Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-11
COUNTY ITEMS.

The WEST NORFOLK tannery is complet- ed and in vigorous operation, grinding out leather" says the News, "faster and. better than was ever done in the old works .r
 LAKEvILLE has been having more than it's share of amusements recently. There were private theatricals at the Miller House, week before last, Glove in Liberty D being success. fully performed by the boarders. Afterwards came the Feninger Concert; and the editor of the News, who is rather enthusiastic at times, pronounces MT. F. the best violinist in the country, and claims that the entertainment was supe- rior to the Kellogg concerts at. Winsted. The Holly Mfg Go. are putting up new forging shop near the site of the old one, to be built of brick and stone and to accommodate eleven forgers. s.-Last week Tuesday night three men entered John LiddY's stables (at Lincoln HilD and stole his horse. He pursued and overlook them about two miles beyond Chapinville; fired seven shots at them with his revol- yer, and recovered his horse, but the thieves escaped. @ .#
 SALISBURY s champion speller, Miss Adele Warner Ca girl of course) missed but 13 out of 475 words, last term.-Dr. Reid has returned and resumed his pulpit du- ties, last week-not much improved ill health, however, says the News.-John Silvernail was waylaid on his return from Camp Meeting, on the 28th ult., at the foot of Town Hill, by three highwaymen. One of them held him while another rifed his pockets, securing but $9, luckily.
 SHARON Episcopalians have visit from their bishop on the 3Oth inst, says the Amenia Times.-Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Gil lette are visiting in Pa., and Mir. Newton Bartram has gone to Lake Superior Mir. Berry is to build on Market St. westof Masonic Hali.-Messrs. R. s. Moves and W. W. Knight sail for Europe this week. Sharon Valley is to have branch tele- graph station connecting with the Har- lem ine.-The Band Concert and picnic of last week was very pleasant affair Our public spirited merchants are now selling kerosene at IS cts per gallon.-A new street has been laid out in the sil- lage parallel with the main avenue, lead ing from another new street to the old road from Capt. Kings to Sharon Valley.
 Its southern terminus will be near the market. The town was to act on the lay out on Saturday last. 7gea .i.s fa,5t
 The PINE GROVE Camp Meeting (near Falls rVinage, this year. was one of the most successful that has ever been held there. The attendance was much larger than that of any previous year, the largest assembly being that of its last day, Sum
 day the 31st inst, when 5000 people were present. It is sad fact, " says the Falls Village correspondent of the Courier,
 'sthat all who attended those meetings were obliged to watch as well as pray. A gentleman went up from this village, and had hardly been on the ground ten min utes before some light fingered person stole his overcoat. One little girl evident ly recognized 2 similarity in camp meet ing to something else; for on arriving at the ground and looking around for few minutes, said Mamma. where are the ani- mals?'". The Salisbury News tells of . fervent old .colored woman who Sprayed the Lord to make it hot for sinners around here. :" 5ar ...os .+s .4sg.is saa4 iIs1
 . GA,GPvn1E has q postmistress-Mrs. ! Sarah Leonard. gaf a1gl zkaHsa 3sazg eLIa At THoMAsroN, the clock shops are sti1 undergoing repairs. It IS found that the floors of the movement shop are settling and necessary precaution will undeubted-, {, ly be taken to prevent accident which might result therefrom. 4. number of the Workmen are employed in repairing the dam, and it is hoped that everything will soon be in working order.-The fall term of the intermediate and primary de- partments of the district school com menced on Monday. Higher department Tuesday. Principal, Mr. Turner, Ist in termediate Miss A. Porter, 2nd, Miss l.. Miner, primary Miss M. Potter. MT. Geo. ". Cole, former principal, is in town. We understand that he has had call to take charge of private academy in the