Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-31
C0uNTY ITEMS,

money taken by the burglar Henrot has been incorrectly reported, says the Index. Less than $i0 was stolen ball is the favorite recreation these hot days.- Hay brings from $15 to S20 ton.-John o. Griswould feli from 9 load of hay and broke his right arm, reeently.-The Val ley Park Go. offer 8, 800 premiums for a two days trot in Sept.
 At RTvERToN, last week, daughter of Charles and Emma Hart was drowned by falling into the riyer-The seats of the Congregational church have been cushion ed and new chairs furnished the deacons. With such appliances a second Sunday service ought to be popular. 300 bush els of charcoal passed through Riverton in one day for the Canaan furnaces.
 EAST CANAAN was pleasantly and profit aby entertained at it's new school house on the evening of the 17th, with speeches by Rev. D. P. Sanford, Sec. Northrop, Prof. Brewer, and Hon. Robbins Battell. Rev W. H. Phelps, former chaplain of the 2d H. V. A., is supplying the pulpit of Rev. J. ?. Powell during the sickness of the latter.-A cavalcade of Gipsies has been through the town.
 The BURRv1LLE Milk Go. is condensinp 5000 qts. per day, says the Press.-Broad- bent's shoddy and fox mill has stopped for the substitution of a turbine wheel in place of the old over-shot.
 LAKEv1rE base-ballsts visited Millerton one day last week, beat picked nine, 37 to 6.-Mr. Odell of Amenia has leased the Tupper < Wood carriage shop and Mir. Mallory is to take charge of the painting department
 At CANAAN recently Miles Belden burn ed his neck severely while burning brush. His clothes took fire while he was trying to stop the burning of a fence.-During the shower of the 18th, says the News, two or three persons were knocked down by thunderbolt that struck the track near the Junction.-A Sunday School In stitute has been announced for Monday and Tuesday of this week at the NJ. B. church.
 At NORFOLK, on the 16th, Mr. Charles B. Andrews, of West Winsted, had his ancle bone broken in two places by being thrown out of his wagon. He was driv- ing a pair Of colts which were frightened by the engine whistle-Mr Shepard's $ new tannery is about completed. num- Der of Hartford people are summering in Norfolk.-The Swift silk company just or. ganlzed and in which several Hartford capitalists are interested, expects to be- gin businnss by September.
 THoMAsroN merchants sell 9 lbs of gran ulated sugar for dollar.
 The new FALLS VILLAGE court house is rapidly approaching completion, says the Berkshire Courier. It's tower is expected to contain a reliable village clock.-Mr. Geo. Hall is building fine residence A new locomotive, the heaviest on the road, arrived at Falls Village recently. It is named after Superintendent Franklin. The Congregational church is without pastor.
 WEST CORNWALL crops are wonderfully improved by recent rains.-John Wash ing is going to Sacramento, Cal.-O Don nel was acquitted. Nellie Harrison is spending the summer at J. H. Coles. Lieut.. Huston had an upset recently while driving out with young lady.
 NEW PRESTON is unusually full this sea son. ''Loomarwick, the new residence built near the Lake, is full of the Loo mises, Marshes and Bostwicks, from which it takes it's name-Frank Brown has won his suit against Geo. Bostwick for making false representations regarding the age Bostwick and gets $1O0 damages and his costs
 The Winsted Scythe companies have stopped work for their annual repairs, having, &c., says the Hartford Post The wife of MT. John R. Cook died sud denly, Friday night. Though in poor health she had attended church the Sun day before.-The Conn. Western are to put in another side track, in connection with which the Hubert Iron Go. will lay a track to their works.-The hay crop hereabouts is very good. Southern Mis- sionary, Rev. Mr. Blake of Wilmington, N. O., native of Winchester, preached at Music Hall, Sunday.
 SHARON Methodists listened to sermon by Rev. Wm. Torrett on Sunday evening. MT. Montgomery Schuyler, journalist connected with the World, is staying with his relative Hon. R. D. Livingstone. Gen. Sedgwick is still in California; his health is reported improving.
 PARK LANE tobacco is poor and many farmers are blowing it up and sowing to corn.
 The NEW MILFORD Journal tells us that MT. Beach and the Futile boy who were so ''dreadfully cut up" by moving ma- chine recently, are recovering.-The mo- mentous question, ''Who shall be postmas- ter"has been decided by a square vote ofthe Republicans of the precinct. D. A. Bald inreceived 89 votes; l.. N. Jennings 81. The successful candidate is veteran who fought four years in the war and his elec- tion gives general satisfaction.
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