Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-28
COUNTY ITEMS.

The WoLooTTvILLE wicket ball game of the l6th resulted in the victory of Bal com's side by runs; 162 to 149. There was supper afterwards at the American House.-C. l.. Fellows succeeds Mr. Lake as principal of the High School Lyman 5. Burr, a graduate of Oberlin. has left for Bloomington, H., where he goes into the office of Burr Ss Williams. MISS Mary Harris, of Baltimore, Md, as- sisted by Misses Alexander and Varet. of New York, and the Wolcottville orchestra gave first class entertainment in Granite Hall, Wednesday night. The Winsted Herald musical critic says that Miss Varets rendering of Gottschalk's ''Last Hope was 'sworth dark ten mile ride to hear, and ''would have drawn an ap- proving smile from the ghost of it's Com poser had it been present"
 George Busby, on the 28th of July, nlrred horse of Wm. H. Farnham, and It belng evident from his subsequent ac- tlon that 1t was his intention to steal it, ne was arrested, examined before Justice Calhoun, and bound over to the next term of the Superior Court.-John Rady ana Aaunt Cummings were fined $1 and costs each for breach of the peace last week.-American.
 WARREN has been aroused by the trial of Geo. Welts vs. John 1T. Meth for sure ties of the peace. The testimony showed that Meth expressed willingness to flick all the Wellses this side of he'll" but not sufficient danger of h;s attempt Ing 1t to make bonds necessary, the Jus tice thought. ht.-President Sturtevant has been spending few days in this, his na- tive town, the guest of Burton Gilbert, Esq.
 BARKHAMsTED has new postmaster Frank A. Carr gice Orlo Root, resigned.
 The LAKEvILLE cornet band played in Sharon, also at the picnic in Twin Lakes Grove recently. Besides it's band the village has new barber-The addition to the School for Imbeciles is nearly com pleted. A large windmill pumps water for the institute from lake Wononscopo- ac.
 CORNWALL reports to the News that the tobacco crop is good and that apples are scarce.
 A SALISBURY base ballist had his third finger so badly broken that the bone pro- truded half an inch, while playing, last week.-Another troupe of Jubilee singers from the Agricultural College, at Hamp- ton, Fa.-were to give a concert at Sails bury, last week.-The ''bob-tailed' en- zine that carries ore to Chapinsville is in bad way according to the News.-Ro- bert Frink caught John Trowbridge steal ing articles from his buttery last week The burglar is half-witted fellow from the Sheffield poor house to which he was returned.
 At CHAPNvILLE, last week, young man named Thomas Finnegan was killed at the station by the eastern bound even- Sng train. Tine News says he was walk ing along the platform talking to Q friend stumbled over milk can. and fell under the moving car. The News says also that that the leaving of the can in that place was owing to the negligence of the rail road company.
 The SHARON correspondent of the News gives half column..repor of a recent law suit in that place, between unknown par ties about an animal unknown before a justice unknown; judgement for plf.; amount unknown-''Much Ado," &c.
 KENT rejoices in the return of Burritt Eaton, Esq, from Europe. The News re- ports him preparing lecture on "What I saw in Europe" to be delivered the coming winter; proceeds to go to charita- ble purposes.
 The RoxBURY glee club is practicing for a concert.-The new stage reioices in red wheels.
 At FALLS VILLAGE recently, there was an Irish picnic at the Fair Ground. Strange to say not single ''mill'' dlversi- fled really pleasant time. Father O'Keefe was present with his spiritual shillelah which may account for the quiet nature of the entertainment. Rus sell, bagged 43 woodcock and grouse in two days gunning. great camp meet ing comes of on Monday next The rail- a&o the Housatonic Go. has spacious wait ing room and ticket office on the ground.
 NEW MLFoRD.-Main street begins to improve on it's condition of two weeks ago.-Father O'Hara is the new Catholic Priest settled over St. Francis Xaivers bacco are being cut. In places where the plant has thrived the quantity is excel lent. But at the best the town will lose the circulation of $500, 900 or more on this product, in comparison with the cir culation of last year, when, it is estima- | ted to be at least million and half of l dOllars.-.JOur1dL
 The post office in New Milford was rob- 1 bed on Wednesday night, and about fifty | dollars worth of stamps and other proper | ty was stolen.-sStandaTd
 At BRDGEwATER, on Monday, a little | son of Rev. J. B. Doolittle, cut himself badly in the eye with pen-knife. He | was sitting at his fathers writing table, and boy like, picked up the knife and commenced cutting paper. The parent l took no notice of the child until it's | screams called his attention. A doctor was summoned and attended the wound, which is thought will not destroy the l boys sight. It was at first reported that 1 the boy had killed himself, but we are 1 glad to learn that tine wound is less seri- 1 ous.-JOagn0l. =.--
 The fall term of the THoMAsToN Acade- l my begins Aug. 27th, Joseph French | principal-Mr. F. W. Miner, wife and | daughter, returned from the shore on Saturday noticed Sabbath that the Misses Norton, have returned from their Boston trip.-Miss l.. Fox and B. Wood ward leave us to enter Vassar about the middle of September.-IndeT.