Litchfield enquirer., 1874-05-14

parsonage l.. Foskett has sent $l5 pair of fancy fowls to Illinois.-Mr. F. D.. Fyler has bought the house now occupied by MT. L. R. Lewis in the West village The father ot H. H. Churchill has bought c. J. Stevens house and lot for $3,OOO.- Rev. J. P. Taylor, late of Baltimore, has charge of the Episcopal parish. Father Leo has written letter to the Good Tenn plars expressing his hearty sympathy with their movement against intemper- ance.-At the borough election last week M. E. Dutton was chosen Warden; H. H. Drake, clerk and treasurer; J. H. Slocum street commissioner; W. T. BatchelIer, Geo. Dudley Jr., R. H. Moore. D. Strong, w. V. Barclay, and T. P. Skinner, bur- gesses. Stephen Riley brakemen on the Naugatuck milk train, was thrown off plat form car at Derby by the breaking of the brake, and was precipitated about IT feet to the ground. He was taken up insensible but is expected to recover.-A woman's temperance society has been organized and meets Tuesday afternoons editor of the Press, who finds the season unfavor- able for going barefoot, calls on his pat rons for money to get his boots mended once more.
 The NEW HARTFORD Temple of Honor dedicated their new hall, on the 1st inst | New offers were installed and splendid collation. was served after the services were finished. The same night party of roughs broke into the Academy, ate up what was left of the collation., broke dishes, and otherwise behaved after their kind. Mir. JoEn D. Watson of EAST CANAAN who was removed to the Middletown asy- lum, recently, died there and hls remains were bought to East Canaan for interment on Tuesday of last week.-Michael Bus kett.a workman at the quarry had an ankle crushed recently between two large stones. Work at the furnaces is very dull, this spring.
 NORFOLK has valuable acquisition in Mir. P. P. Gilmore who removes his found ry from Joyceville to that place.
 At PINE MEADOW one James Archam- beault has been convicted of an assault on Geo. Darling, fined $1, and sent to the county jail for 20 days.
 MT. Alonzo Hayes of HARwINToN lost two fingers of his right hand in a hay cut ter recently. No doubt he regrets the lateness of the season more keenly than most Harwintonians.
 {. FALLS VILLAGE Masons had a grand stallation of officers, recently, finishing up with bountiful supper at the Dud- | ley House.-A dozen new tenement houses are needed east and west of the river says the News, or better still twenty small dwellings built by the persons who are to occupy them.
 The KENT Iron Company are building new side track at their works, on which they are placing Q Fairbanks 5O-ton scale.
 Lewis Gregory of Kent, was run over by car at South Norwalk, Thursday evening, and almost instantly killed. A car is switched off at that station every evening, to be transferred to the Danbury road. MT. Gregory was walking on the track and did not observe this car which was rapidly approaching him from the rear. The car struck, knocked him down and ran over him, crushed his scull, breaking an arm and cutting of both legs. The unfortunate man was conveyed to the depot, where he died ln few minutes. An inquest was held, the jury rendering verdict of accidental death. s'Maior," aged about s1xty-fve years, and was we'll known and respected.-Pall0- dunn.
 At NEPAUa Mir. Hiram Birse's store was again robbed on Thursday April 23rd, of about 100 dozen of eggs. This is the second time within month, that the Henderson's search has resulted in find ing the suspected party. one Amos Smith, who broke into and robbed this store about month ago. He has gone to Wethersfeld for term of two years. Off cers in pursuit of the Collinsville robbers passed through this place Tuesday, April 28th.-A valuable pair of mules owned by Mir. A. w. Cook, one of which was found dead in his stable, Monday morning of this week, were valued at $1 .200.-Press. There are reports that another mar riage is soon to come off in this place, We hope the report is true, and we say it without the fear of contradiction, that no community According to the number of inhabitants) can present as many widows and maiden ladies as New Hartford, South End.
 At LAKEv1LLE Miss Jane Hubbard has rented of the Hon. A H. Holley the house recently built by him, situated near the lake, and will open it the first of June for the accommodation of city boarders. -Mr.C c. l.. Robinson of this place, while walking with some friends near the lake on Sunday last, was seized with paralysis of the right side. At last accounts there was considerable improvement in his con- dition.-Ne,cs.
 At CANAAN Messrs. Pierce & Lawrence are now shipping lime from their kiln direct by rail, over the Conn. Western R. spring. have commenced work on the new culvert to be put in just be. low the South Road crossing.-Herald The WEST CORNWALL D. Y. W. Y. K. temperance society have expelled Martin Costello from thelr lodge on account Of his noncompliance with their rules.- Jonathan Smith has gone to Terryville, Conn.,, to work in shear shop.-The installation of Rev. C.N. Fitch as paster of Cornwall Congregational church will take place on Tuesday, May 18th, in the church at North Cornwall. The repairs on the parsonage are nearly completed, and it will be ready for occupancy soon after the installation.-Ne
 NEW MILFORD contemplates forming base ball club.-Hon. William H. Barn. nun passed through here on Tuesday evening. MT. B. is looking we'll, and his chances for Senator are daily increasing MT. Chas. Hoag [who was run over by the cars, recently, is reported to be very l comfortable and no doubts of his recov- ery.-Mr. Daniel Marsh is removing the | sidinfr and tinhnns frnrn fhn old hnrao