Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
COUNTY ITEMS.
Oct, 18th 1873.

At KENT, Thursday, Phebe Aldrich, weak-minded girl of r years, attempted to kill herself with pistol, but only suc- ceeded in disGguring her face. Motive, jealousy because her sister possessed a more showy wardrobe than she.
 The WATERFOWL Fair has been post poned until Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.-A gross outrage was commit ted at the beautiful Episcopal church in that place on Sunday night of last week. It was entered by some miscreants who smashed out the large pipes of the organ with an axe, and then slashed right and left among the smaller ones in the interi- or, and otherwise badly damaged the in- strument. The key boards they saturat- ed with kerosene oil The cushions from many of the seats were gathered in pile, and they, too, were saturated with oil. The small organ and the beautiful bap- tismal font were also served with an ap- plication of oil, and nearly ruined. The pulpit cloth and the surplices in the vestry room they tore into shreds and then threw them into the cellar, together with the books from the reading desk. The fel- lows appear to have finished off with eat ing crackers and drinking whiskey on the communion table. A reward of $500 has been offered for the arrest of the scoun- drels, and two drunken fellows were taken up on suspicion, but no proof appeared against them. The damage to the organ is thought to exceed $1, ,OOO.-The follow ing town officers were elected, among oth- CTS, last week:
 Selectmen; Frederick J. Partree, George s. Atwood, W. G. French.
 IOtCn Clerk; Leman W. Cutler.
 1oac'a Treasurer; Caleb T. Hickox.
 WoLcoTTvmLE Second Adventists have put mp tent on Patterson's lot back of the High School where they hold services every evening.-Mr c. F. Church has re- signed his position as treasurer of the Wolcottville Savings Bank and J. M. Brooks is elected in his plaee.-L. M. Drake, IT,, of Torrington, had his right hand badly mutilated Wednesday after noon by circular saw.-The Congrega- tional church was the centre of interest, last week. On Wednesday, G. H. Welch, Esq, and Miss Susie Agard were united by the Rev. Dr. Perrin; and, the next day, Messrs Perrin and Eastwood united in uniting Mir. E. T. Coe and Miss Lillie Wheeler most popular form of ''evangel- ical alliance to judge from the crowd of spectators present. The various couples departed immediately on the inevitable ''tour." ..f.,E4.- HARw1NToN elected N. A. Wilson and Addison Webster, selectmen; Lewis Cat lin, town clerk; M. l.. Goodwin, treasur- er.-The ssBlack & Barber" road is about completed. a" ToRRINaToN recovered it's pastor, last Sunday, after three weeks vacation.-
 MT. H. N. Norville, formerly of Winsted, IaCe OI 1uOmAStOn duU WHO OuCc ua1ICu, we believe, from the Grampian Hills, has come to Wrightville, where he will teach l music, sell musical instruments, and play the organ in church.
 TWISTED elected Lyman R. Norton,
 John T. Rockwell, and M. D. Dutton, se- lectmen; Geo. M. Darlington, town clerk;
 Henry Gay, treasurer. MT. Dutton is a democrat; the rest are republicans. The
 average republican majority was about ten. A Prohibition ticket got about 30 votes.-Gen. Fitzpatrick lectures, Friday
 night.
 The CoLEBRooK election, last week, re. suited in the election of the three demo- cratic selectmen, republican town clerk, l and most of the rest of the town officers republicans.-Mr. Charles B. Phelps, a widely known citizen of that town, died
 on Tuesday morning. He has held i'm
 portant positions in the town, and his death will be deeply regretted.