaking away from their hitch ing post on the backing down of railroad train. A little girl who was in the wagon at the time luckily escaped uninjured TWISTED Congregationalists have raised S, 900 for the improvement of the Second Church.
 MERRYALL reports the reception by Col Merwin and Hon. Horace Merwin of each beautiful cane from H. J. Hill of San Francisco, formerly Merryaller. This is not the only instance of generosity on the part of Mir. Hill to people of that vicinity.
 NEW MILFORD has voted a new high way in the village running from West St. between Soule's shop and Benedict's store northerly to the highway leading west to town bridge.-A small boy being asked in Sunday School what the first Sunday in July reminded him of, promptly answer ed, Fireworks !'''-The Toll Bridge Go. have contracted with Messrs. Harris and Hawkins of Springfield for new covered bridge to cost about $4, 900 and to be fn- ished in September. -''The crop of hay" says the Journal, Sis not third as large as last year, in this section. ."-The Im- provement Society commenced work on the Main St. sewer, last week.-The Jour- nal differs with Mir. Earle Bostwick as to the value of some land the new Water Co. propose to flow. The former estimates the damage at $2OO; and the latter at 1000.
 1 The CHALYBEs and New Milford stage has been discontinued, the mail route be- ing cut of.-A subscription is being rais- ed to buy new organ for the Roxbury Episcopal church. Commodore" of the Journal, never saw the Shepaug as low as at present, and he ought be an authority in nautical matters.-Mrs. Julia Curtiss died very suddenly of heart disease, last week.
 The EAST CANAAN book agent has had considerable experience in the clam bu- siness, recently, according to the Herald. -More forest fires are reported. Samuel Granger, M. D., son of the Judge, has recently commenced business at that place. G .---a
 The SALISBURY News gives notice that the corner stone of the new Episcopal church at Lime Rock will be laid to-day CThursday). A young lad named Joseph Stake came near being drowned in the pond near Balli& Hubbard's dam. He struck his head against the Hume, became insensible and was saved by two men who happened to be near.-The selectmen are tp repair the cemetery at the cantre.-It is said that the Washinee Mill will be re-opened soon.
 WEST CORNWALL enjoyed a picnic near the residence of Mrs. w. c. Rogers on the 4th.
 The hay crop will bs EeEy light in this section and the farmers are already laying in supply of bran for winter. Every body that has garden is engaged in car rying water to keep the vegetables from l drying up.-James Cochrane Is repairing his barn on the ''Binn place. ID. B. Baldwin is going to build a coal house for private use-Last Saturday the ther- mometer stood at 95 in the shade-the hottest day of the ason.-Nescs. | At KENT, George Davis, son of Wm. Davis, of Flanders, has been in very critical condition for several weeks, from the effects of small bit of steel which en- tered his thigh and which the doctors could not find to extract 1t. He was at work learning the blacksnith trade in New Milford, and the piece Of steel flew from his hammer while striking the anvil. We are glad to learn that he Is now bet ter.-J. ". Lane has nearly finished his house on the outside and the work Is pro- gressing. The work on MT. J. F. Gibbs house is progressing finely. A commodi- ous addition two stories high put up on the back side, and projecting each way beyond the main front will add several rooms to the house, which is to be con structed and finished for the accommoda. -i ton of two families, and will be nice i'm proyement. George Wheeler has the fin est field of rye in Kent. l.. W. Stones s wheat ditto.-There was grand en- tainment on the Fourth near the parson- age of the Congregational church, which the promoters are pleased to call ssJap- anese Fair "-Banner.
 At WARREN, Mir. Isaac Asham lost a T very valuable horse, the 14th ult Cause l not known.-A. T. Peck, Esq, has with in the last week moved into-the centre to the place bought of H. J. Taylor, Esq IL, R