Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-18
COUNTY ITEMS.

COUNTY ITEMS.
 The WooDBURY North Congregational church has lost one of it's chief supporters Tn Capt. David c. Bacon.--Prof. Bailey recently gave reading under the auspi- ces of the Good Templars' lodge. It was very fine but poorly attended. On We'd nesday evening of last week a company from Minortown visited Mir. Charles Brink at Nonnewaug and had pleasant surprise l of it.
 WATERFOWL enjoyed reading of Prof, Hubbard at Citizens Hall, recently. The organ of the Episcopal church has been repaired at an expense of about $9OO.- NIT. Thomas Judson and boy named An derson had bad fall from scaffold, re- gently. Treasurer of the town agricul- tural association reports S2,330 as the to- tai receipts of their fair this fall.-A tramp who tried soaring Mrs. Jacob Blakeslee. Jr., was met with counter proposition Tn the shape of a double barrelled gun be- fore which he retired in considerable l haste
 l At NORFOLK Stephen J. Hurd has sold 1 IT. f---- -- o-:~.. U. 1IallUoh IIayIug pre- viously sold off the wood; price S7, 100 for farm and wood. Orion already owns l about 900 acres on this planet and there must be considerable real estate included in the tract of sky he occupies up among the cancellations, near Taurus The Hartford Axle Go. is lively at work. The new silk mill is also busy receiving the raw article from China. The Hosiery Works and the new tannery are also in l full operation.
 CHAP1Nv1LLE has been suffering from the visits of chicken thieves,
 The WEST CORNWALL sh,riff had a had scare with black cat which>he mistook for burglar recently, says the News.- Charley Davidson caught 39 ID. VIII eat on Frank Reeds land a few days since.
 EAST CANAAN Congregationalists have engaged the services of Rev. Mr. Nc Lean.-George, son of MT. Lyman Dun- ming, has gone to Claverack to school Charles Goosey has sold his place to Rob- ert Roubilard for g, 100.
 TWISTED Catholics celebrated the feast of the immaculate conception on Monday of last week.-Mr. J. G. Wetmore is quite iu.-Congregations are now largely made up of brides and bridegrooms and people who go to see them, and one of the min isters has been trying to tell the single unfortunates how ''to grow old graceful ly!'' The first time he essayed this diff cult conundrum they couldn't see it., so he repeated his sermon last Sunday.
 The THoMAsToN Clock Go. have reduc- ed the price of thelr clocks 10 per cent.- It is not thought that Fenn will be tried again for killing Hart. The second jury stood to 6; the first were three to one for conviction.--H. b. Saul has bought out the grocery business of John Bradley and will hereafter conduct the same on the temper ance principle.
 The operatives of the NoRTHFIELD Knife Go. had their choice to work on reduced time, or reduction of wages. They call ed meeting and took the reductinn of time. and are now working half time. l CANAAN isn't happy happy land for poultry. Mr. Hiram Dings was awaken ed recently by a noise in his hen roost. Putting in an appearance himself he found neighbor who was disposed to vamose till informed that his hide would be made into good fish net if he didn't surrender. The neighbor explained his proceedings by stating that he was in search of stray fowls of his own. The ex- planation seemed little thin to NIT. Dings, especially when he went home with him and found two of his own turkeys that had gone before and were waiting for kettle of water to boil.
 r. NEW HATFoRD Congregationalists had pleasant sociable on the 3d inst 1 WoLeoTTvMLE enjoyed brilliant we'd ding at the Congregational church on Wednesday morning last, the contracting parties being Major Albert Brooker, for merIy of the 1st c. V. A., and Alice. daughter of Win. Cooper, Esq. After the ceremony q reception took place at their future home on Litchfeld street-Two boys came near drowning on the 9th from falling through holes in the ice.--The se- lectmen have granted six applications for I license to sell liquor and rejected two, and an attempt will be made to enforce the law against the venders.-Mr. Geo. IP. Roberts was sent to jail for thirty days, last week, for drunkenness.