Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-09
COUNTY ITEMS.

NEW HARTFORD also enjoyed Christ mas, ''In the morning, says the Herald, ''all the teams of the Greenwoods compa- ny, including oxen and long-eared horses. with innumerapls specimens of juvenility, were out upon the street in procession. Upon q large sleigh was placed verita lble house with brick chimney of ancient style and ample dimensions; upon the roof of the house was Santa Claus him. self with & young Santa as assistant, with the sleigh load of toys of every kind and description handy at his side" Later on, some 400 children received 10 cts, each, from the agent of the Go. At the Epis- copal and Baptist churches there were Christmas trees-Dr Burwell is sick of 6 slow fever.
 The EAST CANAAN depot on the Conn. Western is completed and was occupied last week; Wallace A. Roberts, agent.
 At CANAAN Pierce < Lawrence have bought the Kellogg farm of 200 acres and propose to burn lime more vigorously than ever The Methodist Chrlstmas tree was ,a success, says the News. Miss .+ Mead played the organ and Mr. Roys presided at'' the fiddle. The pastors wife got SS4, and an ''old lady" got gold watch and chain. ''Tarif and Free trade" are still undecided
 The CANAAN VALLEY station of the Con- necticut Western is discontinued.
 The KENT Mite Society meet tonight at MT. Jerome Gibbs, says the Journal. A sewing machine will be sold for the bene- fit of the society, the shares in which are to be one dollar each, the statute in such case made and provided to the contrary notwithstanding.
 !" RoxBURY was to enjoy wooden we'd ding at the house of MT. Edwin Booth on Monday last t-Mr. Seth Warner has com pleted the alteration of bis house. Bates has started saloon at Chalybes. The Journal comments the gentlemanly driver of the Roxbury and Chalybes stage. $ - e--.s -.. a..s
 NEW MILFORD enjoyed dance at Nc Mahon's Hall on Christmas eve, accord ing to the Journal. Seventy-five couple were present and an orchestra" of four pieces. .-Messrs. F. G. Bennett Son attended 107 funerals in 1872, and are prob- ably the most cheerful firm of undertak- eers in the county.-On Tuesday of last week, Minot Stevenson recovered S33 of John Brown for work in a coal bush.- The ice in the Housatonic is, about Is inches thick. 5t ,~ '~f'--~
 At ETHoMAsToN the thermometer regis tered from 15 to IS degrees below zero during the recent ''snap" and the snow was feet, 4 inches deep, lying quite lev el.-A suit was brought before Justice Newton on Saturday, verdict in favor of Plaintiff, deft appealed to Litchfeld, 4th Tuesday January next.-A Christmas con- cert was held at the Cong. church, R.S. Frary principal, house full, available pro- eeeds $12O which goes toward defraying the cost of the organ for the Sabbath School.-Our merchants. sold a pile of goods at Ohristmas, to say nothing of the stolen.-Herald ..s,,,s.
 At NORFOLK inc annual commnnica- t;oA of Western Star Lodge No. 37, F. Tuesday eve Dec. IT, and the following E. $. Beach w. M.. K J. Crissy s. W, R. P. Pendleton J. w, J. N. Cowles, Treas, o. H. Wolcott sec, H. A. Stan | ard s. D., Moses Grant J. D., Wm. D. Eggleston Tyler l. Herald.
 At HAKwINToN services were held ill the Episcopal church on Christmas eve and morning by the Rev. MT. Potter. The church was tastefully decorated with evergreens and good audience was pres ent.-Mr. Paine has a prosperous school, of twenty-seven scholars, in the academy Herald.
 At WoLooTTvILLE, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 31st, the following brothers were in stalled as the officers of Seneca Lodge for 1873: James Alldis, w. M; J. W. Broth we'll, s. w.; H. Ashley, J.W.; E. c. Hotchkiss, IT,; l.. R. Prentice, Sec. Rev
 B. Eastwood, Chaplain; L. B. Smith, s. D.; H. F. Hoffman, J. D.; Tyler; F. F. Fuessenich, s. S.; J. H. Jeffrey, J. s. i; E. O. Hotehhss, O. McNeil, H.. Allen. Trustees. as sll
 Herman Clark has lost valuable horse Farnham Bros. indulged in Buffalo steaks during the Holidays at their mar ket. W. H. Barber was also. the recip- ient of game, receiving whole deer from Iowa by express. -,-e-
 The Annual meeting of the Valley Park Go. was held at the office of tha Compa- ny, Saturday, Jan. 4th, 1873. .r.
 The Literary Club, recognized some time ago, held their first meeting, Tn Town Hall, Thursday, Dec. 19, 1872. The exercises consisted of declamations, discussing our Public schools, and the reading of their weekly paper, which is under the management of the young la- dies. The latter part was the redeeming feature of the evening and was really spi- cy.-Inder ,..
 The Duchess and Columbia railroad, the western connection of the Connecticut Western railroad, running from Hudson to Millerton, has been consolidated with the Putnam and Dutchess and New York and Boston railroads. The corporation thus formed will be known as the New York Boston and Northern railroad com pany. The Putnam and Duchess extend from Carmel, N. Y., to Sylvan Lake N. Y. distance of nineteen and half miles. The New York and Boston extends from New York city to Carmel, thence east ward to Brewsters, on the Harlem line, connecting there with the Boston, Hart ford and Erie.-Cona. Western NeI0s.
 At GOSHEN a youAgster by the name of Fannins fell down on the ice one day last week and dislocated his shoulder. Doc tors F. A. Lucas and "Hope" Griswold volunteered their services to replace it, and performed the operation in skillfuI manner.-S. B. Weeks and family have gone to Long Island to spend the holi- days. H. K. Smith has gone to Michi~ gan.-Nea0s. ts v 'se'a 's'
 Mir. E. Butler of CoRwALL HOLLOW had the misfortune to run his hand into threshing machine on Tuesday, Dec. "A, He did not lose his hand and the Doctor