Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21

In SALISBURY on the 7th inst. a barn belonging to Nicholas Van Deusen was burned down. It contained two horses and large mount of hay and grain. John Miller who was working the farm suffers about half the loss on personal propertv Loss, 5000.
 Wo1coTTvILLE.-Wm. Bevins was kick ed by horse on the hip, last Saturday afternoon, making painful wound.-Wil- lard Birge and Levi Tompkins will soon open meat market in Torrington Hol- low. Wednesday afternoon, game of Base Ball was played on Valley Park, be- tween picked nine and the needle shop nine. The Excelsiors gained another vic tory by score of 33 to 59.-L. Wetmore and wife are recuperating at the White Mountains. 0. Bellamy, o. R. Fyler, P. M., J. G. Brothwel and B. J. Steele, with their wives, are doing the sea side with ThraIl of Guilford. F. N Holley and family are killing time at Saratoga for a few weeks. Some of the young villains who made last Saturday night hideous with noise and a game of fisticuffs for va- riety sake, were s'put through Wednes- day, one was fined two dollars and costs, and two others one dollar and costs. Served them right.-Inder.
 At NEW MILFORD, Geo. Benedict has rented the mill formerly owned and run by the late s. R. Hill.-The storm yester- day did considerable damage to tobacco and fruit, the former being broken down and the latter blown off.-The tobacco hanger patented by A. G. Ferris, of New Milford, proves great help to the farm CTS. By its use man can stand on the floor and hang a lath of tobacco twelve feet above him without moving. The i'm provement costs only dollar and half. -Wm. B. Greens horses had a lively lit tie time, yesterday CThursday) morning In some way which we did not learn, they got away from their driver above Board mans Bridge (about two miles out of town), and came tearing down into the village at their utmost speed. It may not have been their utmost speed, but a man who had the curtains of his carriage taken off by the runaways as they passed him, says he thinks it was. Another man says the horses passed him a mile out of the village at ten o'clock, and that they arrived at the New Milford House two minutes before ten.
 The WEST CORNWALL foundry is in full blast and is now engaged in filing an or der for the Housatonic railroad company. Colonel c. D. Blinn of New Milford, and T. A. Smith of Broolafeld, were in town last week, much to the delight of their numerous friends, and while here they, with Sheriff Scoville and M. G. 1 Butler, went over to Nudge Pond fishing and succeeded in taking nice lot of fish, among which were three bass that aver aged B pounds each--two of which the Colonel caught.-Last Saturday night the Cornwall Brass Band met in Village Hall for practice. They play admirably. |-George c. Harrison is going to put one 1 of Colds Heaters into his new house. Nea0s. IE
 In RoxBURY, Leander Blackman was hurt quite badly, last Friday, while blast ing rocks. He supposed the fuse had gone ont which he had lighted, whereup- on he went to light it again, when the blast went off. One good sized stone struck him on the forehead and came very near putting out both eyes.-William J. Rowe, who left his friends and home two years and half ago, has been heard from at last. He writes home to his parents stating that he is on cotton plantation on the YazoO River in Mississippi We understand that Eddie Buckingham, son of Earle Buckingham, of Washington, is teaching music in this town.-The She paug Road is getting ready to build some track scales, so as to weigh loaded cars, at the depot in Roxbury Hollow Cor Chaly-
 bes, as I should say).-The boy Terrall, who was hurt so badly at Aaron Bucks in
 New Milford, several weeks ago, is home now and is improving very fast.-J0ur- 11ai.
 THE NEW YORK AND EASTERN RAIL RoAD.-The directors of the New York and Eastern roilroad held la business meet ing yesterday in Norwalk. Ten per cent
 of the stock subscriptions to the road are
 now being called in and locating survey
 of the route will soon be made. It is now
 thought that the road can be shortened
 about two miles of the distance originally
 calculated, as instead of making detour
 from where 1t crosses the Housatonic river to this city, the bluff on the oppo- site side of the river Is to be cut through
 and route taken sufficient to shorten the line the distance named. In a few days the necessary papers will be filed and other requisite formalities taken to make the company Q regular chartered or ganization. Until that time they cannot make what would be strictly termed contract for the building of the road. The present result of the negotiations with the expected builders is rather more of on agreement than a contract, which will be formally completed when the right of way for the road is secured and the necessary papers filed. It is confidently asserted that operations will be commenc- ed in the latter part of the present season.