Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-14

F
 Mir. J. J. Millard's house in South Nor walk was struck by lighting, Friday even- ing, and set on fire.
 A disease resembling epizootic has made its appearance among the horses in New Britain and vicinity.
 The Naugatuck railroad has been equip ped with steel rails from Bridgeport to Watertown junction.
 The Winsted game club offer $1O reward for the conviction of any one killing par fridge before September 1st.
 A Norwich man walked two miles, and paid fifty cents to see base ball game. His new glass eye cost him $5.
 Cheshire has lost its oldest inhabitant in the death of Henry Biscoe, colored, at the great age of 1O2 years.
 The dwelling house of MT. John Mon tague, on South street, Wethersfeld, was destroyed by fire, Tuesday afternoon.
 Mir. Jeremiah Tobin, 25 years of age, was drowned at Seaside park, in Bridge port, Tuesday evening, while bathing.
 The old Middletown Episcopal church and lot cost $14, ,O00 in 1884, and was sold for $15, ,OOO this year, holding it's own ad- mirably. +~a' '5+
 Although it is some three weeks befors the Willimantic camp meeting begins, families have already begun to rendez- vous there.
 Mayor Lewis, of New Haven, treated the members of the city government to oh o,oI 1oo o1,on ,,1 ., o-,o,, ing.
 Some boys in Norwalk went into J. H. Wilson's wood-house to practice on paper cigars. MT. Wilson now has no wood house.
 Phillip Reilly, of Plainfeld, mistook an open window for a door and walked out, falling distance of thirty feet. No bones were broken.
 The barn of John s. Adams, in Easton, was struck by lightning during the storm of Sunday and burned. Ten tons of hay were consumed.
 James G. Phelps, a. clerk of Edward Malley & Co.,, of New Haven, has been detected in purloining goods and money from his employers.
 4uO A00 duu IN0W 11HV6Q Ta1IFOaQ COIL panY is not yet defunct. The annual meeting will be held September 1st, and new campaign will be opened.
 A child with a large pin up it's nose created considerable excitement in Bridge port, Thursday Intellectual attempts were made to relieve the little sufferer.
 A drunkard fell out of a fourth story window in Hartford, Sunday afternoon, and landed on picket fence. He was not seriously hurt. 4sr.,-.
 MT. W. Larabee, of Hartford, had his watch, chain, and a valuable diamond, worth $1, ,000, stolen from his room in Buffalo hotel, Thursday night.
 Bryant and Rogers, builders, who are putting up 97 of the new edifces in the Boston burnt district, were before the capitol commissioners, last week.
 Charles W. Scranton's house in Orange street, New Haven, was ransacked by burglars one night last week, during the absence of the family, and many things of value were taken.
 The first Congregational society of Rockville made an excursion to Provi. uOuCC dLu 4dELdSSdISCbO OuJ OA 4Au4ONdJs About seven hundred peopleNpade up the party.
 The Rev. Dr. Shelton of Buffalo, N. Y. who occupied the pulpit at St. PauIs church, Bridgeport, Sunday, is ninety years of age, and is still hale and vigor- aus. --#-.
 While the holy communion was being celebrated at St. James church, New Lon don, Sunday afternoon, white dove flew in through window directly over the al- tar, and alighting on the sill, remained there until the ordinance was finished.
 Col H. W. R. Hoyt of the Fourth reg iment c. N. G., has made application to the governor for permission to take his regiment into camp this fall. As the ex- pense of another regiment going into camp will exceed the amount collected for military purposes, the governor was reluctantly obliged to refuse the request.
 Michael Moran and wife, of Occum, went to work in the Totoket mills as usual Tuesday, leaving their three small child- ren at home. These began to amuSe themselves with lucifer matches, and one, boy four years old, set his clothes on fire and was burned to death.
 A meeting of the directors of the Paral- Tel railroad company was held yesterday, and we learn that satisfactory progress was made towards the completion of con- tracts, appointment of committees, etc. Committees were appointed to procure right of way, to employ engineers to locate the road, and other matters connected with the putting force of men at work early this fall were discussed. If the peo- pie on the line do their duty in aiding the directors in their efforts to secure the sub scriptions lacking, work will be commenc- ed by or before the first of November NoraOGlk Hour, 9h.
 A terrible accident occurred in New Haven Shirt Factory, last week. Mrs. Ann Farley had her hair caught Tn belt, and in an instant she was drawn upward and her scalp taken entirely off. Her right eye-lid and right ear were also talk en of. and the skin partly off one cheek, together with the skin below the hair on her neck. The sight was Q terrible one, and the poor woman must have suffered indescribably. Drs. Park and Smith were at once. called and replaced the scalp, but they hardly have hopes of saving life. The women bore the operation bravely, and showed but few signs of pain. She has brother in this city. a3as