Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-27
COUNTY ITEMS.

THoMAsToN reports dragging" busi
 ness to the American, whose correspond l ent advocates @ closer attendance at | school. There is Tot enough work, lie
 claims, for the men, so the boys and girls should be sent to school.-A P. Brad 1 street, Esq, has opened Q lawyers office | ln Fosters brick building.-Ben Smith, | living on the Northfeld road, hearing
 noise in his house, the other night, took stick of wood and went after the :'val- -~"S-NA-o -si'; =arnved ho1uaror 4a ho
 man. He struck at Smith, cutting his
 hand with knife. Smith knocked him dowh, but the man escaped before he was found out.-The Congregational church
 IS full, forenoons, says the Herald, but afternoon congregations are small. That
 paper suggests that the second service
 should either be attended or dispensed with aitogether.-There is no prospect
 that the woolen mills will be rebuilt till
 better times.-Rumor says that time will be shortened at the Clock Shop and wages l reduced 20 per cent. At the Brass Mill
 they are working On a $25, ,O00 order.- The Good Templars have chosen Albert B. Mahler Worthy Chief Templar, and pro-
 pose to repeat the drama, Marry no Man
 If he Drinks and to perform other Tom
 perance plays. Interest in their meetings IS increasing. g.-The public schools close on Friday for a short vacation WATERTowN people are determined to find the criminals whose wanton destruc- l tion of property in the Episcopal church
 has aroused so much indignation. The 1 damage to the church will amount to about $500; the expense to the town has
 been already over $100. and if the parties
 are convicted will swell to $500 or $500. A BARKHAMsTED woman has been tri- fling most unjustifably with the feelings
 of her ''parients." She disappeared,
 leaving note informing them that ''she
 no longer wished to live, and had gone to
 meet her God" She was found, however, 1 in distant town with the lover her fam
 ly had driven away.
 NEW HARTFORD has voted ssno license" this year, and means it too, we judge from
 the fact that it's hotel has changed hands. The cotton mills are running on two-
 thirds time.
 through the Country Miller, who issues
 his thanksgiving proclamation which we
 condense as follows:
 1. am thankful that the world has
 not burnt up, this year. < 3. I am thankful that s'the Indians, cruel Spaniards and struggling Cubans"
 have had all the fighting of the year to themselves.
 4. '1 am thankful that so much plenty
 abounds in the land, and those who can ! not trade in stocks can make presents to
 the poor.
 plenty, that they abound in 8ly cellar, and under the sno,o.''
 Edward Norton was to lecture at the
 church on Tuesday night on his recent
 travels in Europe. A small admission was charged for the benefit of the church. Mrs. Albro Cowles is slowly recovering
 from her long illness, and MT. Wm. Cowles from his broken leg.
 TWISTED is agitated with the question whether it has Music Hall or an Opern House. Articles of Incorporation and
 usage the Herald and the Press, are at
 variance, and Noah Webster is dead. There seems to have been promiscu- ous knock-down in the Borough on Satur-
 day evening of last week if the Press does not exaggerate. That paper goes strong ly with Paul, for celibacy. sD-n the man that wont stand mp for his own coun- try." said the Texan when told of Gen.
 Sheridan's remark that, eff he owned
 both, he should rent Texas and live in h-l" The. same editor replies to the
 Herald's request to "take look in the
 garret for cast-off clothing to give to the
 poor," with the shameful quibble that he hasn't any garret to look in!