Litchfield enquirer., 1873-02-27
COUNTY ITEMS.

NORFOLK is looking mp. Messrs. N. B. Stevens, c. W. Cook and others, of Hart ford, says the News, have purchased the gun shop and Empire hoe factory in Nor folk. and propose to commence extensive manufacturing operations early in the sea- son.-The Good Templar lodge in this place IS not played out"
 KENT enjoys two Hops to every prayer meeting, says the Banner, land the at. tendance has been much larger at the Hops." ..
 If the ungodly world will have their scenes of revelry, and spend whole nights in serving the Devil, let them do so. But let no christian man or woman be deceiv- ed. and fatter themselves that it is right for them to be found among them.
 When the prayer-meeting takes the tone of the foregoing we are not surprised to see it less popular than the Hop.-John Hopson has sold hls farm on the river to Richard Lee.--Mr. Merrills of South Kent, has sold his place. to Seth Munroe. Jenkins who had portion of his feet amputated, is failing rapidly.
 MT. Comstock takes possession of the Judd Hotel, says the Salisbury News, on the first of March. -s:The wickedest sort of swearing is occasioned by the buyers of tobacco; who insist upon throwing away about half of the we'll cured crop, saying it is not good" a-a ;"
 At GOSHEN Francis Wadhams is repair the Pendleton place preparatory to nov ing in, says the News.-The town clock is just visible above the snow
 ASHLEY FALLS rejoices in cat that weighs 18t lbs. The yowl of it enlivens all southwestern Massachusetts as we'll as the pig iron corner of Connecticut. MT. Fl. B. Chapin has recently added a new planer to the machinery of his mills, and with the huge circular saw is driving 8 large business in lumber .s
 At TERRYy1LLE, on Wednesday morn ing the 18th inst, the barn belonging to the Carter House and occupied by Henry s. Minor, as livery stable, was destroy ed by fire Two horses and harnesses and robes, one wagon, etc., were burned. The barn was insured in the Litchfield Mu- tual for $30O. Mr. Minor had no insu- rance. The barn stood close to that of James Terry Jr., which was badly dam aged, and was only saved by high board fence, behind which the firemen got with their snow shovels. The night was per- fectly calm or much more damage must have followed. The cause of the fire is unknown.-HerGld.
 At NEW HARTFORD, the Greenwoods Company propose to dedicate their new mill the coming week. On Saturday eve
 ing, 22nd, the children are to have an op-
 portunity; on Monday evening. 24th, the
 French population; on Tuesday evening,
 the Irish; and on Wednesday evening,
 the American. An admittance fee of $1
 will be charged Monday, Tuesday, and
 Wednesday evenings, for the purpose of establishing Reading Room and Libra
 ". Good music will be provided, and the room being large, with splendid floor, an enormous time is anticipated. = Herald. e A SHARON town-meeting has been called for next Saturday, to take action in re- 1 gard to the building of new town hall. The friends of the new liquor law re- gently held meeting at the office of Dr.
 Sears, and resolved to stop the selling of intoxicating liquors without icense.-z Mrs. Wait Williams has sold her place to Charles Gilbert -Dr. Sears has closed his school, and sold his place to Mrs. Har- riet Smith, who intends to keep a first class boarding house. .--As MT. Charles Brazie, who has several men employed in wood chopping in the swamp, was passing from one gang to another, he discovered